Hell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden. Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in HeavenYuu Watase, the immensely popular writer/artist of the sh jo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Y gi: The Mysterious Play, has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Ceres: Celestial Legend. Aya thought she was a normal teenager until she discovered that she can transform into a vastly powerful heavenly maiden named Ceres...But Ceres is furious and out for revenge Whatever You've Done, Whoever You Are Reunited with her beloved in both passion and purpose, Aya decides to join T ya in the quest for his real memories. A visit to an island where Aya spent a summer in childhood promises one of their first real leads to that end--turns out Aya and T ya met long before, back when she was a little girl with a seashell, and when he...looked just exactly the same as he does now Despite not knowing who or even what T ya may be, the two decide to travel back to kindly Doctor Kurozuka in Niigata Prefecture to make a life for themselves there. But Kagami is still on the hunt for Ceres' hagoromo, and is in fact even closer to it than ever before. For every great advance, there must be an equally great sacrifice--how will Chidori figure into it?
This book honestly made me feel like how could yu watase write this book so sad, but then I read the last volume (volume 14) and i said "Now I know why she wrote this book the way she did, and I wish that everyone could read the 14th book and be as happy as I am now". Yu Watase is the best artist and writer that I know.
One of my favorite volumes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I started on Fushigi Yugi originally through the anime, then resorted to the manga three years ago. This has become my longest series and this volume is one of the best I have read. The action has met its climax and the rival priestess has gained her soldiers before Miaka did, making everything more interesting. And the highlight in the manga in my opinion, Nakago's cold kiss with Tamahome. ^.^ Ok so it wasn't exactly what the events were leading to but one of my favorites. Anyhow, I do like especially to this point how both Yui and Miaka have progressed and to this day, Nakago remains one of my favorite villains. If you are in to FY for the long haul, buy this one as well as the others to follow and complete your collection.
One of My Favorites (A bit of a spoiler, warning)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Another uniquely Yuu Watase manga. Ten was another one, like 5, where everything happens at once, but it is a better one to leave off on if you have too. Poor Aya is alienated, the people in school think she is a slut because of Aki, and to keep Yuhi safe she has to be terribly mean to him. She is really alone with Shurro and Chidori gone. But it isn't all bad Toya realizes, again, it doesn't matter that he doesn't remember Aya a part of his heart does and that is enough. Aya saves Toya by destroying the hypnosis machine that took Toya's memories, so he remebers her. He comes to save her and Alec helps them both to make an escape. Alec poor thing felt bad about what he did to Toya and couldn't do that to Aya. He is so cute isn't he. This one at the end is like an action movie. The illustrations are just gorgeous. I am waiting for 11.
Bittersweet
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
In this volume of Fushigi Yugi, Yui is on the brink of sumoning Seiryu. I'd say more, but that would seriously ruin the plot for everyone. Main characters die in this volume. The art is more beautiful than ever before, and the story can be almost heart-breaking at times. An excellent read.
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