Long ago in a land forgotten by time, the desert spreads
vast and giant towers known as “Dungeons” tower over all. Some believe these unexplored monoliths hold
great power and wealth and many seek to claim it for themselves. Alibaba is one such dreamer, working for the
scum of the city to attain money to begin his journey. When he crosses paths with an odd young boy
named Aladdin, Alibaba finds the chance he’s been looking for. Partnered with a beautiful slave and armed
with Aladdin’s powerful Djinn best friend, Oogo, Alibaba dares to venture into
the Dungeon he’s sought to enter his whole life. The only thing scarier than the law of the
land chasing after them, are the secrets and dangers lurking within this
ancient tower from which none have ever returned.
Magi can be a pretty deceitful title. With a setting that looks like Agrabah and
characters with names like Alibaba and Aladdin, you almost expect a Disney like
Anime of A Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
And sure, the animation is cutesy and Aladdin is just too freaking
adorable…but wow is he a tiny little pervert.
Actually, boobs seem to be on everyones mind for at least one second in
the first episode. Hell Aladdin even
makes fun of Alibaba’s fat boss cause he think he has boobs. I had to shake my head and get my bearings
after that moment. This was definitely
not what I expected when I chose to watch the first episode.
Aladdin may be the best part of the first episode of this
series. He’s a lot like Goku from the
original Dragon Ball if he was living in a desert setting and actually knew
something about girls. His child like
wonder is matched only by his strong heart and desire to help others and make
friends. He sees right through Alibaba’s
roll with the punches mindset and constantly calls him out. I’m surprised it took Ali so long to get his
act together. After refusing to disobey
his bosses orders TWICE, he actually draws the line at sacrificing a young girl
to save money making wine. I mean, whew,
I doubt he’d stoop so low but if he did, I’d be done with this series. We saw a little bit of the Red haired (or is
it pink?) slave girl but didn’t really get much of a name. The opening intro mix sees her capable of
pulling off incredible feats of fury but you wouldn’t get that seeing her
looking so fragile. Maybe she gets better
as time goes on?
As much as I’m curious about these “Dungeons” im wondering
if we’re going to spend all season (yes I said season. This series is the first of three) traveling
to the top of the tower (Could this be the titular Labyrinth of Magic?). It feels a lot like a retelling of the first
season of Sword Art Online. Now the
adventure could get pretty entertaining but then again I feel like it could
stall like Sword Art did once or twice.
If the series is drawing on Arabian Nights as much as I think it is,
then there’s a whole universe of excitement that could befall Aladdin and
Alibaba. Could they all be in this
tower? I don’t know but it’s a lot of
potential I don’t want to see squandered.
So, while the unexpected sexy moments and humor caught me
off guard, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic had enough fun to get me curious. Aladdin is a lot of fun to watch and I would
like to know what is inside that Dungeon and if there really is treasure
waiting for Alibaba. Like I said, this
is only the beginning of a long series: The Kingdom of Magic and The Adventures
of Sinbad follow this one. But I’m
hopefully Labyrinth of Magic can stand on it’s own without being all set up for
better things. One things for sure,
Disney’s Aladdin has nothing on this Anime wild child who could die happy, face
buried in the bosom of a beautiful woman…yeah still could never see that
coming.
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