Miaka, a junior high school student in Tokyo, has all the problems of a typical adolescent. Her struggles increase exponentially, however, when she and a friend are transported inside of a mysterious library book. Though her friend disappears (unbeknownst to Miaka, she was taken back into the real world), Miaka continues to search for a mysterious man, and soon discovers that she can only return home if she becomes the Priestess of Suzaku and save the strange land from destruction. This collection contains episodes 1-26.