The Art of Fushigi Yugi (Shojo Series) (Paperback)

~ Yuu Watase (Author)

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Product Description

When best friends Miaka and Yui open an ancient Chinese book, they find themselves transported to the Universe of the Four Gods, a parallel world strangely like ancient China. Miaka is at a loss — no fast food? — until she is identified as a prophesied priestess from another world. This collection of painting and designs from the hit anime series currently airing in Japan will soon be introduced to U.S. audiences. It is the first English-language collection of color illustrations from Fushigi Yugi.

About the Author

A manga artist for over ten years, Yuu Watase's debut came in 1989 at the

age of 18 when her short story Pajama de Ojama (An Intrusion in Pajamas)

appeared in the monthly Shôjo Comic manga anthology. Since then she

has written and drawn some 50 volumes worth of different short stories and

long-running manga series, including the fantastically popular Fushigi

Yûgi, also available in English from VIZ. Her works have provided the

basis for two television series, an OVA series, anime soundtrack CDs, and a

string of novels. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (November 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569317755
• ISBN-13: 978-1569317754
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,756,841 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for any Fushjigi Yugi fan!, December 18, 2002

By	"cosmicakitty" (KS United States) - See all my reviews

I'm not a big FY fan but when I picked up this book for a friend I did thumb through it. The book contains beautiful color artwork some as it says made just for this book. The book boasts that it is an English carbon-copy of the Japanese version, which I don't know because I don't own the Japanese version. Some pictures are a bit small that's my only complaint. Most of the pictures have a foot-note in the back of the book giving you a little information such as what it was used for originally.
It has character stats (height, weight, blood type) along with Yuu Watase's original sketches for them. It has a color comic in right-to left format. An interview with Ms. Watase as well as a bio for her is in toward the back. This seems to be a very high quality book with thick, glossy paper, almost like cardstock. I'm impressed!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for several reasons!, November 27, 2008

By	D. D. Cannon (Indianoplace :-)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Art of Fushigi Yugi (Hardcover)

I saw this book online and fell in love with it. I can't believe I never left a review. It's great for so many reasons.
1. If you're an artist and need a little help on certain things, like eyes, hair, bodies, etcetera.
2. To complete your Fushigi Yuugi collection.
3. To learn more about the characters and the book, not to mention, the artist.
4. If you can read kanji, it's really fun to try to read as much of the background kanji as possible. Heh heh.

All-around awesome book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for fans and artist alike, February 14, 2003

By	Bob - that guy from No Where (The Middle of No Where) - See all my reviews

It's nice that an Anime art book was published in English. Whether you want to get some insight into how Ms. Watase developed the series or you want to look at an entertaining book then this is a must have.