History Manga / FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden

** BashBrothers / VitriolicBestBuds: This is what Uruki and Tomite are if you take out the LoveTriangle thing between them. The two of them are the closest in age [[note]]Less than two weeks apart, mind you.[[/note]] [[SiblingRivalry and shoves similar splashes of hot temper onto each others' faces]]. But in the end they did proved to be very close, trusting, and depended on each other throughout various obstacles.
** BloodBrothers / HeterosexualLifePartners: Hikitsu and Tomite. And not only are they bond brothers, [[Creator/YuuWatase Word Of God]] said that [[spoiler: both of them "[[InTheBlood came from the same ancestor]]!"]]

* SoHappyTogether: [[spoiler: Takiko and Uruki get shanghaid into a marriage right before the Kutou army invades. It's also the last moment of peace for all Genbu Warriors before Takiko summons Genbu, and the deaths of Hikitsu and Tomite.]]

* TragicKeepsake: The necklace of Anlu the Oracle, twice over. It serves as a reminder for Takiko of Anlu and the sacrifices needed to summon Genbu. Later, Uruki is wearing it as a reminder of Takiko. Bonus points for also being a MementoMacGuffin as the Shinzahou.

* TragicKeepsake: The necklace of Anlu the Oracle, twice over. It serves as a reminder for Takiko of Anlu and the sacrifices needed to summon Genbu. Later, Uruki is wearing it as a reminder of Takiko. Bonus points for also being a MomentoMacguffin as the Shinzahou.

* DoomedByCanon: The fates of Takiko, Hikitsu and Tomite are established in the original series and cast a large shadow over the story. The narrative also indulges in a decent amount of DramaticIrony regarding the three.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Shigi and Hien.

''Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden'' (ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝, ''Mysterious Play: Genbu's Opening Legend'') is a prequel written by Creator/YuuWatase to the popular manga/anime series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. The series premiered on April 14th, 2003 and has a total of 12 volumes. Soon spinned into 5 volumes of [[Main/AudioPlay Drama CDs]] depicting the first 5 volumes of the manga, and a Main/VisualNovel--''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, marking the first ever video game adaption for a Yuu Watase work.

''Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden'' (ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝, ''Mysterious Play: Genbu's Opening Legend'') is a prequel written by Creator/YuuWatase to the popular manga/anime series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. The series premiered on April 14th, 2003 and has a total of 12 volumes. Soon spinned into 5 volumes of [[Main/AudioPlay Drama CDs]] depicting the first 5 volumes of the manga, and a video game, ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, marking the first ever video game adaption for a Yuu Watase work.

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[[caption-width-right:349: Welcome to the Legend that started them all.]]

In [[UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan the year of]] [[TheRoaringTwenties 1923]], roughly 60-70 years before [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Miaka and Yui encountered the book]] [[spoiler: and around ten years before [[Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun a girl named Suzuno]] did so too]], novelist Einosuke Okuda came back to Japan from China obtaining the original Chinese version of an ancient ceremonial scripture called ''The Universe of the Four Gods (Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho)'' where he worked tirelessly translating them into Japanese and bind them into book form. Neglecting his [[IllGirl ill wife]] Yoshie and stressed daughter Takiko Okuda, who recently moved from Tokyo to Yoshie's hometown for her mom's further care, has to put up with [[NewTransferStudent a new school life]], and being constantly teased by her classmates for having a sick mother.

* RoleReprisal: As of the Drama CD and Game franchise, Creator/NobuyukiHiyama and Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga from their Manga/FushigiYuugi act are both back for Hikitsu and Tomite respectively.

* SoHappyTogether: [[spoiler: Takiko and Uruki get shanghaid into a marriage right before the Kutou army invades. It's also the last moment of peace for the all of the Genbu Warriors before Takiko summons Genbu and Hikitsu and Tomite's death.]]

** FamilyOfChoice: Unlike some of the other seishis, the Warriors of Genbu are akin to this trope. Years of prosecution and abandonment means that they bond together to form the family that many never had.

* KneelBeforeFrodo: [[spoiler: After she makes her wishes and dies, all of Hokkan bow before Takiko finally acknowledging their priestess]]

--> '''Hikitsu:''' [[spoiler: "...Even if you say that, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming I don't think we'll have the chance to meet The Suzaku Warriors anyway.]] This country (Konan) is peaceful now."]]

* RefusalOfTheCall: Would you wanna come out of the closet when it's said that being selected as Celestial Warrior is doomed as a complete curse to mankind and all people of your entire country will discriminate against you? ...We think not. Literally every single Genbu Seishi that Takiko encountered openly refused to join her as their initial reaction once she introduced herself as the Priestess of Genbu. [[spoiler: Except for the very very last one.]]

''Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden'' (ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝, ''Mysterious Play: Genbu's Opening Legend'') is a prequel written by Creator/YuuWatase to the popular manga/anime series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. The series premiered on April 14th, 2003 and has a total of 12 volumes. Soon spinned into 5 volumes of Drama [=CDs=] depicting the first 5 volumes of the manga, and a video game, ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, marking the first ever video game adaption for a Yuu Watase work.

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* RoleReprisal: As of the Drama CD and Game franchise, NobuyukiHiyama and TetsuyaIwanaga from their Manga/FushigiYuugi act are both back for Hikitsu and Tomite respectively.

''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden'' (ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝, ''Mysterious Play: Genbu's Opening Legend'') is a prequel written by Creator/YuuWatase to the popular manga/anime series ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. The series premiered on April 14th, 2003 and has a total of 12 volumes. Soon spinned into 5 volumes of Drama [=CDs=] depicting the first 5 volumes of the manga, and a video game, ''Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Gaiden ~Kagami no Miko~'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, marking the first ever video game adaption for a Yuu Watase work.

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[[caption-width-right:250: Welcome to the Legend that started them all.]]

In [[UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan the year of]] [[TheRoaringTwenties 1923]], roughly 60-70 years before [[FushigiYuugi Miaka and Yui encountered the book]] [[spoiler: and around ten years before [[Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun a girl named Suzuno]] did so too]], novelist Einosuke Okuda came back to Japan from China obtaining the original Chinese version of an ancient ceremonial scripture called ''The Universe of the Four Gods (Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho)'' where he worked tirelessly translating them into Japanese and bind them into book form. Neglecting his [[IllGirl ill wife]] Yoshie and stressed daughter Takiko Okuda, who recently moved from Tokyo to Yoshie's hometown for her mom's further care, has to put up with [[NewTransferStudent a new school life]], and being constantly teased by her classmates for having a sick mother.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Think this is ''FushigiYuugi'' from [[RecycledINSPACE two hundred years ago]]? Think again.

* RoleReprisal: As of the Drama CD and Game franchise, NobuyukiHiyama and TetsuyaIwanaga from their FushigiYuugi act are both back for Hikitsu and Tomite respectively.

* ShoutOut: The journey to [[FushigiYuugi The Konan Country]] sure is a lot of fun for the gang.

In [[ImperialJapan the year of]] [[TheRoaringTwenties 1923]], roughly 60-70 years before [[FushigiYuugi Miaka and Yui encountered the book]] [[spoiler: and around ten years before [[Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoIbun a girl named Suzuno]] did so too]], novelist Einosuke Okuda came back to Japan from China obtaining the original Chinese version of an ancient ceremonial scripture called ''The Universe of the Four Gods (Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho)'' where he worked tirelessly translating them into Japanese and bind them into book form. Neglecting his [[IllGirl ill wife]] Yoshie and stressed daughter Takiko Okuda, who recently moved from Tokyo to Yoshie's hometown for her mom's further care, has to put up with [[NewTransferStudent a new school life]], and being constantly teased by her classmates for having a sick mother.

* ImperialJapan: Takiko lived in the TheRoaringTwenties (more exactly, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisho_era Taishou Jidal]] aka Taishou Era), so this applies.

* RightUnderTheirNoses: The Urumiya Retrival Arc has The Genbu Team split into two teams: Team Takiko, Hikitsu, Inami, and Namame goes undercover posing as servants of the Hokkan palace to retrieve information on the location of [[spoiler: Urumiya Tegu]] from the inside, while Team Uruki, Tomite, and Hatsui searches the outer walls of the cave [[spoiler: where Tegu is potentially hidden]] to see if they can find a physical breakthrough without using their powers [[spoiler: to avoid Tegu's detection and repression]].

* SpyFiction: Takiko's undercover arc into the Hokkan Palace, [[spoiler: top it with Hikitsu's [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands secret agent abilities]] to play it out perfectly.]]

** [[ChildhoodFriends Tomite and Hikitsu]] [[AllThereInTheManual were and still are]], naturally more comfortable in referring each other by their birth names. But Tomite persuaded Hikitsu in using their Celestial names for the time being, and stated once they fulfilled their duties to Takiko, they can go back to normal. [[spoiler: Hikitsu called Tomite as Chamuka once again to compliment his good work as they die]]; but [[MustMakeAmends they ultimately agreed]] [[UndyingLoyalty to renounce their birth name usage,]] after realizing they died before Takiko.]]

** [[ChildhoodFriends Tomite and Hikitsu]] [[AllThereInTheManual were and still are]], naturally more comfortable in referring each other by their birth names. But Tomite persuaded Hikitsu in using their Celestial names for the time being, and stated once they fulfilled their duties to Takiko, they can go back to normal. [[spoiler: Hikitsu called Tomite as Chamuka once again to compliment his good work as they died]]. [[spoiler: [[MustMakeAmends The two of them]] [[UndyingLoyalty ultimately renounce their birth name usage,]] after realizing they died before Takiko.]]