SYNOPSIS

The story of Fushigi Yuugi is about Miaka Yuuki who travels to another world the resembles Ancient China (but of course everyone speaks Japanese) and has the adventure of her life.  There her best friend will become her worst enemy and her and her greatest love can never be together.

Fushigi Yuugi starts off with Miaka and her best friend, Yui going to the National Library.  There, Miaka is drawn to an ancient book called "The Universe of the Four Gods" when she sees a red bird fly by her.  Yui finds Miaka with the book and they start to read it.  The book is no ordinary book.  It is an incantation and whoever finishes reading it will receive the power to make their wishes come true.  After reading that part, The Universe of the Four Gods starts to glow red and Miaka and Yui are transported to and unknown place.  Worried and afraid, Miaka and Yui are approached by some men who traffic girls and plan to sell then off..  Miaka tries to defend then with some short lived success.  Then a young man intervenes.  He has the sign of the "ogre" on his forehead and punishes the men.  But then surprises the girls by asking them for money for his services.  The two girls reply they have no money and he walks away.  Yui goes after him but is caught in the red light again and finds herself back to the library.  When Miaka looks up from trying to find some money, she finds that she is alone.

She decides to try to find the young man with the mark of the ogre on his forehead, believing that he took Yui.  She hitches a ride on the back of a wagon to a city which she finds out is called Konan.  She is still dressed in her school uniform and draws a lot of attention.  She becomes the talk of the town.  Soon she is approached by another man saying that the man with the mark of the ogre is his friend.  Miaka follows the man but he turns out to be another girl trafficker.  A group of men try to take her but she does some pro-wrestling moves on them and injures them.  But soon she is pinned down.

Then the man with the mark of the ogre appears and helps her again.  He beats up the girl traffickers and soothes a terrified Miaka who cries on him.  He introduces himself as Tamahome.  Though he does not know where Miaka friend Yui is.  While all this is happening, Yui is back in the library reading about everything that is happening to Miaka.

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MAJOR CHARACTERS (Click on character name to see image.)

Miaka Yuuki
Miaka is a fifteen year old girl currently in junior high school preparing to take her high school entrance exams.  She and Yui have been best friends since they were little.  She lives with her mother and her older brother, Keisuke.  She gets pulled into "The Universe of the Four Gods" and becomes the main character of the book.  Miaka finds herself in the country of Konan and attempts to become the Suzaku no Miko.  There she meets her Seven Seishi.  They form a bond that is unbreakable.

Suzaku's Seven Seishi
Tamahome
Tamahome is the first of the Seishi that Maika meets.  He helps her out of mortal danger more times than you can count.  He carries the mark of the "ogre" on his forehead.  His Seishi power of martial arts.  He is a lot stronger than the average man and martial arts comes pretty much naturally to him.  Tamahome also becomes Miaka's true love.  Tamahome comes from a poor family and always tries to make money for them.

Hotohori
He is the second Seishi that Miaka meets.  Hotohori is only eighteen years old but he is already the Emperor of Konan.  He is a very kind and peaceful man.  He is an excellent swordsman.  He fully knows the legend surrounding Suzaku and that he is one of the Seishi. He bears the sign "star" on his neck. He asks Miaka to become the Suzaku no Miko.  Hotohori also falls in love with Miaka and asks her to become his emperess.

Nuriko
Nuriko is a woman living in the palace and is also one of the Seven Seishi.  She proclaims her love for Hotohori many times.  But she is not what she seems. She has brute strength as her power.  At first she despises Miaka because she is favored by Hotohori but is also changed by Miaka's heart.

Chichiri
He and Miaka meet when he saves her life from some assasins.  Chichiri is a monk that wears a happy mask most of the time.  He can also change to look like anybody and he often changes himself into an SD Chichiri.  When he doesn't wear his mask, his voice is deeper and his left eye is scarred and sealed shut.

Tasuki
Tasuki is the leader of a group of bandits and is a Seishi.  He carries with him the Tessen or iron fan, which shoots out flames when he utters the words, "lekka shien."  He and Miaka meet while Miaka is trying to find Tasuki.  Tasuki called himself Genbou at the time and kidnapps Miaka.  He has a short temper as well.  Him and Tamahome are almost equal in strength and skill.

Mitsukake
Mitsukake is a doctor.  He is not only a normal doctor, but his Seishi power is healing.  His love was possessed by a demon and he had to kill her using his power.  He has a love for animals and has a pet cat with no name.

Chiriko
Chiriko is only thirteen years old, but is a genius and one of Suzaku's Seishi.  He plays a leaf which creates a sound that affects things and people.  He only uses this skill once though.  I'm not sure whether his Seishi power is the leaf playing or his genius.
 

Yui Hongou
Yui and Miaka have been best friends since they were little children.  They have always stood up for each other until Yui and Miaka switched places in The Universe of the Four Gods.  Yui ended up in Koutu's palace after believing she was raped.  From then on she hated Miaka for abandoning her.

Seiryuu's Seven Seishi
Nakago
Nakago is part of the Hin or Blond Tribe.  His people has always been hated by Koutu's people.  He was orphaned when he was young when his tribe was attacked by Koutu's army.  He incinerated five solider's and his mother when he unwillingly unleashed his power.  From then on he has lived in Koutu's palace as one of Seiryuu's Seishi mastering his ki and his power of psychokinesis.

Amiboshi
He has the power to send his chi through his flute to affect things and people.  He his the older twin of Suboshi who are both Seishi.  Amiboshi hates all of the fighting and wishes to not be a part of any of it.  He tries to leave the Seiryuu Seishi but cannot seem to escape his destiny as a Seishi.

Suboshi
Suboshi and his older twin Amiboshi are connected both mentally and physically.  They were orphaned when they were little when their village was attcked but managed to stay together.  Suboshi can control a device called the "ryuseisui" by using psychokinesis.  He also falls in love with Yui.

Soi
Nakago saved Soi when she was about to be sold off by her father to a man.  From then on she has been in love with Nakago and has been at his side.  She is able to control the rain and lightning.  She also has knowledge of using sexual intercourse to increase or decrease a man's power.  She often uses this technique on Nakago.

Ashitare
Ashitare is half wolf and half human.  He has brute strength.  He was rescued by Nakago from being a sideshow freak.  Though he still gets beaten by Nakago.  When Ashitare's human body dies, he takes the form of a wolf.

Tomo
Tomo is the master of illusions.  He can make anyone see anything by using his "shin" or clam.

Miboshi
Miboshi has no real form.  He can take over any body he chooses and uses them until they die.

Others
Keisuke Yuuki
Keisuke is Miaka's older brother.  Throughout most of the series, he tries to unlock the secrets to The Universe of the Four Gods and help Miaka.

Tetsuya
He also tries to help Miaka.  Tetsuya is Keisuke's friend and is brought into this whole mess by Keisuke He also has abig crush on Yui.

Taiitsu-kun
She is a REALLY "old hag," as it's put by some of the characters.  Taiitsu-kun is on the side of Suzaku and advises Miaka as to her future actions.  She has an assistant(s) named Nyan-nyan, which is also a magical being like Taiitsu-kun.

Tama
"Tama" means cat in japanese.  He is Mitsukake's cat.  They just call him Tama because he has no name.  But Tama is no ordinary cat, he is a highly intelligent cat.

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