ssjakira1's Full Review: Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Vol. 11 - The Qu...
Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot.
After heading off for the best ice cream ever (ok, so Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Therapy actually rivals the DQ Chocolate Xtreme), doing some writing, and getting my weekly fix of Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, it’s time for the Fushigi Yuugi fest to continue on!
Welcome to Volume 11, and the next three episodes. If you’re coming in now, you don’t have two choices anymore, haha. Sorry, but you’ll have to look at Volume 1 or you won’t know anything. The series flows from one episode to another, so even the recap episode from Volume 9 won’t help anymore because a lot of major things have happened since then. So if you intend to buy this series, be careful because reading on – the summary especially – may spoil some things for you. And we don’t want that do we? ^_~
Summary Overhaul: Miaka Yuuki is a 15-year-old schoolgirl who discovers an old book called after following a mysterious bird. She and her friend Yui have both been sucked into it and become characters in the book, which Miaka’s brother Keisuke and his friend Tetsuya are now reading. Miaka has become the Priestess of Suzaku and met all seven Suzaku warriors in the land of Konan; Tamahome, Hotohori, Nuriko, Tasuki, Mitsukake, Chichiri, and Chiriko, and has fallen in love with Tamahome. Yui has become the Priestess of Seiryu and met with some of the Seiryu Seven, including Nakago, a strange foreign general of the land of Kutou, Suboshi, and Soi. She never got to meet Ashịtare or Suboshi’s twin brother Amiboshi. Miaka and Yui are now enemies, and each of them have lost members of their seven protectors and are now on a quest to find a relic called the Shinzaho to summon their respective Beast Gods. But at the end will they be able to save themselves, become friends again and escape the Universe of the Four Gods? And what will Keisuke and Tetsuya find out about the book?
Episode info time! Since each episode slips right into the next one, the info I give you is, as always, pretty basic, because I try my best not to spoil things for you.
Episode 34: Nuriko’s last action was to move that huge rock to allow Miaka and the others in. Will they find the Shinzaho in this frozen ice cave? Or will they be stopped by members of the Genbu Seven? Wait, Genbu Seven? Didn’t they die 200 years ago?
Episode 35: After that little surprise bit of information, another journey is in store for Miaka and her remaining Suzaku warriors. Honestly, why does Miaka always run off on her own like that? Baka… Aww, Nakago’s mean. Actually, somehow that doesn’t seem like a good idea on his part. Whoa!! Taiitsukun! Dang…what kind of a technique is that?? Suddenly this series took a totally wild turn.
Episode 36: Finally the truth about Yui is revealed and we find out just how nasty Nakago really is. And trust me, he is ugly. Still… #@$&%! Nakago is hot! …Too bad he’s evil…but mmm…delicious. I’m sorry, I just can’t help but appreciate a really good villain. Oh good lord Miaka…how stupid are you? Ok, so this plot device is getting old…
The music within the show is older, some saxophone for tender moments, which I find amusing (I always end up thinking of Kenny G or something), and then there’s the opening and closing songs. They’re pretty good and can get stuck in your head – I usually end up humming one of them right before I turn on the show. They’re both upbeat and I like them for that. Haha, and I love what they did at the “end” of episode 34 – tricking us into thinking the show was over and then bringing things to a record-screeching halt. I was wondering what was going on…
The animation is good as always and I’m sure it’s going to stay that way for the rest of the series. After all, there are only 16 episodes to go. The same goes for all the voices – there haven’t been any changes (trust me, I’d know, haha), and even though I wasn’t too keen on some of them at first, I’m accustomed to them now, even though I will admit there are still times that do irk my little eardrums, such as Tasuki getting too excited. Don’t really have to worry about Nuriko anymore (aww). I did like the two Genbu warriors too – they were both quite nice for their brief camera time. Oh and I’m sooo sad at Tomo’s voice. The minute I heard it I didn’t like it, but then when I saw him step out I was really disappointed. He looks so awesome and yet his voice is just…not awesome. I mean, I can understand a sly, trickster guy with that kind of voice, but not Tomo. Agh, the more I hear it the more I don’t like it.
I guess I was wrong when I said I thought the comedy relief during times of serious moments had passed. They really could have done without Tamahome making those jokes after Miaka’s ordeal – no guy with any brains at all is going to do that. And then later when she’s in the lake and punches him. That wasn’t necessary either. The only times I really don’t care is when Tasuki is acting up – the bit with the horse was hilarious. But then during that part nothing was really serious. Anyway, the nice pace of the story keeps you hooked and the things the groups encounter make for difficult predictions (which I’m always trying to do). Especially with episode 35. I kinda went into shock, stuck in “omfg” mode for oh, the whole second half of the show. (If you don’t know what “omfg” means, you can go look it up, haha)
A warning for all you parents out there – I don’t know what you allow your child to see and not see, so I’ll just point out that there is a tiny bit of swearing, violence (blood, death, etc.), a bit of cross-dressing (although that was in most of the previous volumes), and some nudity/sexual content – especially in this volume. Things have taken a very dramatic turn. So really, it’s up to you. I’m sure a 15-year-old can handle it, but they’re your kids!
There are 52 episodes on a total of 16 volumes, and things are still interesting. I’m really excited now because I kept wondering whether or not I’d get to find out about any of the other warriors for the other two Beast Gods. Happy, happy, joy, joy! Either way, I’m glad I’m borrowing these, because I’m too cheap to shell out that much cash. Despite that, now I really want to get the DVD versions so I can get my hands on the subtitled version. I really wanna know what it’s like in Japanese. Especially Nuriko…
Volume 11:
34: Guardians of Ice
35: Hell’s Mirage
36: Trampled Love
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