Line #109 Manga/FushigiYuugi


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3	->''"This is the story of a girl who gathered the Seven Guardians of Suzaku. She obtained omnipotent power and made every wish come true. The story itself is an incantation. Whoever finishes reading it shall receive this power. As soon as the page is turned, the story will become the truth and begin."''
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5	When [[BigEater gluttonous]], underachieving schoolgirl Miaka Yuki and her best friend Yui Hongo find a strange book in the library, it changes their lives forever. ''Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho'' (literally, ''The Book of the Four Gods of Heaven and Earth'', but rendered as ''The Universe of the Four Gods'' in the North American release) is an ancient book that is a gateway into another world that resembles medieval China -- a gateway through which Miaka and Yui fall. Although Yui is sent back to Japan almost immediately, Miaka is trapped in the story. There she finds that she is the ''Suzaku no Miko'' -- the prophesied priestess of the god Suzaku, who must gather together seven holy warriors in order to summon the god and save the country of Konan from its enemy, the country of Kutou.
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7	Meanwhile, in the "real" world, Yui is reading about Miaka's adventures in the book, trapped by a sort of horrified fascination. Worse, she suffers many of the harms and indignities that Miaka undergoes, from soakings with water to bloody wounds.
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9	Although she is sympathetic to Konan's cause, Miaka is worried about Yui and wants to go home. When she gets a chance to do so, she takes it, but upon returning to the library she cannot find Yui -- who has been drawn back into the book and installed as the ''Seiryuu no Miko'' -- the Priestess of Seiryuu, the god who favors Kutou, and similarly charged to summon the deity. When Miaka finally returns to the world inside the book, she finds that she and her once-best friend are now on opposite sides of what promises to be a bloody and devastating war. The only way for Miaka to prevent utter genocide is to win the race to be the first to summon a god...
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11	Easily the most famous of Creator/YuuWatase's works, ''Fushigi Yuugi'' (ふしぎ遊戯, ''Mysterious Play'') was serialized from 1991 to 1996 in the manga magazine ''Shojo Comic'', with a 52-episode anime adaptation by Creator/StudioPierrot which aired from 1995 to 1996. The series was many anime fans' introduction to the {{fantasy}} [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] genre after ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. This work is considered a leader of the TrappedInAnotherWorld, "[[GenderFlip Reverse]] SupportingHarem" subgenres, and also one of the major forerunners of the "[[GenderFlip Reverse]] [[Main/HaremGenre Harem]]"[[note]]Main heroine with CastFullOfPrettyBoys to choose from.[[/note]] subgenre in Japan; inspiring followers in form of the ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' series, and the ''VideoGame/{{Angelique\|KoeiTecmo}} series,'' triggering the dawn of [[Main/RomanceGame romance gaming]], and DatingSim gaming genres for girls in Japan, and the overall East Asian regions. The ''Fushigi Yuugi'' series also served as a GatewaySeries for all non-Chinese demographics for its strong, and supportive usage of [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Chinese regional culture studies]] by incorporating the {{Wuxia}} genre, Myth/ChineseMythology, TheFourGods, and its successful introduction of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-Eight_Mansions The Twenty-Eight Mansions]] of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_constellations Chinese constellation system]].
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13	''Fushigi Yuugi'' was popular enough to spawn a full franchise, in release order:
14	* ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' (Manga, Drama [=CD=], and Main/VisualNovel on [[Platform/PlayStation2 PS2]]/[[Platform/NintendoDS NDS]])
15	** The first prequel in telling the story of the Genbu Saga. The manga was serialized from 2003 to 2013 and was released in the US by Creator/VizMedia. The series also brought out ''Fushigi Yuugi's'' first-ever Main/VisualNovel, titled ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~''.
16	* ''Fushigi Yuugi Suzaku Ibun'' (Main/VisualNovel on [[Platform/PlayStation2 PS2]]/[[Platform/NintendoDS NDS]])
17	** An AlternateTimeline of the Suzaku / Seiryu Saga replacing Miaka and Yui with two different girls as the Suzaku and Seiryu Priestesses.
18	* ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun''
19	** The prologue of the second prequel in preparation for the later-released Byakko Saga. It was published in February 2015.
20	* ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoSenki''
21	** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which began its run in late 2017. Watase placed this project on hiatus from June 2018 to December 2023 to focus on finishing both the magazine run and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems. Serialization of ''Byakko Senki'' is scheduled to return in May 2024.
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23	[[http://fushigiyuugi.wikia.com Has a wiki.]] Compare with ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms.''
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26	!!This series presents examples of:
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32	* ActorAllusion: In the first episode, Miaka pulls the "InTheNameOfTheMoon" speech when she confronts a group of bullies near the end. In the original version, Miaka's voice actress Creator/KaeAraki covered for Creator/KotonoMitsuishi's role of Anime/SailorMoon when the latter was sick. Araki would come back as Chibiusa.
33	* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, every human character has a natural hair color. However, in the anime, [[WorldOfTechnicolorHair Nuriko is given purple hair, Chichiri blue]], and Mitsukake's is given a [[HairColorDissonance green tint]] while Tamahome's is undeniably blue (or sometimes green).
34	* AdaptationExpansion: In the original manga [[spoiler: when Suzuno and Tatara die]], they simply die. The anime expands on this scene to have [[spoiler: Tatara]] come to her after he dies and as she dies so they're reunited in death. The added scene went over so well [[spoiler: That WordOfGod has said she regrets not doing that scene herself in the manga]].
35	* AdaptationalJerkass: Yui.
36	* AdviceBackfire: Chichiri sternly admonishes Miaka that she needs to be more responsible in her actions. Unfortunately, Miaka is TooDumbToLive and interprets that as a suggestion she should walk into the enemy kingdom by herself carrying a one-of-a-kind artifact, which kicks off a very bad chain of events for the Suzaku warriors.
37	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Tamahome's childhood.
38	* AngstySurvivingTwin: [[spoiler:Subverted with Suboshi and Amiboshi in different ways. In the first instance when Amiboshi "died", Amiboshi wasn't actually dead. In the second when Suboshi died, Amiboshi didn't remember he had a twin to angst over.]]
39	* AnimalMotifs:
40	** Chichiri's mask earns him many comparisons to a ''[[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]]'', and he often uses his magic in trickster ways against Suzaku's opponents, although always in a heroic fashion.
41	** Tasuki sports [[CuteLittleFangs fangs]] and his bandit nickname was "Phantom Wolf", highlighting his LightningBruiser style of combat as well as his loyalty to his pack.
42	** Ashitare is Tasuki's EvilCounterpart on Seiryuu in this regard, as he is a violent, animalistic [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf.]]
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44	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Poor Nuriko.]] And literally half the main cast are dead by the end of the series.
45	* ArcVillain: Ashitare, Tomo and Miboshi
46	* AttemptedRape: Several times.
47	* AttractiveBentGender: Nuriko, and in the manga, ''Chichiri'' of all people. But since the latter practices sorcery, it's justified.
48	* AxCrazy; Suboshi. He's fierce, impulsive and can go to the extreme.
49	* BeyondTheImpossible: There's a place in Kutou called the "Shrine of Seiyruu"; a PhysicalGod that stands opposed to the god Suzaku. In this place, the warriors of Suzaku are forbidden entry by a magic barrier that specifically targets them and the priestess of Suzaku is paralyzed. [[spoiler: Chichiri can get in nonetheless because "I'm trickery, you know?" while Tamahome is [[ThePowerOfLove powered by love.]]]] To a native of the Universe of the Four Gods this is as impossible as someone ignoring the laws of Thermodynamics in real life.
50	* BigBad: Nakago. In the second OAV series and the second part of the manga, Tenkou takes this role.
51	* BigBrotherInstinct: Suboshi.
52	* BigDamnHeroes: Part of what makes this series great is that nearly every character gets one of these moments. Hell, even ''Suboshi'' gets one when he [[spoiler:saves Amiboshi from Tomo at the last second. ''"GET AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!"'']]
53	* BigEater: Miaka.
54	* TheBigGuy: Both Nuriko and Tasuki share this role on the Suzaku team. Nuriko possesses SuperStrength, while Tasuki is a LightningBruiser who wields a powerful fire attack.
55	* BlackandWhiteInsanity: Suboshi sees the Suzaku Seven as scum of earth simply because they were enemies.
56	* BlueOniRedOni: Yui and Miaka; Tamahome and Tasuki; Chichiri and Tasuki.
57	* BodyguardCrush: Any Seishi who falls for his Miko. For Miaka we have Tamahome, Hotohori, and Tasuki in the OAV ([[spoiler: Nuriko]] is more debatable); for Yui, Suboshi; for Suzuno, Tatara; for Takiko, Prince Uruki.
58	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Tamahome during the Kodoku arc.
59	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Chichiri does this in part two of the manga when he first appears: He faces towards where the fourth wall would be, waves and says "Long time, no see, everyone!" Although he could be saying it to the other characters, it comes off as more of a fourth-wall joke.
60	** Also done by Miaka in the anime, at one point when she's forced to remove her clothes. Upon being left in a non-transparent negligee (no underwear or midriff area visible), she remarks "This is as far as the broadcast restrictions will allow..." [[FridgeLogic (Even though earlier, she had been seen in a bra and panties, and even nude.)]]
61	* BrotherSisterIncest: Ren and Miisu.
62	* BroughtDownToBadass: Tasuki and Chichiri [[spoiler:lose their powers after Yui seals away the god Suzaku. This does not stop them from showing up in Miaka's world to HoldTheLine against Nakago (who still ''does'' have all of his celestial abilities).]]
63	* TheCakeIsALie: In Eikoden, Mayo is promised by [[spoiler: a fake Suzaku]] that she and the child inside her will be kept safe, and so will Tamahome, if she prays for the destruction of Konan. [[spoiler: None of that was true, of course.]]
64	* CallingYourAttacks: "Rekka Shin'en!"
65	** Mitsukake gets a taste of this twice. Hey, this is the ''[[HealingHands doctor]]'' we're talking about.
66	** It does pay off in a great gag when Miaka asks Tasuki to burn something very small, and he starts out with a massive, "REKKA SHIN-", then almost whispers "ehhhhhn" has he just lightly riffles the fan's folds at the target.
67	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys
68	* TheChessmaster: Nakago. As it turns out, numerous events such as [[spoiler: Suboshi murdering Tamahome's family]] were arranged to manipulate members of the Suzaku ''and'' the Seiryuu Seven into following his plans.
69	* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: Half the male cast falls for Miaka in one way or another, then [[spoiler:gets killed off, as was the case with Nuriko. The fandom still can't decide if he loved her romantically or as a sister. Watase's intentionally ambiguous on the issue]]. Hotohori at least [[spoiler:gets his own wife, Lady Houki]] before this happens. [[spoiler:Nuriko "I've always loved Miaka as a man"]] indicates that four of them are in love with her, possibly all in different ways though.
70	** And later in the series, [[spoiler:it's heavily [[ShipTease implied]] that Amiboshi has fallen in love with Miaka after his HeelFaceTurn, in particular with his line "Why can't you and I live here together forever?", delivered while he's lying on top of her shirtless]]. This romantic loose end is cleaned up when [[spoiler:a drug delivered by his twin brother makes him lose all memory]].
71	* TheChosenOne: Miaka, Yui... heck, all the Mikos.
72	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Miaka.
73	* ClothingDamage: When Yui summons Seiryuu, her ceremonial clothes are ripped off. Miaka also gets this during a few battles, at least in the manga.
74	* CodeName: See StockForeignName mentioned below.
75	* CosmicKeystone: The Shinzahou.
76	* CostumePorn: Say what you will about the story and the characters, if there's one thing that fans of ''Fushigi Yuugi'' agree on it's that the outfits worn by the holy warriors of each country in the ''The Universe of the Four Gods'' are very nicely drawn.
77	* [[spoiler: {{Crossdresser}}: Nuriko.]]
78	* CuteBruiser: Nuriko.
79	* CuteLittleFangs: Tasuki.
80	* DamselFightAndFlightResponse: When it dawns on Miaka that she's in another world --away from any legal consequences for hooliganism--, she proceeds to singlehandedly mop the floor with an entire street gang and nearly run away. Unfortunately, reality catches up with her when she's nabbed and needs an assist from Tamahome.
81	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Many characters, but Chichiri, Nakago, and Suboshi/Amiboshi particularly qualify.
82	* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:Chiriko's]] nephew is named after him in part 2 of the manga.
83	* DeathOfAChild: This series '''does not''' pull any punches on this, with [[spoiler:Tamahome's young siblings as well as Chiriko]] suffering horrifying deaths onscreen.
84	* DefiledForever:
85	** Averted since it is revealed that [[spoiler:Yui was never really raped in the first place]], and every attempt to rape Miaka ends up failing miserably.
86	** Inverted with [[spoiler:Nakago, whose repeated homosexual rape as a child (he was a male concubine) by the emperor he later served was his very own StartOfDarkness]].
87	** Played for tragedy in Chichiri's backstory. [[spoiler:His best friend forced a kiss on his fiancee. The fiancee treasured fidelity ''so'' highly that she considered herself this trope, and she broke the engagement with Chichiri immediately, leading to the fatal confrontation between Chichiri and his best friend.]]
88	* DepravedBisexual: Nakago. He had sex with Soi ''and'' kissed Tamahome on the lips to weaken his defenses and tease him. Afterwards, he says '' 'You're so fun to tease, but you'll never kill me letting your guard down like that.' '' He also tells Tamahome in the last episode that he excites him much the same way a woman does, licking him on the face.
89	* DepravedHomosexual: Tomo.
90	* DerailingLoveInterests: Despite the numerous love triangles centering on Miaka, the series tends to avert this.
91	** Hotohori remains respectful of Miaka's choice and is gracious with Tamahome himself, offering to move Tamahome's family from the countryside to the royal palace to ensure their well-being. Eventually, [[spoiler:Hotohori moves on and marries Houki.]]
92	** Nuriko [[spoiler:is implied to have feelings for Miaka, but takes on a CoolBigSis role and tries to help Tamahome and Miaka with their relationship.]] This is actually quite a bit of CharacterDevelopment as Nuriko was initially a major {{Jerkass}} towards Miaka in her jealousy over Hotohori.
93	** Tasuki arguably comes off the worst, but also has the excuse of being BrainwashedAndCrazy. [[spoiler:And [[FightingFromTheInside turns his own fire attack on himself]] in an attempt to stop himself from harming Miaka.]]
94	%%* DesignatedEvil: Yui and The Seiryuu Seven.
95	* DisguisedInDrag: A manga-only storyline.
96	* DisproportionateRetribution: Nakago used and punished innocent people who has nothing to do with his suffering.
97	* DistressBall: Despite having been shown to be capable of at least knowing basic self-defense quite a few times, poor Miaka often had this shoved into her hands in order to move the plot along.
98	* DoubleEntendre: [[spoiler: In the dub, when Miaka finds out that Nuriko's a man by seeing his exposed bare chest, Nuriko responds by saying "Oh, I guess it's about time I'm exposed."]]
99	* TheDragon: Tomo, Soi.
100	* DragonsAreDemonic: The [[TheFourGods deity]] on the side of the Kutou Empire, Seiryuu, is a dragon. Unlike most examples of this trope, Seiryuu is an Asian-style dragon, and associated with water more than fire. [[SubvertedTrope However]], it is shown that Seiryuu himself isn't actually evil; it's just that his purpose is to grant wishes...and that he's [[WarGod the patron god of a very warlike empire]], so he's being manipulated by [[HumansAreBastards corrupt humans]].
101	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Yui and Miaka]] both make failed attempts for different reasons. [[spoiler: Chiriko, though, ''does'' kill himself in order to kill Miboshi, who has taken possession of his body at this point.]]
102	** And later, [[spoiler:Tasuki [[FightingFromTheInside attempts to kill himself]] while under DemonicPossession, to stop himself from [[NearRapeExperience raping Miaka]].]]
103	* DudeLooksLikeALady: ''Nuriko''.
104	* EducationMama: Miaka's mother, especially in the manga.
105	* EpilepticFlashingLights: In episode 11, when Tamahome forces his way through the barrier that's supposed to keep out the Suzaku warriors, there is a very intense strobe light effect that could make it difficult for some people to watch.
106	* EvilCostumeSwitch: Not only does Tamahome change his clothes during the Kodoku arc, he also [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience gets rid of his red belt [Suzaku] and dons a blue one [Seiryuu]]].
107	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Yui. She comes back around by the end though.]]
108	* {{Fansub}}: No license group had any real intentions to license or dub this series, but during the time of its release, the anime had many, ''many'' fansubs floating around. Creator/PioneerEntertainment had mentioned at least once that it was because of the sheer number of fansubs that they decided to officially license the anime series.
109	* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The country of Konan and Kutou are spinoffs of southern and eastern China respectively, while Hokkan spins from Mongolia (includes both inner and outer Mongolia), and Sairou is Tibet.
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111	* FieryRedhead: Tasuki, literally ''and'' figuratively.
112	* FirstGirlWins: Genderflipped: The first ''boy'', Tamahome, wins Miaka's love here.
113	** Yui seems to invoke this trope or a variation of it when she claims that there's no particular reason Tamahome shouldn't fall for her, since she and Miaka met him at the same time.
114	* FlashStep: Chichiri's teleportation ability.
115	* FlowersOfRomance: Soi and Nakago are having sex, and flowers [[SceneryCensor are shown in front of them]]. Ironically, although Soi loves Nakago, it's debatable how he feels about her, and they're sleeping together because Soi has sexual healing powers.
116	* ForbiddenFruit: The Miko is not supposed to have any sexual contact or even romantic feelings for any men until she summons the Beast God. [[spoiler:Nakago and the other bad guys try to take advantage of this to cause Miaka to lose her virginity and thus her right to summon Suzaku... or at least believe she did.]]
117	* ForegoneConclusion: The ending of [[Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden Genbu Kaiden]], [[spoiler: and at least 2 of their warriors' fate]].
118	* TheFourGods: Given that the book Miaka and Yui are drawn into is called ''The Universe of the Four Gods'', unsurprisingly, this features prominently.
119	* FourIsDeath: [[spoiler:Yui is the fourth priestess and almost dies as a ''direct'' result of it.]]
120	* FromBadToWorse: The series takes a darker turn about halfway through, starting with [[spoiler:the brutal murder of Tamahome's family]].
121	* GentleGiant: Mitsukake, a huge and quiet man who has HealingHands and loves kittens.
122	* GilliganCut: In the extremely cold land of Hokkan, Nuriko orders Tasuki to use his fan to warm her up. He responds in annoyance that it isn't to be used for such stupid and trivial things. Cut to a scene of Tamahome talking while [[FunnyBackgroundEvent behind him]] Tasuki fans an extremely pleased-looking Nuriko.
123	* GodhoodSeeker: [[spoiler:Nakago's aspiration. More specifically, he wants to become a god so he can ''kill'' a god.]] It's also [[spoiler:Tenkou]]'s goal in the latter part of the manga and the OVA.
124	* GottaCatchThemAll: Miaka, being the Priestess of Suzaku, has to gather all seven Celestial Warriors in order to summon Suzaku. Cue UnwantedHarem of {{Bishonen}}.
125	* GreatBigBookOfEverything: The ''Universe of the Four Gods''.
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130	* HateSink: [[GreaterScopeVillain The Emperor of Kutou]] is a vile, sleazy, SmugSnake who commits genocide on peaceful tribes. Also a [[spoiler:rapist and pedophile]], he [[spoiler:violates]] the youthful Nakago, causing his StartOfDarkness. While most other villains are given levels of tragedy and catharsis, there is no individual who stands more loathed by everyone who knows him than the emperor, with [[BigBad Nakago]] plotting his death for years.
131	* HotForStudent: [[spoiler:In Eikoden, Mayo Sakaki falls for her basketball coach and PE teacher, Taka Sukinami aka Tamahome. Since he's already married to Miaka, this is pretty much doomed.]]
132	* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Nakago and Tenkou used to be the most powerful enemies who could almost conquer the world. But, the Suzaku warriors successfully botch their Evil Plan and make them lose their mega-power.
133	* IdealizedSex: {{Averted\|Trope}} in the first time Tamahome and Miaka attempt to have sex. In a relatively [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome realistic]] moment, they've spent so long restraining themselves that although they're both very eager for each other, they're also hilariously awkward about it.
134	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Mayo Sakaki, from the ''Fushigi Yuugi Eikoden'' OVA deliberate goes to the World of the Four Gods to be a special miko with a harem of bishonen.
135	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Hotohori, Amiboshi, Nuriko.
136	* ImHavingSoulPains: Happens to all the priestesses, as the Beast Gods devour them from the inside out.
137	* IdenticalStranger: Hotohori's wife Houki is the spitting image of [[spoiler: Nuriko]], to the point that the heroes scream and freak out when they see her. Sort of ironic [[spoiler: considering Hotohori had spent most of the series apparently madly in love with ''Miaka''.]]
138	* IdiotBall: This goes around a lot in the series, but a blatant example occurs in the anime after Ashitaare steals [[spoiler:the Shinzaho]]. Miaka is inexplicably the only person who pursues him, despite the fact that at least two of the Suzaku warriors present should be able to catch him with their eyes closed (Chichiri, who can teleport, and Tasuki, whose celestial power is speed).
139	* ImportantHaircut: Mitsukake, just before he TookALevelInBadass
140	** Nuriko eventually cuts his long hair, partly because he gets flirted at by drunken strangers and [[spoiler:as a symbolic way to finally bury his dead little sister]]
141	* IncrediblyInconvenientDeity: TheFourGods. They will grant their Priestess ThreeWishes, but it's a SecretTestOfCharacter. She has to use the wishes for the greater good, not for herself (even though she technically can.) The Beast God she summons begins to devour [[ImHavingSoulPains her soul]], and will consume her completely, leaving her an EmptyShell if she is determined to not be strong enough. Also, many of her Seishi are {{Bishounen}}, but the Beast Gods really want her to be a virgin, because even though she has VirginPower, she is in fact technically a VirginSacrifice.
142	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Yui. On the outside she's supremely over-confident but underneath she longs for someone to take care of her.
143	* InTheNameOfTheMoon: Spoofed in the first episode, when Miaka gives a Manga/SailorMoon-esque speech to a group of street thugs harassing her:
144	-->'''Miaka''': Heaven may forgive you, but Miaka Yuki does not! In the name of the heavens, I'll punish you!
145	** Also, in Episode 5, Miaka strikes a ''Manga/SailorMoon'' pose when dreaming about the food, which makes sense, since Creator/KaeAraki, [[ActorAllusion the voice of Miaka, played Chibi-Usa and briefly, Usagi]], in ''Sailor Moon''.
146	* {{Irony}}: Later in the story, Miaka (despite being BookDumb and normally having to bust her ass at schoolwork just to get a ''mediocre'' grade) has passed the Jonan entrance exam almost effortlessly. Meanwhile Yui, who normally gets very high grades even when she doesn't study, failed the test. [[spoiler: Miaka turns down the chance to go to Jonan, so she can attend school with Yui.]]
147	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tasuki
148	* JerkwithAHeartOfJerk: Nakago
149	* JerkassGods: In the worst way.
150	* KarmaHoudini:
151	** This happened with [[spoiler:Mayo in ''Eikoden'', which ended with everybody '''''thanking her''''' for deciding to resuscitate the dog she'd shot]].
152	** Yui deserves an honorable mention at least. Granted she was manipulated by Nakago, but considering she'd known Miaka since they were in kindergarten she should've known her best friend better than that. Her resentment and selfishness led to the deaths of ''numerous'' beloved characters, and she continually turned a blind eye to her Senshi [[spoiler: trying to both kill Miaka and ''rape her'']]. Yet in the end all she has to do is apologize for her selfishness--and the viewer doesn't even get to see said apology, or the promised confrontation Miaka told her they were going to have!
153	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Suboshi]].
154	* KiManipulation: Nakago, and later Tamahome.
155	* KidnappedByAnAlly: Both Chichiri and Tasuki make their introductions by abducting Miaka, albeit for different reasons. Chichiri abducts Miaka to protect her from Kutou assassins, whilst Tasuki kidnaps her as part of a scheme to take back leadership of his bandit gang.
156	* KillerYoyo: Suboshi's weapon, the ''Ryuuseisui''.
157	* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Chiriko.]]
158	* KubrickStare: In episode 12, Tamahome glares jealously at Hotohori when the latter hugs Miaka. And Hotohori immediately senses it.
159	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Tamahome, [[spoiler: Amiboshi]], and Tamahome again in the OVA. Protagonism hurts.
160	* LetsGetDangerous: Chichiri most frequently pulls this off, but Nuriko also deserves a mention.
161	* LetsYouAndHimFight: The battle between Tasuki and BrainwashedAndCrazy Tamahome. Exploited by Nakago, who releases the seal he'd temporarily placed on Tasuki's fire magic in order to make the fight more even -- as Seiryuu benefits either way regardless of which Suzaku warrior kills the other.
162	* LoveableRogue: Tasuki. Tamahome also has shades of this when he's first introduced.
163	* LoveMakesYouEvil: Soi, mixed with IOweYouMyLife.
164	* MacGuffin: The Shinzaho. With the exception of Miaka's unborn child in the 3rd OVA; that one turned out to be more of a ChekhovsGun.
165	* MacGuffinDeliveryService: Miaka and her Suzaku Warriors fell prey to the hands of the Seiryu Warriors not once, ''but their only two chances'' on the quest to obtain the previously mentioned Shinzahos of Genbu and Byakko; leading to the result of Seiryu being awakened.
166	* MaskPower: Chichiri.
167	* ManipulativeBastard: Nakago, over and over and over again.
168	* ManlyTears: Seen from Tamahome and Tasuki.
169	* MartyrWithoutACause: Miaka. ''Constantly''.
170	* MasterOfIllusion: Tomo.
171	* MeaningfulEcho: "You scared me half to death!"
172	%%* {{Miko}}
173	* TheMole: [[spoiler: Amiboshi.]]
174	* MoneyFetish: Tamahome.
175	* MoodWhiplash: Done multiple times in the series, though the most memorable one is when the story begins to really get DarkerAndEdgier. Before leaving for Hokkan, Hotohori offers Tamahome and his family a decent house to live in the city walls, so he can be assured of their safety while abroad, Tamahome happily accepts and thanks him profusely, proceeds to buy gifts for them all and heads home to tell them the good news [[spoiler: and they're all dead. Painfully killed, some even maimed, his oldest younger sibling having obviously tried to defend the family and his youngest sibling [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in his arms]]]].
176	* MouthToMouthForceFeeding: In episode 18, in order to prevent Tamahome from leaving her to go back to Miaka, Yui forces Tamahome to consume the kodoku pill from her mouth while he is restrained by her servants.
177	* MrFanservice: About 80% of the male cast--and that's a conservative estimate.
178	* MsFanservice: Miaka and Yui get their fair share of moments as well.
179	* MundaneUtility: Tasuki's asked to burn some hairs [or a ribbon in the manga] with his fire powers, so he goes into his usual warm-up pose before tossing a tiny flame. Later, as a background gag, he's shown lightly waving it near Nuriko after the latter asked to be warmed up in a cold climate.
180	* MusicalAssassin: Amiboshi.
181	* MyGreatestFailure: Chichiri's backstory.
182	* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe
183	* NaiveEverygirl: Miaka.
184	* NearRapeExperience: [[spoiler:Tasuki toward Miaka in the second OVA.]]
185	** WordOfGod states that [[spoiler: Yuu Watase stated at a convention that raping Miaka was ''Tomo's'' idea and that Nakago had been incredibly uncomfortable with the whole thing because of the trauma he himself had suffered. The fact that she had Nuriko's protection was something that he saw as a cop-out of it entirely.]]
186	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: There is little conflict in the opening episodes. What triggers the main conflict between Kutou and Konan is [[spoiler: Miaka trying to go home early. By forcing herself up, Yui was pulled down. She became the rival priestess and encourages Kutou to invade.]]
187	* NoBodyLeftBehind: Seems to be what happens to [[spoiler:every book character that dies in the real world]]. [[spoiler:Happens to both Suboshi and Nakago]].
188	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: This is what Tamahome's battle with Tasuki turns into under the influence of kudoku in episode 19.
189	* NoHonorAmongThieves: Seiryuu's biggest weakness; almost as many Seiryuu warriors are killed by their own teammates as by the heroes. [[spoiler:Ashitare's final form is killed by Nakago, and Tomo by Suboshi. Then there is Yui, who finally turns on Nakago after seeing what he really is, and gives Suzaku their shot at victory.]]
190	* NoticingTheFourthWall: Numerous instances, but particularly Tamahome and Nakago. The latter took the news way better than the former.
191	* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: It has an unusual variant in that the person in question [[spoiler:Nuriko]] ''is'' dead and the characters are praying for [[spoiler:his]] soul, not realizing that [[spoiler:his]] ghost has joined them.
192	* ObliviouslyEvil: Most of the Seiryu Seishis particularly Suboshi.
193	* OfficialCouple: You know the one. Although originally, Creator/YuuWatase was going to separate them so it'd be realistic. And then her female editor, a hopeless romantic, made her change it.
194	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: The four Priestesses - Yui, Miaka, Takiko and Suzuno - are all normal girls from Earth brought into the World of the Four Gods. Mayo as well.
195	* OutOfClothesExperience: Yui when she is [[spoiler: absorbed into Seiryuu.]] Also Miaka and Mayo when summoning Suzaku in the 3rd OVA.
196	* PaperCutting: To an absurdly literal degree in Tamahome and Tasuki's fight, when Tasuki manages to cleanly slice off Tamahome's bandana.
197	* PaperFanOfDoom: Tasuki.
198	%%* ParrotExposition
199	%%* PartlyCloudyWithAChanceOfDeath
200	* PersonalityPowers: Several cases among the Suzaku warriors: Nuriko (whose exuberant personality fits her SuperStrength), Tasuki (whose HotBlooded personality matches his control of fire), Chichiri (an eccentric monk with the power of illusion and teleportation), and Mitsukake (a GentleGiant with healing powers).
201	* PervertRevengeMode: In episode 34, when Miaka survives the test from the Genbu star warriors after being forced to strip down, Tamahome immediately covers her up. However, he accidentally gropes her breasts, thus earning Miaka's slap.
202	* PetTheDog: Nakago, Suboshi and Soi all get their moments.
203	* ThePhoenix: Suzaku, a deity, is represented by one.
204	* ThePlan: Might we not as well say that Nakago is a complete MagnificentBastard?
205	* PlotTriggeringBook: The main character and her friends are sucked into the world of a mysterious book found in a national library to begin the plot of the series.
206	* PortalBook: The premise of the series is the travel of ordinary, real-world people to the Universe of the Four Gods via a magical book.
207	%%* ThePowerOfFriendship
208	* ThePowerOfLove: What do you expect from a series dominated by a mythological being representing love?
209	* PrecisionFStrike: Perfectly deployed in the English dub, when Tamahome and Tasuki are stunned by witnessing Chichiri use [[LetsGetDangerous the full force of his powers]].
210	-->'''Tamahome:''' That's... wow...
211	-->'''Tasuki:''' No shit, man!
212	* PsychoLesbian: [[spoiler:Yui. "I couldn't find a place between you and Tamahome."]]
213	* ThePsychoRangers: The Seiryuu warriors are a team of evil counterparts to the Suzaku team, most obviously Nakago (to Tamahome), Soi (to Nuriko), Tomo (to Chichiri) and Miboshi (to Chiriko).
214	* PsychoSupporter: Soi, who says she would sell her soul to the devil if Nakago asked her to.
215	%%* PuppyDogEyes
216	[[/folder]]
217
218	[[folder: R - Z]]
219
220	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Suzaku warriors, especially compared to their Seiryuu counterparts.
221	* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:Soi, Nakago.]]
222	* RapeAsDrama: Oh, boy... [[spoiler:Poor Yui spends much of the series believing that she was raped, which Nakago takes advantage of in order to turn her against Miaka]], and [[spoiler:Miaka herself nearly gets raped at least four times]].
223	%%* ReallyDeadMontage
224	* RealMenWearPink: Nuriko, in every sense.
225	* RealityWritingBook: "The Universe of the Four Gods", which is type 2. While Miaka and Yui continue their adventure, people in our world can read, what is happening in this moment in Four God's dimension.
226	* RecapEpisode: Episode 28. Also, most episodes begin with narration over footage and dialogue from the previous episode.
227	* RefugeeFromTVLand: Tamahome holds on to Miaka just as Yui uses her powers to send her back to the real world. As a result, he too is sent to modern-day Japan. HilarityEnsues until we find out that [[spoiler:with Yui returning as well, Nakago followed.]]
228	--> '''Miaka:''' ''(about Tamahome aboard the train)'' He looks just like a kid. He's been like this ever since we left.
229	--> '''Keisuke:''' Can't be helped. He comes from a different reality; landing in the late 20th century like this, it's only natural that he has a cultural shock.
230	* ReligiousBruiser: Chichiri is a peaceful, dedicated monk who can also unload some serious whoop-ass.
231	%%* RescueRomance
232	* RevengeBeforeReason: Yui.
233	* RivalTurnedEvil: Yui decides to turn against her childhood best friend, Miaka. [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn She gets better]] after realizing her mistakes and Nakago's betrayal]].
234	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Hotohori, a legitimately good fighter, accompanies Miaka on her quest to gather the other warriors. He's also on the ball regarding the threat posed by the enemy kingdom Kutou well before most of the other characters.
235	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Nuriko.]]
236	* SayMyName: All together now: "Miaka!" "Tamahome!" "Miaka!" "Tamahome!" [[MemeticMutation "MIAKA!" "TAMAHOME!"]]
237	** Lampshaded in the OVA. ("Tamahome." "Miaka." "Tamahome." "Miaka." "Tamahome.")
238	* ScarsAreForever: Chichiri.
239	* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: A major plot point at the beginning of the story.
240	* ScreamDiscretionShot: When Miaka is shown through a magic mirror what happened to Yui, all we see is Miaka, Tamahome and Chichiri's horrified reactions as Yui screams for Miaka.
241	* ScrubbingOffTheTrauma: Miaka scrubs herself with a twig until she bleeds, trying to make herself "clean" again, [[spoiler:after believing that Nakago raped her]], and therefore she was [[DefiledForever no longer worthy of the title of Priestess of Suzaku...or Tamahome's love]]. [[spoiler:He didn't. He just roughed her up a bit and let her come to her own conclusions when she came to, just as with Yui.]]
242	* SecretTestOfCharacter: The role of the Priestess.
243	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Nakago inadverantly killed his own mother when trying to save her from being gang raped by soldiers, because he was unable to control his newly-awakened powers]]. It's taken further in the character novel, [[spoiler:where he kills the previous Shogun, but only realises it's his long-lost father when it's much too late]].
244	* SelflessWish: The three wishes a priestess gets from the Beast Gods are pretty much required to be.
245	* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Nuriko. There was absolutely no reason for him to try to lift that boulder; there's clearly plenty of room to just get around it and into the cave entrance it's blocking.]] The Seishi even find skeletons ''inside'' the cave of people who presumably did just that.
246	* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Compare Miaka's priestess outfit to Yui's.
247	* ShirtlessScene: Used liberally.
248	* ShockAndAwe: Soi.
249	* TheSociopath: Nakago.
250	* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: [[spoiler: Nakago kills Hotohori about a month into Houki's pregnancy with Boushin]]
251	* SpoilerOpening: Shows Yui's FaceHeelTurn turn. And the real Chiriko is a kid.
252	* StalkerWithACrush: Yui, Suboshi, and to some degree Soi.
253	* StartOfDarkness: Nakago's character novel is pretty much all about this.
254	* StellarName: All of the Seishi.
255	* StockForeignName: Everyone from the "Universe of the Four Gods." They have Chinese names but is always be referred to by their Japanese-ish names; this includes the four beast gods themselves.
256	* StupidSacrifice:
257	** [[spoiler: Nuriko's death. He expends the last of his strength to move the boulder in front of the entrance to a cave, and with his severe injuries, ends up dying of the strain. The thing is, the boulder ''wasn't actually blocking the entrance''. There's quite visibly enough room to just go around it, and there are the skeletal remains of people who apparently did exactly that. He could have just waited for Mitsukake and the others to catch up and heal him.]]
258	** [[spoiler:Hotohori is even worse. He's been depowered and is facing off with a still-powered Nakago, who informs him he's calling off the invasion of Konan to go take his revenge on the Kutou emperor instead. Rather than accepting Nakago's retreat and taking time to plan strategically, Hotohori decides to engage in a [[UnderequippedCharge doomed charge]] against Nakago and gets predictably killed as a result. This is at least addressed in an [=OVA=] episode where he is forced to deal with the wife and young son he left behind.]]
259	* SuperDeformed: Very frequently used, and even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at one point when Chichiri disguises himself as Nakago. When the real Nakago catches on, one soldier leads his comrades saying, "After that deformed miniature general!"
260	* SwordPointing: In the near end of episode 12, when Hotohori caught Tamahome kissing Miaka and accuses the latter for trespassing and the kissing as non-mutually consensual, Hotohori threatens to kill Tamahome by pointing his sword toward the latter. But, he [[HonorBeforeReason refuses to do it since they’re both Suzaku warriors]].
261	* SymbolicallyBrokenObject: In episode 18, Nuriko gives Miaka a special doll, which according to a legend, when a couple's names are written on the doll which is in turn buried in the ground, supposedly makes a couple's love eternal. After having written hers and Tamahome's names on it, Miaka is unnerved to see it break before her very eyes, thinking of it as a bad sign.
262	* TakeThatAudience: The reason why Mayo Sakaki, aka: [[MaliciousMisnaming Mayonnaise]] was created in the first place. Yuu Watase got many letters from fangirls expressing their desires to be sucked into the Universe of the Four Gods and get a fairy-tale ending with one of the Bishounen. Her response was to portray them in the form of a selfish {{Yandere}} who is meant [[HumansAreFlawed to symbolize human weakness in matters of the heart.]] Yeah, [[ThisLoserIsYou Mayo being a bitch was INTENTIONAL.]]
263	* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Chiriko stabbing himself to take down Miboshi, who had possessed his body.]]
264	* ThemeNaming: All the Celestial Warriors are named for their constellation, in the pattern Mark + "Constellation". In some cases, even their given names are a simple variation of the same, like Tamahome's name of Kishuku.
265	** Also, the four lands within the Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho each have a cardinal point in their name which corresponds to which of TheFourGods they worship: ''Hok''kan (Genbu) = north; Ko''nan'' (Suzaku) = south; Ku''tou'' (Seiryu) = east; and ''Sai''rou (Byakko) = west.
266	* ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange: In the Tagalog dub, the location was changed from Japan to the Philippines with references to the [=MRT=] train system and universities such as Ateneo de Manila and the University of the Philippines.
267	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Tasuki kills [[spoiler:the Seiryuu warrior Soi]] this way, although he was aiming for Nakago.
268	%%* TrappedInAnotherWorld
269	* TroubledButCute: I dare you to name one badass in this series who hasn't been tripped at the MoralEventHorizon.
270	* TwinsAreSpecial: Amiboshi and Suiboshi who exhibit both TwinTelepathy and {{Synchronization}}: [[spoiler: when Amiboshi "dies," Suiboshi can sense it.]] They are able to write messages to one another on their skin. For example, Amiboshi writes something on his left hand with his finger, and the message appears on Suboshi's left hand.
271	* TwinTelepathy: Suboshi and Amiboshi.
272	* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Which leads [[FaceHeelTurn into...]]
273	* UnstoppableRage: Tamahome gets to show that he deserves every bit of the "Ogre" character on his forehead when [[spoiler: [[TearJerker Suboshi offs his family]], and he unleashes the mother of all [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring Rampages of Revenge]]]]. The results are scary beyond belief for any onlooker. Even Miaka and Nuriko are understandably freaked out.
274	* TheUnwantedHarem: Reverse-gender version. It must ''really'' suck to be a girl with several bishies at your feet, yet due to VirginPower you can't do ANYTHING. [[spoiler:Poor Suzuno...]].
275	* VerbalTic: Chichiri, na no da! It's "You know!" in the English version.
276	** The English manga keep in the 'no da'
277	* ViewersAreGoldfish: The anime will never let you forget what just happened five minutes ago. Ever.
278	* VirginPower: A Miko must be and remain a virgin throughout all of her ordeals, otherwise she can't summon her God.
279	** Actually subverted in the second OVA (or latter half of the manga), [[spoiler: after Taka and Miaka reunite, they do the deed, yet the PowerOfLove is enough to summon Suzaku, since the Phoenix is a symbol of love in Asian culture.]]
280	** [[spoiler: After the deed, the manga actually has Miaka explain this to Nuriko, and pondering that maybe she lost her qualifications as a Miko, but the concern is brushed aside.]]
281	* VitriolicBestBuds: Tamahome and Tasuki.
282	* WaterIsDry: In the anime, Miaka almost drowns in a pond, but walks back into the palace completely dry like nothing happened. When this happens in the manga, her hair and clothes are visibly soaked.
283	* WellDoneSonGuy: Miaka, in the manga.
284	* TheWisePrince: Hotohori.
285	* WorldOfTechnicolorHair: Tamahome and Chichiri have blue hair of different shades (but the former's hair is often mistaken for green), while Nuriko, his deceased little sister Kourin, and Empress Houki have purple hair. Chiriko's hair is a cross between brown and pink and the Nyan-Nyans have bubblegum blue hair. Tokaki, Subaru, and Tenkou have silver hair (this holds true for the former two even in youth), and Renhou and Miiru have silver-purple hair. Soi's hair is a shade of maroon, while Nakago is the only one who has blonde hair in the book world, and this is actually significant. The human forms of all the Beast Deities have hair in the color by which they are identified.
286	* WorstAid:
287	** That scene where Tamahome and Hotohori give Miaka a blood transfusion... by cutting themselves and bleeding directly into Miaka's wound. Yuu Watase actually lampshaded this in a gag panel where Nuriko called out how ridiculous and unsanitary it was.
288	** During the voyage to Hokkan, Tasuki, who [[SuperDrowningSkills cannot swim at all]], is washed overboard in a storm. Miaka jumps in to help, and promptly demonstrates why it's a bad idea for unskilled swimmers to do this as [[TooDumbToLive she starts drowning herself]], necessitating Tamahome to jump in to save ''her.'' Nuriko again proves to be the OnlySaneMan, as the only person with the presence of mind to toss out a rope.
289	* {{Yandere}}: Yui is yandere for Tamahome ''and'' Miaka, whereas Suboshi is yandere for his brother Amiboshi and for ''her''.
290	* YaoiFangirl: Yuu Watase. She even ships ''her own characters''.
291	* YearInsideHourOutside: Since Miaka and Yui are pulled into a book, whatever happens to them may feel like real time to them, but in the real world, everything happens in the time it takes someone to read the book about what's going on.
292	** During the last third of the manga, Suzaku Seikun resides in Miaka's watch and makes sure that she and Taka only remain in the Universe Of The Four Gods for the length of 1 Hour in her world's time.
293	*** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when Miaka's watch is destroyed [[spoiler: Suzaku Seikun had switched into her [=PokeBell=] in case her watch was taken and destroyed]] and Suzaku Seikun having no proper means of knowing what equates to her world's time anymore, it results in Miaka and Taka being in the scroll for about two days for them and it turns out they were gone for ''three months''.
294	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Nakago says this word for word to [[spoiler:Ashitare]].
295	* YouShallNotPass: One of Tasuki's character-defining moments was pulling one of these against a BrainwashedAndCrazy Tamahome, willingly subjecting himself to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in order to buy time for Chichiri and Miaka to escape.
296	* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler:The first attempt at summoning Suzaku completely fails -- sending the Suzaku warriors off on an entirely different quest to try to fix things.]]
297	[[/folder]]

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