List of Fushigi Yûgi episodes
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This is a complete episode listing for the anime series Fushigi Yūgi. Directed by Hajime Kamegaki, the fifty-two episode series was produced by Studio Pierrot. It is based on the first fourteen volumes of the Fushigi Yūgi manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. The series premiered on TV Tokyo and on the satellite channel Animax on April 6, 1995 and concluded on March 28, 1996. The series was followed by three Original Video Animation releases. The first three episode OVA, released October 25, 1996, was not based on the manga, but was purely an anime creation. The second OVA is based on the final four volumes of the manga series. Spanning six episodes, the series was released as two three-episode volumes, with the first released on May 25, 1997, and the second coming over a year later on August 25, 1998. The final OVA, titled Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden, is based on two related light novels written by Megumi Nishizaki. Released on December 21, 2001, the series spans four episodes.
The entire Fushigi Yūgi anime series, including the three OVAs, were licensed for Region 1 release by Geneon Entertainment. The series was released under the expanded title Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play. The TV series was released in eight individual volumes that contained 6-7 episodes each. It was also released in two collectible box sets, with season one contained in the "Suzaku" set and season two named the "Seiryu" set. The first two OVAs were released together in a set titled "Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play OVA", while Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden was released as a single disc volume. The two box sets and the two OVAs were released with similar packaging, to give them a consistent look. All four of these sets were taken out-of-print and no longer available. With the closure of Geneon USA, the individual volumes may now also be out-of-print.
Fushigi Yūgi uses three pieces of theme music. All fifty-two episodes feature the song "Itōshii Hito no Tame ni" (いとおしい人のために), performed by Akemi Satō, as the opening sequence theme. Yukari Konno's "Tokimeki no Dōkasen" (ときめきの導火線) is used as the series closing theme, except for episode two which uses "Song of the Wind" (風の旋律, Kaze no Uta), performed by Chika Sakamoto, is used as a memorial sequence for Nuriko. For the final episode, the regular ending theme is used along with the opening theme "Itōshī Hito no Tame ni."
Episodes
Season 1: 1995
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Season 2: 1995-1996
Original video animations
OVA 1
The first Fushigi Yūgi original video animation, OVA 1, was directed by Hajime Kamegaki and is set one year after the end of the main series. The OVA was released by Bandai Visual as a single disc volume in Japan on October 25, 1996.[1] It was re-released in Japan on August 25, 2002.[1]
Geneon Entertainment, which licensed the entire Fushigi Yūgi anime series for Region 1 release, combined this OVA with OVA 2 into a single box set entitled Fushigi Yūgi: The Mysterious Play OVA. Released June 5, 2001, the two-disc set included English and Japanese language tracks, and English subtitle track, an image gallery, and a color booklet with an episode list, character images, and the credits for the Japanese cast and crew.[2] Geneon's English dub version of the series premiered on the International Channel on December 30, 2003/[3] The Fushigi Yūgi: The Mysterious Play OVA set is now out of print.
The opening theme for the three episode series is "Before the Day Breaks" (夜が明ける前に, Yo ga Akeru Mae Ni) by Akemi Satō and Saori Ishizuka's "Ashita no Watashi o Shinjitai" (明日の私を信じたい) is used for the ending theme.
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OVA 2
- Star by Akemi Satō (OP)
- "Yume Kamo Shirenai" (夢かもしれない) by S.H.E (ED)
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Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden
Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden was originally released on four single episode DVDs starting on December 21, 2001, and with a new episode released every two months. Geneon USA owned the license for the Region 1 release of the series, and put them together into a single volume named Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden that was released on November 11, 2002. This release is now out of print.
Yoko Ueno's song "Chijō no Seiza" (地上の星座) is used for the series opening theme in all episodes, as well as for the ending theme in the last episode. The first three episodes use "Yes - Koko ni Eien ga Aru" (YES-ここに永遠がある-), performed by Takehito Koyasu, for their closing theme.
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See also
References
- General episode information
- "Official list of Fushigi Yūgi episode titles" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- "Fushigi Yuugi (TV) episode list". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- "Official list of Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden episode titles" (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Fushigi Yuugi OAV". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-02-06. Cite error: The named reference "ANOVA1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Fushigi Yugi OVA Box Set". AnimeOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "Anime on International Channel". Anime News Network. 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06.