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Miboshi (Fushigi Yuugi)  » December 4

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Some Seiryuu Thought

Re-reading Fushigi Yuugi and Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden makes me all nostalgic and bitter about the Seiryuu side. I always think Yui’s journey in the book as well as the development of her seishi were really unfulfilling, which I already explained why in this post . They were reduced to villains since that was Miaka aka Suzaku Arc, and the more I think about it the more I truly feel like Seiryuu story wasn’t supposed to happen at that time at all.

In OVA 1, Taiitsukun said that Yui’s appearance in the book disrupted the 100-year cycle (one priestess for every 100 year) and that led to the conflict between Suzaku and Seiryuu. Of course the OVA is not canon material but the canon does support this somewhat. In Fushigi Yuugi, we know that Genbu Arc happened 200 years ago in the book time. Tokaki and Subaru, seishi of Byakko, said that they were active seishi 90 years ago. In Byakko Ibun, Neiran told Miboshi about the summon of Genbu which occurred 100 years ago. So it’s safe to say Osugi Suzuno did come into the book 100 years later than Takiko. And 100 years after Suzuno, we had Miaka as Suzaku’s priestess. Following this pattern, Yui was supposed to go into the book after Miaka had summoned Suzaku for 100 years. 

Another evidence that Yui wasn’t meant to go at that time lies in how the girls entered the book. Put aside Suzuno since we know nothing about her circumstance, Miaka and Takiko entry into the book were exactly the same in which:

They both saw something related to their role. Miaka saw Suzaku and Takiko saw a snowy landscape.

They were both in distress and strongly wanted to escape from their current world.

Yui lacked those two things. She neither saw anything Seiryuu-related nor she had the desire to escape from reality. In fact, she seemed quite content with her life at that time. I personally think the priestess wanting to leave their world is a requirement for them to officially enter another world. Actually, this rule seemed to apply to every character. Those who had crossed worlds - Takiko, Nakago, Suboshi, Miaka, and Suzaku seishi - all desired to go at that moment. When Yui wanted to save Miaka in the beginning, she wanted Miaka to get out of the book and not for her to get into it. Yui was the only character who didn’t wish for it but was forcefully sucked into another world anyway.

I have this theory. Yui was accidentally pulled into the book the same time as Miaka because she happened to be there when Miaka got her call. The priestess’s appearance signified the start of their respective Beast God Arc and Seiryuu story was forced to happen sooner. Since this is unnatural and disobeying the rule of the book, Seiryuu people were doomed from the start and had to be eliminated from the story. Amiboshi survived simply because he forgot his role as a Seiryuu seishi thus cancelling his relation to this side of the story and saved his life. 

Yeah, I know this is just a theory and I doubt Watase Yuu thought about it when she first created Fushigi Yuugi. But I do hope it could be true since it might work as the foundation for a Seiryuu arc revise. I’m aware it’s unlikely for Seiryuu to have their own arc but one can dream :P. Besides, Watase Yuu really fuels my dream with her interview that was posted in the scanlation of Genbu Kaiden’s final chapter (you can read it on mangapark). She said, “Because this series has become my life work I want to complete the Universe of the Four Gods and make the series whole. Therefore, I will return to the world of the Suzaku and Seiryuu Arcs.” To be honest, ‘the world of the Suzaku and Seiryuu Arcs’ could just mean that the book world in general and not necessarily a revise for those arcs. But like I said, one can dream :P; though at this rate, I might as well write a fanfic based on my theory lol.

On a side note, I think it’d be nice and fitting if the story ends with Seiryuu. Well, according to wikipedia, Genbu symbolizes winter, autumn for Byakko, Suzaku is summer, and Seiryuu embodies spring. Ending the whole journey at spring seems like everything comes in full circle to me. 

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Hi! I agree so much with what you wrote about Byakko Ibun, I mean, that end! I was so shocked!! One thing that I remember from the FY original is that Miboshi has the power to possess someone else's body, like he did with Chiriko, so the body he has, that small thing, is not his real body but I mean, wow, he was so handsome back then!! and how the hell he changed so much?? how did that person that watase sensei introduced us now became that evil thing?? Im so curious!!

Thank you for agreeing with me there, I think a majority of the readers will be shocked too after they read it. 

I am still having trouble seeing them as the same person…Yeah, I remember too that Miboshi (in Miaka’s time) have the power to take over someone else’s body, and I probably will believe it as that because it’s really hard to believe that the Miboshi (in Suzuno - Byakko’s time) turned out to bethat bald/short monk in Miaka’s time!! TT___TT 

I am now really curious as to why he had changed this much, andreally from reading the first chapter to Byakko, Miboshi (Nirusha) doesn’t seemthat heartless/nor selfish, I mean just look at him (in that firstchapter). 

I have a hunch as to why he changed so much later on, andperhaps that lies with what actually happened to Neiran (girl) that he came toreally care for, perhaps she will be killed off (Watase does have a way ofkilling off characters to make her story more tragic) or something later on inthe story, maybe(?) just my hunch/guess. 

I really do like Nirusha(Miboshi) in Byakko’s time (from what was shown in that chapter), but Iseriously hate the him in Miaka’s time and now I am really having conflictingfeelings and want to treat them as completely different characters, but onethings for sure and that is I am now really curious (just like you). 

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Fushigi Yuugi - Byakko Ibun

The long awaited Fushigi Yuugi - Byakko Ibun Chapter 1 has been released online. This should be (honestly) called Chapter 0...

I have just read the first chapter on my end, interesting but at the same time shocking ~ I will place my opinions of this chapter in 'Read more' as I don't want to spoil those who haven't read the chapter yet ~ 

This was a very unique/unexpected way of starting of the manga on the Byakko story featuring the Byakko Priestess, Suzuno and her seven Byakko warriors. I was at first confused with the story (i.e. how it started off), as I was wondering where is Suzuno? Is that supposed to be Suzuno O.O but a strong part of me doubt that she is, as it doesn't look like her.

After reading into the chapters, I grew to really like the two protagonist (which is featured in that cover) ~ Reipin/Neiran (girl) and Nirusha/Reneisei (guy), these two really cared for each other and already they have that strong bond that was built in this one chapter, I was really shipping them until it was revealed that Nirsusha/Reneisei is actually Miboshi of the Seiryuu Seven...

I thought I have misread it, so I re-read the chapter again to find out but I'm literally shocked... I mean Nirusha is handsome, caring (someone who appears to have a heart), cool, mysterious and TALL even, but what he had became in Miaka's time, the Miboshi then (short, bald, heartless/selfish)....gaaah I literally hated him!!! What happened to him that made him change this much BOTH physical and internally?!?! >___<

Maybe something really happened.... but Yuu Watase what a way to start of your story on Byakko Ibun...!! I don't know how I am going to see him now without comparing the two (as they are the same TT_____TT)

Maybe I will like the pairing still... I do hope I get to see more of Neiran x Nirusha in the future chapters... Maybe in the next chapter we will get to finally see the Priestess of Byakko 'Suzuno' and her seven warriors...

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Whatttt how was that miboshi I don't understand somebody help this poor soul