Mysterious Play: Eikoden English Sub & Dub

About Mysterious Play: Eikoden

If you are hunting for a new adventure series, Mysterious Play: Eikoden (Fushigi Yuugi: Eikouden) deserves a look (2001). The setup goes like this. In short: Taka (technically Tamahome) and Miaka are now happily married and only six months before their new family would be born, but an obsessed girl named Mayo would do anything to make Taka hers. She enters the world of the Four Gods, determined to win Taka's heart and be the new priestess.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story.

If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Studio Pierrot is the studio behind Mysterious Play: Eikoden, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The adventure focus matters here: exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. With a 6.9/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. It aired in 2001, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.