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Fushigi Yugi - The Mysterious Play: Memories (Vol. 2) [VHS]

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"Those young and old have a love of anime." --Quoting Me. Well, those two did it again! Tamahome (Taka) and Miaka manage to be sucked back into the book. The love birds much recover Taka's 7 memory balls which he had to relinquish in order to be reborn (Hense the title "Memories") After facing a few problems in and out of the book--problems like possesed students, insest (not too much), and random bouts of poison sucking--the Senshi find that these are just the beginings of the problems. One excellent sub-content is the play on Taski's feelings for Miaka...which meet a wall in the third tape. What's the attraction to her? I mean, even Nuriko loved her...maybe it's her sense of fashion, or the fact she could eat them out of house and home. Who knows. This tape is a must watch, if not a must have, for all you Fushinites out there, na no da!

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*ahem* I absolutely love Fushigi Yugi, and I am currently tryng to see the entire series (even though I know the ending...) but anyways, I would like to warn people of something about the OVA's formatting.

If your like me, you probably buy a mix of subbed and dubbed tapes, pretty much anything that is available. Well, for the OVA I bought the first tape, dubbed. It contained episodes 1-3. Then I bought the second tape, subtitled...and it contained episodes 5-7! I couldn't believe it, I had TOTALLY missed episode 4 (which, btw, I didn't notice until after watching a episode 7). So WATCH OUT, make sure you check to see what episodes are in the tapes before you buy them!

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P.S: Chichiri is a cutie, eh?

If you loved the fushigi yuugi tv series, then you'll naturally love the ova's too. Even though the tv series is funnier, (the ova's get kinda depressing...) the ova's are great. This volume introduces some new bad guys, and begins to focus a little on the senshi's pasts too. My favorite ep. was the one with Nuriko's brother!! (good looks run in the family i guess :p )
I own the series dubbed, and i love it even tho I saw the first few episodes in japanese, then accidently bought the series in english. But the dub is great, even tho people say subbed is more emotional or whatever. People, dubbed is pretty emotional too, considering how much i cried during the really sad parts... (OMG! NURIKO!!!)
anyway, this volume is a great addition to any fushigi yuugi fan collector! thanx for reading!

... This is in response to the "official" reveiwer. I saw these episodes in Japan, and there isn't really a time mess up. The whole time out-of-whack thing is due to an illusion, so there is no "problem" or "difficulty" with the OAVs. :p Of course, I say that realizing that it may have been changed when it was brought to America.

ANYWAY.... ^.^ I am almost certain that this is the most entralling section of the series. Not only is there trouble back in Kounan, but Suzaku bugs Miaka in her dreams, asking her to return (pesky gods can't interfere on their own, you know). You find out more of what happened to those in the book, and I warn you, there is a tear-jerker scene with Hotohori's ghost!

I found out about Fushigi Yugi from an obssessed friend.At first I thought it was just another over dramatic cartoon like Sailor Moon, but I soon learned that it was funny and different from any other anime I'd ever seen.I recomend it to anime fans^_^!!!!!

This whole series basically reflects on the mistakes these soldiers made. If you recall Hotohori went to battle and died LEAVING A PREGNANT WIFE, Chichiri's past is explained and two words: NURIKO'S Brother! All explained for you in the entirety of this 3rd fushigi yuugi series. It is not for the fient at heart though. Dun forget to watch all of the outakes! You gotta love it!I luved the bus trip to the women's spa in the 2nd series! I had NO idea Nakago was a drag queen!

its a great video! all of your fav fy charactors are back and they got plenty of tasuki in it.the sad thing is 4 of the suzaku 7 are dead but there still in the series its just sad about what happend.well tasuki relizes he's in love with miaka!and this is the guy who said he hated girls...well i dont want to really spoil the suprises in it but this is a must have if your an fy fan like me! well,arigato for reading this!hope it helps!

... This is in response to the "official" reveiwer. I saw these episodes in Japan, and there isn't really a time mess up. The whole time out-of-whack thing is due to an illusion, so there is no "problem" or "difficulty" with the OAVs. :p Of course, I say that realizing that it may have been changed when it was brought to America.

ANYWAY.... ^.^ I am almost certain that this is the most entralling section of the series. Not only is there trouble back in Kounan, but Suzaku bugs Miaka in her dreams, asking her to return (pesky gods can't interfere on their own, you know). You find out more of what happened to those in the book, and I warn you, there is a tear-jerker scene with Hotohori's ghost!

If you are a Watase fan then this one is definitly a must see! The Shoujo Goddess pulls off yet another chapter in her successful Mysterious Play series. The story picks up where 'Illusions' left off with 'Taka' remembering nothing about his past life as Tamahome. He and Miaka were able to meet again in Miaka's world (hmph) and right off the bat, weird stuff is already beginning to mar Miaka and Taka's reality (yay!) Through some rather unusual events the two lovers find themselves back in the world of the book. Miaka is beginning to explain to Taka that this is where they first met when a huge monster appears behind Taka and a huge flame suddenly engulfs the both of them (giggle!) The flamer turns out to be Taski and Chichiri soon follows. He takes them all to Mt. Taikyouku where Taitskuun explains that Taka must regain all of his Jewels of Memory or he will disappear (hurrah!) After that a huge explosion rips through the mountain and the adventure begins! I recommend this tape to all Watase fans. Keep in mind that you might want to have seen the Original Fushigi Yugi series along with Illusions otherwise you might find yourself horribly confused. This tape does have your usual Fushigi Yugi violence and cursing with a new little smattering of incest, but other than that don't worry! (oh and I'm really sorry if this review made any Tamahome/Miaka fans angry with me)