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Fushigi Yûgi, Vol. 5 (Vizbig Edition) by Yuu Watase

alexao's review

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alexalovesbooks's review

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4.0

Honestly, for a minute, I wasn’t sure if I actually knew the contents of Vol 14 and Vol 15 in this omnibus. But in fact, I did know it (kind of, I’ve only seen that OVA once) — and because I’m not as familiar with it, it feels like almost new for me, which is kind of fun.

yuuto's review

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3.0

I truthfully wish that Yuu Watase hadn’t felt the need to continue the series beyond the end of the Suzaku and Seiryuu story. That would have been a perfectly satisfactory ending, with Tamahome being reborn into the human world. But to suddenly decide “oh gee I seem to be suddenly missing some memories of my time as Tamahome” just to introduce a dark god who was only very vaguely acknowledged once in the original tale? It feels like an unnecessary was to drag out the series.

(I felt the same way with the anime, when they made up an entire unrelated first OVA, then kind of adapted this storyline into the second OVA. It just felt like a cash grab.)
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