John Rateliff Books

Describes the characters, places and plots of the anime series Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, and provides a black-and-white guide to the role playing game Big Eyes, Small Mouth, which is based...

Fushigi yugi

By John D. Rateliff, John Rateliff

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Describes the characters, places and plots of episodes 47 to 44 of the anime series Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, and provides a black-and-white guide to the role playing game Big Eyes, Small...

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