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Fushigi Ygi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 1
By (Author) Yuu Watase
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
5th July 2005
United States
General
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
200
Width 127mm, Height 191mm, Spine 15mm
184g
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...
Yuu Watase debuted in the Shjo Comic manga anthology in 1989. She won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award with Ceres: Celestial Legend. One of her most famous works is Fushigi Ygi, a series that has inspired the prequel Fushigi Ygi: Genbu Kaiden. In 2008, Arata: The Legend started serialization in WeeklyShonen Sunday.