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The Best Episodes of Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play

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Miaka, a junior high school student in Tokyo, has normal problems: fights with her mom, entrance exams, and deciding where she's going to go eat with her friends. But when she finds a mysterious book

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 11 - Priestess of Seiryuu
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    S1:E11

    Miaka is the Priestess of Suzaku, and it turns out that Yui is the Priestess of Seiryu. So much has changed, but the two are still friends... right?

    Director:Susumu Nishizawa
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  2. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 20 - Unreachable Hope
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S1:E20

    Tamahome is not the same Tamahome that Miaka knows and loves any more. With her heart torn apart, Miaka must say goodbye, and leave him with Yui and the Kuto Empire.

    Director:Hajime Kamegaki
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  3. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 14 - Wolf in the Fortress
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E14

    Miaka searches for the fifth of the Celestial Warriors among bandits, but ends up being taken hostage by a strange man with a wolf-like appearance.

    Director:Hajime Kamegaki
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  4. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 19 - Shattered Love
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    S1:E19

    Miaka escapes from prison following Yui's ambush, and searches for Tamahome. Unfortunately, when she finds him, she'll almost wish she hadn't.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  5. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 8 - Brief Parting
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E8

    Miaka returns home, only to find herself restless. She struggles with deciding where she belongs. And Yui seems to have disappeared... but where to?

    Director:Mayumi Hirota
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  6. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 12 - Only You
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S1:E12

    Though distraught over Yui's pain and rage, Miaka commits herself once again to assembling the Suzaku Seven... and to Tamahome.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  7. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 18 - Love Trap
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E18

    With the help of Chichiri's powers, Miaka and Tamahome make a promise to meet so they may be reunited. Yui refuses to let Tamahome go.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oda
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  8. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 10 - Looking for Yui
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E10

    Troubled by advice from Chichiri, and in search of the missing Yui, Miaka travels to Kuto alone, leaving Tamahome with an aching heart.

    Director:Toshiya Shinohara
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  9. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 15 - The City of Resurrection
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E15

    It seems that Tasuki, the fifth Celestial Warrior, is dead. Miaka pursues a rumor about someone with the ability to resurrect the dead, but falls gravely ill.

    Director:Keitaro Motonaga
    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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  10. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 22 - I'll Never Leave You
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E22

    Tamahome and Hotohori clash, fighting to the death. But the love between Tamahome and Miaka creates a miracle, making possible the impossible.

    Director:Osamu Nabeshima
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  11. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 31 - Whirlpool of Doubt
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E31

    Miaka and the Warriors search for the Shinzaho in the city of Touran, and Tamahome may have the answer. Meanwhile, Miaka struggles with whether she should return home, or keep her love.

    Director:Shigeto Makino
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  12. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 9 - Enemies Unseen
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    S1:E9

    Back in the world of the book, Miaka visits the home of Tamahome. However, Miaka soon learns that things have changed, as an assassin from another country targets her.

    Director:Osamu Nabeshima
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  13. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 16 - Battle of Sorrow
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    S1:E16

    Miaka must die in order for the healer Shoka's powers of revival to work. Hotohori makes one last plea to a reclusive doctor, where he learns the truth about Shoka.

    Director:Osamu Nabeshima
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  14. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 5 - Bewildered Heartbeat
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S1:E5

    In order to return her to her own world, the Celestial Warriors accompany Miaka to a mountain where Taiitsukun, a being said to control the universe, is said to reside.

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  15. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 4 - Missing Love
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    S1:E4

    Miaka comes to understand Nuriko's true feelings, and in assisting him, learns Hotohori's true feelings as well. But Tamahome's true feelings are still elusive.

    Director:Hajime Kamegaki
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  16. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 13 - For the Sake of Love
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    S1:E13

    Tamahome gives himself to the Kuto Empire in order to buy Miaka time to find the other Suzaku Seven. Miaka's search doesn't go smoothly, however.

    Director:Mayumi Hirota
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  17. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 17 - Magic Flute
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E17

    After days of fruitless searching, an attempt on Miaka's life reveals the seventh of the Suzaku Seven, the flute-playing Chiriko.

    Director:Susumu Nishizawa
    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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  18. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 25 - Love and Sorrow
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    S1:E25

    Taiitsukun shows up to reveal that not all is lost, and there still remains a method to summon Suzaku. However, what she tells to Miaka in private will change everything for her.

    Director:Yasuhiro Kuroda
    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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  19. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 6 - Even If I Die
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    S1:E6

    Trapped in a mirror, Miaka faces herself in an all too literal way. When her shadow steps from the mirror to torment her friends, Miaka must make a difficult choice.

    Director:Shinya Sadamitsu
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  20. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 7 - Going Home
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    S1:E7

    Taiitsukun reveals herself to Miaka and the others, and reveals the way to return Miaka to her home. However, not everything goes as planned.

    Director:Hajime Kamegaki
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  21. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 21 - To Protect You
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    S1:E21

    Hotohori attempts to comfort Miaka as she struggles with her broken heart, desperate to forget about her love. But Tamahome won't be forgotten so easily.

    Director:Shigeto Makino
    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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  22. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 23 - Shadow of Intrigue
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    S1:E23

    With Tamahome finally back to normal, all of the Konan Empire begin the preparations to summon Suzaku. However, they remain completely ignorant of Nakago's trap.

    Director:Susumu Nishizawa
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  23. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 24 - Resolution
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S1:E24

    The Celestial Warriors and the Priestess begin the ceremony to summon Suzaku. But then, Nakago's cunning plans to disrupt the ceremony are revealed.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oda
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  24. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 3 - The Seven Stars of Suzaku
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    S1:E3

    Miaka must find the seven Celestial Warriors, and she already has two. The third soon reveals himself, but it's not a joyous occasion.

    Director:Akira Shigino
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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  25. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 1 - The Girl of Legend
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    S1:E1

    Instead of finding textbooks to study with, Miaka Yuki finds an old book which turns out to be rather absorbing--literally.

    Director:Hajime Kamegaki
    Writer:Yoshio Urasawa

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Best Episodes Summary

"Priestess of Seiryuu" is the best rated episode of "Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play". It scored 8.5/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Susumu Nishizawa and written by Kazuhisa Sakaguchi, it aired on 6/15/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unreachable Hope".