Magi - The Kingdom of Magic is a very fun anime that has recently started airing its second season.
Magi is loosely based around the famous Arabian Nights and tales of Alibaba and the 40 thieves and Sinbad the Sailor.
The artwork also reflects a middle eastern influence in everything from the costume to the weapon design. However, as you travel all over the Magi world you encounter other cultural references and design styles. The bright designs and clean design makes this a very enjoyable anime to watch.
The overarching story is a common one amongst Japanese anime, which is how to find peace and understanding among many various types of peoples. However, just as it's a complex problem in our own world, so is it in the Anime. As the characters struggle in their own circumstances to find meaning and understanding, it sometimes offers small gems of enlightenment for the viewers as well.
Also, Magi is a story about friends who seek to discover themselves while discovering their world together. Lot's of challenges and adventures ensue as they travel through the world together.
This anime revolves around character development and promotes encouragement, keeping a positive attitude, doing your best and helping others. For me, it's so positive I just love to watch it to cheer me up when I feel blue.
Magi's conflicts are easy for viewers to identify with as it is essentially the struggle for good to overcome evil. What makes this conflict more appealing as they define evil acts as something that we can all identify with: Enslaving others, Discrimination, and Impoverishment to name a few of the ideas that are touched upon.
I would recommend watching Magi and watching the characters struggle to find answers to some of the same questions that we struggle with today. I give Magi - the Kingdom of magic a 4.5 out of 5.
Cautions for western audiences.
Although, I personally believe this anime would be suitable for children (8? and over) to watch, some families may find the some of the characters inter-gender relations too much for young viewers. Although, there are not many scenes like the one shown below, if you do not want your child to see scenes like this, I recommend parental guidance.
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