If you go out and buy Fushigi Yûgi, chances are you'll find the main "Slogan" or "Saying" somewhere on the box, whether it be any of the VHS tapes, or the DVD boxset (highly recommended). It is this one...

This is the story of a girl, who made her dreams come true after she came to posses the seven stars of Susaku, and many powers were bestowed upon her.

The story itself is a spell. The one who reads it through will be given the powers and granted a wish like the girl in the story.

Because... the story begins and becomes real... The moment the first page is turned.
- The Universe of the four Gods

That is like a brief run-through of what it is about, but Fushigi Yuugi- "Mysterious Play"- is the story of two friends, Yuuki Miaka and Hongo Yui, that were about to take the Hight School Entrance Exam. When they went to the Nacional Library Miaka found an ancient book called Shi Jin Tenchi Sho- "The Four Gods of Heaven and Earth"- the two girls begin to read it, unknowing that at the same time they were casting an spell that would send them inside the book. The first page reads as follow "This is the story of a girl who gathered the Seven Seishi of Suzaku, and acquired the power to make every wish come true. The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes the book shall receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become the truth and begin..". Then they turn to the second page of the book, suddently a red light comes into the room and both faint.

Miaka and Yui awaken in a barren place, at that time some girls-traficants appear, when it seemed that they were doomed a young guy, with and the oni character in his forehead, arrives saving them. But nothing is free in the world, and their hero requested a reward but after realizing the girls didn't have any money he leaves them. Yui, while Miaka was looking for some money in her pockets, is envuelta by the same red light that before and returned to the library. Then Miaka noticed her friend disappearance and think that the young man kidnapped her.

Looking for Yui, Miaka enters an city, which was alike Ancient China, were she finds Tamahome, the guy with the oni character, who, after some fighting, promised her that he would help her find the missing girl. The red light appears and Miaka began to disappear. She was about to return to the library but a red bird that she saw before inside the library takes her back into the book.

Miaka realizes that somehow Yui was able to go back, and Tamahome promised her that he would help her go back home. They get arrested, but they are set free by the Emperor, who requested Miaka to become the Suzako no Miko (Priestess of Suzako) to save the Konan Country. If she reunite the Shichi Seishi -"Seven Star Warriors", who have a chracter written somewere on their body-of Suzako, she will receive three wishes and could go back home... She is thrilled by this fact, and sets off to find the sevel celestial warriors, however, she gets wound up in her love with Tamahome, and that causes some problems.

From here on, the story jumps into "high-gear", as she encounters several problems like sickness, tests from Taitsukun(a God-like figure in this world), and her love with Tamahome. I's like to tell you more; it gets very complicated, and long (but of course interesting ^.^) but I don't want to sit here for 7 hours telling everything! Go and see it for yourself, and you won't be dissapointed. Fushigi Yûgi has about 52 episodes total...26 of them are available already here in the states, with the rest being brought to us by Pioneer. I'd give the series so far, about 4.5/5 stars.