| Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Aladdin | |
| マギ (Magi) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinobu Ohtaka |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 3, 2009 – October 11, 2017 |
| Volumes | 37 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Music by | Shirō Sagisu |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | JNN (MBS) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 7, 2012 – March 31, 2013 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Anime television series | |
| Magi: The Kingdom of Magic | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Music by | Shirō Sagisu |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | JNN (MBS) |
| English network |
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| Original run | October 6, 2013 – March 30, 2014 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Prequel | |
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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ, Magi) is a Japanese fantasy adventure manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 2009 to October 2017, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media.
Taking place in a fantasy world that borrows elements from One Thousand and One Nights, the story follows a young boy named Aladdin and his traveling companion Alibaba, who go on adventures conquering dungeons to obtain valuable items, metal vessels, and powerful hosts capable of harnessing magic known as djinns. Upon completing their first dungeon, Aladdin learns of his identity as the titular Magi destined to ordain Alibaba to inherit the throne. As a result, the two decide to continue their travels all while forging friendships and rivalries along the way.
An anime television adaptation by A-1 Pictures was broadcast from October 2012 to March 2013, followed by a second season, titled Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, broadcast from October 2013 to March 2014. The anime series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America. It was also licensed by Kazé in United Kingdom and by Madman Entertainment in Australia.
A spin-off series, titled Magi: Adventure of Sinbad, written by Ohtaka and illustrated by Yoshifumi Ohtera, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May to June 2013, and later on Shogakukan's website Ura Sunday from September 2013 to April 2018.
In 2014, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic received the 59th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category. By April 2018, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation.
- ^ a b "Magi Manga & Anime". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ Jensen, Paul (July 3, 2017). "Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic". Shelf Life. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
The 'coming of age' shonen adventure story is a format that seems to be evergreen in the anime industry. The titles change from decade to decade, but as long as there's a show about ambitious kids traveling through a grand fantasy world, there will be an audience for it. I'm old enough (and have been watching anime for long enough) that a series in this genre has to be pretty darn good to hold my interest, so it's an encouraging sign that I enjoyed watching Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.
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