Fushigi Yûgi, Vol. 3

by Yuu Watase

Book Overview

A Beloved Fantasy From One Of Japan's Top CreatorsProlific sh jo (""girls"") comics artist Yuu Watase has created a wonderfully exciting, funny, and heartfelt tale of a normal junior-high-school girl who is transported into a fictional version of ancient China. She encounters base villains and dashing heroes, and still manages to worry about her grades and where her next banquet is coming from.

The Mysterious Disciple

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569319928
• ISBN13: 9781569319925
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

CHild hood memories

The quality of the book is awesome!

Haven't read it? READ IT!!

I have read the first 6 books so far and I love this one the most. trust me this is something you want to read. I'm only 13 but i've seen reveiws from people who are like 40 or something. anyways i think the best part was when yui's secret was reveled and how tragic it was to see what happened to miaka and yui. but i also liked the part where tamahome tells Miaka his true feelings for her. seeya!

A Very Kirei & Kawaii Story

Yuu Watase is one of the best of manga artists that I've read. Her work of art is incredible and her storyline amazes me. Being an anime/manga fan for the past ten years, Fushigi Yuugi is one of my most favorite and treasured manga. Volume 3 takes place right after Miaka just returns to Ancient China inside the mysterious book that began her journey and is grabbed from behind. Yui has disappeared into the book and Miaka is determined to find her before war breaks out between Kutou and Konan (I'm using the Japanese names 'cause I forgot the Chinese equivalent for Kutou, sumimasen). When she finds Yui she is shocked that her best friend has become her rival, the Seiryuu no Miko (Priestess of Seiryuu). She loses her friend, but is determined to get her back dispite how Yui treats her. Also if you're a Tamahome w/ Miaka fan, you'll probably like this book.It's strange, they've all ready published the fourth book with a Tasuki, Nuriko, & Tamahome cover, but they're republishing it again with the cover that Flower Comic's Publish did. I own the fourth book and wanted to write a review for it (and especially for all those Fushigi Yuugi fans who are dying to know what happens next and doesn't have the fourth book). I've decided to add a little in here if you want to know.In volume 4. Miaka sets out on her journey to find the rest of the constellations of Suzaku. In her quest she falls prisoner to a mountain fortress of bandits and ends up in a plague-cursed village where she literally has to die to survive. Also my most favorite of all anime guys appear in this book. His name's Tasuki. He's also the most best looking of them all. Enjoy Fushigi Yuugi.

Mysterious Play

Fushigi Yugi is a wonderful story. One of my friends at school read it and said it was good, so I figured, what the heck, I'll try it! They didn't have the first 2 volumes, just the 3rd book, so I got it. I followed the story amazingly well. It was excellent! It really pulled me into the story. I can't wait to get the rest! This story is about a girl who goes into the world of a book, and falls in love with one (more like most) of the character(s). In this volume, Miaka meets Chirchiri (no da?). Tamahome reveals how he really feels about Miaka. Also, Miaka finds Yui. But she's the Priestess of Seiryu! Yui turns on Miaka and insists on ripping Miaka and Tamahome apart.

Great story!

I just got through reading Volume 3: Disciple and it's great! The artwork is wonderful as always and the translation is done pretty good. In this volume, Miaka goes to Qu-Dong to look for her best friend Yui all by herself! Find out what happens when Miaka learns that there is a Priestess of Seiryu whom she believes is Yui. And for all you Chichiri fans out there, Viz decided to keep Chichiri's "no da!" Yay!!

A must-read for manga fans!

If you are a manga lover and have not checked out Fushigi Yuugi yet, let me recommend it. I am writing this review for book 3, but I am giving an over-all recommendation for the entire series. Maybe it doesn't have an American T.V. show yet (I stress yet because I dare to dream) but it is one of the best mangas I have read.In this novel, more of the characters are introduced as the heroine (Miaka) searches for her "bodyguards" who will help her make a wish. Major plot twist occur (that I don't want to spoil) as she tries to stay alive in ancient China! I have totally just simplified the plot, and looking back, I didn't do it justice, but I swear that I don't want to spoil any of the story. Maybe I'm just strange, but I totally fell in love with this series and the characters in it (esp. Tamahome), and this book definitely met my expectations. Now all I have to ask is when will the next volume come out? If you're looking for technical stuff, I would recommend that you get the first two volumes first, otherwise it'll be confusing. And, if you wonder about this kind of stuff, there is romance and a little harmless flesh shown. I wasn't offended, but I don't know about others. I recommend this series whole-heartedly, but I am admittedly biased. :) Enjoy!