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Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden (Manga) Vol. 01

Release date
July 5, 2005
ISBN
9781591168966 Not available yet
Original title
ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝
Romanized title
Fushigi Yuugi - Genbu Kaiden
Author / Contributor
Yuu Watase
Publisher
VIZ Media
Imprint
Shojo Beat
Demography
Shoujo
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Harem, Romance
MangaUpdates themes May contain spoilers
Adapted to Anime Adapted to Stage Play Asian Ambience Asian Theme Attempted Rape Banding Together Betrayal Bishounen Childhood Friend/s Childhood Friends Become Enemies Chinese Ambience Chinese Mythology Classic Manga Clumsy Protagonist Commoner/s Cross-dressing Damsel in Distress Dragon/s Elemental Manipulation Emotionally Weak Female Lead Epic Female Author Fire Magic/Power First-Time Intercourse Former Prostitute/s Friend/s Friends Become Enemies Glutton/s Guardian Relationship Huge Cast of Characters Human Sacrifice/s Influential Character/s Isekai LGBT Character/s Long-Haired Female Character/s Long-Haired Male Character/s Love Polygon Love Triangle/s Magic Manipulative Antagonist/s Medieval Chinese Ambience Medieval East Asian Ambience Multiple Worlds Mythical Beast/s Mythology Naive Female Lead Parallel World/s Phoenix/es Plot Twist Polygamist Emperor/King Possessive Lover/s Power Struggle Priestess/es Prophecy/ies Reverse Harem Sacrifice/s Special Ability/ies Star-Crossed Lovers Teenagers Transported to Another World Trap Ulterior Motive/s Virgin Female Lead Virgin/s War/s World Travel Yandere Character/s
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Travel back to the mystical Universe of the Four Gods in this prequel to hit the hit series Fushigi Yugi!

When schoolgirl Takiko Okuda attempts to destroy her father's translation of The Universe of the Four Gods, she is instead sucked into the story, becoming the Priestess of Genbu in an epic journey to find the seven Celestial Warriors!

In her first encounter, she meets the mysterious outlaw Limdo, a Celestial Warrior with a tattoo of the Chinese character for "woman" on his chest. Limdo can not only summon the wind as one of his special powers, but h e can also tranform into a woman!

Takiko meets up with the bowman, Chamka, who is hunting Limdo. It seems Chamka is one of the seven Celestial Warriors as well...

 

Series Information
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Story and Art by Yuu Watase
Series Page
Romaji Title
Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden
Japanese Title
ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝
Prequel Series N/A
Reading Order

This is the first volume.

Status Completed 
Genres FantasyRomance
Demographic Shoujo
Japanese Publisher Shogakukan
Series Links MangaUpdates, MyAnimeList
Product Description
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Volume Single, 1
ISBN-13
9781591168966
Release Date July 5, 2005
Format
Trade Paperback
Trim Size 5.00" x 7.50"
Book Price $8.99 
Pages
200
Age Rating Teen+
English Publisher
VIZ Media
Imprint Shojo Beat 
Book Staff
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Translation Lillian Olsen
Lettering
Walden Wong
Touch-up Art Walden Wong
Adaptation Shaenon K. Garrity
Design Amy Martin
Editing Ian Robertson

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