My Favorite Romance Anime is Problematic, and I Don't Care

[@inakyu]

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[@ahmadhadi177]

TEMU aren't exactly good people,though.Maybe not the sponsor you should be looking for.

[@pattongilbert]

Describing it as “a best friend yapping at you” is actually so on-point. I loved this.😂

[@RachelAnnTaylor]

AHHHHHHH NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT THIS SHOW!! Watched it at 14 and it's never left me. The art?????? The story???? The opening song????????? Absolutely immaculate. Thank you for talking about it! That one episode where *someone* dies taught me so much about grief fr though. It's a very mature story told in a beautiful way

[@BigDrahma]

Watched this during my last year of college, after all my friends had already graduated. This was my comfort show back then too. Yeah it’s got some tough themes but it’s not like morally bad or anything. If you want another 90s anime soap opera, try Marmalade Boy!

[@jackal_extraordinaire]

Oof, Marmalade Boy... talk about problematic Agree about how wonderful Fushigi Yuugi is though

[@BigDrahma]

@@jackal_extraordinaire god I hate that word. None of them are real. Jerry Lee Lewis was problematic. Marmalade Boy is just a cartoon where nothing is real.

[@jackal_extraordinaire]

@BigDrahma "problematic" is the word that Inakyu used, so my saying it is a riff on her using it. However, I do subscribe to the idea that we are susceptible to influence from the various media that we consume. Even fiction. Even cartoons. If people are consistently exposed to the idea that children can get married, a la Jerry Lee Lewis, those people may eventually come to accept that for their society as well. And it works in reverse, too. The more we interact with the idea that something is abhorrent, the more likely we are to be influenced to feel that way as well. No single show, movie, or book would be enough to change all of society, but a cacophony of sources might. So I'm glad that our media these days does not present a teacher and child falling in love as acceptable. Beyond that, I personally don't really appreciate the heavy pushing of gender norms in MB. It was a product of its time, but even then, works like Fushigi Yuugi were far more equality-minded. I'm not even hating on MB- the premise is really good, the story is fun, the characters are likable. But if we love something, does that mean we can't criticize parts of it? Shouldn't we be able to point out what we find "problematic?"

[@BigDrahma]

@@jackal_extraordinaire critique something specifically, then. Problematic as a jargon term has been stripped almost entirely of meaning.

[@acuilnos]

@@jackal_extraordinaire If an individual allows controversial fictional content to influence them to a degree where they replicate those ideas and/or behave in a way in a way that is not acceptable/dangerous to society then I think that they've got far bigger problems as an individual. It is misguided to use fictional content as a scapegoat for the perceived potential influence it may have on an individual when in reality the problem lies with the person themselves. Fictional content has the freedom to broach controversial content in a way that is not acceptable in real life due to being fictional, and trying to force it to abide by the rules of real life defeats the purpose of fiction as a concept. I agree that it should be rightfully criticised, but it's important to remember the reason for why it exists and to differentiate between problems between fiction and real life instead of blaming fiction for the actions of a real person. Sometimes, you just have to recognise that you are not the target audience.

[@FancyTuna77]

One of my favorite 90s romance anime is Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy or Child's Play?) and that is also filled with problematic things but I can't help but love it haha. I think sometimes as long as we can identify something as problematic and not romanticize it then it's fine. Seeing problematic things in media doesn't mean we have to agree with it, but it's good to be aware if it is problematic. I'll probably check this anime out since I'm in my watching 90's anime vibes lately haha. Thanks for the rec!

[@mahakhatib27]

I agree! I would also say that some things are blown out of proportion when it comes to the title of "problematic". I love Dengeki Daisy and yet people don't read it just because there is an age gap. Thats a big loss if you ask me, since there is a good story and good characters in Dengeki Daisy, especially in comparison to anime and manga today.

[@FancyTuna77]

@@mahakhatib27 ooo I never read that one but I remember hearing about it and seeing the art! I always liked the art style. I agree it can really be a missed opportunity on a good story if people ignore it for its problematic themes but I also get that everyone’s reaction to these things are so different which is fair too. I personally struggle with age gaps sometimes which I think comes from working with adolescents and so I get extra uncomfortable with age gaps or grooming. But it doesn’t bother me as much in a story when it’s not the main relationship. Like Fruits Basket which has at least 3-4 age gap relationships but they aren’t the main one. So I don’t need to think about it as often haha. So to each their own but I do get that it’s a shame when a good story goes unnoticed or ignored. 😓

[@mahakhatib27]

@@FancyTuna77 Thats cool! I hope you get to read the manga because how they address the age gap relationship is actually pretty interesting. I understand that people look at age gap relationships in a critical way, but let's be honest, they happen anyways in real life wither you agree with it or not, and those relationships come out to be more successful than you think. I've seen it many times in my life through aunts and uncles in my family, which might explain why I don't really care one way or the other about this "problematic issue". I work with all age groups and as long as the person is an adult and knows what they are doing then I don't see the issue. Challange yourself on this and see how its told in a story. You might see things from a different perspective that you didn't consider before.

[@FancyTuna77]

@@mahakhatib27 thanks! I’ll add it to my tbr and give it a chance sometime!

[@mahakhatib27]

@@FancyTuna77 Of course! I hope you find something to like about it❤

[@nattojelly8349]

Nuriko is one of my most beloved characters ever created and I cried so hard…

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

Being problematic isn't as bad as people want it to be.

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

Yeah, there's a line between having problematic thomgs and being harmful. Birth of a Nation is harmful. Andrew Tate is harmful. Fushigi Yugi ain't harmful.

[@morgasborga4143]

There's a lot of ways to read that. You should totally elaborate.

[@verity_amo]

There's a sizeable difference between media that depicts problematic content AS problematic and media that fetishises it.

[@ivanav.3136]

some people aren't aware of the "representation is not endorsement". people need to learn media literacy, stay in school kids ✌️

[@F255123]

​@@verity_amo There's not actually. It's fiction, it's not real.

[@WrenchNinja]

It's still wild to me that the voice of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid is Tamahome.

[@inakyu]

RIGHT HAHAHA It’s a stacked cast!!

[@frankd4581]

⁠@@inakyu I have this beautiful anime series on DVD that includes all 52 episodes and all 4 Ovas all in English and I love it too and I have my cousin to thank for introducing me to this anime series and my favorite god beast in this anime series ova is Byokko the white tiger

[@WrenchNinja]

Holy crap, Fushigi Yugi. That takes me back. I totally agree with you, I acknowledge how problematic it is, but I still love it.

[@RicardoCon94]

"Problematic" is so over used that it has lost it's meaning. Even for the smallest thing when there's something worse going on in a series. I'll more than likely get bored if all characters are squeaky clean including the villains. I find it strange when people complain about villains being villains now days. It's not as bad as people make it out to be, it just makes it more interesting in my opinion.

[@claudiatorra2499]

Fushigi yugi is the best!!😌So glad you made a video about it!

[@ComfyTeaShojo]

The fighting comedy in the beginning is such a product of times from being a 90's anime. I felt nostalgic finally hearing someone else talk about something I had watched a long time ago. This was a pretty good video.

[@DeeFig66]

My favorite 90s isekai is Vision of Escaflowne. God, the music of that series is so amazing.

[@inakyu]

that’s another my dad showed me!

[@AyAReI00]

The same woman did the music for cowboy bebop and i love that ost

[@rosarola]

omg this video was so much fun!! i’ve been in the trenches defending ouran high school host club to my friends recently so this really spoke to me lol

[@inakyu]

WHAT OURAN IS SO GOOD

[@rosarola]

I KNOW !! i think it was the hikaru-kaoru thing they couldn’t get passed even though it’s not taken seriously in the show :(( will always be my comfort watch anime tho

[@starrshort6403]

Oh yesss Ouran high school host club my favourite manga of all time . People think it’s problematic because of the ‘insest’ but it’s just for show they don’t actually have any romantic or sexual feelings for each other

[@matchablossom3720]

This Series was among the first Manga I ever bought back in January of 2000. Still my favorite to this day! (Manga is way better than the adaptation! I want a remake 😢)

[@edenandorion]

YAYYYY FUSHIGI YUUGI!!!! also shoutout to Tasuki the man ever!!!

[@lotos_art]

the music always hit different 🔥🔥🔥

[@GarethOfByzantium]

It sounds like they weren’t ENDORSING the behaviors, just showing them.

[@itsjustme6334]

This series altered my brain chemistry. I love all the characters sm 😭 They're all such sillies

[@mewdreamer]

I love Fushigi Yugi. I have the DVD sets for the series as well as the OVAs. It is such an engaging show. That ending sting at the end of every episode is just amazing and really make it feel more like a soap opera. The characters are fun and the storyline would still hook me whenever I rewatched it. Taskui is my favorite character too. There are certainly problematic aspects to the series. I'm a bit surprised that you didn't mention Nuriko. I love Nuriko and they're easily one of the best characters in the cast, but I'm not sure if their gender identity would be considered good representation within the LGBTQ+ community. This was from the 90's after all. The whole virgin purity plot point was pretty strange to include though. I haven't watched the series in ages, but I do like the English dub, so I may try to rewatch it again one of these days. I'd love to hear your more detail thoughts on the series if you ever want to cover it again. While it only has one season, I think Yona of the Dawn might be worth checking out too. It isn't an iseaki, but it feels like it has a more polished version of Fushigi Yugi's premise and less problematic by comparison.

[@elkeyes]

Fushigi Yugi is my favorite anime as well, and I have a similar nostalgic love for it. I was in middle and high school when anime started growing in the US, and Fushigi Yugi (and Evangelion) were my first non-Toonami series. My town is a college town and there was a great video rental store that had a ton of anime at a time when it was difficult to get (other than buying it at Suncoast for $40+ a tape). This is the time when series were offered on VHS tapes with 2 episodes (subbed or dubbed, not both). I had coupons for buy one get one free rentals, and I would take the bus 45 minutes to the rental place, rent two tapes with the coupon, bus back home, watch them, cry, and then bus back to get two more. I was HOOKED. Finding these series that had deep themes, high stakes, and weren't heavily edited/censored was a defining piece of me entering the anime community. I was lucky enough to go to Japan at the end of 2022 when the country just opened post-pandemic, and made a special trip to Osaka to catch the 30th anniversary popup. My heart was full.

[@rjanimations]

I've never seen anyone talk about his anime before and you bringing it to the spotlight is the highlight of the week! I grew up watching this and it was something, ahead of its time! I should watch it again. Haha

[@suriketa2740]

Omg, I was so obsessed with Fushigi Yugi as a teen, I even had all the mangas! It was my favourite shojo for a looong time 🥺 This video made me so happy, for real 💜 (and yes, it was problematic but most of the shojos from that generation were so... I don't care either)

[@Iammum119]

Omg I'm so happy someone is talking about this anime. It was my childhood FAVORITE

[@citrinedragonfly]

I haven't watched since the early 2000s, but oh, I loved this show! I was in college, and getting VHS tapes from the local comic shop to rent and watch. I showed it to my then-8-year-old sister, and she loved it as well. I would make her close her eyes and cover her ears at the more problematic bits, and bless her, she would actually do it, because she knew she wouldn't be able to watch it otherwise. This is the second magical girl show I saw after Sailor Moon, and it has a lot in common with Sailor Moon, especially in terms of protagonists. I always felt like Usagi and Miaka would be really good friends.

[@williamcooper8024]

Thank you Inakyu! I love watching people actually talk about things they have strong feelings for, my body was actually tingling when you mentioned the amnesia part (Big fan of re:life, they love that character looking at character music swells NO YOURE CRYING;O: thing so..)

[@flamingorabbit8732]

I was so obsessed with this show omg. I cried so muchhhhhhhhh

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Tbh just having oofy subject matter present doesn't really make a thing problematic imo (especially if it's stuff done by clear villains just meant to portray... Villainy) But honestly respect that even if you think so, you don't really give a shit lol. It do not be that serious most of the time

[@mahakhatib27]

I agree! I actually think it makes the story have more stakes and makes it more interesting. Happy go lucky Issakis/transported to another world shows tend to be very stale and boring after a while.

[@TsubataLately]

One of the most genuinely problematic storylines that I remember from watching Fushigi Yuugi nearly 20 years ago was the show's presentation of Nuriko and their gender identity/expression. I don't know if I would have considered myself to be a good LGBT+ ally back in the day, but the way the show treated Nuriko really bothered me. It's part of why I never put effort into giving Fushigi Yuugi another watch despite enjoying it immensely at the time. Maybe I'd feel differentlynow.

[@RhazielEngel]

Watched this when I was in high school, Nuriko is my fav character, I've never cried so hard over a fictional character than I did for Nuriko at that point in my life. Glad to see folks enjoy it. Watasi Yuu also did a series called Ayashi no Ceres that's just as gorgeous but way darker.

[@thechaosofcaffeine]

why do i actually wanna watch this anime LOL but fr thanks for covering this anime, cause i never would have known about it unless you talked about it. also it's super based that your dad owns the boxed set that's amazing

[@sleepysartorialist]

"no one knows this show" Me who watched it in 1997 as a tween 👁️👄👁️

[@yannehyan]

OMG FUSHIGI YUUGI! THE INTRO IS JUST TOP NOTCH and **spoiler** I WILL NEVER GET OVER NURIKO'S DEATH 🥲

[@Lachi-mo-la-la]

Finally a video on the *romance* genre!!

[@flordeashok511]

I'm not really the biggest fan of classic anime or romance anime but this show was an exception. I don't know why it is the one that stuck with me among all the classic anime I grew up with ‏Anyway, I'm glad someone talked about it :)

[@TheAngryCleric]

I really enjoyed this, I recently rewatched it and went through a lot of the feelings you expressed. Glad you talked about it!! Haha

[@emilysjustsaiyan]

Non scripted Ina is just like hanging out all over again, i love itt. I have to give this anime a watch ty!! It looks and sounds wonderful ❤

[@modvavet]

I'm old enough to actually remember when this came out. Also, I've just recently started reading the manga. At least among anime fans in the '90s in America, it was reasonably popular. Also, Nuriko cracked my egg 🤣

[@Hakajin]

Read the manga in high school! You know there's a prequel(?) about the priestess of Genbu, right? I actually prefer it! There's also one about the priestess of Byako, too, but the mangaka hasn't gotten very far with it due to health issues. Which is a shame, because I think it's the best of all of them, deals with some more mature themes.

[@rini5557]

Yes!!! Genbu Kaiden fan!! I thought the og was amazing reading it as a kid but damn, the prequel really blew it out of the park. I love takiko so much

[@alwaysapirateroninace443]

My favorite romance manga/anime is probably Fruits Basket & Basara. I have heard of this but haven't watched it.

[@AvaTheJellyfish]

Fushigiyugi was HYPE and the op is still one of the best of all time

[@candymoki4829]

Finally someone reviewed this anime🎉❤ I'm so glad because almost no one talks about it. Also if you want to see some another amazing "retro" anime you can try "12 kingdoms." It's an isekai and reverse isekai in the same time and the main heroine's progress is so inspiring)

[@thedarkangel613]

as weird as that plot point is, i don't think it makes it problematic. its uncomfortable for sure but its more just a very difficult subject matter. To me what makes the show problematic is having the trans character "Decide" they are done being trans

[@madebyanjarts]

I didn't know the show until now and I actually only clicked this video because, yes, I really do enjoy you talking passionately about things you like 😄 Your voice is very calming! And about being problematic -- I absolutely see what you pointed out here and I agree, BUT I think it's still okay to like shows/movies/books whatever with difficult topics like sexism, racism, etc. AS LONG AS you realize the topics are problematic and don't think you could act or speak the same way the characters did.

[@asagotchi]

You should read Basara!! It's has the same amount of drama, romance, action, politics, and intrigue... but GOOD

[@kakaiyu]

YAYYY FUSHIGI YUUGI REPRESENTATION

[@tsuki3752]

some of my favourite things are sailor moon (my absolute favourite thing ever) and during the pandemic i read the hana yori dango (boys over flowers) manga, which i became so obsessed with. hana yori dango is notoriously problematic and i know that for a fact, but i think it’s just fun! and sailor moon has its moments lol. to avoid things that are problematic is to avoid growth. if you can see something is bad or problematic, but still see the good, that’s a good reflection on you.

[@morgasborga4143]

I remember hearing about it as a child, but never watched it. Thanks for gushing about it, and being upfront with some of the problematic stuff in it!

[@CasualTakeswithArchie]

the definition of yap session 😂W vid

[@moonpiemoonpie]

I love your content! Always a fun time.

[@katerigames7922]

I'm glad that there is actually someone else who enjoyed this anime! There are actually three OVA. If you ever decide to watch them, I hope you like them!

[@reaudimills7947]

I love your unapologetic passion about this show! This is hoe I feel about Bleach and Made in Abyss minus the romance aspects.

[@Tina_bythesea]

Omg, it was my favourite anime when I was a teenager! I'm glad someone still remember it. In my country it was one of not so many anime broadcasted in TV in early 2000s. Also, Tasuki was my fav too, I even named my cat after him(xD). Thank you for this video, you just unlocked some core memories for me. 😂 When you said "Tamahome" in 7:41 it brings all of my cringy memories at once. Xd

[@Bluefire20080]

Been binging this anime since you made this video. I needed a good anime rec and you helped me so much! Plus Nuriko is my fave character 😢

[@myusernameisart9207]

Love ur vid but pls dont promote temu its pretty probmematic aside from the unethical production of the products these kind of apps Always have but also some sketchy history of being blocked from app store bc its not safe and does not protect the users Data. I would be Happy to link some vids and articles if ur interested

[@Litterati]

Yuu Watase created some awesome stuff. I was obsessed with Fushigi Yugi during High School. I bought the manga randomly and then got hooked. I didn’t find out there was an anime for awhile and that got me into anime. 😂 You should totally check out her other work like Absolute Boyfriend and Ceres Celestial Legend. And if you rather not, there IS more Fushigi Yugi. Not necessarily with the same character cast. It explores the other priestesses. There’s Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden, Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Ibun (a one shot), and Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki. I honestly have no idea if they got an anime adaptation. At least you can explore the mangas.

[@MangaMouse]

I have never seen the anime but I will definitely watch it! I like this video format. It was very relaxing to listen to you talking like this. Your joy and happinesses was contagious too 😊

[@SubwaySandwichBossIngo]

This style of video is nice. I love when people just go on about stuff they enjoy!

[@babhiemiao]

I was laughing when you mentioned that it might be a bit big in the Philippines back in the day... And OH BOY was it big in the anime community back then. Its also so funny that we all be a bunch of 10yr olds back then and watch it every friday night in GMA network

[@chaparralghost]

I remember reading the manga when I was in middle school and really loved it then. I think that, fruits basket, and immortal rain were the first manga I ever really got into! I should totally revisit this one

[@karyotesnyan7265]

Never thought I'd see you talk about Fushigi Yuugi! I remember watching this show through cable TV with Arabic dub. I was utterly obsessed with it, shipped the hell out of Tamahome and Miaka I was 13 ok) Funny enough, I was always drawn to Nuriko and his journey. He presented fem but throughout the story chooses to be himself and present more masculine. I never understood why he was my favorite (beside Tamahome) and why I liked him a lot back then. Fast forward to the pandemic and turns out I'm a transmasc guy lmao.

[@zam6877]

The first first chapter was "incoherent yapping" 😋 That melted my heart Not my brain...that was already premelted

[@jackal_extraordinaire]

Fushigi Yuugi was my first *real* anime experience, and it's still one of my top anime of all time ❤ That opening got me every time, and still does apparently, lol. Nuriko was my heart. Tasuki was my crush, and yes, he paved the way for my Kyo crush too. (Check out the new Fruits Basket (2019) if you haven't already, btw. It finally finished the story and was EPIC along the way.) As far as FY being problematic for the mentioned reasons, I don't think that dealing with those topics automatically makes a show problematic. HOW a show deals with those topics might make it problematic, and while it's uncomfortable, FY acknowledged that those things were and are a problem and dealt with them responsibly. I'd even say that FY was pretty progressive, dealing with mental health, gender identity, and queeer love at a time when there was relatively low representation there. Honestly, without this anime and the people it connected me to, I would be a different person today. Thank you for this video that brings back so many good memories ❤

[@itsvinilol]

I'm problematic and I've had girlfriends, having some psychological problems is a plus, if I'm attractive

[@valkhristian]

I was obsessed with this anime growing up. This video makes me want to watch it again with my partner.

[@Looseideations]

I finally got around to purchasing the whole omnibus of the manga, different vibes. But does not mean I love the manga or anime any less. Just purly wish Yuu Watase could remake this or add more with Genbukaiden and the other mangas they've been working on.

[@mushroomlena]

90s anime is so unhinged. I just love the rawness of it and the hilarity of how problematic they are, but also the gold that can be found in them. It’s messy as hell! But honestly kinda slaps LOL

[@SpaceTalon]

13:40 - you like the show because it's problematic in that way. A man displaying his might by saving a woman from a tremendous threat is the very primal core of romance. No one would care about that guy if he was just Jeff from accounting.

[@christinesarkis4029]

Omg, Fushigi Yugi was totally my brainless comfort anime back in the day! Yes, it's cheesy and problematic and the toxic romance made me throw things at my TV more than once, but teenage me absolutely ate that stuff up. I should give it another go as an adult and see how it holds up.

[@nicklundy9965]

I know the feeling kinda like when i rewatch Sailor Moon. I'm thinking about checking FY out since I been on this retro anime binge. (Starting on Blue Seed once I comes in the mail).

[@levo4679]

I actually love this show more now than when I first watched it 20 years ago. I just wish it had a HD remaster, the DVDs are decent but could be better. I also love the dub, it might not be as refined as that studios Cowboy Bebop dub but still great for the late 90's. David Hayter as Tamahome was cool.

[@mattevans6752]

I feel like you struck the perfect balance of saying why you like the show without giving too much away. Being able to do that via an unscripted rant is pretty impressive lol Also, I'm not sure if it says something about me or my expectations of 90s anime that I was like "It doesn't sound THAT problematic. I was expecting way worse." lol

[@spicykuro]

To this day I think the ED for this anime "Tokimeki no Doukasen" is one of the best cliffhanger songs out there. You can literally say anything and play this song after and it becomes a cliffhanger hahaha

[@NCLme]

Dude, I stumbled upon that and watched one episode and got hooked 😂😂 but yeah that was different. It’s definitely something I grew up with or I can slightly remember it when I was back in Grenada back in the Caribbean. but it’s not something I found here in Canada until recently I’m not sure if I saw it on Netflix or it was KZbin. I’ll have to go back to my KZbin watch now and see what we actually found it but yeah I recently stumbled upon it pretty cool, I like it.

[@Coffee_nightowl]

Love it. We need more passion rants. I remember starting Fushigi Yugi back when I was 12, but it didn’t quite stick with me. I've been considering giving it another chance now that I’m older cause it looks like peak Shoujo. My favorite "problematic anime" has to be Inuyasha, but the romance in it is on a whole other level of bad than the tropey shoujo bad, Fushigi Yugi will probably look healthy in comparison 😅. Yet I can’t help but to love most of it's very flawed cast of characters.

[@inakyu]

LOL INUYASHA IS SO GOOD AND DEF LESS PROBLEMATIC BUT ALSO LESS ✨DRAMA✨

[@Coffee_nightowl]

​@@inakyu RIGHT?! AND THE ONE GOOD ROMANCE ENDED IN UTTER TRAGEDY 😭(Kikyo and Inuyasha. I mean you can still like Inuyasha and Kagome, they have some good moments but come on, they're not good for eachother. Miroku and Sango are less bad, but damn it took forever for Miroku to stop touching every girl's ass at every given moment) I’m currently rewatching it and each time I rewatch it I appriciate it more and catch onto the subtle themes and characterisations!

[@rei_cirith]

Looking back, this show was so freakin' messed up. But I don't remember the cheesy intro music over random scenes though... I feel like that might be a dubbing thing?

[@romelloellis1567]

Very fun and I you’ve convinced me to watch it. Going on the list

[@saraismail]

i grew up watching this show lol

[@John-hz8xy]

Hello what are your thoughts on anime, or media in general, (almost) always portraying male MCs as taller than the female MCs?

[@androognoix1685]

This anime isn’t just romance to me. I found it thru my big house of relatives when I lived with them. We watched it together. But I finished it alone years later. The dub is good too. I personally don’t see the corn and cheese usually

[@CupcakeCutie161]

The respect you’ve received from me for watching and making a vid about this AMAZING show is astronomical!✨✨ Bless you 🥹🥹🥹

[@trollfack2966]

1:37 You can admit that something is bad and still like it. If you make that argument, there isn’t a lot you can say to refute that. Like my friend is a massive Dragonball fan and I personally hate that anime with all my heart but I can’t really refute his argument when he says “I know it’s trash I just like it”

[@jordanjackson6151]

Yeah. I've seen this. The thumbnail tells me this is gonna be good.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Well this isn't surprising we already know you like em young so go get them 1 year olds.

[@kuchikimakoto]

I would love to hear you yapping if you post a video about an anime that's not in english

[@Borderose]

Oh, it wasn't just popular. It was _everything._ Miaka and Tamahome were like the OG primetime couple in the PH while their show was airing.

[@ToMinkk]

i cant believe we have the same taste in old obscure anime

[@ritagalvao7908]

I don’t know I think when you love something with your heart the heart is more important than the head like Nana my favorite anime has somethings that are problematic but any problems don’t matter cause you know I love it with my soul so I think it’s ok to adore something that’s old and has problems but if you love it that’s what matters

[@fireferna]

OMG I am finishing the first season, and lemme tell ya, it's a wild ride lol I am a late 80 and full 90s child, and fushigi yugi was always on my radar but never got the chance to watch it. Recently I found it on crunchyroll and I've been slowly watching it and oh boy, the yui storyline is intense, it's horrible and I didn't see it coming

[@akinatsukana]

I love Fushigi Yuugi. It's been my favorite since I saw it years ago. I love Nuriko!!!!!!! I like the prequels too. Too bad the Byakko story is on hiatus (we find out what happened to them during fushigi yugi). I didn't finish Genbu Kaidan, but we know what ultimately happened to her... I need to go back and finish that one. Yuu Watase's stories are amazing, I've read all of her series. I watched the sub-version. Every time I think about Fushigi Yuugi I think about Miyaka screaming "tamahome." It's so high-pitched and kind of annoying. I give her points because she's the same VA for Sailor Moon lol. And the music is amazing. ESPECIALLY the theme song to 3rd OVA Eikoden.

[@DevanBaird]

This show was my teenage years, loved it! Love it still!

[@camilaGMW]

I read the whole manga and YES!!! Hatenkou is AMAZING!

[@dreadogastusf3548]

"I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in." Hey there, Inakyu. Based on your fervor, I'll give Fushigi Yuugi another try.

[@Al-eo2li]

Didnt know you were a filipino. It explains a lot. Filipino's are huge anime nerds.

[@weirdlylovely4044]

Shit I saw this video come on and was like it's a 90,anime how good can it be??? Then I realised I WATCHED THIS, didn't finnish it simply cause it was so good but it broke me when the best friend got transported raped and then started hating her friend. I was crying serious tears, I was 12 and I didn't realise it till now but I sooo loved the best friend, I saw a blonde short hair girl and was like yes!! Anyway maybe I can give it a rewatch

[@Rianoa19]

It's wonderfully awful, I love it. Was my first 'grown up' anime when I was like 12. I watched it again a few years ago, it was a blast. Especially accompanied with wine.

[@1st2nd-dp9uu]

Y'ALL ACTUALLY WATCHED THIS SHOW?IT WAS MY CHILDHOOD❤

[@thatkippy]

Please gush more bc I love this 😂❤

[@BlerghMonster]

The title got me, its so real.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

the full episodes and ova are right here on youtube so I'll watch it someday

[@Yumichuchi]

Fushigi Yugi and clannad were my first animes in elementary school T.T lmao