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Fushigi Y?gi: The Mysterious Play, Vol. 8: Friend
Now that the Seiryu Warriors have ruined their attempt to summon the god Suzaku, Miaka and her Celestial Warriors are forced to travel to a frozen northern country in hopes of gathering the sacred treasures that will grant them a second chance. Rated for older teens.
189 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 1994
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About the author
Yuu Watase
354?books1,159?followersYuu Watase (¶ÉžÓÆÓî) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh¨jo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bish¨nen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first sh¨nen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Sh¨nen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Y? Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh¨jo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bish¨nen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first sh¨nen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Sh¨nen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Y? Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Y¨±gi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Y¨±gi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
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August 16, 2020
NURIKO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
September 1, 2023
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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August 9, 2021
Basta io la devo smettere di affezionarmi a determinati personaggi perch¨¨ tanto alla fine muoiono sempre, Martin non mi ha insegnato bene evidentemente... T___T
Tristezza.
Ovviamente le 5 stelle sono tutte per Nuriko, miglior personaggio ever. <3
Tristezza.
Ovviamente le 5 stelle sono tutte per Nuriko, miglior personaggio ever. <3
November 18, 2023
Devastating. I remember watching this part in the anime and crying my eyes out! I will forever be heartbroken over the loss of Nuriko.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2022
Forgot how heartbreaking this volume is
August 22, 2024
I forgot entirely that Nuriko dies. Or maybe I never read this far - I¡¯m sure I did, but it was when I was 13 or 14 so I can¡¯t be too harsh on myself. I definitely remember reading a volume where Tamahome went to our world but also sometimes volumes weren¡¯t available in order at the library so maybe I just skipped some lol.
Either way, while it is a shame she dies, it¡¯s also the first time you begin to realise that it¡¯s likely things will only get worse for the Fushigi Yugi pals. The fact that only at volume 8/18 we really shouldn¡¯t be this far into the plot too. They¡¯ve already lost the chance to summon Suzaku the first time, and now they¡¯re looking for the Genbu relic. Which I guess is what Genbu Kaiden follows in the past (200 years ago). I¡¯m curious how long ago that was in our world since time moves differently.
As for Nuriko, I believe this is the first trans/ gender fluid character I ever read. Admittedly at times it is played for laughs at the beginning, but generally is respected that she uses she/ her pronouns and they don¡¯t question it. They generally refer to Nuriko as a woman despite acknowledging she is crossdressing. We later find out why she crossdresses and it¡¯s kind of nice that she herself admits to not being sure about who she feels she is. She¡¯s living for her sister who died for a long time, and refers to herself as her male and female selves at times. In this volume she finally decides to lay her sisters memory to rest and live as a guy somewhat, realising that over time her true desire was to finally be herself. Despite this, the others do still call Nuriko she, but acknowledge that it doesn¡¯t matter what pronouns she or he goes by because they¡¯re just Nuriko and they loved them.
Despite maybe not being the perfect show of a character who has a queer identity, considering this manga came out in 1993, unlike a lot of manga since with the obligatory cross dressing character who never seems to be acknowledged as trans but is also played for laughs and often is a love rival until this is revealed, I think this did a better job. Watase refers to Nuriko as male and she is the author so I guess has ultimate say on what she intended, but I¡¯m glad she did such a good job with what she did write. It¡¯s also nice to find out there¡¯s some light novels that cover Nuriko¡¯s backstory.
Nuriko really didn¡¯t need to die though so I am kinda mad about it. We literally have a healer my dudes.
Either way, while it is a shame she dies, it¡¯s also the first time you begin to realise that it¡¯s likely things will only get worse for the Fushigi Yugi pals. The fact that only at volume 8/18 we really shouldn¡¯t be this far into the plot too. They¡¯ve already lost the chance to summon Suzaku the first time, and now they¡¯re looking for the Genbu relic. Which I guess is what Genbu Kaiden follows in the past (200 years ago). I¡¯m curious how long ago that was in our world since time moves differently.
As for Nuriko, I believe this is the first trans/ gender fluid character I ever read. Admittedly at times it is played for laughs at the beginning, but generally is respected that she uses she/ her pronouns and they don¡¯t question it. They generally refer to Nuriko as a woman despite acknowledging she is crossdressing. We later find out why she crossdresses and it¡¯s kind of nice that she herself admits to not being sure about who she feels she is. She¡¯s living for her sister who died for a long time, and refers to herself as her male and female selves at times. In this volume she finally decides to lay her sisters memory to rest and live as a guy somewhat, realising that over time her true desire was to finally be herself. Despite this, the others do still call Nuriko she, but acknowledge that it doesn¡¯t matter what pronouns she or he goes by because they¡¯re just Nuriko and they loved them.
Despite maybe not being the perfect show of a character who has a queer identity, considering this manga came out in 1993, unlike a lot of manga since with the obligatory cross dressing character who never seems to be acknowledged as trans but is also played for laughs and often is a love rival until this is revealed, I think this did a better job. Watase refers to Nuriko as male and she is the author so I guess has ultimate say on what she intended, but I¡¯m glad she did such a good job with what she did write. It¡¯s also nice to find out there¡¯s some light novels that cover Nuriko¡¯s backstory.
Nuriko really didn¡¯t need to die though so I am kinda mad about it. We literally have a healer my dudes.
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October 15, 2016
ITS NOT TRUE TAKE IT BACK GDI BOOK WHYYYYYY.
:coughs:
Ahem. Sorry. Welcome to an-another r-recap of Fushigi Yugi...OH SCREW IT I'M TOO SAD TO BE CRITICAL.
I don't care if this was written two decades and more ago! I don't like. How could it happen? DOES NO ONE CARE BUT ME?
This is basically the prelude to what becomes six more volumes of people dying for love of Miaka (Farscape reference). Like. Seriously. Yui loses Warriors but none of them (with the exception of Suboshi) are there for HER. They were gathered by Nakago (effectively) and follow HIM.
Just another sign that Qu-Dong/Seiryu sucks by the way.
Nakago also starts showing his true colors with how he treats Ashitare. We learn next to nothing about the character, but we learn plenty about Nakago because of him.
Also holy crap I forgot about Soi's um unique problems.
:coughs:
Ahem. Sorry. Welcome to an-another r-recap of Fushigi Yugi...OH SCREW IT I'M TOO SAD TO BE CRITICAL.
I don't care if this was written two decades and more ago! I don't like. How could it happen? DOES NO ONE CARE BUT ME?
This is basically the prelude to what becomes six more volumes of people dying for love of Miaka (Farscape reference). Like. Seriously. Yui loses Warriors but none of them (with the exception of Suboshi) are there for HER. They were gathered by Nakago (effectively) and follow HIM.
Just another sign that Qu-Dong/Seiryu sucks by the way.
Nakago also starts showing his true colors with how he treats Ashitare. We learn next to nothing about the character, but we learn plenty about Nakago because of him.
Also holy crap I forgot about Soi's um unique problems.
October 13, 2022
Justice for Nurikooo T.T
A new character is introduced on Yui's team, he's inspired on a werewolf. So things get interesting to say the least.
It ends on a very sad cliffhanger, that I hope... maybe... they can find a solution on the next one?...
It wasn't my favorite volume, but it was entertaining.
A new character is introduced on Yui's team, he's inspired on a werewolf. So things get interesting to say the least.
It ends on a very sad cliffhanger, that I hope... maybe... they can find a solution on the next one?...
It wasn't my favorite volume, but it was entertaining.
March 1, 2017
I found this a lot more tolerable than the previous volume, and it helps that Miaka actually does stuff in this book. Plus, there's more of Yui and her squad and what they do having actual consequences for Miaka's group. Not crazy about the contrived back and forth drama of Miaka and Tamahome.
April 15, 2019
Nuriko deserved better ??
April 23, 2022
Vol 8 ??????
Chapter 43 The Sealed Castle Walls & Chapter 44 The Spark of Combat
After being thrown around in a sea of danger created by Soi. The Celestial Warriors and the Lady Miaka arrived safely to shore, but upon arrival they find themselves on an island where no men aren't allowed. As a sign of warning a soldier of the Empire is hanged by his ankles and both eyes gouge out. One of the Celestial Warriors Chiriko comes up with a plan, but in doing so he loses his powers and becomes like Tasuki. Before losing his powers the plan was for the men to dress up as women to fool the ladies of the island. Natural Nuriko is already dressed and acts like a lady (cross dresser). While the others look great as a cross dresser I'm looking at you Tamahome and Tasuki. Unfortunately, one of the Celestial Warriors stick out like a sore thumb. The ladies of the island couldn't be fooled by his appearance so they take him away to the dungeon while the rest of the Celestial Warriors goes in and eat as much food there is. A maid of the kingdom escorts Tamahome and the Lady Miaka to their rooms for the night. Upon resting for the night Miaka is in disbelief of whether or not Tamahome is upset with her. Then the lady Miaka finds herself being embraced by Tamahome. His breath smelled of sweet wine and fell into a deep sleep on her breast. While sleeping the lady Miaka looks at the sleeping Tamahome and wished for being by his side forever, but fate has something else planned in store for these two lovers. Chapter 44 The Spark of Combat. Chichiri goes in search for Mitsukake the one who was taken away by the guards. In search for his friend, he finds himself being surrounded by the guards planning what to do with him. Chichiri planned to save his friend goes bad and the ladies being fooled by the Celestial Warriors dressing up as men! All of the ladies end up chasing them all! While on the run alone the lady Miaka finds herself alone, then out of the darkness a hand grabs her her by the arm and is pulled by a woman who is under disguise is really Soi! Being dragged out by the bushes Miaka makes a run for it. While the others are at the top of a cliff with no where to go! They all jump into the ocean, leaving the ladies defenseless.
((((Skipping Chapters 45 & 46 and going start to Chapter 47 & 48.)))
Chapter 47 Watching You Always & Chapter 48 Sorrow in the Snow!
After years and years of cross dressing and acting like his sister Nuriko gives up being a woman and puts his younger sister to rest. Then he finds himself being in love with the Lady Miaka. Never realizing how he was in love with her he shares a piece of advice to Tamahome as a big brother and confess. But Nuriko tells him that he will always be watching them from afar and that he wishes nothing for the best for the Lady Miaka. Now, for the heart breaking most has arrived! One of the dirty Seiryu Celestial Warriors a wolf dog is out of his dog collar and goes on a killing to find the lady Miaka and the seven Suzaku Warriors. Nuriko and Tamahome and the Lady Miaka all split up in order to achieve the task at hand. Nuriko goes up to the mountains by himself and is distributed by one of the Seiryu Celestial Warriors and then a battle breaks! Lucky Nurkio one of the seven warriors defeats the beast but is in terrible condition. Bruises and cuts decorate his body as pools of blood drips down to the white cloud snows. The lady Miaka and Tamahome arrives to late. Seeing one of their friends drops down to the ice floor. In pain and covered in bruises and cuts Nuriko says his final goodbyes to the Lady Miaka. "Nobody's dying nobody's leaving you. I mean it's you we're talking about! Somebody has to watch you every minute. The way you overeat, you're so clumsy and dumb...and reckless. That's nothing compared to all the wonderful qualities you have. So whatever happens, you can't quit." With Nuriko final saying his goodbyes, he peaceful slips away into the blankets of the snow....
?RIP Nuriko thank you for all the laughs?
Watching the episodes made me burst into tears as I was watching a dearly beloved friend dying and slips away from the hands of the Lady Miaka.
Chapter 43 The Sealed Castle Walls & Chapter 44 The Spark of Combat
After being thrown around in a sea of danger created by Soi. The Celestial Warriors and the Lady Miaka arrived safely to shore, but upon arrival they find themselves on an island where no men aren't allowed. As a sign of warning a soldier of the Empire is hanged by his ankles and both eyes gouge out. One of the Celestial Warriors Chiriko comes up with a plan, but in doing so he loses his powers and becomes like Tasuki. Before losing his powers the plan was for the men to dress up as women to fool the ladies of the island. Natural Nuriko is already dressed and acts like a lady (cross dresser). While the others look great as a cross dresser I'm looking at you Tamahome and Tasuki. Unfortunately, one of the Celestial Warriors stick out like a sore thumb. The ladies of the island couldn't be fooled by his appearance so they take him away to the dungeon while the rest of the Celestial Warriors goes in and eat as much food there is. A maid of the kingdom escorts Tamahome and the Lady Miaka to their rooms for the night. Upon resting for the night Miaka is in disbelief of whether or not Tamahome is upset with her. Then the lady Miaka finds herself being embraced by Tamahome. His breath smelled of sweet wine and fell into a deep sleep on her breast. While sleeping the lady Miaka looks at the sleeping Tamahome and wished for being by his side forever, but fate has something else planned in store for these two lovers. Chapter 44 The Spark of Combat. Chichiri goes in search for Mitsukake the one who was taken away by the guards. In search for his friend, he finds himself being surrounded by the guards planning what to do with him. Chichiri planned to save his friend goes bad and the ladies being fooled by the Celestial Warriors dressing up as men! All of the ladies end up chasing them all! While on the run alone the lady Miaka finds herself alone, then out of the darkness a hand grabs her her by the arm and is pulled by a woman who is under disguise is really Soi! Being dragged out by the bushes Miaka makes a run for it. While the others are at the top of a cliff with no where to go! They all jump into the ocean, leaving the ladies defenseless.
((((Skipping Chapters 45 & 46 and going start to Chapter 47 & 48.)))
Chapter 47 Watching You Always & Chapter 48 Sorrow in the Snow!
After years and years of cross dressing and acting like his sister Nuriko gives up being a woman and puts his younger sister to rest. Then he finds himself being in love with the Lady Miaka. Never realizing how he was in love with her he shares a piece of advice to Tamahome as a big brother and confess. But Nuriko tells him that he will always be watching them from afar and that he wishes nothing for the best for the Lady Miaka. Now, for the heart breaking most has arrived! One of the dirty Seiryu Celestial Warriors a wolf dog is out of his dog collar and goes on a killing to find the lady Miaka and the seven Suzaku Warriors. Nuriko and Tamahome and the Lady Miaka all split up in order to achieve the task at hand. Nuriko goes up to the mountains by himself and is distributed by one of the Seiryu Celestial Warriors and then a battle breaks! Lucky Nurkio one of the seven warriors defeats the beast but is in terrible condition. Bruises and cuts decorate his body as pools of blood drips down to the white cloud snows. The lady Miaka and Tamahome arrives to late. Seeing one of their friends drops down to the ice floor. In pain and covered in bruises and cuts Nuriko says his final goodbyes to the Lady Miaka. "Nobody's dying nobody's leaving you. I mean it's you we're talking about! Somebody has to watch you every minute. The way you overeat, you're so clumsy and dumb...and reckless. That's nothing compared to all the wonderful qualities you have. So whatever happens, you can't quit." With Nuriko final saying his goodbyes, he peaceful slips away into the blankets of the snow....
?RIP Nuriko thank you for all the laughs?
Watching the episodes made me burst into tears as I was watching a dearly beloved friend dying and slips away from the hands of the Lady Miaka.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 24, 2018
Today's post is on Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, Volume 8: Friend by Yuu Watase. It is 189 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has the two main characters on it facing looking in the distance with excitement towards something that the reader cannot see. The intended reader is someone who likes historical fantasy, high fantasy, romance, and shojo stories. There is mild foul language, mild sexuality, and violence in this story. The story is told from third person close of the main characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- A Friend in Deeds
A savage storm shipwrecks Miaka and her Celestial Warriors on a creepy island inhabited by a ruthless matriarchal society that enslaves men! Meanwhile, her former friend Yui and the Seiryu Warriors are within arm's reach of the sacred treasures that Miaka so desperately seeks. Will she arrive too late to summon the god Suzaku and save the nation from Hong-Nan?
Review- This is a very sad volume with a major character death. Most of the volume is about trying to get off the island and back on track for the land of Genbu and the artifacts to summon Suzaku. But with whatever the general for Seiryu is planning, he is getting more dangerous. Yui causes some problems for Tamahome but the real thing is that Nuriko dies in killing a very dangerous warrior of Seiryu. I should have seen it coming because Nuriko has some big character growth over the course of this volume. There is some character growth going on with one of the warriors of Seiryu and I think that he is going to be the one to save Yui from whatever the general is planning. Almost half way down with this intense series and I am starting to wonder how this is going to wrap up.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
From the back of the book- A Friend in Deeds
A savage storm shipwrecks Miaka and her Celestial Warriors on a creepy island inhabited by a ruthless matriarchal society that enslaves men! Meanwhile, her former friend Yui and the Seiryu Warriors are within arm's reach of the sacred treasures that Miaka so desperately seeks. Will she arrive too late to summon the god Suzaku and save the nation from Hong-Nan?
Review- This is a very sad volume with a major character death. Most of the volume is about trying to get off the island and back on track for the land of Genbu and the artifacts to summon Suzaku. But with whatever the general for Seiryu is planning, he is getting more dangerous. Yui causes some problems for Tamahome but the real thing is that Nuriko dies in killing a very dangerous warrior of Seiryu. I should have seen it coming because Nuriko has some big character growth over the course of this volume. There is some character growth going on with one of the warriors of Seiryu and I think that he is going to be the one to save Yui from whatever the general is planning. Almost half way down with this intense series and I am starting to wonder how this is going to wrap up.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
May 10, 2024
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This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 11, 2019
L'aventure continue avec un suspense bien entretenu. L'?le des femmes est fascinante et on arrive enfin dans le pays de Hokkan. Il y a quelques th¨¦matiques qui font plus adultes (la soci¨¦t¨¦ f¨¦minine utilisant les hommes comme esclaves sexuels, les relations intimes entre le g¨¦n¨¦ral ennemi et une sous fifre). Miaka prend une d¨¦cision sur son futur et le suivi de cette relation est int¨¦ressant. Voir ¨¤ quel point ils sont d¨¦vou¨¦s l'un ¨¤ l'autre et font face ¨¤ des d¨¦cisions importantes. Par contre grosse d¨¦ception pour le revirement de Nuriko avant sa mort, j'ai bien aim¨¦ son histoire ¨¤ vouloir faire continuer ¨¤ vivre la m¨¦moire de sa soeur mais je pense qu'on a d¨¦j¨¤ assez de personnes amoureuses de Miaka sans que ?a devient la foire non plus. La r¨¦v¨¦lation de Yui ¨¤ Tamahom¨¦ va s?rement cr¨¦er des probl¨¨mes par la suite mais c'est int¨¦ressant que cette question soit soulev¨¦e pour le futur des h¨¦ros. Ca et la mort d'un personnage important changent vraiment l'ambiance du manga qui a progress¨¦ depuis le petit manga shojo un peu clich¨¦ ¨¤ une aventure qui ne recule pas devant les moments difficiles.
January 11, 2025
Oh, Fushigi Y?gi, you¡¯ve done it again. Volume 8, what a rollercoaster of emotions, and by "rollercoaster," I mean more like that loop-the-loop ride that you know is coming, but you just can¡¯t bring yourself to get off.
First, let¡¯s talk about the usual: Yuu Watase continues her flawless execution of making my heart both explode and break simultaneously. I can't even keep up with the love triangles, quadrilaterals, and whatever other geometric shapes the plot has decided to throw at us now. It's like a soap opera but with magical warriors and way more ¡°wait, are they actually about to kiss?¡± moments.
Characters? Oh, they're still here and still ridiculous in the best way possible. You thought Tasuki was the ultimate "hot-headed but lovable" guy? Guess again! This volume doubles down on his emotional baggage and reveals even more reasons to question the sanity of the Suzaku Seven. (Seriously, what kind of mental gymnasts do you have to be to follow these plot twists? Someone get me a notebook, stat.)
First, let¡¯s talk about the usual: Yuu Watase continues her flawless execution of making my heart both explode and break simultaneously. I can't even keep up with the love triangles, quadrilaterals, and whatever other geometric shapes the plot has decided to throw at us now. It's like a soap opera but with magical warriors and way more ¡°wait, are they actually about to kiss?¡± moments.
Characters? Oh, they're still here and still ridiculous in the best way possible. You thought Tasuki was the ultimate "hot-headed but lovable" guy? Guess again! This volume doubles down on his emotional baggage and reveals even more reasons to question the sanity of the Suzaku Seven. (Seriously, what kind of mental gymnasts do you have to be to follow these plot twists? Someone get me a notebook, stat.)
September 27, 2017
For those who've looked at what I rated the previous volumes and are wondering about the sudden drop in this volume's rating, no the art doesn't suddenly become terrible, no the characters don't stop acting like themselves, and no the story doesn't randomly stop making sense/moving in a believable direction. The sole reason this volume got only one star is because my very favorite character dies, and frankly I tried to read a few chapters past their death but simply couldn't make it through the next volume without said character. For me, the story died with them. For you, all I can say is be prepared to cry. A. Lot. Seriously, grab some kleenex or something. You'll need it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2025
Favorite episode in this volume are;
Tamahome¡¯s Return to the Suzaku Warriors: After breaking free from Nakago¡¯s brainwashing in the previous volume, Tamahome fully reunites with Miaka and the rest of the Suzaku warriors. Their bond strengthens, and Tamahome reaffirms his commitment to protecting Miaka and helping her fulfill her mission.
and
The Gathering of Suzaku¡¯s Treasures: The Suzaku warriors face deadly trials as they work to gather the last of the items needed to summon Suzaku. These challenges test their strength, loyalty, and teamwork. Some warriors make significant sacrifices for the greater good.
Tamahome¡¯s Return to the Suzaku Warriors: After breaking free from Nakago¡¯s brainwashing in the previous volume, Tamahome fully reunites with Miaka and the rest of the Suzaku warriors. Their bond strengthens, and Tamahome reaffirms his commitment to protecting Miaka and helping her fulfill her mission.
and
The Gathering of Suzaku¡¯s Treasures: The Suzaku warriors face deadly trials as they work to gather the last of the items needed to summon Suzaku. These challenges test their strength, loyalty, and teamwork. Some warriors make significant sacrifices for the greater good.
October 22, 2021
F¨¹r die erste H?lfte dieses Bandes war ich etwas genervt ("Diese Frauen wollen uns t?ten, aber wir k?nnen uns nicht wehren, weil wir k?nnen ja nicht gegen Frauen k?mpfen" - ernsthaft?) aber dann habe ich die Reise sehr genossen. Da wird einem erst mal wieder klar, wie gro? und divers China (bzw die FushiYu Variante davon) war bzw immer noch ist. Das Ende ist nat¨¹rlich ein Cliffhanger, von daher bin ich froh, dass der n?chste Band direkt bereit liegt!
March 21, 2025
What an absolute gut punch that ending was, I can't believe he's just gone like that.
For whatever reason, I really thought this series was going to be relatively lighthearted, with goofy jokes, a reverse harem, cool fantasy, and an interesting story, but it never occurred to me that we would not only face death, but that it would even take one of our main characters away.
For whatever reason, I really thought this series was going to be relatively lighthearted, with goofy jokes, a reverse harem, cool fantasy, and an interesting story, but it never occurred to me that we would not only face death, but that it would even take one of our main characters away.
March 1, 2024
Even after nearly a decade after reading the first half of this series for the first time when I was a kid, the ending to this volume still gets me. Nuriko¡¯s one of my all-time favorite characters in anything ever.
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May 20, 2018
Nuriko :(
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October 7, 2018
As usual this book killed me. The death T_T
December 5, 2019
3,5 stars
January 2, 2020
What a way to end this volume.
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January 4, 2020
Yey, another death! Much wow!
May 9, 2022
I loved this volume <3 I really want that Miaka and Tamahome end up being together, they make a wonderful couple. I felt sad about Nuriko :(
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March 4, 2023
Noooooo
September 12, 2023
NOOOOOOOO!!!!! NURIKOOO. HE WAS THE BEST CHARACTER. WTH WHY ARE U DOING THIS TO ME!?!? I DID NOT EXPECT THAT AT ALL. I¡¯m gonna go sob now¡
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November 6, 2024
2024 goal 164/150
December 11, 2021
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