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* StudioHop: The North American home media rights were originally handled by Creator/PioneerEntertainment, before eventually being rescued by Creator/MediaBlasters for home video and Creator/DiscotekMedia for streaming.

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* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: Besides voicing Miaka, Creator/BridgetHoffman also [[DirectedByCastMember directed]] and [[WrittenByCastMember wrote]] the English dub.



* DescendedCreator: In the English dub, Creator/BridgetHoffman was the [[DirectedByCastMember ADR director]] and [[WrittenByCastMember ADR script writer]] as well as Miaka's voice actress.

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** The late Creator/TomokoKawakami, Chiriko's regular voice actress, also voices Tamahome's sister Gyokuran.

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** The late Creator/TomokoKawakami, Chiriko's regular voice actress, also voices Tamahome's sister Gyokuran.Gyokuran and some of the Nyan-Nyans.



* DirectedByCastMember: In the English dub, Creator/BridgetHoffman was the ADR director and ADR script writer as well as Miaka's voice actress.

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* DirectedByCastMember: DescendedCreator: In the English dub, Creator/BridgetHoffman was the [[DirectedByCastMember ADR director director]] and [[WrittenByCastMember ADR script writer writer]] as well as Miaka's voice actress.



* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/YujiUeda plays Amiboshi and his twin brother Suboshi.
* RealLifeRelative: In the Italian dub of the TV series, Creator/FedericaDeBortoli and her sister Creator/BarbaraDeBortoli respectively voiced Miaka and Yui.

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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/YujiUeda plays PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Amiboshi and his twin brother Suboshi.
Suboshi share voice actors virtually in every other dub (Creator/YujiUeda in Japanese, Creator/SteveStaley in English, etc.).
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** Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (Nuriko) and Creator/DaranNorris (Tasuki) were married during the time the English dub was made.
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In the Italian dub of the TV series, Creator/FedericaDeBortoli and her sister Creator/BarbaraDeBortoli respectively voiced Miaka and Yui.

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** The Italian dub of the TV series was produced in Rome. For the first OVA, it was instead dubbed in Bologna and everyone besides Creator/PatrizioPrata (Tamahome/Taka) was recast.



* RealLifeRelative: In the Italian dub, Creator/FedericaDeBortoli and her sister Creator/BarbaraDeBortoli respectively voiced Miaka and Yui.

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* RealLifeRelative: In the Italian dub, dub of the TV series, Creator/FedericaDeBortoli and her sister Creator/BarbaraDeBortoli respectively voiced Miaka and Yui.
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* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by Fuji Creative Corporation, Creator/{{Pierrot}}, and Creator/{{Shogakukan}} in Japan.

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* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by Fuji Creative Corporation, Creator/{{Pierrot}}, Creator/StudioPierrot, and Creator/{{Shogakukan}} Shogakukan in Japan.
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* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by FCC, Pierrot, and Shogakukan in Japan.

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* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by FCC, Pierrot, Fuji Creative Corporation, Creator/{{Pierrot}}, and Shogakukan Creator/{{Shogakukan}} in Japan.
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** Creator/HisakoKyoda voices the narrator and Taiitsukun.
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** Midori Nakazawa voices both Suzuno Osugi and Miboshi.
** Katsuya Shiga voices Toki and Tokaki's younger self.
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** Creator/ChikaSakamoto voices Nuriko, You Houki and Chou Kourin.
** Creator/TomokazuSeki voices Chichiri and Kouji.


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* YouSoundFamiliar: Creator/AtsukoTanaka voices Soi in the TV series and would later voice Takiko Okuda in the OVA.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/KoujiIshii voices both Mitsukake and Tokaki's older self.

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Creator/KoujiIshii voices both Mitsukake and Tokaki's older self.self.
** The late Creator/TomokoKawakami, Chiriko's regular voice actress, also voices Tamahome's sister Gyokuran.
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* ActingForTwo: Creator/KoujiIshii voices both Mitsukake and Tokaki's older self.


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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/YujiUeda plays Amiboshi and his twin brother Suboshi.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the Italian dub, Creator/FedericaDeBortoli and her sister Creator/BarbaraDeBortoli respectively voiced Miaka and Yui.
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* TheWikiRule: [[https://fushigiyuugi.fandom.com/wiki/Fushigi_Yuugi_Wiki Fushigi Yuugi Wiki]].
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** Tamahome was recast in ''Eikoden'' going from Creator/DavidHayter to Creator/DaveWittenberg, likely because the former was busy with other work such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLiberty''.

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** Tamahome was recast in ''Eikoden'' going from Creator/DavidHayter to Creator/DaveWittenberg, likely because the former was busy with other work such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLiberty''.''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''.
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** Tamahome was recast in ''Eikoden'' going from Creator/DavidHayter to Creator/DaveWittenberg, likely because the former was busy with other work such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLibery''.

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** Tamahome was recast in ''Eikoden'' going from Creator/DavidHayter to Creator/DaveWittenberg, likely because the former was busy with other work such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLibery''.''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLiberty''.

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** Michael Gregory replaces Creator/RichardEpcar as Mitsukake in the last two episodes. Weirdly, Richard still has one line as his character when the Suzaku Seven are debating what to use Miaka's final wish for, and is also given proper credit alongside Michael on the original VHS release.

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** Michael Gregory replaces Creator/RichardEpcar as Mitsukake in the last two episodes. Weirdly, Richard still has one line as his character when the Suzaku Seven are debating what to use Miaka's final wish for, and is also given proper credit alongside Michael on the original VHS release. Michael also filled in for the first OVA and the HotSpringsEpisode short.
*** Ashitare, also voiced by Richard Epcar in the series, is voiced by Kevin Seymour, Tomo's actor, in the latter installment.


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** Tamahome was recast in ''Eikoden'' going from Creator/DavidHayter to Creator/DaveWittenberg, likely because the former was busy with other work such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SonsOfLibery''.
** Houki's brief appearance in the TV series was handled by Emily Brown before Creator/DorothyEliasFahn took over in the [=OVAs=], though Brown still appeared in OVA 2 as Miru.
*** [[OldRetainer Mumin]] had a different voice for every episode of ''Eikoden''. Creator/KimMaiGuest voiced her in Episode 1, Christina Carlisi in Episode 2, Creator/SherryLynn in Episode 3, and finally Creator/BridgetHoffman in Episode 4.
*** Shōka was voiced by Creator/JulieMaddalena in ''Eikoden'', but her cameo in the second OVA was performed by Creator/LiaSargent.
*** Tama the Cat was primarily voiced by Kevin Seymour aside from ''Eikoden'' Episode 4 where Bridget Hoffman voiced him.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Webcomic/MyImpossibleSoulmate'': Shortly after being sent to another world, Chiaki notes "having seen anime like this", with ''Fushigi Yuugi'' shown as one of the examples.

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* ReferencedBy: ''Webcomic/MyImpossibleSoulmate'': Shortly after being sent to another world, Chiaki notes "having seen anime like this", with ''Fushigi Yuugi'' shown as one of the examples.coming to mind for her.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Webcomic/MyImpossibleSoulmate'': Shortly after being sent to another world, Chiaki notes "having seen anime like this", with ''Fushigi Yuugi'' shown as one of the examples.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Tetsuya was principally played in Japanese by Creator/KenNarita, but his EarlyBirdCameo in episode 8 was done by the late Nobuyuki Furuta, who is better known by anime fans as Sakyo from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.

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Tetsuya was principally played in Japanese by Creator/KenNarita, but his EarlyBirdCameo in episode 8 was done by the late Nobuyuki Furuta, who is better known by anime fans as Sakyo from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
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** Keisuke is voiced in English by Matthew K. Miller of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo!'' fame for his cameo during Miaka's dream in episode 2 before Creator/DerekStephenPrince would take over from episode 8 onward. The same applies to Ms. Yuki who was voiced in the former installment by Creator/DorothyEliasFahn but is replaced by Creator/MonaMarshall for most of her appearances. Diana Perkins briefly filled in as Ms. Yuki during episode 26.

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** Keisuke is voiced in English by Matthew K. Miller of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo!'' ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' fame for his cameo during Miaka's dream in episode 2 before Creator/DerekStephenPrince would take over from episode 8 onward. The same applies to Ms. Yuki who was voiced in the former installment by Creator/DorothyEliasFahn but is replaced by Creator/MonaMarshall for most of her appearances. Diana Perkins briefly filled in as Ms. Yuki during episode 26.

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* CreatorsFavorite: [[WordOfGod Yuu Watase]] herself confessed that Nakago is her favourite character and tended to favor him because of it.

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* CreatorsFavorite: [[WordOfGod Yuu Watase]] herself confessed that Nakago is her favourite favorite character and tended to favor him because of it.



* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by FCC, Pierrot and Shogakukan in Japan.

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* InternationalCoproduction: The ''Eikouden'' anime was produced by Creator/PioneerEntertainment in the U.S. and by FCC, Pierrot Pierrot, and Shogakukan in Japan.Japan.
* TheOtherDarrin: Tetsuya was principally played in Japanese by Creator/KenNarita, but his EarlyBirdCameo in episode 8 was done by the late Nobuyuki Furuta, who is better known by anime fans as Sakyo from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
** Keisuke is voiced in English by Matthew K. Miller of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo!'' fame for his cameo during Miaka's dream in episode 2 before Creator/DerekStephenPrince would take over from episode 8 onward. The same applies to Ms. Yuki who was voiced in the former installment by Creator/DorothyEliasFahn but is replaced by Creator/MonaMarshall for most of her appearances. Diana Perkins briefly filled in as Ms. Yuki during episode 26.
** Michael Gregory replaces Creator/RichardEpcar as Mitsukake in the last two episodes. Weirdly, Richard still has one line as his character when the Suzaku Seven are debating what to use Miaka's final wish for, and is also given proper credit alongside Michael on the original VHS release.
** Poor Yuiren was first voiced by Creator/SandyFox when Tamahome's family is introduced in episode 9 with Creator/LenoreZann replacing her in episode 19. The death of Tamahome's family in episode 27 has Creator/JulieMaddalena voicing Yuiren who reprises the role in flashbacks late into the series. The third-eldest brother Shunkei also had a change going from Zann in episode 9 to Carolyn Hennesy in episode 48.
** Yui's mother shares her daughter's actress Creator/WendeeLee in episode 8, but her only other appearance during episode 46 is performed by Carolyn Hennesy.



** English-wise... Creator/DavidHayter. If you can imagine [[Franchise/MetalGear Solid Snake]] sounding like a goofier young man instead of a shell-shocked soldier, here's the show for you (hilariously, at one point, Tamahome's voice was lowered enough that he sounded like Snake preceding David Hayter getting the role)

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** English-wise... Creator/DavidHayter. If you can imagine [[Franchise/MetalGear [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] sounding like a goofier young man instead of a shell-shocked soldier, here's the show for you (hilariously, at one point, Tamahome's voice was lowered enough that he sounded like Snake preceding David Hayter getting the role)

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