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Magi
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Magi actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Magi reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate. Follow his adventures as he meets others from 1001 Arabian Nights, like Ali Baba and Sinbad, and fights to keep the balance of world in check!
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 50 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
The Labyrinth of Magic
201225 episodes
9.0IMDbAladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate.
Best episode · S01E07 His Name is Sinbad
Season 2 · Complete
The Kingdom of Magic
201325 episodes
9.0IMDbEquipped with a charm to mask his powers as a Magi, Aladdin arrives to Magnoshutatt to study magic, with another goal—to investigate the nation’s relation with the Al-Tharmen, the power behind the “Abnormalities of the World.” While training at the academy, Aladdin meets Titus Alexius, a prodigy from the Leam Empire, who also has the same charm as Aladdin’s.
Best episode · S02E01 Premonition of a Journey
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Latest Episodes
S02E25
Welcome Home
S02E24
Time of Destruction
S02E23
The Djinn Warriors
S02E22
What You Want to Protect
S02E21
The King's Candidate
S02E20
Reunion
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Takeshi OchiExecutive Producer
- Atsuhiro IwakamiExecutive Producer
- Hiroo MaruyamaProducer
- Shunsuke SaitouProducer
- Tomonori OchikoshiProducer
- Tomoyuki SaitoProducer
Cinematography
- Yoshihiro SekiyaDirector of Photography
Music
- Shiro SagisuOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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