Yū Watase Libros

The Art of Fushigi Yûgi features the detailed artwork of fan-favorite, Yuu Watase. An 18-volume hit manga series, Fushigi Yûgi combines elements of fantasy, science fiction, humor and romance. Watase is the popular artist and creator behind many best-selling manga series, such as Absolute Boyfriend, Imadoki!, Alice 19th, Celestial Legend, and Fushigi Yû Genbu Kaiden.Including over 100 pieces of art--with new drawings and paintings produced especially for this book.This new edition is formatted the same as the original Japanese book.

Yuu Watase was born March 3, 1970 in Osaka, Japan. She began to draw comic stories when she was five years old. In 1992 Yuu Watase began writing Fushigi Yugi (Mysterious Play), the 18 tankobon volume series that would win her many fans around the world. The dramatic fantasy romance drew in readers of all ages. With a large cast of well-developed characters there was something for everyone.

This is the 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.

Manga comes to the UK mainstream for the first time.

Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, Volumes 4-6Fifteen-year-old Miaka Yuki is transported into an ancient Chinese kingdom by an old library book, The Universe of the Four Gods. Folloqing the legend in the book, Miaka becomes the Priestess of Suzuku and must find her seven Celestial Warriors before she an save the kingdom and return home.

The Neverending Story meets Romance of the Three Kingdoms in this praised shojo (girls') manga. When classmates Miaka and Yui open an ancient magical Chinese book, Miaka is transported inside, beyond the reach of schoolwork and family problems, into the Universe of the Four Gods. Heralded as the legendary Priestess of Suzaku, she becomes involved in romance and court politics, and must find the Seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku to fulfill a prophecy and find her way home.

The final Fushigi Yugi story in the Universe of the Four Gods begins!

Manga comes to the UK mainstream for the first time.

Riko Izawa, a shy high schooler longing for romance, finds herself in an unexpected situation when she tries a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine." To her surprise, a charming boy arrives at her doorstep, eager to be her boyfriend. This intriguing premise explores themes of love and self-discovery as Riko navigates her feelings and the implications of having a perfect partner brought to life.