Magi

Magi animation theme cover

My first big exam is finally over (I sound like a schoolgirl) and today I started watching the anime Magi. It's supposed to be like a new take on/based off of One Thousand and One Nights, which to date I have not yet read even though I keep telling myself I want to and plan to - the English version, at least. Japan has always liked to take the recognizable traits of other cultures and incorporate them into anime, but it's been a while since an Arabian-styled series if there ever was one, so I think there is some anticipation for how this series will play out.(I'll bet Aladdin's blue-haired cuteness is helping to up the show's popularity.)

I'm not so sure about the show's "deciding who will rule the world" deal, but so far the episodes are a fun and fast-paced adventure. The point that I am reminded of again with characters in this anime, as well as with other characters in anime such as Luffy and his crew in One Piece, is how characters like Ali Baba (as he is portrayed in Magi) are "just ordinary people" who go on a great adventure, by a turn of events coupled with their personalities, desires, and beliefs that move them to take certain actions.

It reminds again about the concept that you just have to prepare yourself through your every day so that you are ready when your big opportunity comes along... so that when your big adventure happens you are ready to jump on the magic carpet and fly with it. (I was going to say "roll with it" but that was too much of a pun...)

I also really liked when Ugo the djinn (who by the way is voiced by one of my favorites Morikawa Toshiyuki, who in recent years started his own voice company and school AXL ONE) offered to grant Aladdin a wish, and Aladdin asked Ugo to be his friend. If I ever meet a genie imma ask it to be my friend too~