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Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play, Vol. 6: Summoner

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Prolific shojo (girls') comics artist Yu Watase has created 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.
Now that she seems to have gathered all seven of her Celestial Warriors, she is ready to summon the god Suzaku who will grant her three wishes. But Miaka's former best friend Yui has become her mortal enemy, and Yui's nefarious general Nakago has a secret plan...
It's an amazing book with an amazing story. Yu Watase has outdone herself! Each book is filled with comical extras and character profiles. Yu Watase even has a side column where she talks about her creations, answers fan questions, and talks about life. I recommend this book to all who love art and a great story.

I ordered this fushigi yuugi volume, after making very bad judgement and reading almost half the book in Animerica Extra. I read fairly far past the end of the book as it turns out. This left me expecting a whole lot more from this volume than I got.

I really didn't like this volume anywhere near as much as the others. Tamahome comes back, regains his memory, and the summoning of Suzaku begins. When it was over, it left me saying, "That's IT? No more?" The 7th book hasn't been published yet, but trust me, you'll really want it after reading this volume. At least, I did. But still, we are talking about fushigi yuugi, so the my "so-so" rating for this book is already very high above any other manga. This volume of FY was still magical, love echanting, and very sad at parts. And Tamahome still makes you just wanna give 'im a great big hug, just for being so nice, even if it is just to Miaka. ^^ I'd have to say, if you're choosing random volumes in the series and not going in order, don't read this before reading the 5th volume. You may pick up on it, but you won't understand the trama everyone's going through. FY fans, make sure you don't leave out this volume. Plus, being the crazy Amiboshi fan I am, and this being his real debut book and all, you HAVE to get it. ^^lol. But really, this volume was good, but not quite as good as some of the previous volumes. Still quite good as I've said, and now that I'm starting to constanty repeat myself, I'll just say don't listen to me if you're not yet an fy fan. Go in order of the books, and you'll be dazzled by the series. I instantly fell in love with it, and this volume is no different.

Yu Watase, Fushigi Yugi: Summoner (ViZ, 2002)

Summoner, the sixth chapter of Yu Watase's manga epic Fushigi Yugi, is the first one in a while that's jumped up and demanded I read it in one sitting. This is good stuff, and it's finally shown the promise hinted at in the second volume.

Miaka, eternally hungry schoolgirl and priestess of Suzaku, has finally gathered the seven celestial warriors, so the summoning ceremony can begin-- as long as they can recover Tamahome, a celestial warrior placed under a spell by the Seiryu camp, who are opposed to the Suzaku camp (and just happen to be headed up by Yui, Miaka's former best friend). The dramatic tension in the storylines revolves around these two events.

Those who have followed the series up to this point, grab this one at your earliest convenience; it's the best of the lot so far. Those who gave up when the going got kind of rough in books three and four, persevere; there's a payoff, and it's worth it. *** ½

I own this book and I love it. I love this series...I have Volumes 2, 5, 6, and yes, even 7. I can't wait for all the books to come out and I definitely recommend this series for anyone who's trying to figure out what to get. Anime/Manga fans, prepare yourself...Yu Watase brings you into an adventure full of anything can happen...and it has stuff in it for the action lovers, anime lovers, romantics and just about any Anime/Manga fan type. BUY IT TODAY!

I'm an avid anime fan, and I read manga, and I think Yu Watase has created the most beautiful, adventurous, romantic graphic novel's i have ever read in my life. I may be totally biased, but it's a fantastic and unique concept, which of course has been done before, but have the characters ever taken a life of their own like they have? Any reader can identify with at least one of the characters, they have so much life and truth, it's unbelievable. She makes you question your life, truth and values, and no one has really ever been able to do that to me. Yes, I am mildly obsessed, but I adore and love these graphic novels, and I recommend them to everyone!

The sixth book was REALY good. The plot thickens alot in this book,(i realy thought it was almost over!).Chichiri and Tasuki are awesome!! This book was also kinda sad. You think everythings finaly going right for the poor suzaku warriors when you find out that one of them is a traitor!*gasp!* which one is he? I won't spoil it!! just read the book and find out!
~NO DA!! ^o^

I have read every book in the series(in chinese and japanese versions) and I can tell you that this book is really worth buying. Fushigi yugi is a great series that anyone would love. If you are reading this right now, you shouldn't waste anymore time, and go and get the book now! I gurantee you'll love it a lot!

a stroke of pure luck that i even found this book where i live! (as if i hadn't been looking for it scince the very day it came out!) and even more i got it about five minutes after my best friend yui(yes, i am miaka) left the store happily engrosed in her own copy of the book!

Tasuki is an absolute idiot in this book (which delieghted me all the more, as Yui has a major crush on him and my favorite nickname for him is 'mister mountain maggot'), Nakago FINALLY gets slapped by Yui and Tamahome ceases to hunt miaka in the hopes of killing her(although i will miss his evil smirk ^_^). this book leaves out most of the characters besides MiakA Tamahome and Hotohori, giving the secondary roles and essentially excluding them from the storyline, so it isn't my favorite book but it does set the mood for Castaway quite well, starting them on the quest for the Shinzoho(i know its not called that in the book, and, seeing as i am morrally opposed to the anime i don't know why i put that there.)
in conclusion i think its worth the [money] but if i had my druthers i would have castaway come out instead of this.