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Anime and Manga Comparison (Encore): Amon

I'm back at it once more, and this time it's at the beginning. Not the very beginning, but close enough! This time comparing the first dungeon. I talked before on the specific humor compared to action we see with the slimes. Now, I want to focus on the design of the dungeon itself.

I love the intro dungeon in the manga. It's great. I do appreciate the comedic timing and framing of some Ohtaka's panels. The manga also shows Alibaba's problem-solving skills better. He has the moment in the anime showing he knows Tran and is well read and can lie pretty easily. But convincing a rich petty man that has never done anything by himself isn't saying that much.

Alibaba is able to deduce the proper way to go is the path left unmarked. Not something particularly hard in retrospect. It is a common tactic to leave some kind of marker where you've been to avoid confusion He is smart to break out of the in-the-box thinking he and Aladdin were stuck in. They thought the markings were something left by the dungeon itself as clues to progress. A good ol' dungeon puzzle. It wasn't though. It was merely something left by former adventurers to not screw themselves over and get lost. Taking a minute to go "wait a sec" isn't that easy, especially in a high stake location like being stuck in a dungeon.

I love the parts in the manga that didn't make it into the anime. It is great, truly.

But goddamn is it Amon generic as fuck.

Spikes in a death pit? Ancient language that you should know or else? Bland stone corridors and caves with multiple paths you have to travel through? Slimes as the common dungeon creature?

It's so painfully generic. I can't even, lmao.

I get the impression that Ohtaka did not know what she was going for in depth with the dungeons. I don't mean that as lack of experience or planning ahead, but more-so as just wanting to get her series off the ground so she went with common tropes she knew her readers would expect and probably enjoy. A safe bet to work her story out.

The rest of the dungeons once she gets around to them have so much character. The second you're in Zagan you can tell: this belongs to an earth djinn. Baal as the first dungeon in SnB feels more standard but has more stuff going for it. I love the creature designs inside a lot of Sin's conquered dungeons.

Belial is an absolute mindfuck and I love it so much. It's a psychological barrage of confronting your trauma and biases because Belial more than anyone else has to make sure he has a King's Candidate that has their shit together. Then it fails miserably. It has to be my favorite dungeon in the entire series.

Amon has nothing on any of that.

The anime in contrast?

From the outset, in a way in which your ass will be fried if you don't pay attention, the lesson is clear: this belongs to a fire djinn. Be careful or you are dead. 10,000 have gone in and very few had come out. It's great. The dungeon had such a powerful glow up in the anime. 10/10 will recommend for certain death.

A couple other things that don't really fit into the theme of dungeon design. In the manga, Aladdin sits around and waits because the time dilation is different for people entering the dungeon. Something that isn't really brought up in the anime is that people travel to and from dungeons separately and at different rates. Anime Aladdin could have been there for a while. I doubt it though as kid would have drowned and been burned alive of Alibaba didn't grab him and bolt out of there.

The bigger more subtle change is how Amon is summoned.

Manga: Story based on Aladdin and the Lamp. Cannot not have the imagery of Aladdin touching the lamp (or its stand-in in this case).

Anime: It's the moment when Aladdin chooses Alibaba as king. The magi has made his choice, and Amon decides that is a definitive time to come out. That isn't something that is clear on first watch. Odd that the room would suddenly light up when Aladdin helps Alibaba up. It is easy to miss the significance with not being introduced to the magi system until afterward. On rewatch it felt like a sledgehammer to me on how blatant they made it. When the anime hits you with the symbolism, it goes all out.

About wraps it up this time. Next, I'll probably try to tackle the beautiful mess that is Zagan's arc changes because BOY DO I HAVE THOUGHTS.

Mostly how it is surprisingly well done but so many people come out looking dumber in the anime. omg.

[agblack]

My Desired Realities (Part 1/???)

Just because I'm bored and wanted to talk about my Desired Realities, and I have several, I decided to write a few informations about each of them. Nothing as extensive as I did before, and maybe I'll give more details later. And they're not in any particular order. As usual, I try to keep things as close to canon as possible. Enjoy ^^

Marvel Cinematic Universe

I think I'm a bit OP here, but can anyone blame me?

♠ Name: Axel (the name I use); Alma ben Rei (my birth name) ♠ Age: Around 100 years younger than Loki

♠ S/O: I didn't script an S/O to this reality. However, I did script that I find someone I love deeply and who loves me back just as much.

♠ Species: Auterian (Auter was a planet that got destroyed long ago, Superman style. Auterian people have lifespan and physical capabilities similar to Asgardians, are immune to mental control or manipulation of any kind. Also, Auterians can breathe in space and heal others, though healing consumes energy according to the intensity of the wound) ♠ The Gems: Some Auterians can attune themselves to special Gems, that give them powers, and once attuned the Gem belongs to said Auterian for life. Usually an Auterian only attune with one gem, with few people being able to attune with 2 or 3. Stories say that someone once got 5. But with the species near extinction, things changed. Those Gems are heavily inspired by the Djinn from the anime Magi: Labyrinth of Magic. Being attuned to a gem is enough to have access to some of its powers, and more than one gem works simultaneously, but to truly use a Gem's power it's needed to enter it's Equip mode. The Equip mode is like a full transformation, that happens instantly, and changes clothes and appearance of the Gem's wielder. Going into the Equip mode disables the other Gems. Using a Gem's power drains energy, like any exercise would, but the more someone knows a Gem, less energy is drained and more complex things can be done for longer periods. ♠ Powers: My powers are based on the Gems that Auterians can attune to. In my case, there are 10 in total:

Focalors: Wind based Gem, allow myself to fly or control the winds. This one was with me when I was sent to Asgard, and is the one I have more control of. Odin doesn't like my use of Focalors now after an event occurred on Midgard the last time we went there.

Barbatos: Strength based Gem, give me superior strength, speed and combat abilities in general. This one I found in Asgard years ago, and I have a great grasp on how to control it. The Equipe mode comes with a spear.

Dantalion: Portal based Gem. With only the Gem, I can control small things with my mind and levitate. In the Equip mode I can create portals between two points in space; the size and distance between the two points dictates the complexity of the task. I found this Gem on Earth, in possession of Jane Foster (the events of Thor, right after I shift to this reality for the first time). I had to use the powers of this Gem to come back to Earth after Loki sent me to Jotunheim during the events of Avengers.

Agares: Earth based Gem, relying on brute force. The Equip mode resembles a golem. Not my favorite. Found this one in Jotunheim after Loki sent me there to not overthrow his plans.

Vinea: Water based Gem. Comes with a Trident in Equip mode. Found in Vanaheim before the events of Thor: Dark World.

Zepar: Sound based Gem. Found in Svartalfheim during the events of Thor: Dark World.

Astaroth: Fire based Gem, with white flames and dragon motifs. Found in Muspelheim during the events of Thor: Ragnarök.

Valefor: Ice based Gem, the Equip mode resembles a kitsune. Found in Niflheim during the events of Thor: Ragnarök.

Baal: Lightning based Gem. Found in Nidavellir during the events of Avengers: Infinity War.

Zagan: Plant based Gem. Equip mode comes with a whip. Found in Alfheim before the events of Avengers: Endgame.

♠ Brief History (SPOILERS): I got sent away from Auter before the destruction, still a newborn, and ended up in Asgard, where I was raised by Odin and Frigga alongside Thor and Loki. I shift there for the first time a bit before the events of the Thor movie, and I'm on Earth in search for the Gem I can sense on the planet. Pietro don't die (avoided). Tony don't die (use of Auterian healing powers that send us both into a week long coma, but nothing serious happens). I don't vanish during the Blip. I become a part of the Avengers.

Once Upon a Time

♠ Name: Adrian Jones (aka Tempest)

♠ Age: 22

♠ S/O: Not sure if I want an S/O in this reality, so I'm leaving it to the universe to decide.

♠ Brief History: I'm Killian's younger brother, and his second in command at the Jolly Roger. I learned magic from Peter Pan, and I kept developing it after we took different paths, and now I'm just as strong as him, maybe more. For some reason the rule "All magic comes with a price" don't apply to me. I'm specialized in wind and water magic, as they help when sailing, but I’m almost as good in the other kinds as well. I also have a natural connection to sea creatures. My reputation precedes me for my mean side. People who heard about me heard about “the vicious and cruel quartermaster of the Jolly Roger”. I’m not a bad person though, acting like that just with people who really wronged me. I’m a natural acrobat, being able to jump through the ropes from the ship without difficulty and having perfect balance. The first time I shift there, I wake up at the Jolly Roger just after the First Curse is broken.

One Piece

♠ Name: Portgas D. Kenji (alias: The Devil)

♠ Age: 18

♠ S/O: Zoro

♠ Devil Fruit: Devil Devil Fruit: Model Hellfire. A mythical Zoan fruit that makes me able to become a devil, or a devil-human hybrid. I get more stamina, strength and speed on the hybrid form, and even more on the devil form. I also get wings, claws and a tail in both form, though in the devil form they look more monstrous. I also can control Hellfire, a white-blueish kind of fire that can burn anywhere, and can be cold as ice or hot as magma. Besides all that, I have extreme healing capabilities, being able to even regrow limbs if needed. I never feel cold or hot, since my body is able to regulate its temperature all the time. For now, going into full devil form for too long make me lose control (like Chopper and his Monster Form). This fruit was a myth, a thing from legends, since the last user was someone ages before Gold Roger.

♠ Brief History: I'm Ace's twin brother. I left with Ace to the sea, though we went separate ways. I found the fruit on an island, before finding the Revolutionary Army and joining their ranks. I make myself part of the Straw Hat crew as they're escaping Loguetown. The Marine doesn't go after the crew more than normal after knowing I’m related to Roger. All ships have plumbing and warm water, using the sea water and filters. The first time I shift there, I'm at Loguetown, and it's the morning the Straw Hats arrive there.

Twilight

♠ Name: Axel Logan Hale

♠ Age: 18 when turned

♠ S/O: Liam, a guy who is part of the wolf pack. Imprinting is a thing, but heavily modified from canon (as in the guy actually has control over his actions and never happens with children, for starters). However Imprinting still changes the wolf's body, in a way, so Liam's scent no longer is bad for vampires, and vampire scent is not bad to him.

♠ Species: Vampire.

♠ Powers: Ice creation and control. This also make my metabolism super slow, so I have to feed less frequently and never tasted human blood, ever.

♠ Brief History: I'm Rosalie's twin brother. While she was the perfect daughter to our parents, I was kind of neglected by them, like a black sheep or something. I got turned a while after she did, by Carlisle - I was confronting Royce about where she was since she just disappeared when she arrived to end him and she threw me to a wall with more force than she should. While Rose hates this new life, I like it. I hated Edward at first, because of his ability to read my thoughts, but now he's my best friend. I shift there the first time a day before Bella's arrival in Forks.

♠ Curiosity: I may write a fic about this (just have to go through writer's block and procrastination)

The Magicians

♠ Name: Axel Hawthorne

♠ Age: 25

♠ S/O: Eliot. Or Quentin. Or both. Who knows what expects me there.

♠ Powers: My Discipline is Aeromancy, so I'm at the Physical Kid's Cottage as well.

♠ Brief History: When I arrived at Brakebills, I tried to stay away from everyone, but neither Eliot nor Margo were having any of that, and since we're on the same year they dragged me into their group, and somehow I let them. I'm also kind of a genius related to magic, and the idea is to become a professor at Brakebills eventually. I first shift there a few days before Quentin's arrival.

[yamraihasgirlfriend]

Started this a long time ago for my bestie, @babymagi , but got around to finishing it today! Hakuryuu with his service doggo and his two emotional support cats ♡

thinking about if like, in a modern au, or maybe in Magi canon ig, if Hakuryuu is blind in his scarred eye would he be eligible for a service dog?

because that's a whole physical disability

and also I think Hakuryuu with a pupper would be really cute

specifically some kind of husky or malamute breed

[sayakxmi]

[Magi reread] Night 88: A Voyage Towards Zagan

Congratulations for your single chapter of relevance.

Aww

My brain immediately jumped to HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAVEN i can't swim

Iirc, it was also related to her HV? Makes me wonder how she felt in the Final Arc, when she'd lost - maybe not the entirety of this ability, but an aspect of it, at least.

I fucking hate lolis

And doing some funky math, I think that it'd mean at the very beginning of the series Alibaba was almost 17. Like, take back half a year in Sindria, then half a year between Dungeon and Balbadd, potentially a month or a few IN Balbadd and IN Sindria that we (sorta) see - I mean, I doubt he's been training for like 3 days in Sindria and his MV returned. I'd kiiinda assume he was like three months from being 17 at the very beginning (at most).

Pics that make you hungry.

Pfff

Nice!

It always makes me snort seeing there bubble speeches with just !

The flying dungeon item.

This is still a bit funny and in general interesting. Frankly, I doubt ANYBODY expected Sinbad to swoop in and start conquering Dunegons left and right.

Tbh, I don't recall it being stated anywhere, but I kinda think that Sinbad was the first person to conquer more than one Dungeon. As in, we definitely have it stated that it's the era of numerous Dunegon Conquerors in contrast to the previous one where it was usually just three, one per Magi. I can imagine that it also usually meant that it was pretty straightforward 1 Magi->1 King->1 Djinn. Not only "why would they need more" but also if they had more, wouldn't they be more present in the folklore? Eg, some legend about a guy who could shoot lightinings and part the seas or whatever?

Naturally, it can be explained simply by Ohtaka just not thinking about something like that, and that's probably the case, but because of that I like to read it as Sinbad really being the first one to. Hence he was even allowed to conquer several dungeon - they, Ugo included, wanted to see what happens, but eventually decided that dude need to chill.

Still kinda funny that Sinbad went: welp, if I can't conquer it, guess I'll just send my son the kid who hero worships me to do this. It's basically Second-Hand Dungeon Conquering. (It kinda is)

But I still like to read it as him being genuine when he tells Alibaba&Co to be careful, even if it's related to the scheming.

Fair

Every once in a while I think about the fact that Hakuryuu and Judar weren't friends, until they sorta became ones in the middle of Belial.

Still, I think if this was how it went, as in without the whole he's just like me fr aspect, Hakuryuu would've become completely irredeemable, by which I mean, there'd be no coming back for him. Even if him and Judar were inarguably horrible for each other at the time, it was still a connection to another person, and while Hakuryuu definitely took him for granted, deep down he still appreciated his presence enough that Judar dying woke him up from that single-minded pursuit of revenge and destruction. Hakuryuu pushed away everybody around himself, and at his lowest he found a single (1) person who accepted his worst qualities... and then lost that person. And suddenly he was truly, utterly alone, and realized that it fucking sucked.

It's kind of insane to think that Judar essentially saved Hakuryuu's humanity. At the same time, I think i kind of makes me think, again, that one of the reasons I dislike JuH*ku is because I think Judar deserves better. Like I said, Hakuryuu took him for granted, and even in the Final Arc later it kinda feels like Judar's his second best, since Alibaba and Morgiana got together. Me@Judar you're gay? and for that?

He's definitely hoping for Alibaba, but Morgiana makes me laugh, given we keep hearing abt Fanalis not having enough Magoi to be KVs, and even Muu who's not a full-blood Fanalis has so many limits because of it.

Kinda lmao

RIP Hakuryuu

[yamraihasgirlfriend]

Zagan: *chucks bra*

Zagan: Hahhhh~ freedom.

[mia-swan-diaries]

Why does the young paimon look like me! It's really rare I find my anime look alike but this time not only does she look like me but her clothing and ornaments are part of our tradition too. It really feels like I'm looking at myself in an anime! Why didn't she appear in mairuma!

When @karl-the-fanaloka asked me who my anime look alike is I answered with a photo of Xie Lian 😂 but no I actually look like this!

[magical-characters-tourney]

LOSERS BRACKET ROUND ONE

Each match will last 1 week. I don’t know when the bracket will start, but I’ll be working on it. Before it starts, I will make a post detailing everything once I flesh out the losers bracket a bit more.

Edit: Matches start Wednesday, August 30th at 12:00 CDT.

Matchups under the cut

George Honda (Star Driver) vs Wagner (Classicaloid)

Ryouma Kirishima (Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss) vs Hinomiya Kaito (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-)

Satoshi Hiwatari (D.N. Angel) vs Asahi Minamikawa (Mewkledreamy)

Souta Kishibe (Magical Girl Raising Project) vs Kazune Kujyo (Kamichama Karin)

Shining Cosmo (Elsword) vs Schlain Zagan Analeit (So I’m a Spider, So What?)

Cure Kagura (Dancing Star Precure) vs Gabe Travolt (Magical How)

Prince Citron (Pretty Princess Pomelo) vs Rikumori Yuu (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-)

Takuto Tsubashi (Star Driver) vs Judar (Magi)

Saki Uno (Magical Girl Ore) vs Itsuki (Josou Mahou Shounen Battle Flyer Itsuki)

Io Naruko (Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!) vs Jason (Kidultic Showtime)

Bright Illusion (Elsword) vs Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) vs Bright Heart (Elsword)

Sora (Kingdom Hearts) vs Camilo Madrigal (Encanto)

Mashira Shinkiro (Isekai Mahou Shounen Momopuri - Keiji to Yakuza ga Kawaikunatta Kudan) vs Tatsuhisa Kamijo (Yu-Gi-Oh Sevens!)

Magikal Nuko Len Len (Vocaloid) vs Blanc (Kidultic Showtime)

Giyru (Warriors vs Warriors) vs Nagihiko Fujisaki (Shugo Chara)

Kikyou (Magical Boy Troubles) vs Eylan Hasegawa (This is the Magical Boy Training Center)

Ryousuke Katashiro (Star Driver) vs Mei Xin (I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl)

Tsubasa Yuunagi (Soaring Sky Precure) vs Basil (Magical Boy Basil)

Kousuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road) vs Starchild (Scooby Doo)

Adora Flora (Magical Mom) vs Haruhito Sugiyama (Mewkledreamy)

Yuki (Mahou x Shonen x Days) vs Minatsuki Sakuya (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-)

Juka Mutsuoka (Fairy Ranmaru ~Anata no Kokoro O-tasukeshimasu~) vs Jio (Magical Crash)

Takeo Takumi (Star Driver) vs Akihito Sugiyama (Mewkledreamy)

En Yufuin (Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!) vs Synn Sakura (Twinkle Crusaders)

Ran (Mahou x Shonen x Days) vs Xia Lou (Mahou Shounen Shuurai)

Riku Amami (World Embryo) vs Max Owen (Magical Boy)

Hideki Shibuya (Star Driver) vs Kevin (Power Up)

Takashi Dai (Star Driver) vs Ichiro Dougo (Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss)

Homura Hoterase (Fairy Ranmaru ~Anata no Kokoro O-tasukeshimasu~) vs Cure Top (Dancing Star Precure)

Takuto (Mahou x Shonen x Days) vs Kazama Mika (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-)

Shu Yan (Ye Luoli) vs Ikuto Tsukiyomi (Shugo Chara)

ROUND 2 BRACKETS

The winners of each bracket will face each other in one final match to discover who is the ULTIMATE magical boy.

Criteria used to decide who got in: 1) Use magic, or 2) Have a transformation sequence, or 3) Fight with the power of friendship (and sometimes that gun they found on the sidewalk over there) or any of the above combined.

Matchups under the cut. (and oh, some of these are gonna hurt!)

Schubert (Classicaloid) vs Kousuke Nitoh (Kamen Rider Wizard)

Black Pepper (Delicious Party Precure) vs Taishi Manza (Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss)

Cure Lock (Dancing Star Precure The Stage) vs Saiga Arata (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-)

Dark Magician (Yu-Gi-Oh) vs Mozart (Classicaloid)

Chiaki Nagoya (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) vs Garnet Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)

Yue (Cardcaptor Sakura) vs Kairi Sanjo (Shugo Chara)

Viperpace - Viperion+Carapace (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Yumoto Hakone (Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!)

Merlin (The Sword and the Stone) vs Qu Le (Magical Boys)

Peter Grant (Rivers of London) vs Cure Break (Dancing Stars Precure The Stage)

Superman (My Adventures with Superman) vs Mamoru Chiba (Sailor Moon)

Rio Kuroki (KiraKira Precure A La Mode) vs Ge Jiuzhong (I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl)

Atsushi Kinugawa (Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!) vs Shining Spiral (Elsword)

Ukiyo Ace/Kamen Rider Geats (Kamen Rider Geats) vs Vivi (Final Fantasy)

Magolor (Kirby) vs Qifrey (Witch Hat Atelier)

Takara Utashiro (Fairy Ranmaru ~Anata no Kokoro O-tasukeshimasu~) vs Visare Nightfall (Vampire Magicka)

Ayumu Aikawa (Is This a Zombie?) vs Ryuu Zaou (Cure High Earth Defense Club Love!)

Yakumo Katou (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger) vs Kirby (Kirby)

Henri Wakamiya (Hugtto Precure) vs Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Mephisto (Lolirock) vs Blue Knight (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Ranmaru Ai (Fairy Ranmaru ~Anata no Kokoro O-tasukeshimasu~) vs Antonio Madrigal (Encanto)

My Cat Stormy (real life) vs Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai)

Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files) vs Haruto Souma (Kamen Rider Wizard)

Cure Soul (Dancing Star Precure The Stage) vs Tadase Hotori (Shugo Chara)

Hikaru (Mahou x Shonen x Days) vs Daisuke Niwa (D.N.Angel)

Shining Astro (Elsword) vs Kirio Karasuma (Kamichama Karin)

Felix (Star Warrior Cosmos Leo) vs Howl (Howl’s Moving Castle)

Daichi (Mahou x Shonen x Days) vs Uru Seiren (Fairy Ranmaru ~Anata no Kokoro O-tasukeshimasu~)

Beethoven (Classicaloid) vs Saiki Kusou (The Disasterous Life of Saiki K.)

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) vs Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug)

Bright Marine (Elsword) AND Ultraman Zero (Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends) vs Emerald Heart (Magical Warrior Diamond Heart)

Mugendou Niki (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-) vs Kukai Soma (Shugo Chara)

Kuranushi Rin (Dear Magi -Mahou Shounen Gakka-) vs Kyoutarou Shuzenji (Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss)

[demonicdeviation]

LGBT Djinn squad aesthetic: 

“Fuck out my way when you see me I'm rollin' with the LGBT”                            -- LGBT by CupcakKe

*click captions for what characters and their sexuality*

[kougyokuseyeshavemeweak]

Magi characters as things me and my friends have said:

Warning: bad words and sexual themes

Aladdin- “Hee hoo foot tall tiddy”

Hakuryuu- “My mom had a plan to kill my dad”

Sinbad- "Because I am horny and sad"

Sharrkhan- “It’s a stripper so it ain’t gay”

Pisti- "So if, in the scenario that we all get together and have a massive orgy, imma be making chai tea and snacks"

Judar- “Suck my magnum all-American whopper dong 8-inch curved dildo”

Zagan- “Who jizzed on the goddamn plants again?”

Sphintus- “No one is like me I am one of a kind, you’re lucky you’re alive at this time, you get to experience what this planet has been needing, I am a god”

Arba- “SUCK MY FUCK”

Bonus:

SNB Sinbad or Judar- “You may come to assassinate me thinking I’m asleep but then you’ll walk in and BLAM you’ve been fooled, I’m not sleeping, I’m busting a nut, and you’re gay for watching you pervert”

[blacksun-judar]

【腐有り】マギとかログ⑩

[djinn-sins]

Zagan: What are you doing here?

Valefor: I could ask you the same question.

Zagan: I live here. This is my house.

Valefor: I should probably ask you a different question.

[babymagi]

Even More Quick Magi Headcanons (Pt 3) :}

- Zagan once called Solomon "King Titty Window" and it stuck.

- Sinbad will do the absolute MAXIMUM to make sure he doesn't have to actually get up and out of bed until Ja'far drags him out.

- Alibaba will have a tendency to bring his work outside because he prefers being in open spaces to clear his head. To combat this when he was told he could only do certain things inside he added a bunch of big, glassless windows to his palace to make it seem more open.

- Kouha and Judar platonically flirt SO HARD that outsiders would think that they're dating. They're not, but they've definitely got one of those 'if we're still both virgins by thirty' things going on.

- Paimon would only let a woman be her vessel because a) she's a lesbian and b) she believes that women are better in a position of power than men (and she's correct for the most part).

- Aladdin knows a lot about clothing and fashion and he's always willing to dress up his friends in pretty outfits. He himself doesn't dress all that extravagant but that doesn't mean he gets to let his friends run around in ragged, out of season clothes, no sir.

- Chronic acne gang: Solomon, Judar, and now with edition Koumei. Kougyoku's tried to do facemasks with him to get rid of it but it's stubborn.

- David literally kept Solomon on a leash as a child. Whenever they had to go anywhere he would strap him up with one of those extendable dog leashes and walk around with him. It was concerning.

- Morgiana's low-key freaked out by tampons.

- Kouha eats cheetos with chopsticks.

- Muu and Myron both walk around their house shirtless more often than not. These two also do embarrassing siblings stuff a lot.

[sayakxmi]

[Magi reread] Night 73: Rukh's Will

I feel like this shot looks a little better.

The only valid reaction at this point ngl.

Literally never paid enough attention to realize there are human silhouettes

Well, NOW I can tell

Cute, and tbh I'm absolutely reading too much into this, but Aladdin looks kinda sad, so I suspect he KNOWS.

Alibaba thinking about Cassim;;;

Anise genes are strong af. All Rashid gave Alibaba is hair color, the horn and insecurity.

That. Smile.

YEET

Love it, but it also makes me think that the pairings go as follows: Alibaba (Amon's a Heat Djinn) + Aladdin (Heat Magician), Kougyoku (Vinea's a Water Djinn) + Judar (Water Magician) and Hakuryuu (Zagan & Belial are both Lfie Djinns) + Titus (Life Magician). Idk, made me think about combos when I read that, and it's kinda funny that all the main KVs have a fitting Magi.

RIP Sinbad

Alibaba... really tends to get caught by some weird tentacles, huh.

Bye

This action will have severe consequences.

Like, seriously, do you ever think how if Judar hadn't been shown this by Aladdin, he probably wouldn't have left Al-Thamen for real & team up with Hakuryuu? Like, maybe he would've, but he would've been still under Al-Thamen's control in some ways, like, I doubt he would've put his all into supporting Hakuryuu. Before that he was just vibing. Now he has a goal and it's revenge, which is what unites them later on. Not to mention, Judar was kinda Meh magician before (probably cuz Al-Thamen, I recall some extra abt him having to practice magic in secret), so he would've been much weaker.

Anyway, all I'm saying is, Aladdin created his own most powerful adversary, and I think that's neat. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Enlightened. In the worst way.

The more you look at these panels, the sadder it gets. And I'm starting to think about them more, and I'm starting to get sadder, too. Like. Lil Judar reaching towards his father. His dad is crying, his mom, too, but she's smiling, probably trying to console him. Do you think lilttle Judar is crying, because he can tell something is wrong? Or maybe he's laughing, because he doesn't fully realize the danger?

Did he reach him just in time to get killed? Oh my god.

There's blood on his blanket. His parents' blood. God.

No shit dude gets immediate breakdown, who wouldn't.

Man, I didn't come here to be sad for Judar.

THAT'S what I'm here for. Oh man.

What do I even say

What a fucking mess, man

The thing is. I don't think Alibaba's ever suspected that Cassim actually hated him. Least of all that he hated him the most. Their relationship was a mess, and Alibaba knew it was a mess, like, since post-palace Cassim had treated him awfully from what we've seen. There's no way Alibaba didn't understand at least that Cassim was angry with him. But to actually hate him? And what's more...

...to hate him since they were kids? If it started later, then at least Alibaba could've reasoned it in some way, like after Mariam's death, because Alibaba was gone when they needed him etc, but sinec they were kids? What had Alibaba done to earn this? If it's not something he'd done, then the only thing left is that it was just... him. That Cassim hated him for the way he was.

Which is exactly what it is. I'll never get over their (and also Hakuryuu & Alibaba, bc they share some similarities) mess of a relationship. Because as much as Cassim hates Alibaba, he loves him just as much. It probably infuriates him even more.

Sorry for sending the entire page, but I'm near photo limit, so I had to make some changes.

The sheer irony is that half of the time it was Cassim keeping him safe. Because the fucker couldn't make up his heart whether he really wanted Alibaba ruined or to remain as pure as possible. God.

Bro's traumatized. Can't blame him. Imagine the last living member of your family who's also been your best friend since forever & you love him more than anything & you spent half of your life confused about him betraying you and then justifying that, because you cannot even consider an idea that he could've actually wanted to hurt you, only for him to just say straight to your face that nah he hates your guys and wants to fuck you up as much as possible.

The root of Cassim's anger is his self-hatred, and that just breaks me a little. His self-loathing is just that bad, and the world made him feel like trash, and so did the trauma, and so did his childhood near Alibaba who'd had an opportunity to be a happy kid unlike him, just reminding him how different they were. Man.

Can we just talk how Aladdin is in the middle of fighting Judar & he still does everything he can to guide Alibaba?

Neat image.

And that's the horrifying part. The fact that these are his real feelings. And it will hurt. But only Alibaba can do something about it now.

I fucking love this image. And the whole, "You're my candidate to be king!". Like, Aladdin is embracing his role of a Magi, now that he truly understands it, and he chooses Alibaba. Because of course he does. And the contrast between Alibaba and Cassim... Ughh, that's the good stuff.

I could probably talk more, but I have to go now, but anyway, man, I love this series.

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CHA05-06 Zagan Expressions (with mask)

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that certain breed of character that is just fruity personified

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I was thinking about the Zagan arc recently and this line caught my attention. Dunya fell into depravity after her surrogate brother was brutally killed, and later in the Alma Torran arc we see that Ithnan fell into depravity for the same reason.

Ithnan was probably ‘partial to’ Dunya because he empathized with her loss. Another nice detail from Ohtaka.