Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden
| Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden | |
Cover of volume 3
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| ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝 | |
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| Genre | Adventure, Historical fantasy, Romance, Drama, Tragedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuu Watase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comic, Fushigi Yûgi Perfect World, Flowers, Rinka |
| Original run | 2003 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 12 |
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Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden (ふしぎ遊戯 玄武開伝?) is a manga written by Yuu Watase. It premiered in Japan in 2003 in Sho-Comi, moved to an offshoot magazine, Fushigi Yûgi Perfect World, in 2004. It was serialized sporadically in Monthly Flowers until 2008 when the series went on hiatus until spring 2010, when it began serialization in Rinka magazine. Individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan with the first volume was in October 2003; the twelfth and final volume was released in Japan in May 2013. A prequel to Watase's Fushigi Yûgi, the series details the creation of "The Universe of the Four Gods" and tells the full story of the Priestess of Genbu.
The series is licensed for English language releases in North America by Viz Media, in Singapore by Chuang Yi and Australia by Madman Entertainment, which distribute Australian English Chuang Yi manga.
Written and illustrated by Yuu Watase, the first chapter of Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden was published in 2003 in an issue of Sho-Comi. The series moved to the magazine's offshoot, Fushigi Yûgi Perfect World, in 2004, where it was serialized quarterly until the magazines' cancellation in June 2008. The series then moved to Monthly Flowers where it was serialized sporadically until 2008 when it went on hiatus, due to Watase's health and other work commitments. She anticipated restarting the series in spring of 2010. On January 17, 2010 Watase revealed that she would begin working on the series again and that it would now be published in Rinka magazine. Chapter 32 was finally published in Rinka in June 2010, with the most recent being chapter 36, released in October 2011. Rinka is published every 4 months in February, June and October. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan with the first volume published in October 2003; as of June 2011, ten volumes have been released in Japan. The North Americas release date for Volume 10 has finally been set for September 4, 2012 according to Amazon.com.
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