Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Friendship, Comedy
Rate: 13+ (Teens 13 or older)
Scores: 9.5 / 10.0
23 December 2014 (GMT +0.00)
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share my experiences, reveal about a basic plot and characters, include my personal feeling of that animation.
Furthermore, for reader's decision to try to watch or just ignore this.
For my scores, it comes from my own feeling (who can watch all genres, but prefer fantasy, action and friendship)
[To compare scores between each review, readers better compare each story in the same genre]
share my experiences, reveal about a basic plot and characters, include my personal feeling of that animation.
Furthermore, for reader's decision to try to watch or just ignore this.
For my scores, it comes from my own feeling (who can watch all genres, but prefer fantasy, action and friendship)
[To compare scores between each review, readers better compare each story in the same genre]
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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Season 1)
Magi
Magi
25 episodes (Completed, season 1)
Original run (Japan): October 7, 2012 – March 31, 2013
Original run (Japan): October 7, 2012 – March 31, 2013
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Synopsis
In this world, will talk about "Magi" who has a mysterious past and can use limitless magic power (Magoi), also received power from natural surrounding (Rukh).
There are many "Dungeons" here. There is a few people who can defeated dungeons and survived.
However, there is still many people who desire to defeat those Dungeons, to gain the power and valuable treasures.
However, there is still many people who desire to defeat those Dungeons, to gain the power and valuable treasures.
"Alibaba", the teenager who always hard-working to survive each day. He has to endure with any unfair and oppress situation, as well as, pretend to have not seen anything from person who has more power than him. He dreams to defeat one of the Dungeons...One day, he met "Aladdin" by destine. Aladdin is a mysterious wanderer boy. No one knows his background. He always watch Alibaba with his consideration eye's sight and some meaning in it...
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Story and context
In this world, consist of three powerful empires, which are Sindria, Reme and Kou empire (and other smaller empires). In this first season, will focusing on the Sindria empire, including the connection with Balbadd empire, which is a smaller empire...
The context of this story, will operation by emphasising on adventure. It's begin with the adventure of Aladdin and Alibaba to conquer the Dungeon. However, because of some situations, separated Aladdin and Alibaba...
Alibaba who live aimlessly, has made his decision to take a new journey, with full of hope that one day, he probably will meet Aladdin again...
The context of this story, will operation by emphasising on adventure. It's begin with the adventure of Aladdin and Alibaba to conquer the Dungeon. However, because of some situations, separated Aladdin and Alibaba...
Alibaba who live aimlessly, has made his decision to take a new journey, with full of hope that one day, he probably will meet Aladdin again...
In the meantime, Aladdin was received the help from one tribe. He met with 'Baba' grandma. He discovered the different culture, have a touch feeling of a huge family, also received love and warm from this place. Furthermore, he has already participated with the significant crisis of this tribe...
Aladdin continue his journey, then, he has a chance to meet with Morgiana again. They're heading to Balbadd with different reasons of each person...Along the way, they met strange guy who half naked in the forest(!?)...Later, they stay overnight in Balbadd.
Among the heavy rumors about "the Fog Troupe", the moral thieves group, the beloved of people who live in slum. This group is the significant enemy against nobleman and wealthy man, because this group has a strict rule that they will plunder only rich man who always oppress and exploit poor people, then, bring assets (from plundered) to slum's people.
Meanwhile, for some purposes, Aladdin and Morgiana agreed to cooperate with Balbadd's royalty and their supporters to vanquish the Fog Troupe...One day, Aladdin faces the Fog Troupe, but, things he found is...
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Characters in this Anime, has a significant unique by involve with 'Arabian Nights' or 'The Book of One Thousand and One Nights' such as...
Aladdin(Aladdin and the magic lamp), in Magi, he has a friend name 'Ugo-kun' who is Djin in his flute (can compare as genie/jinni). In fact, Ugo-kun, who is the giant in Aladdin's metal flute, still doesn't reveal his background, it is still an enigma...Additionally, there are many Djins in this story. All of them live in 'metal vessels'. Each Djins have their specific element power that person who defeated the dungeons can absorb and use this power. These powers from 'Metal Vessels', can also distribute the same power (in smaller amount of it) to person who hold the 'Household Vessels'. (People who respect, support, believe and fight along side with person who gain 'Djin power in Metal Vessels', will have a chance to receive power as 'Household Vessels' holders).
Alibaba(Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), in Magi, he has to involve with something about the forty thieves(?), or, is he will get a greatly assets same as the chief of thieves group(?), can discover in the story...However, Alibaba, a normal boy's destiny has changed when he met Aladdin. From coward guy who has no courage to do anything by himself, but when he received a good will and strength from Aladdin, this made him brave to change himself and has a courage to do right thing.
Sinbad (Legend of the Seven Seas), in Magi, his title is not only for fancy call, because he has defeated the Seven Seas by his abilities (he also has his Animation separate specific for him). Furthermore, he possess 7 Metal Vessels and surrounded by his 8 warlords of Sindria who fight along side with him.
Besides, plenty characters in this story, also brought their name from Arabian Nights, for instance, Morgiana (This name, is one of the influenced characters in 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' for noticed Alibaba about the group of hidden thieves in jars). For Anime, she also involve with something important with Alibaba. As well as, Kassim, Judar and others, also base on this famous Arabian Nights.
Main characters
Note: the description of some characters, may be not deep in details, because it'll be a spoil.
(If readers watch this Anime, any clues will be reveal itself)
(If readers watch this Anime, any clues will be reveal itself)
Aladdin - Wanderer boy who has a mysterious power. He loves adventures. The boy has "Ugo-kun", the soul in his flute as his first friend. Although he is just a little boy, but brave, always cheer up and support others who surrounds him.
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Other characters
Sinbad - The leader of Sindria empire. He is Legend of the Seven Seas. Although he is a flirty and tricky man, but he loves his beloved empire and his people.
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Cassim - Childhood friend of some characters. He live in slum. This guy can do anything to make happiness for people in slum who have a bitter past about their ruler.
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Hakuryu - The 4th prince of the Kou Empire. He was sent to study in Sindria empire. He's shy and utterly love his sister. Later, he'll be friend of Aladdin, Alibaba and Morgiana.
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Judar (Judal) - Black Magi who live in the Kou Empire. He's professional in Ice magic. This guy always searching for a battle.
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Kougyaku - The 8th princess of the Kou Empire and has fallen in love at first sight with Sinbad. She has a few friends. Also, a type of person who pretend to be strong, but inside is fragile.
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My opinion
In my opinion after finished this Anime from the beginning until the end, total 25 episodes, it can said that "value to watch"...As mentioned above, author's score (from author's feeling) is 9.5 from 10.0 for this season.
With a fast walk through story, exciting plot, plus plenty of adventures which difficult to guess. This story also has many characters, together with beautiful environment graphic which represents clearly different cultures in each area. Furthermore, Magi mixed with some points from Arabian Nights, including many social reflections hidden in the plot...
Whoever think, this is just a lightly adventure Anime (by considering just the name), this is incredibly wrong, because of infiltration of many social reflection issues. It is depends on the audience, will be able to see through these issues or not...For instance, since the first episode, it can be seen that some characters unwilling to flatter someone who has more power, but can't do anything against the person who predominate him. Until, it's come to some situation which involve about the value of human, and compare human's value lower than money, that caused some characters can't tolerate anymore...As well as, working class people were always oppress by upper class people, that it's push them to explode and revolt against them at last. By contrast, the fact is, not 'all' upper class will be like this, some of them also have understanding and not understand...There are many others issues in this story.
The relations between characters, emphasising on believe each other, stable friendship, give a chance to person who has done things wrong. As well as, always understand and open-mind for different things.
To sum up, readers who like to read comic (Manga), or watch Anime (Japanese Animation) about friendship and adventure together with action-fantasy and some comedy, author proud to recommend this story for everyone who prefer. ^_^
Here is the 1st opening song of Magi, for whoever wants to see through the graphic.
(For your foretaste. ^^ )
(For your foretaste. ^^ )
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List of songs
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Season 1)
1st Opening song; 'V.I.P.' by SID
2nd Opening song; 'Matataku Hoshi no Shita de' by Porno Graffitti
1st Ending song; 'Yubi Bouenkyou' by Nogizaka46
2nd Ending song; 'The Bravery' by Supercell
(note: if you search for 2nd ost before watched this anime, it may spoiled some parts of the story)
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