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tsukikoayanosuke · 3 years

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Behind the Fic: TW:OPT - Chapter 110 - 112

Three notes in one because, other than some name trivia, I have nothing to say for these filler training camp chapter.

WARNING: This will contain a bit of spoiler for the newest chapters of my fan fiction, Twisted-Wonderland: Our Precious Treasure.

Chapter 110: Extreme Banquet!

There isn’t that much thing to say about this chapter really.

Kalim’s parade is inspired by Prince Ali sequence in the animated movie and his SSR Dorm Uniform story.

Chapter 111: Follow in My Footsteps, Shoe by Shoe!

This chapter and the next's format are inspired by Ride 34 of Cardfight Vanguard, which my favorite anime of all time (my childhood and still makes me smile rewatching it).

The title is a lyric from Learn to Do It from Anastasia.

There’s a HARDSTOP LUCAS’ 6 x 3 reference here.

Switching up a bit, we have the physical training before the cooking, which is more similar to Azul’s training later. And since Kalim is not in hypnotic mode, I imagine he’s more laid back and has a small get-together activity before bed, like a pillow fight, telling a scary story, or in this chapter case, fireworks.

Kalim is not stupid academically. Jamil teaches him and I believe his father at least teaches him too since he's the heir of the family. And being from a family of merchants, I'm sure he's good, if not better than Jamil in mathematic and economy. From how I see it, Kalim is more of a kinetic learner, like me, where you have to do something when you're studying (I personally prefer to rewrite my notes to memorize). So I can imagine his dad taking him to his office and teach him to count some treasure and trading profit.

Also, I can imagine Kalim will have sibling rivalry. Though whether it reached Mahabharata Pandavas vs Kauravas siblings rivalry, I have no idea. (I want to put more Mahabharata reference, but I don't know the full story, okay)

Okay, renaming the Scarabia NPC. I tried some variations from India and the Middle East since Aladdin is inspired by them. Also changing up their hairstyle and giving them eye color based on the characters from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic because 1001 Nights has a big influence on it.

Scarabia Boy A: Ashoka Nigam His first name is named after Ashoka the Great, an Indian emperor of Maurya Dynasty, considered to be one of India's greatest emperors. His last name is named after Siddharth Nigam, the actor who played young Prince Ashoka in the 2015 Indian historical drama serial, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (English: The Great Emperor Ashoka). His hairstyle is based on Alibaba Saluja while his green eye color comes from Scheherazade from Magi. (Originally, he would also have Alibaba’s gold eyes, but Chandra took it first)

Scarabia Boy B: Chandra Asmoro Bangun Named after the two characters from the Panji tales, a cycle of Javanese stories, centered around the legendary prince of the same name from East Java, Indonesia. The characters are Prince Panji Asmoro Bangun and Princess Chandra Kirana from the tale of Chanda Kirana or the tales of Dewi Anggraeni. His hairstyle is based on Aladdin while his gold eye color comes from Sinbad from Magi.

Scarabia Boy C: Yudhi Bhardwaj His first name is named after Yudhishthira from the Hindu epic Mahabarata, the first among the five Pandavas, ruled Indraprastha and later Hastinapur. His last name is named after Rohit Bhardwaj, the actor who played Yudhishthira in the 2013 Indian mythological television series, Mahabharat. His hairstyle is based on Ren Hakuryuu while his eye color comes from Ren Kouha from Magi.

Scarabia Boy D: Mustafa Günsür His first name is named after Şehzade Mustafa, the first son of Sultan Süleyman (Suleiman the Magnificent) and Mahidevran Sultan and the first heir to the Ottoman throne. His last name is named after Mehmet Günsür, one of the three actors who played Şehzade Mustafa in the Turkish historical fiction television series, Muhteşem Yüzyıl (English: The Magnificent Century). His hairstyle is based on Morgiana while his eye color comes from Jafar from Magi.

I’m giving so many things for NPCs who probably won’t appear again. Then again I like to make my story unnecessarily packed.

The battle is loosely based on Kingdom Hearts’ Birth By Sleep Terra’s Experiment 221 Boss Fight, because I can’t really think of any Pokemon vs humans battle. Disappointing battle scene is disappointing.

Chapter 112: Once You Find Your Center, You Are Sure to Win!

The title of is from Mulan’s ‘I’ll Make a Man Out of You’.

This chapter is supposed to be one with the last chapter, but because I have no clue how to do training camp (Break & Gosh still haunts me), the cooking section is moved to this chapter.

In addition, a video call with Heartslabyul. The names were inspired by Shadowhope’s comment on AO3. Riddle and Deuce’s nickname is especially. I’m so sorry for Trey’s nickname though, I was thinking of ‘Dessert Dad’ but then ‘Sugar Daddy’ came to mind and I can’t stop laughing despite how out of context it is. Cater’s name is a spin from ‘Caw Caw Motherfucker’

The conversation between Jonah and Jamil mostly to giving a base for the later confrontation. Planting the seed of doubt.

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keepyourpantsongohan · 7 years

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Ayesha Liveblogs Magi: Labyrinth of Magic

[Karen Smith voice] If your name is Alibaba why are you Japanese?

“Throwing me out like that is pretty mean,” he said, to someone whose house he had broken into in the night

“Do you like money, mister?” “Yeah, I mean, since I need money” me too Alibaba

Ten minutes into this series and they’ve already introduced the concept of slavery in their society guess they’re not fucking around

Alibaba are you seriously taking a baby to a brothel

You know the girl in chains is a protagonist because of her Anime Hair

Is this some kind of Venus Wine Trap

Omg was Aladdin just waiting for Alibaba to exercise correct moral judgement before stepping in, those people were being digested

“All I ever did was lie, and not do anything” same my guy

Now that he mentions it I would wonder why they didn’t bring any supplies to this Tower of Death

You know, I really thought Aladdin would be the one to bite the insect first

I hope that Alibaba continues to use that dagger no matter how magical his fights get like ‘guess u just brought magic to a knife fight’

“So I guess I better let him know why I entered this dungeon” I thought it was for gold and prostitutes

“Labour is the duty of mankind” okay Lord Bourgeoisie

This situation has really escalated we went from declarations of friendship to kidnapping and stabbing in like thirty seconds flat

This guy only has two reactions to people helping him which is tipping or stabbing Alibaba is truly living the customer service life

“Where’s Alibaba?” it appears that he has burst into flames

Can you really fault Morgiana for not responding to ‘Slave Lady’ immediately after you learned her name?

Morgiana: [Beautiful description of homeland delivered in monotone]

“But how?” “I’m immortal that’s how” Last episode you were being digested by a plant????

Morgiana displays the benefits of not skipping Leg Day

I guess if you’re immortal you’ve got endless time to master swordplay

Lord Jamil’s really got some issues what’s with this endless “kill him” chant

Divine Right seems like a very poor way to choose your leaders

“I even messed up really bad one time” this is some kind of Reverse Foreshadowing it’s like Backshadowing

‘My Sinbad Dream’ sounds like the title of a bad fanfic

Where’s he gonna put all that gold does this ancient Arabian city have banks

Update from ep. 11: Yes they do and they are corrupt

Amazing Alibaba used his treasure to abolish slavery truly the only honourable boy in this society

“The same blood runs through our veins” Baba implying they’re all inbred

“You’re Baba’s child now” should not be a comforting statement from someone you just met

Sure, when babies drink milk directly from the teat it’s healthy and a bonding experience but when Aladdin does it’s inappropriate

“Don’t worry Toya, I’ll protect you no matter what” Dude’s gonna die ain’t he

I don’t imagine that they’re going to get a peaceful submission to foreign rule from an independent and inbred nation

I knew Ryosai would be a dick from the moment he opened his mouth

“Until I see the faces of my children’s great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, I’ve got to make absolutely sure I live on with everyone” WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK

Princess Hakuei is such a good leader even if she is an imperialist

What kinda Sailor Moon-esque transformations are these and when do I get to see Alibaba’s

“I’ll keep you in those chains for the rest of your life” Poor Morgiana that Jamil really fucked her up

“You have a sense of justice and value your friends” “I’m telling you that’s not true” lmao what an objection Leila

I’d call this guy Lipstick Kakashi but I feel that’d be insulting to Kakashi

“Don’t lump me in with those ridiculous bandits,” said the slave trader

Yikes @ Morgiana explaining the concept of slavery to this tiny girl but I guess it doesn’t help to sugar coat it

YAS MORGIANA KICK THE ASS OF ALL THINGS END HIM

This is a sidenote but I’ve gotta imagine that if Goltass was one of the Plainspeople they should’ve noticed him because he’s massive??

I’m guessing this handsome sleeping man is Sinbad

“My name is Sin” not only was I correct but also he calls himself Sin pls

What kind of a fucking outfit is Sinbad walking around in my goodness

Lmao at Sinbad this is the equivalent of telling your two Indian friends ‘hey maybe you guys know each other’

I thought the guy with the black hair was Jafar? Did I hallucinate or is this a plot point

“I’m gonna fight with you” “Yes ma’am” is it wrong 2 hope they get married

What an honourable ruler he wants everyone to have autonomy

Sinbad just wants to cuddle with Masrur

“He’s only wealthy from your taxes. If you don’t believe it’s worth paying, take back as much as you want. But, don’t take any lives.” I! Love! Him!

This has got to be an Alibaba and the forty thieves reference

Oh no Alibaba and Aladdin look so sad I don’t care for this

“We can’t let them end up like Mariam” the Backshadowing continues!!

Fsfjhdskjhfksdhgl I want men to look at me like they look at Morgiana and by that I mean terrified

SHE JUST PICKED UP A GROWN MAN I LOVE MORGIANA

Aladdin sure knows how to diffuse tension in a room

“She was a prostitute of the slums” this childhood memory got dark real quick

It’s weird that brown people exist in this universe but none of the people with Arabic names are brown

!!!! Alibaba is the rightful ruler of Balbaad omg

Oh shit I guess all of Alibaba’s skills aren’t just down to immortality

“They’ve been driven out by the state... something about re-development” this magical society is a little too real

Things are about to go terribly awry I know it Cassim is about to ruin everything

WHY ARE YOU STILL HANGING OUT WITH THIS GUY ALIBABA HE’S RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL YOUR SUFFERING???

Dfsdkfdsjfhksdjhfsdglfg Sinbad “eavesdropping is in such bad taste” ur right Jafar

I mean I get Cassim’s plight but I also don’t trust him

“Cassim and I had a special bond, he was my family and friend” he is responsible for your dad succumbing to illness??

I want Alibaba to rule Balbaad but that would really not fit into this narrative arc of travelling

“It’s Cassim” who could’ve predicted that Cassim would ruin everything

Sinbad joining the Fog Troupe is simultaneously exactly what I expected and not at all what I expected?

“What kind of a hardened and callous man are you?” poor Jafar lmao

“I choose not to interfere with domestic issues” he said, after asking two contenders for the throne to speak in a public forum

“You aren’t even fit to be king dammit” them’s treasonous words my friend

What a creepy old man my goodness

Oh it’s Judar not Jafar that explains it I guess???

Poor screamy Alibaba trying to protect his nation’s people

Damn Sinbad’s so charismatic he gives other people a complex just by standing next to him

The Humble King trope is my favourite Alibaba pleading for his people’s lives or in Naruto when he pleads for Sasuke’s life like that’s some Good Shit™

Judar: Hi I don’t want anything I’m just here to be an asshole

It’s ironic that a character who shares a VA with Natsu is proficient in ice magic

“Why are you doing these things?” Because he’s a dick that’s why

There are only like 3 known magical people here so I’m guessing it’s someone we haven’t met yet

“I’ll remain and finish off this little child” why is Sinbad the only moral adult in this universe

All these poor Balbaadans must be like ‘I didn’t sign up for this shit I just wanted to know how the negotiations went’

I can’t believe that Sinbad defeated them through the Power of Handsome

Sinbad: Capitalism is an obvious trap how could you fall for it

Every single one of Alibaba’s reactions to being thrust into leadership roles are me

Amazing all Matthew Mercer characters get drunk and trash talk their homies

“It was Alibaba who saved me” Lmao @ Morgiana’s shoujo reimagining of her being freed

Sinbad captured Judar’s dungeon and I’m sure there’s a sex joke in there somewhere

Uh-oh Alibaba’s about to get an inspirational lecture

“Why do you think I should go back to where Sinbad is?” why do you have such issues with Sinbad, Cassim

I kind of love this trope reversal from “there are some things worth dying for” to “there is nothing worth human lives”

“He’s still my friend” Alibaba’s still protecting Cassim when he’s basically done nothing good ever in his life what kind of fuck ass loyalty

I love battle training!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

“I have a feeling that she’s a woman who’d lend me an ear” Sinbad’s gonna fuck her into changing her mind

Even though I’ve been questioning the logistics of Alibaba becoming king, Sinbad’s a king and he’s not in his kingdom so who am I to judge

“Could this be a case of the marriage blues?” Something old, something new

My boy and his new sword I’m so proud of him

“I may not look like it but I’m a very powerful girl” “I know” actually I hope these two get married just so I can watch her toss him around forever

Lmao @ Morgiana partially destroying every building she comes into contact with

Real talk we know who got all the looks in the family like who was Ahbmad and Sahbmad’s mother yikes

Alibaba threw his brother’s sword away and then slapped him I love him

Props to Princess Kogyoku for taking the revelation that her fiance is gross in stride

“As of this moment, the country of Balbaad will be ending its monarchy!” OH MY GOD ALIBABA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alibaba’s doing the nationwide equivalent of declaring bankruptcy

“Are we saved?” A legit question, royal guardsmen

I’m so in love with Alibaba creating a democracy in a world of empires my baby

“Doesn’t it seem like it’s all a big scam?” Why is Cassim like this he’s the worst

I’m gonna guess that Ugo belonged to Aladdin’s dad

For someone who doesn’t want to be king Alibaba sure is good at leading

“Sounds to me like all you wanted was to be king yourself?” that’s about the size of it

Why. Are. You. Like. This. Cassim???? Chill the fuck out

“Is that thing Cassim?” He’s literally a demon beast now killing all the citizens of your country I don’t think you have to feel bad about fighting it

Sinbad is just constantly joining in the fray to he’s like the older brother Alibaba needed instead of the two dinky ones he had

“Later I plan on making you mine too” gay but rude

“It’s because you’re you, Alibaba” <3333333333333333333333 Baby boy and his baby bro ah!!!

“Halharl infigare” sounds like something you’d say when you could no longer form words

“You never lost that radiance did you?” so what ur saying is that u hated Alibaba bc you had a little gay crush on him

Alibaba refuses to let Cassim get away with being a dick just because his father was one

SHIT THE MONTAGES OF DIFFERENT PATHS ALWAYS GET TO ME

I weep for Alibaba who weeps for his lost friend

Thought the villains would be like 4 or 5 people but it turns out it’s a whole cult

What a beautiful turn of events I’m upset in a good way I’m tearing up a bit

Sinbad @ Alibaba: I’m kidnapping you out of love

These people look so happy to see a giant sea monster bless them

“His lunacy might rub off on you” I’m not sure if I want to see Alibaba become a high-impulse swordsman but tbh his impulse control isn’t that good anyway

Oh my god Morgiana and Alibaba are so cute and bashful

“I’ve already got family, each and every person who lives in this country” that is adorable but that’s also what Ashoka said and look how the Mauryan empire turned out

I love Morgiana’s commitment to saving people from oppression

“You should do whatever you feel like doing, now and forever” ALIBABA AND ALADDIN JUST INSPIRED HER SO MUCH SHE BROKE INTO DANCE

I thought the Djinn transfer would be much more complicated but there you have it I guess

The entire royal guard is about to slut-shame Sinbad

Fdgkldgjlkdfgjldkfgj I know that Sinbad didn’t actually do anything but this is still so funny

“By the way, I’m the culprit” Ka Kaboun is such a mess lmao

“You’re an upstanding person Ka Kaboun” she said, after he tried to frame a man for a sexual assau/t

So this is a scarred man with designs against his own family’s empire who will probably team up with the happy-go-lucky protagonist I’m not saying that this is Arabian Zuko but he’s Arabian Zuko

Those long chains seem a little impractical for battle and walking around

I love that Alibaba is so incorruptible that even with a literal demon inside him he refused to hurt Hakuryu

Kind of harsh of Alibaba not to help the little girl but I guess he is poisoned and Hakuryu stepped up right away anyway

Well at least this time they tried to bring supplies

My three children are so beautifully in-sync with their battle maneuvers

I really thought when they split up that Hakuryu and Alibaba would be a team

“It kind of seems like he’s always trying to take on everything by himself and it kind of irritates me I guess” Pot kettle Alibaba

“I’m doing the very best I can, you know?” ME TOO HAKURYU

I LOVE HAKURYU AND HIS CRYING FIT HE’S ADORABLE

“I’m counting on you to be right there” Brotp: Crybaby Princes

I love Sinbad worrying about his teenage homies A+ adulting

What happened to these people that they are psychologically scarred at any mention of war

WHAT THE FUCK WHY IS MORGIANA HURT WHY WOULD U DO THAT

I guess even King’s Candidates aren’t immune to PTSD

Everything is escalating so quickly I’m very worried about Sinbad and Alibaba

“If you’re the enemy then act like it!” oh no this is sad

“Why does everyone do such things as if it were perfectly normal?” THAT’S MY QUESTION ALIBABA

NO THIS ISN’T WHAT I WANT AT ALL MY BOY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU

I knew Zagan belonged to Hakuryu!!!! He wouldn’t have abandoned Morgiana if he hadn’t already healed her

“You’re nothing more than a magician” “Sorry, you see I’m also a genius” I love Yam

“You’re Alibaba whom I love so much” I love grammatically correct declarations of friendship my nerd baby boys holding hands ah!!!!!

There’s so much I love about this episode Sinbad’s half-fallen reveal, the friendship between Alibaba and Aladdin, Hakuryu’s new power, Princess Kogyoku’s joining the Sindrians, everything is 10/10

“Just like Alma Toran, eh?” I guess we’re about to learn why everyone is so averse to war

If Alibaba truly doesn’t want to be a nobleman he’s gotta stop acquiring so much money

“I’m looking forward to crossing swords with him” why does every challenge to Sinbad’s authority sound so homoerotic

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caithyra · 7 years

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Thinking about it...

...Am I the only one who is bothered with how Third Prince (and only good and educated prince, plus merchant prince) Alibaba Saluja of the Balbadd Kingdom which had trade treaties with the Rem Empire which is the oldest existing empire in the world and the Parthevian Empire which is the second oldest existing empire in the world, plus being introduced as a Sinbad fanboy who has read everything about Sinbad...

...Is the person who says “Who’s that?” when Imperial Prince Nerva of the Rem Empire (who was prince when Alibaba was in the Rem Empire ffs, his dad’s face [and Nerva’s face is unique in this manga, and the father should not look too much different] would be on the coins Alibaba was winning at the coliseum! Alibaba went with his fleet to fight the Medium! Nerva was one of the two highest ranked people on that battlefield on Rem’s side!) and Imperial Princess Serendine of the Parthevian Empire and Sindria Company and Sindria Kingdom 1.0, and potentially Sinbad’s girlfriend (seriously, do you know gossip? Courtly gossip? Even if there was nothing there, there should be hundreds of people gossiping about Sinbad/Serendine in-universe) shows up.

This is actually particularly egregious when you consider that Serendine was a beautiful woman with a rare hair color while part of a royal family: There should have been portraits made and sent out to every kingdom and empire in the world, especially allied ones. Not only that, because of her rare hair color, she would be easily identified from written and verbal descriptions (Parthevian, pretty woman with pink hair of the same age as Sinbad. Keep in mind selling her hair was enough to feed three people and a giant draconian, so it’s pretty rare and sought after). And Alibaba should have read those since he read Sinbad’s adventures (and either Sinbad is lying and saying he always had Zepar, or Alibaba also conveniently never read that part when he voraciously read the adventures while dreaming about dungeon conquering).

Not to mention that Balbadd and Parthevia are both old and associated monarchies; Alibaba and Serendine should probably be appearing in the same family trees.

It’s especially annoying when we have Aladdin right there: Aladdin, who knows nothing (or claims not to when the author needs him to be ignorant and seeking answers whenever he has to be innocent of wrong-doing, see Magnostadt and Mogamett among others, but omniscient and perfect child sage whenever else) of this world and its important people except for what we’ve seen.

I don’t know, it feels like a petty thing to be annoyed about, but still it irritates me.

#magi #magi: the labyrinth of magic #magi: adventure of sinbad #magi spoilers #alibaba saluja #nerva julius caluades #serendine dikumenowlz du parthevia #sinbad #aladdin #rant #spoilers

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Bookshelf Briefs 2/26/19

Beauty and the Beast Girl | By Neji | Seven Seas – This seems to be complete in one volume, and despite a lot of backstory angst edges on the side of sweet. A monster girl living in the woods meets a blind girl (literally, her last name is Blind, but she is also blind) and starts to tell her stories in an effort to hide why she’s living alone in the forest. Naturally, their backstories merge together. Also naturally, they fall for each other hard and must therefore deal with the other humans who are horrified that Lily would be with a monster. It all works out in the end, though, as true love can defeat all. This is one of a number of “cute but slight” yuri titles we’ve seen here recently, and while it’s not the most subtle manga in the world, I’d say it’s worth a read. – Sean Gaffney

Black Clover, Vol. 14 | By Yuki Tabata | Viz Media – More tournament arc. Asta’s fight is fairly typical, involving a large dose of “I want to fight TOGETHER with you” to get the loner to actually do something. The more interesting fight, though, is between Finral and Langris, as you might guess by the cover art. There’s a lot of bad blood between these two, and all sorts of fears and jealousies come rolling out during the fight, which rapidly starts to turn a lot more deadly than expected. (Without any actual death—at least not yet.) There’s also another character who believes in beautiful things getting completely wrecked, which may be a Jump thing, as we also saw it happen in Toriko. All this plus tragic backstory to show off that true magical knights care about people! – Sean Gaffney

DAYS, Vol. 12 | By Tsuyoshi Yasuda | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Seiseki’s game against Toin continues and Tsukamoto is playing his heart out. It’s gratifying to see the coach of the opposite team notice a change in Seiseki since the previous year, and also gratifying to see Ubukata recognized for her strategic analysis that resulted in Kazama scoring the goal that ties the game at 1-1. There are a lot of missed shots and squandered opportunities and moments where you think that finally Tsukamoto will triumph but instead Toin gets a penalty kick, etc. We also finally learn the significance of the series title—Tsukamoto’s dad died when he was little, and he’s learned never to take the present for granted. “Because someday, this will all be over. But if I try, maybe I can make these days last just a second longer.” I’m a sucker for sentiment in my sports manga. Recommended. – Michelle Smith

Girls’ Last Tour, Vol. 6 | By Tsukumizu| Ywn Press – This is the final volume of the series. Last time I asked if it would end in death. Technically we don’t see the girls die, but the end of their journey certainly seems to be The End of Their Journey, if you know what I mean. That’s the trouble with post-apocalyptic After the End series; unless you pull a fast one to find civilization has simply moved elsewhere (for a moment I wondered if they were going to get on a rocket and go to space in this volume, but that’s probably also a bad idea) you’re left with the fact that humanity has died. There’s some good bits here. I loved Chiro finding the massive library, as well as Yuuri’s calming presence. It was a sad journey in the end, but I’m glad I took it with them. – Sean Gaffney

Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 5 | By Afro | Yen Press – I was very pleased to see that, after last volume’s “camping with friends is fun!,” which Rin agreed with, that nevertheless almost all the camping this time around is by Rin by herself, because she loves camping by herself. This despite the fact that you can get trapped somewhere due to impassable winter roads. Fortunately for Rin, this is the modern age where cell service is everywhere, so even when camping by herself, she’s in constant contact with the others. Nadeshiko also meets up with Rin and introduces her to the wonders of expensive eel, as well as showing off a childhood friend and the fact that she’s lost a ton of weight recently. (She seems very cute either way.) This is such a peaceful series. – Sean Gaffney

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Vol. 34 | By Shinobu Ohtaka | VIZ Media – Sean warned me that this volume had some creepy scenes, but I was not prepared. Sinbad has succeeded in becoming the god of the world and has rewritten the rukh so that everyone agrees with his methods for a securing peaceful future. This includes reverting the world to rukh, thereby killing everyone. Watching the populace cheer, and tearful kids looking excited to die, is seriously disturbing (in a good way). Alibaba and Aladdin are immune, and debate whether they have a right to try to change a fate everyone else seems to want, until a conversation with a brainwashed Morgiana convinces Alibaba that the present is worth fighting for. And so our heroes, accompanied by Judar and Hakuryu, must conquer, like, seven facets of Sinbad or something. It’s vague, but fine. I’m glad things are seemingly wrapping up. Three volumes left! – Michelle Smith

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Vol. 5 | By Kagiji Kumanomata | Viz Media – I was not expecting the hands-down funniest chapter of this volume to be our princess trying to find a toilet so that she could pee, but there we are. The chapter ends up being hysterical, particularly the facial expressions. Elsewhere, we see the princess has a poor memory for names… and faces. We also see (as if we hadn’t guessed) that she’s an incredibly poor communicator. Even when things AREN’T her fault it’s pretty easy to blame her—a chapter where she tries to be nice and do good things leads merely to fear and paranoia from the demons. There’s no real ongoing plot here, but as long as Princess Syalis remains who she is, there’s certainly ongoing laughs. – Sean Gaffney

A Strange & Mystifying Story, Vol. 6 | By Tsuta Suzuki | SuBLime – Man, A Strange & Mystifying Story has evolved sooooo much since its early volumes. Now it’s a gripping supernatural drama and it’s easy to forget it started out as something smutty with consent issues until Setsu shows up and gives Tsumugi terrible advice on how to make Kurayori his. Kurayori has been holed up in his shrine and just when he finally emerges to talk with Tsumugi, Magawa and Kai arrive to cause problems. I’m surprised Suzuki-sensei has made me like and sympathize with Kai so much so quickly, but she has. He may be a monster, but his desperate desire to be useful mentally unstable Magawa so that he won’t disappear is genuine. Plus, we got a bonus chapter with my favorite couple! The next volume is the last and I’m really looking forward to seeing how everything plays out. – Michelle Smith

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, Vol. 2 | By Tomo Hirakawa, based on the story by Reki Kawahara | Yen Press – There is still a modicum of danger here—the threat to NPCs is still real, and Kirito by his very existence will attract trouble. That said, the fact that everyone is alive in this version of SAO (well, OK, not Sachi, but the cliffhanger included an appearance from someone I definitely was not expecting to see) and that we get chapters devoted to things like teaching Yuuki how to do school homework properly (which leads to helping dead school ghosts to pass on, much to Asuna’s horror) makes it feel sort of like the Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family of SAO. Instead of food, though, we get cool battles and cute interactions. Fun, though again confusing for non-gamers. – Sean Gaffney

Urusei Yatsura, Vol. 1 | By Rumiko Takahashi | Viz Media – While Urusei Yatsura became one of Rumiko Takahashi’s first major successes in Japan, the small portion of the series that was initially translated into English has been out-of-print for the better part of two decades. Happily, Viz is once again hastening “The Return of Lum” by releasing Takahashi’s highly influential manga in a new omnibus edition. For the most part the series is episodic in nature. Although there are recurring characters and jokes, overarching plotlines are virtually nonexistent. The basic premise remains consistent from chapter to chapter, though—Ataru Moroboshi, a lustful high schooler, is a magnet for the absurd and supernatural. Early on he manages to accidentally engage himself to Lum, an alien princess. Honestly, I wish Lum held more of the series’ focus than Ataru, but I still get a kick out of the manga. In particular I appreciate Urusei Yatsura‘s numerous references to Japanese mythology and literature. – Ash Brown

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crunchkind · 1 year

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Baba sinsin

#magi labyrinth of magic #alibaba saluja #sinbad no bouken #sinbad #magi the labyrinth of magic #art #drakonica #alibaba(magi)#gay art #kassim #magi fanart #fanart #anime fanart #sinbad and alibaba #magi adventures of sinbad #sinbad is alibabas dad fight me #brothers

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crunchkind · 1 year

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Back at it again with the brainrot of mentally I’ll grandpa and silly little teen

(He’s trying not to laugh) There so cute I love them

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crunchkind · 1 year

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Drawings I was supposed to finish but didn’t

This next one is just a hybrid au that’s really badly drawn cause I’m tired

Dog effect I think alibaba is classified as a mutt

And that’s why his brothers resented him more he’s a mutt idk I think it’s funny I also just like dog people I can’t escape

I think only dog people go after sticks but like not all the time I think it’s funny that alibaba does it the most with everything Sinbad did it once and I think the embarrassment was a feeling he Hundt experienced so he was just like “no.. never again” wen someone throws a stick but alibaba feels so much embarrassment that his body just does it he dies a little more inside every time it happens I can make everyone dogs but I won’t but

Look at the pretty drawings on the first one I think there nice

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crunchkind · 1 year

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This is probably gonna be my next drawing or what it’s about because there acting like alibaba is there child and the others especially Sinbad at the end

NOT TO MENTION HOW THERE BICKERING LIKE SIBLINGS LIKE THEY REMIND ME OF A FAMILY DINNER AND YOUR PARENTS ARE JUST WATCHING YOU BIXKER

#magi labyrinth of magic #alibaba saluja #sinbad #magi the labyrinth of magic #alibaba(magi)#family dynamics #sinbad no bouken #sharrkan #ya #yamraiha #drakonica #there so funny #they wanted alibaba to stay #wen Sinbad says he wants them to be safe and come back wen there all grown up #that’s so cute #sinbad is alibabas dad fight me #sinbad and alibaba #i love them #this makes me wonder how Mystras would interact with alibaba

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crunchkind · 1 year

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Hey put the kid down your mentally unstable

#magi labyrinth of magic #alibaba saluja #sinbad #sinbad no bouken #magi the labyrinth of magic #art #alibaba(magi)#not ship #jafar #sinbad is alibabas dad fight me #sinbad magi #adventures of sinbad #sinbad and alibaba #whoever made sinbads outift needs to fight me bro #alibaba

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crunchkind · 1 year

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Doodle cause there silly

#magi labyrinth of magic #alibaba saluja #sinbad #sinbad no bouken #magi the labyrinth of magic #alibaba(magi)#art #sinbad is alibabas dad fight me #sinbad and alibaba

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crunchkind · 1 year

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I have this headcanon that Sinbad new alibaba wen he was a baby cause he found him and was confused on we’re his family was and he kept him for awhile looking and eventually he did find Alibaba’s mother but after that we never he came to balbadd he would always look for him and say hi and such and he never new it was rashids kid even wen he grew up to have hair and then wen alibaba went into the palace Sinbad probably came and was shocked to see alibaba there but he was happy to see him again and then they just hugged and Sinbad has a lullaby for him and wen Sinbad says he used to babysit alibaba they were all confused cause nobody noticed

Ignore my dog coloring also sorry for not posting im sick

#alibaba saluja #magi labyrinth of magic #sinbad #sinbad no bouken #magi the labyrinth of magic #drakonica #kassim #mystras leoxses #i’ll probably do it #gay art #alibaba(magi)#Sinbad is alibabas dad fight me

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This is more of a slighted AU

Kougyoku is a great singer

Judar and Kouha gossip about everyone in the empire

Alibaba has used Wikihow to get a lover once (he failed)

Sinbad unknowingly argues with eight year olds on Roblox (this is a half joke)

Whenever Aladdin, Judar, Hakuryuu, Alibaba and Morgiana get together to watch a movie, Judar always calls the main male actors hot

Sinbad rick rolled all his generals by sending them a “important link” and when they click on it never gonna give you up plays (Ja’far was the only person who didn’t fall for this)

Kouha practices modeling unironically

Yunan recommends the gang some books he has read while travelling

Titus and Sphintus are both dads to Marga

Sinbad has crossdressed to see how hot he would look as a girl

Scheherazade has tried to fit in gen z humour but fails

I'm going t respond to all of these individually bc I HAVE THINGS TO SAY

- Yes absolutely and now my Band/Idol AU would like to have a legal discussion with you /hj - This is canon here - NOOOOOOOOO ur right but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO - *war flashbacks to my youngest sister playing roblox and the volume being an absolute tyrant over my sensory issues* - Gonna quote one of my favourite Judar cosplayers here, "Whenever movie directors think they're feeding the female gaze, they're actually feeding us, the twinks" - What's worse is that they would all fall for it njhgfcghjk - Awwww, yes I love that actually. But Morgiana can't read so all I can see is them building a bonfire and the trio having story time (Aladdin falls asleep almost every time) - They got married and adopted her she's their child now fight me - Idk based on some of the beta designs for fem Sinbad... he would've been wayyy too powerful as a girl - She would try. Muu would too. Titus is over it.

#magi

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Ayesha Liveblogs Magi: Adventure of Sinbad S1

Oh my god Sinbad’s birth is being sensed throughout the world

I didn’t really realize that Hakuei was that much older than Sinbad (unless that’s her mum?)

“His name is Sinbad, Future Overlord of the Seven Seas” is that really how you described your newborn baby

This man is taking sailing advice from his two-year-old

“I can help out if you just let me try” what a sweet little boy I’m sure his life is about to go terribly awry

I have bad vibes about this war-hero-turned-village outcast narrative it has historically ended sadly in everything else I’ve watched

“Why’s your hair yellow? That’s really weird!” Sinbad talks a lot of shit for a kid whose hair is purple

Holy yikes this narrative took quite a turn

“We don’t want to get mixed up in your problems” why does nobody in this universe care about children like at all

I’m actually glad that Badr stabbed him that dude deserved it

“On your feet” He’s only got one foot I’m pretty sure

“Please don’t open without permission” Ddfjhkjdhfkjh I love Yunan and his ridiculous cleavage

Also what is it with Magi and hiding inside barrels of fruit??

The fact that Sinbad and his mum still take people in after they were betrayed my heart and soul <3

@ Sinbad just ignoring all his problems until they come to punch him in the face.... same

Dragul has Laxus’s voice and Freed’s gay ass aesthetic

Yikes @ Yunan creating something called the Hole of Death you done fucked up you woodland twink

“I’m fairly certain my older brothers wouldn’t have had this kind of duty” “I’d watch what I say inside the castle walls if I were you” DRAGUL CAUGHT MONOLOGUING LMAO

Maybe declare your treason after you’ve captured the dungeon Sinbad

“Once you’ve acquired the power of a dungeon, what will you become?” if the other series are to be believed: Devious

I gotta say that Dragul (Drakon?) had one of the best introductions I’ve ever seen

“What the hell’s so bad about not wanting to die? It’s not embarrassing! It’s normal!” Baby Sinbad speaking the truth

Lmao @ this montage of Drakon falling in love with Sinbad in the dungeon

No offense to Drakon but I don’t really care that much about his crush on his sister-in-law like Sinbad is trying to protect an entire kingdom of abused citizens

“This is a gift, from me to you,” said Yunan, before throwing Sinbad through the air like a football

Damn I should’ve known that everything was about to get sad

Fhlghjljhljhlfdjhl love this boy with a playful but antagonistic relationship with the nobility

Jafar!!!! We’re finally gonna meet him as a baby (also the age of everyone makes it seem like Sinbad is a lot older than I thought he was like he’s 14 now and Alibaba’s probably just about to be born or a toddler)

Poor Hina he doesn’t have the heart to tell his sister that Sinbad took down the abare narwhal

“I want to visit every country, so I can change the world” my boy <3

“Kids like this one require discipline” I’m laughing at Sinbad trying to parent Jafar because he can’t be more than like 3-4 years younger than him lmao

On a scale of Alibaba to Jafar how well do you deal with empathy

I bet Jafar still screams “I’m gonna kill him someday” on a daily basis

Ngl it took me googling a picture of the Eight Generals to realize where all of this friendship is headed

“Don’t waste your time on a small fry” said the literal pre-teen Jafar

So what I’m gathering is that Jafar’s assassin tribe are a bunch of demons

That was quite literally a cheap shot Drakon

Sinbad showing his devious side by tricking all the dungeon capturers into teamwork what an adorable sneak

“Sinbad’s passion has reawakened my own” that’s gay Hina

I can’t believe that Sinbad has roused the rukh of every man in this room

“Monster or human it doesn’t matter, they’re still comrades” SINBAD <3

Barbarossa: I don’t care about my wife but you’re not allowed to like her

Omg @ Hina calling Sinbad tiny and fragile and “a truly amazing man” in the same sentence

“If you don’t have a home, I’ll provide it for you” get u a friend like Sinbad

“If I were free, I would’ve made you my master” that’s gay Drakon

I cannot believe that Drakon was the first person in the world to become a Household Member and he did it without even acknowledging that he and Sinbad were friends now that’s love

Don’t give alcohol to Jafar, Sinbad, he’s a minor (and for that matter so are you?? What are the alcohol laws in this world)

I can’t believe that Jafar went from a Demonic Assassin to a Cute Little Merchant Boy in the span of one episode my god

I have to say I’m 300% unsurprised they were immediately duped by the dude who wanted to buy their merchandise on the sly although judging based on his beard it’s Alibaba’s dad which is a weird introduction to the King of Balbaad

Young Sinbad: I! Love! Merchants! #EmbraceCapitalism

“You have a composed greed about you” what a backhanded compliment

Oh my god Harun’s got the same little hair floop as Alibaba!!!!!

I can’t decide whether I’m going to like Harun or not he does have a lot of impoverished people in his country after all but he is going to be friends with Sinbad and father to Alibaba

King Rashid’s living his wildest life just throwing bags of money at ambitious 14-year-olds

“This will be your little brother” I can’t believe Hinahoho and Rurumu are Jafar’s parents

“Have fun playing with your big brother okay?” dghkjfhgkdjfhg I love Jafar and his freakishly large family

I’m not sure what I love more Jafar becoming a Household Member to save his giant baby brother or Sinbad and his ridiculous bling

“Why not give some thought to publishing your adventure stories as a book?” that’s a little self-congratulatory but fair enough

I’m super excited for the Land of Purity because I assume there’s going to be some jokes about Sinbad being a hoe

“There’s nobody in our kingdom like you” take a shot every time someone falls in love with Sinbad

I’m very concerned about what will happen to Mystras considering Spartos is the one who eventually joins up with Sinbad like what’s gonna happen to him why isn’t he a general

“I don’t really know who he is” “Well that’s a bummer. I’ve only been watching you this entire time” Yunan admitting to stalking Sinbad

Seems like Knight-King Darius just brought magic to a sword fight

Damn Sinbad’s had a wild few episodes he went from magic tricks in a theatre to a full djinn equip destroying mountains good lord

“I think I was just jealous of you” still no excuse for bad parenting Darius

I am deeply concerned for Mystras

Jafar and Hinahoho’s faces every time Sinbad talks about ladies lmao

“Men are only here for one thing and that’s to produce our offspring. How can I speak about diplomacy with such barbarians ” me too Queen Mira

“I’m different from other men” [Sinbad voice] I’m not like other girls

OH NO ARE THEY KEEPING HINAHOHO BECAUSE THEY THINK HE’S STRONG AND VIRILE

Update from ten seconds later: Yes

“Those things that aren’t acceptable to be seen on screen” Jafar breaking the fourth wall for a dick joke

I love that Sinbad’s noble selflessness lasted about ten seconds

Jesus Christ what a little demon boy Jafar ripping apart a snake with his bare hands

How much time is passing Rurumu come collect your husband and your idiot boys you’ve got children to raise

“Balalark Meat!” jghkfdjhgkjdfh Sinbad stop this

“Women are such dependable goddesses” me too Artemyran man

What kind of Inuyasha ass equip is this these cat ears and fluffy tails

“I did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong” OH NO HINAHOHO

I’m real surprised they did not see the red-light district thing coming

Oh my god Pisti being held by Sinbad was the cutest thing in the world I want him to take care of all the babies

“By the way ladies, Mystras here is single” what a lad Sinbad is wingmanning his homie from the moment he arrives

#ayesha liveblogs magi #ayesha talks anime #liveblogging

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