Fushigi Yuugi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

While visiting the National Library, junior-high students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are transported into the world of a mysterious book set in ancient China, "The Universe of The Four Gods". Miaka suddenly finds herself with the responsibility of being the priestess of Suzaku, and must find all of her celestial warriors for the purpose of summoning Suzaku for three wishes; however, the enemy nation of the god Seiryuu has manipulated Yui into becoming the priestess of Seiryuu. As enemies, the former best friends begin their long struggle to summon their respective gods and obtain their wishes...

Series details

• Title: Fushigi Yuugi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1995-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19498
• IMDb ID: tt0111973
• TVDB ID: 71444

Cast and credited roles

• Tomokazu Seki — Chichiri
• Tomoko Kawakami — Chiriko
• Yumi Touma — Yui Hongo
• Takehito Koyasu — Hotohori
• Kōji Ishii — Mitsukake
• Tohru Furusawa — Nakago
• Chika Sakamoto — Nuriko
• Hikaru Midorikawa — Tamahome
• Nobutoshi Canna — Tasuki
• Kae Araki — Miaka Yuuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-04-01; final listed air date 1996-03-28; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fushigi Yuugi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.