Fushigi Yuugi - Byakko Senki - Ch. 11 - True Priestess & False Priestess

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[auodere]

Takikooo 😭💔💔

honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about Byakko's story yet... It feels a little uninspired and fast paced? Like Yuu Watase is just writing it to wrap up Fushigi Yuugi.

There are some pretty interesting plot points and FY is so dear to me, so imma stick it out tho! Hopefully they release a master manga collection once FY is fully complete :'D

edit: also, I swear to god if "that person" the old grand patriarch met is an older Uruki IM GONNA CRY SO BADDDD

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Legit shed a tear seeing Takiko again.

 

[Reademup]

FY Fan's seeing Takiko again like...

 

[hellomelody]

honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about Byakko's story yet... It feels a little uninspired and fast paced? Like Yuu Watase is just writing it to wrap up Fushigi Yuugi.

It's not that fast. It's actually even much slower than Genbu saga. When Genbu reached chapter 11 they already met Hikitsu, the 5th celestial warrior already. Current Byakko saga is chap 11 but we just meet the 3rd warrior and have no idea what requirement to make him join the crew.

 

[auodere]

It's not that fast. It's actually even much slower than Genbu saga. When Genbu reached chapter 11 they already met Hikitsu, the 5th celestial warrior already. Current Byakko saga is chap 11 but we just meet the 3rd warrior and have no idea what requirement to make him join the crew.

oh that's true... I guess it feels a little fast to me because the pages are more heavy handed with lore/dialogue compared to her past works

 

[Reademup]

oh that's true... I guess it feels a little fast to me because the pages are more heavy handed with lore/dialogue compared to her past works

I can see where you're coming from.
My feelings have been FY is a series that Watase started writing in the 90's so there is a lot more to interconnect compared to their other works, which have mostly been stand-alone fantasies or slice-of-life. I think besides FY, only Atara and Ceres have similar scales to the cast of characters, location, and lore.

Genbu and Byakko have this added pressure as the precursor to the original, having to tell a story that doesn't disrupt the groundwork of the original but still offers something new for older fans to be intrigued by. To me, Genbu and Byakko is Watase's chance to go back and flesh out the world-building, because as much as I enjoy the original it does come off as melodramatic being motivated by romantic tension over external issues that the priestess is summoned to resolve. I am sure Watase is aware of this criticism and is developing the world so the stories don't feel like they are being dragged around by the romantic problems between teenagers.

I think Watase is good at adapting to how audiences' tastes are changing and is showing their growth as a writer since they started.

--sorry for the long reply, most people I know haven't read much or any of Watase's work and I got excited to talk about it.

 

[auodere]

I can see where you're coming from.
My feelings have been FY is a series that Watase started writing in the 90's so there is a lot more to interconnect compared to their other works, which have mostly been stand-alone fantasies or slice-of-life. I think besides FY, only Atara and Ceres have similar scales to the cast of characters, location, and lore.

Genbu and Byakko have this added pressure as the precursor to the original, having to tell a story that doesn't disrupt the groundwork of the original but still offers something new for older fans to be intrigued by. To me, Genbu and Byakko is Watase's chance to go back and flesh out the world-building, because as much as I enjoy the original it does come off as melodramatic being motivated by romantic tension over external issues that the priestess is summoned to resolve. I am sure Watase is aware of this criticism and is developing the world so the stories don't feel like they are being dragged around by the romantic problems between teenagers.

I think Watase is good at adapting to how audiences' tastes are changing and is showing their growth as a writer since they started.

--sorry for the long reply, most people I know haven't read much or any of Watase's work and I got excited to talk about it.

fair fair, it's actually amazing how far Watase has gone with her writing , storytelling and character relationships! that's why although Byakko doesn't grab me as much as Genbu + Suzaku, I still wanna follow along and give it a chance.

I think it's great that she's expanding and not only focusing on the protagonist's romance, but I guess I wish she paced herself a little slower with the world building and shifted a bit to showing rather than telling.

and no worries!! I consider Watase to be a manga legend and it's a shame people dismiss that just because majority of her work is shoujo