Miaka and her friend Yui read an old book called the "Universe of the Four Gods" and their lives are changed forever. Miaka is transferred into the world of ancient China where she arrives in the middle of an unpleasant situation; the slavers of ancient China have discovered her before anyone else. After a heroic rescue by a man with the symbol of the Ogre on his forehead, they realize that they're not in their own time. Miaka's friend, for some odd reason, has been transferred back into their own world, while Miaka is stuck in the southern empire called Konan. Each of the four empires worships one of the four gods. The southern empire of Konan worships the great bird Suzaku. The Prophecies state that a priestess will arrive in times of great need, and by gathering the seven celestial warriors, they will be granted the powers of their god. After some hilarious and embarrassing situations, Miaka is asked to become the priestess of Suzaku and the responsibility of finding the Seven Warriors of Suzaku, as well as saving the Konan Empire, is placed on her shoulders.

This playful anime has been released on a 4 DVD set, each disc containing 6-7 episodes, and I must warn you that this one was addictive to say the least. My friend and I are anime fans and we don't mind watching a series over a period of days, but this one made us grab the coffee. I usually don't like sitting for 13 hours, but when you're truly enjoying a good story, I don't see the point in leaving it for later. Fushigi Yûgi provided us with the motivation we needed to watch a long show nonstop [except for bathrooms breaks of course =)].

A colorful cast, each with their own special quirks, leading to a number of hilarious situations.	Tamahome asleep with Miaka in his arms, counting his blessings a certain meatball head isn't in her place ^_-

The story is good and serious, but the characters make this a show where you will split your sides laughing. They have hilarious cut scenes at the right time and the jokes are outstanding. This anime was obviously set for 14-16, but it can be enjoyed by all ages. The characters each have their own special traits that are used to create a good number of jokes. I have to make a comparison when I think of Miaka though. You could take Sailormoon and place her in all of Miaka's parts and no one would really know the difference outside of the hair and the color of the school uniform. Tamahome is a man that I think even I could look up to and Hotohory is... well, Hotohory. I don't want to ruin anything major, so I won't go too far into the story.

The music is in Japanese, but this doesn't lessen the effect. The first song starts slow, but soon grabs you and starts you in the world of the four gods. The best song has to be the credit song though. I personally make some of my own CDs and I couldn't resist putting these songs on one of them.

There was one thing that disappointed me, this being the fact that after 26 episodes, I discovered that there is going to be another set. In spite of this, the story is filled with twists of every kind and I don't regret a single minute of it.

Distributor: Pioneer
Creator: Studio Pierrot
Released: 1995

Plot: A-
Character Design: A
Animation Quality: A
Music: A+
Overall: A