Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
Seen it?1995 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 22 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 in the library, her life is changed forever when she and her best friend are transported inside!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
- Kae ArakiMiaka Yuki (voice)
- Hikaru MidorikawaTamahome (voice)
- Nobutoshi CannaTasuki (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuHotohori (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiChichiri (voice)
- Yumi ToumaYui Hongo (voice)
- Chika SakamotoNuriko (voice)
- Koji IshiiMitsukake (voice)
- Toru FurusawaNakago (voice)
- Motoko KumaiTamahome (Child) (voice)