History Manga / FushigiYuugi

* ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' (Manga, Drama [=CD=], and Main/VisualNovel on [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]]/[[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS NDS]])
** The first prequel in telling the story of the Genbu Saga. The manga was serialized from 2003 to 2013 , and is released in the US by Creator/VizMedia. The series also brought out ''Fushigi Yuugi's'' first ever Main/VisualNovel, titled ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~''.
* ''Fushigi Yuugi Suzaku Ibun'' (Main/VisualNovel on [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]]/[[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS NDS]] )

** The prologue of the second prequel in preparation for the later released Byakko Saga. It was published on February 2015.

** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which begun it's run on late 2017. Watase placed this project on hiatus from June 2018 to December 2023 to focus on finishing both the magazine run, and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems. Serialization of ''Byakko Senki'' is scheduled to return in May 2024.

** The first prequel in telling the story of the Genbu Saga. The manga was serialized from 2003 to 2013 (though it changed magazines several times and went on a two-year hiatus), and is released in the US by Creator/VizMedia. The series also brought out ''Fushigi Yuugi's'' first ever Main/VisualNovel, titled ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~''.

** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which begun it's run on late 2017. Watase placed this project on hiatus to focus on finishing both the magazine run, and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems. With the wrap up of ''Arata'' at the end of year 2023, serialization of ''Byakko Senki'' is scheduled to return in May 2024.

** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which begun it's run on late 2017. Watase placed this project on hiatus to focus on finishing both the magazine run, and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems.

** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which begun it's run on late 2017. Watase placed this project on hiatus to focus on both the magazine run, and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems.

Easily the most famous of Creator/YuuWatase's works, ''Fushigi Yuugi'' (ふしぎ遊戯, ''Mysterious Play'') was serialized from 1991 to 1996 in the manga magazine ''Shojo Comic'', with a 52-episode anime adaptation by Creator/StudioPierrot which aired from 1995 to 1996. The series was many anime fans' introduction to the {{fantasy}} [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] genre after ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. This work is considered a leader of the TrappedInAnotherWorld, "[[GenderFlip Reverse]] SupportingHarem" subgenres, and also one of the major forerunners of the "[[GenderFlip Reverse]] [[Main/HaremGenre Harem]]"[[note]]Main heroine with CastFullOfPrettyBoys to choose from.[[/note]] subgenre in Japan; inspiring followers in form of the ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' series, and the ''VideoGame/{{Angelique}} series,'' triggering the dawn of [[Main/RomanceGame romance gaming]], and DatingSim gaming genres for girls in Japan, and the overall East Asian regions. The ''Fushigi Yuugi'' series also served as a GatewaySeries for all non-Chinese demographics for its strong, and supportive usage of [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Chinese regional culture studies]] by incorporating the {{Wuxia}} genre, Myth/ChineseMythology, TheFourGods, and its successful introduction of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-Eight_Mansions The Twenty-Eight Mansions]] of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_constellations Chinese constellation system]].

** The first prequel in telling the story of the Genbu Saga. The manga was serialized from 2003 to 2013 (though it changed magazines several times and went on long periods of hiatus), and is released in the US by Creator/VizMedia. The series also brought out ''Fushigi Yuugi's'' first ever Main/VisualNovel, titled ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~''.

Easily the most famous of Creator/YuuWatase's works, ''Fushigi Yuugi'' (ふしぎ遊戯, ''Mysterious Play'') was many anime fans' introduction to the {{fantasy}} [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] genre after ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. This work is considered a leader of the TrappedInAnotherWorld, “[[GenderFlip Reverse]] SupportingHarem” subgenres, and also one of the major forerunners of the "[[GenderFlip Reverse]] [[Main/HaremGenre Harem]]"[[note]]Main heroine with CastFullOfPrettyBoys to choose from.[[/note]] subgenre in Japan; inspiring followers in form of the ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' series, and the ''VideoGame/{{Angelique}} series,'' triggering the dawn of [[Main/RomanceGame romance gaming]], and DatingSim gaming genres for girls in Japan, and the overall East Asian regions. The ''Fushigi Yuugi'' series also served as a GatewaySeries for all non-Chinese demographics for its strong, and supportive usage of [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Chinese regional culture studies]] by incorporating the {{Wuxia}} genre, Myth/ChineseMythology, TheFourGods, and its successful introduction of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-Eight_Mansions The Twenty-Eight Mansions]] of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_constellations Chinese constellation system]].

** The first prequel in telling the story of the Genbu Saga. The series finished it's manga publication in Japan on February 2013, and is released in the US by Creator/VizMedia. The series also brought out ''Fushigi Yuugi's'' first ever Main/VisualNovel, titled ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~''.

** The last of the franchise, and officially the second prequel focusing the story on the Byakko Saga; which begun it's run on late 2017. The author placed this project on hiatus to focus on both the magazine run, and [[{{Rewrite}} remaster]] of ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' while dealing with health problems.

* {{Bishonen}} Of course.