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zrnzle500
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Great article. It was very informative. Just one thing I wanted to point out. At one point you referred to the Fanalis as Falalis. Also I don't know if Fanalians is ok or not. | |||
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Eddy564
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Magi is definitely an underrated shounen title. It's probably one of the better shounen titles to come out of this newer batch. The quality has been pretty consistent from its inception and it manages to subvert cliches pretty well. I love Ohtaka and seeing her get inspiration from various cultures and texts make Magi in itself such a multifaceted manga. Many of the issues in the series directly parallel to what's going on in real life which increases the accessibility. | |||
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belvadeer
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Magi is especially awesome if you know the tales of Aladdin, Alibaba and Sinbad. I'm not 100% versed in them, but I am quite familiar with a bulk of the stories. Disney's Aladdin was an amazing piece of work, but anyone who knows One Thousand and One Nights knows Disney took the usual liberties with making it child-safe (like they did with all the original tales, though they certainly deserve the praise they got for how they handled Beauty and the Beast). Considering the original concept of Princess Jasmine, Buddir al Buddoor, was quite sexual in the story...yeah.
Could you imagine if Magi was in Kingdom Hearts instead of the Disney version of Aladdin? It would be epic. XD |
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kgw
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I like Magi because, for once, instead of looking at North European or Chinese / Japanese mythologies (seriously, how many trolls, elves, ninjas, or dragons can we have?), it is focusing in the Arabic / Middle Eastern ones. Alibaba, Aladdin... it's an interesting change of pace. | |||
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VoidWitch
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I love Magi <3 Thank you for the article Rebecca! | |||
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