| | |  | FANTASY | Home » » » » Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 3 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | This exciting prequel to VIZ's best-selling fantasy series FUSHIGI YUGI tells the story of the very first of the priestesses of "The Four Gods"-the Priestess of Genbu!As referred to in Volume 12 of FUSHIGI YUGI, Takiko Okuda was the first of the priestesses to enter "The Universe of the Four Gods." With this latest work from the pen of best-selling artist Yu Watase (ALICE 19TH), Takiko's full story is told. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781421502885
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Yu Watase | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| March 07, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421502887 | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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 So cliché I want to rewrite it myselfFeb 22, 2010
There are not original ideas in this manga. How can he now be a woman?? yees that is very original!! What is wrong with people? They keep writing the same stories time and time again.
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 Fushigi Yuugi:Genbu KaidenMar 22, 2006
I've been a Watase fan for about 2 years now. I have finished Ceres:Celestial Legend, Imadoki, and Alice 19. I started the Fushigi Yuugi series last year and am on the book 12. I learned that there was a prequil to the series! I was very impressed right from the beginning!The art is better than ever! And the character's are even better that what I expected. But with Watase there are always surprises!
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Even better than the original.Mar 18, 2006
I'm a big fan of Fushigi Yugi. Been a big fan for years and just recently finished the manga last year, only to discover the prequel had been released!
Right from the first volume I was impressed. It's even better than the original and to me that's saying a lot.
One thing that is better about it is the romance doesn't develop right off the bat. In the original Fushigi Yugi, one thing that always bothered me (and made me laugh like mad) was the sheer corniness of the romance between Miaka and Tamahome, like how Miaka falls in love with him after first meeting him, and all the constant "Miaka!" "Tamahome!" scenes. Not to mention all the gratuitous near-rape scenes in every volume.
Takiko is a far more mature character than Miaka. She's tough, she's her own woman, and she's hilarious. Basically, she's a strong main character that, this time around, I can actually relate to--she has more of a backbone and isn't as whiny. The overall story is far more mature and refined, with the romance progressing at a more natural, subtle rate. There are no insta-romances here! It's more believeable, and in that I find it a lot more beautiful, whereas I always found Miaka and Tamahome's love cliche and forced.
The story itself is more mature, with more political issues coming into play. Really, the relationships between individual countries and cultures is more defined and more a central part of the story. Similarly, the characters are far more interesting and quirky! Really, each character fascinates me and stands on his or her own, whereas in the original there were some characters I honestly couldn't care less about.
The art is also excellent. Watase has come a long way since the original.
Overall, it's an excellent series so far! And while I still love the original and always will, even after only three volumes the prequel has already outdone the original.
Or, at least it has in my opinion. ^_~
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