The World of Fushigi Yuugi

.: The World of Fushigi Yuugi :.

--"Miaka Yuuki & Yui Hongo, 3rd year junior high school student, finds an old book in the library called THE UNIVERSE OF THE FOUR GODS. The moment she opens the book, both are transported to the mysterious world inside. The book takes place in Ancient China where everything is different from Miaka & Yui's world. When they were transported there two bandits were about to attack them, but luckily a charming young man walked up to them and saved them from trouble. But in return he wants money. Since they are Japanese students they don't have the apropriate payment for him. As Miaka watches him walk away with disappointment, Yui disappears and is back to the modern world. The only thing that her friend Yui can do is sit in the library and read her adventures as the Suzaku no Miko."--

Yui quickly realizes that Miaka is actually experiencing the events she is reading about in the book. She gradually comes to realize that she is magically linked to Miaka, but does not understand why. When she reads about a wound that Miaka suffers, Yui is shocked to discover blood on her own clothing; when Miaka becomes sick, Yui also suffers the fever. Miaka, left alone and not knowing that Yui is back safe in the present, desperately searches for her missing friend. In the process, the young man, named Kishuku So or Tamahome, whom she accuses of kidnapping Yui, once again rescues her. Kishuku So is Tamahome's real name but he goes by the seishi name.

After she flatter Tamahome into helping her find Yui, the emperor’s men capture them when Miaka boldly and stupidly approaches his imperial assemblage asking for some of the emperor's money. In doing so, Miaka trips and falls over the guards while chasing the emperor's coach. But, rather than suffer some dishonorable fate, Miaka is eventually recognized by the emperor, Sai-hi-tei Seishuku of the Konan Country or Hotohori, as Suzaku no Miko, the legendary savior and protectress of the country.

Seishi

To return home, Miaka must gain the power of Suzaku, the god of the southern sky, which means she must assemble the seven seishi of Suzaku and then perform a summoning ceremony using the scroll of THE FOUR GODS OF THE EARTH AND SKY. If the ceremony is successful and Suzaku appears, Suzaku no Miko will be granted the power to fulfill three wishes. Tamahome and Hotohori are the first two Suzaku seishi; with their help, Miaka must find the other five.

Romantic complications help propel the story. A triangle soon arises between Miaka, Tamahome, and Hotohori. These relationships are further complicated by the introduction of a third seishi, Nuriko. Nuriko is a recently arrived court princess, who has her own inclinations toward Hotohori, as well as some more private surprises. That she finds herself competing for the handsome emperor's attention with this strange newcomer does not make for a good start to their relationship. At the outset, Nuriko mercilessly persecutes Miaka and tries to seduce Tamahome to make Miaka jealous. Once she sees that Miaka is drawn toward Tamahome over Hotohori, she is able to treat her more appropriately, though she still teases Miaka the most out of all her seishi.

Library

Yui is also developing feelings for Tamahome. When a gravely ill Miaka temporarily returns to the modern world, Yui finds herself drawn into the book, only she appears in Kutou country, which is currently warring against Konan. She is also assaulted, but her rescuer is the manipulative and devious Nakago. To say that Nakago is the complete opposite of Tamahome is an understatement, and his manipulations of Yui, combined with her own feelings for Tamahome, drive her to become Seiryuu no Miko and directly oppose her best friend Miaka.

Later Miaka is to find all the Sieshi's they are Chichiri, Tasuki, Mitsukake, and Chiriko.

Chichiri which is translated to Face of the Monk is the 4th seish to be founded or pop up, his real name is Shunu Ko. Who is trained by Taiitsu-kun who is very important to them. Her other helpers are called Nyan-Nyan. The 5th seishi is Tasuki, real name Shunu Ko is found in the mountains. His friend calls him Genro (Phantasm Wolf), he holds an Iron Fan which by yelling out "Lekka Shinen" will burn anything in his path...even Tamahome. Mitsukake is the 6th seish to be found, real name Myo Jyuan. He is the village healer, in return for his service the landowner bethrothed Shoka his daughter to him. Mitsukake also has a pet cat name Tama. Finally the last seishi Chiriko "Knowledgeable Child" real name Ou Doukun, came to them during the Suzaku ceremony. Unfortunately came too late when they were tricked by Amiboshi one of the Seiyuu's seishi, who disguised himself as Chiriko and that's how there journey began.

There not the only seishi in the Fushigi Yuugi. During there jorney they meet up with the Byakko seishi of the east and the Genbu seishi of the north.

Mythology

THE FOUR GODS OF THE EARTH AND SKY is an allusion to the Chinese myths which divides the earth and sky into four domains based on the four cardinal directions and the Chinese ancient elements. Each domain is represented by three of the twelve signs of the Chinese horoscope, and each of the four sections of the sky contains seven constellations representing the seven seishi of the corresponding god.

Suzaku	south	fire	summer	phoenix
Seiryuu	west	water	autumn	blue dragon
Genbu	north	earth	winter	brown turtle
Byakko	east	wood	spring	white tiger