Characters :
Miaka ( Suzaku no miko
)
Yui ( Seiryuu no miko )
Tamahome ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Hotohori ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Chichiri ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Noriko ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Tasuki ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Mitsukake ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Chiriko ( Suzaku no shichi seishi
)
Nakago ( Seiryuu no shichi seishi
)
Storyline :
One day, Miaka and Yuui were browsing in the
library. Miaka suddenly saw a red phoenix and followed it into a room.
They accidently stumbled upon a book called the book of Four Gods of Heaven
and Earth. Just while they were reading it, a sudden glazing red
glow sucked them into the book and brought them into the ancient china.
They met with some bandits who tried to kidnapped them and sell them away.
At this time, a youth whose forehead bears a red word 'Oni'(meaning ghost
in chinese) appears and saved them from the bandits.
A touching story which illustrates the process
of how Miaka became the 'Suzaku no miko' of the Konan empire and her search
for the other seven of her stars which together hopes to protect the Konan
empire from its enemy countries and how her best friend turn into her enemy.
Review/Comments :
This is really a wonderful story. Watase Sensei
as usual gave the story a humorous atmosphere and a touching ending. Watase
Sensei is my idol..hehe..her drawings are one of the very best!! My favorite
character would be hotohori ( emperor of Konan, 'Star' of suzaku no shichi
seishi ). He was given a feminine look and a wonderously gentle voice in
the anime. He was very kind hearted but a lonely person. He believed that
someday when the Suzaku no miko appears, she would love him as a man, not
as the emperor. Thus when Miaka appears, he fell in love with her and protect
her with his life. In the end, he died for her....very touching part of
the story...*sob*. It seems like everyone has a sad past and this story
teaches us not to take things in life for granted.
Well, this anime comes in two boxes. Suzaku box
and the Seriyuu box. The manga version has 18 vols in all and tis published
by flower comics( japan) and daran (taiwan). It cost me a bomb but really
worth it^_^. I heard they are coming out with the sequel...and its about
Tamahome being granted his wish to stay in the human world but his memory
is still in the book. He has to find the rest of his memory and to defeat
a demon who calls himself god. Go, get this series if you haven't !!^_^
