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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 2 - The Priestess of Suzaku
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #1 - The Priestess of Suzaku

    S1:E2

    An encounter with the Emperor of Konan leads to Miaka discovering her purpose and her destiny in this new world.

    Director:Yuu Kou
    Writer:Kazuhisa Sakaguchi

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  2. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 4 - Missing Love
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Missing Love

    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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  3. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 5 - Bewildered Heartbeat
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Bewildered Heartbeat

    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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  4. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 1 - The Girl of Legend
    6.0/10(32 votes)

    #4 - The Girl of Legend

    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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  5. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 3 - The Seven Stars of Suzaku
    6.0/10(17 votes)

    #5 - The Seven Stars of Suzaku

    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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  6. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 7 - Going Home
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Going Home

    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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  7. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 6 - Even If I Die
    5.0/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Even If I Die

    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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  8. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 44 - Moment of Battle
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Moment of Battle

    S1:E44

    Chiriko has been possessed by the evil Miboshi, and the Suzaku Seven must fight one of their own. Meanwhile, Yui prepares to summon Seiryu.

    Director:Susumu Nishizawa
    Writer:Genki Yoshimura

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  9. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 8 - Brief Parting
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Brief Parting

    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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  10. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 9 - Enemies Unseen
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Enemies Unseen

    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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  11. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 10 - Looking for Yui
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Looking for Yui

    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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  12. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 11 - Priestess of Seiryuu
    0.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Priestess of Seiryuu

    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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  13. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 12 - Only You
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Only You

    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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  14. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 13 - For the Sake of Love
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #14 - For the Sake of Love

    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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  15. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 14 - Wolf in the Fortress
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Wolf in the Fortress

    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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  16. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 15 - The City of Resurrection
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #16 - The City of Resurrection

    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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  17. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 16 - Battle of Sorrow
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Battle of Sorrow

    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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  18. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 17 - Magic Flute
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Magic Flute

    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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  19. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 18 - Love Trap
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Love Trap

    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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  20. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 19 - Shattered Love
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Shattered Love

    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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  21. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 20 - Unreachable Hope
    0.0/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Unreachable Hope

    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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  22. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 21 - To Protect You
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #22 - To Protect You

    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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  23. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 22 - I'll Never Leave You
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #23 - I'll Never Leave You

    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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  24. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 23 - Shadow of Intrigue
    0.0/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Shadow of Intrigue

    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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  25. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Season 1 Episode 24 - Resolution
    0.0/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Resolution

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"The Priestess of Suzaku" is the best rated episode of "Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play". It scored 7/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Yuu Kou and written by Kazuhisa Sakaguchi, it aired on 4/13/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Missing Love".