Magi (manga)

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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
マギ
(Magi)
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byShinobu Ohtaka
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
DemographicShōnen
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
Original runJune 3, 2009October 11, 2017
Volumes37 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKoji Masunari
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
Music byShirō Sagisu
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS)
English network
Original run October 7, 2012 March 31, 2013
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
Manga
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
Written byShinobu Ohtaka
Illustrated byYoshifumi Ohtera
Published byShogakukan
DemographicShōnen
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday (May 18 – June 26, 2013)
Ura Sunday
(September 17, 2013 – April 25, 2018) ''
Original runMay 18, 2013April 25, 2018
Volumes19
Anime television series
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
Directed byKoji Masunari
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
Music byShirō Sagisu
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Madman Entertainment
Aniplex of America
Kazé UK
Original networkJNN (MBS)
Original run October 6, 2013 March 30, 2014
Episodes25 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
Directed byYoshikazu Miyao
Written byTaku Kishimoto
Music byTomohiro Ōkubo
StudioLay-duce
Released May 16, 2014 July 15, 2015
Episodes5 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
Directed byYoshikazu Miyao
Written byTaku Kishimoto
Music byTomohiro Ōkubo
StudioLay-duce
Licensed byNetflix (streaming rights)
Original networkMBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS
Original run April 16, 2016 July 2, 2016
Episodes13 (List of episodes)

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ) is a Japanese manga series. It was written and illustrated by . The Anime version is by A-1 Pictures. Season 1 began in October, 2012 and ended in March, 2013. Season 2 started in October, 2013 and ended in March, 2014. The season 2 title was Magi: The Kingdom of Magic.

Characters[change | change source]

Alibaba Saluja(アリババ・サルージャ)
Voice: Yūki Kaji

Alibaba Saluja is the main character[2] of Magi. He is a “King Vessel”, a special human that was chosen by a Magi. He is a young man that wants to capture the dungeon in Qishan. After finding his life changing friend Aladdin, he uses this opportunity after watching Aladdin’s genie in action to go together and capture the dungeon.

Aladdin(アラジン)
Voice: Kaori Ishihara

Aladdin is a main character of Magi. He is a “Magi”, a special magician who chooses kings. He is a strange boy who is a traveler and has a flute that has a djinn, or a genie that can be summoned upon blowing on it, along with a magical carpet which he can use to fly.

Morgiana(モルジアナ)
Voice: Haruka Tomatsu

Morgiana is the heroine of Magi. She is a part of Alibaba’s household, gaining some powers from the djinn Amon, which Alibaba has captured. She is a former slave that was tortured, but saved by Alibaba and Aladdin.

Sinbad(シンドバッド)
Voice: Daisuke Ono

Sinbad is the main character of the spin off series Adventure of Sinbad and a special man. He is a first class singularity that captured seven dungeons meaning he has seven djinns.

Jafar(ジャーファル)
Voice: Takahiro Sakurai
Masrur(マスルール)
Voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Ren Hakuryū(練白龍)
Voice: Kenshō Ono
Ren Hakuei(練白瑛)
Voice: Nana Mizuki
Ren Kōgyoku(練紅玉)
Voice: Kana Hanazawa
Ren Kōen(練紅炎)
Voice: Yuichi Nakamura
Ren Kōha(練紅覇)
Voice: Tetsuya Kakihara
Scheherazade(シェヘラザード)
Voice: Maaya Sakamoto
Titus Alexius(ティトス・アレキウス)
Voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Matal Mogamett(マタル・モガメット)
Voice: Chō
Judar(ジュダル)
Voice: Ryohei Kimura
Yunan(ユナン)
Voice: Akira Ishida

References[change | change source]

  1. "Magi Manga & Anime". Viz Media. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. Ohtaka, Shinobu (2009). "Ohtaka Backstage". Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.

Other websites[change | change source]