i have read all of the manga as well as watched all of the episodes 52; this’ll cover the first series

fushigi yuugi: animation - 10, story - 10, characters - 10, enjoyment - 10: 10

plot: Miaka Yuuki, an average middle school student caught up in studying for exams, is sucked into an ancient Chinese novel titled “The Universe of Four Gods”. There she discovers that she is in an ancient country in what is now China, Konan, and is to be the Priestess of one of the four gods, Suzaku. As the priestess, her duty is to gather the Seven Seishi of Suzaku, who are to be her protectors. Once they are gathered, the priestess will summon the god Suzaku and bring peace between the warring lands, Konan and Kutou. But it’s harder than it seems. Along the road, many hardships are faced, as Miaka’s best friend Yui Hongo enters the book and becomes her rival, the priestess of Seiryuu in the land of Kutou. Who summons their god first is up to the courage and skill of the priestesses and their seishi, as they meet triumphs and tragedies along the way.

my review:  I can’t give this any lower than 10 because it is a classic shoujo, I fell in love with Nuriko, Chichiri, Miaka and Tamahome as a couple and Yui..These episodes don’t have many fillers so the 52 episodes make sense, the manga is just as good..