Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

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.

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Aladdin
マギ
(Magi)
Genre
Manga
Written byShinobu Ohtaka
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 3, 2009October 11, 2017
Volumes37
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced by
  • Hiroo Maruyama
  • Tomoyuki Saitō
  • Tomonori Ochikoshi
  • Hiroyuki Shimizu
  • Shunsuke Saitō
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
Anime television series
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
Directed by
  • Koji Masunari
  • Naotaka Hayashi
Produced by
  • Hiroo Maruyama
  • Tomoyuki Saitō
  • Tomonori Ochikoshi
  • Hiroyuki Shimizu
  • Shunsuke Saitō
  • Toshihiro Maeda
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
Music byShirō Sagisu
StudioA-1 Pictures
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
  • UK: Kazé UK
Original networkJNN (MBS)
English network
  • NA: Neon Alley
Original run October 6, 2013 March 30, 2014
Episodes25
Prequel

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.

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