Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play is a tV series anime that premiered in spring 1995, produced by Studio Pierrot.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 52 episodes of about 23 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy and romance, with themes such as Female Protagonist, Shoujo, Isekai and Historical.

On AniList, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play has an average score of 72%, a good score, and appears on 22,022 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Fushigi Yuugi OVA.

While visiting the National Library, junior-high students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are transported into the world of a mysterious book set in ancient China, “The Universe of The Four Gods.” Miaka suddenly finds herself with the responsibility of being the priestess of Suzaku, and must find all of her celestial warriors for the purpose of summoning Suzaku for three wishes. However, the enemy nation of the god Seiryuu has manipulated Yui into becoming the priestess of Seiryuu. As enemies, the former best friends begin their long struggle to summon their respective gods and obtain their wishes… [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Official synopsis from AniList.