Manga Tak
A Weekly Manga Podcast where we discuss the finest 1st volumes of manga to help you chose your next favourite title and build your collection!
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Episode 116 - Magi The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka
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In a world filled with deadly dungeons, filled to the brim with untold riches, Ali Baba wants to leave behind the life of a wagon driver and fulfil his potential... but it isn't until he ends up giving a ride to a young boy named Aladdin, who just happens to be packing a Djinn in a magic flute that he thinks he really has a shot of succeeding where others have failed... But just who is this boy? And why does he have such a habit of attracting trouble? Let's find out!
On this week's episode, Mat is joined once again by Tsutsudae of the Undisputed Anime podcast to discuss Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Ohtaka Shinobu - a classic work of shonen manga based on the One Thousand and One Nights folktales. The boys get into the book's unique setting, what Tsu believes makes it stand out amongst other shonen books of the time and more importantly, if it's worth checking out at all!
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Show Notes
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Sumomomo, Momomo by Shinobu Ohtaka
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad by Shinobu Ohtaka and Yoshifumi Ohtera
Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto (Mat Note - originally published in Monthly Comic Nora, Not WSS ;) )
Ichi The Witch by Osamu Nishi & Shiro Usazaki
Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music!
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