Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Vol. 17

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic #17

by Shinobu Ohtaka

Deep within the desert lie the mysterious Dungeons, vast stores of riches there for the taking by anyone lucky enough to find them and brave enough to venture into the depths from where few have ever returned. Plucky young adventurer Aladdin means to find the Dungeons and their riches, but Aladdin may be just as mysterious as the treasures he seeks.

Aladdin continues his training in Magnoshutatt, but the situation there is difficult. Magomett’s goal is the creation of a country of magicians free of interference from normal humans. Aladdin and his friend Titus are against this, but there is little they can do. When war breaks out between Magnoshutatt and Leam, Aladdin and Titus must choose a side to fight on, and the choice won’t be an easy one.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Shonen, Comics, Magic, Fiction, Adventure

190 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 2013

About the author

Shinobu Ohtaka (大高 忍, born May 9, 1983 Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the creation of the manga series Sumomomo Momomo and more recently, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.

Reviews

[Jamie]

This book is all about Aladdin and Titus. Many secrets of the relationship of the Goi vs Magicians are revealed. Some make sense others I disagree with too. Aladdin has some soul searching to do to make the right decisions.

The most shocking part of this volume is Titus! His situation threw me for such a loop and it appears some deadly consequences. Very unexpected revelations in this volume. Looks like the next volume is going to be intense!

[Mona]

Oh wow, Aladdin!!!
And omg Aladdin + Alibaba. <3 I wonder where Mor is now though...

[Amy]

I need more of Morgiana, ahah! These are some twisted political stuff over here....

[Wing Kee]

So...we have good Slytherine.

World: The art is okay, the characters are off. The world building is solid a lot of moving pieces and time spent on characters and their backstories. There is a bit of a rushed feeling and all of them crashing together feels a bit forced but at least we spent time developing them.

Story: The story is solid until war breaks out. The stuff before is well done and info dumpy which was needed. The stuff with Titus hits your heart on purpose and it's melodramatic for the purpose of being melodramatic. The war on the other hand is a bit overwhelming and more complex than it needs to be.

Characters: The characters get some nice little development. Titus gets a lot and that's good and also grandpa Slytherine the headmaster is well developed also.

Good solid ramp up.

Onward to the next book!

[Andrea De Gouveia Dias]

¡Mardición! okey, eso fue intenso. Es tan difícil cuando un personaje que creías malo tiene su motivos o que no es completamente malo o ¡No sé! que es solo ¿Racista?, no, ya va, ser racista si es malo. O sea si es bueno y amable, pero solo con una ¿Especie? ¿Raza? No sabría donde catalogar a magos y gois sin ser ofensiva, pero los discrimina porque los gois a él lo trataron mal en primer lugar y entonces...¿Se convirtió en un supremacista? pues eso parece. Supongo que eso pasa en la vida, personas buenas llegan hacer cosas malas y personas malas pueden hacer cosas buenas. Ademas, todos tenemos un motivo para cometer nuestras cagadas.
P.D: ¡Titus! ¡Mierda! y yo que pensé que tiene una gripecita, ahora, declararon una guerra por tu vida ¡Suerte!

[Vilma Diaz]

This was an intense volume. It also left me conflicted. I thought I knew who the “bad guy” was. And he’s still pretty bad but I could also see where he was coming from. Someone who I didn’t think was that bad, as it turns out, is actually pretty awful. And now the war has begun, and I’m not sure who I’m meant to root for. Also, a lot of new characters were introduced and I’m having a hard time keeping up with them. All in all, I’m confused but definitely looking forward to the next volume. I’ve already requested it.

[Sheepy]

With all the comical moments and fun that aladdin and his friends get up too really contrasts to the dark political theme's that run through this series but for me that's what makes it such a compelling read.
I feel for Titus and his situation, then with the big battle beginning at the end of this volume, the next one is going to be massive!

[Marco Minhós]

Esta história fica cada vez mais interessante! A complexidade dos personagens é sem dúvida um dos pontos altos! Mal posso esperar por ver como irá acabar esta guerra que está prestes a começar! Quero muito um reencontro do nosso trio maravilha e acho que está quase a acontecer!
4.6/5 estrelas

[Amélie Bernard]

I liked the few first mangas, but now the story is going slow, i find, at first it felt like it would be about i bunch of people going in dungeons and such but now its about war and slaves and magic. I hope the few next mangas will be more interesting

[Irene]

<3

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite)]

Good volume.

[Samantha]

Bring on the feels and be prepared to have your mind messed with!

[Zoe Mcgee]

4.5/5

[Nicolás Pinto]

La trama se complica y las emociones se intensifican.

[Kurtis Burkhardt]

Another awesome intense volume of Magi! Omg one of the best adventure series ever 😻😤📖💕💕

[Bell Potter]

(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español, publicado en México. La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente).

[Laia]

3’5

[Annyan01]

4.5⭐

[tachi。]

¿En algún momento podré releer la historia de Titus sin llorar? Posiblemente no, han sido 4 veces, y siempre termino destrozada

[J]

3.75

[Barbara]

titus :c

[Judyth]

~3/5

I’m still sure that if I really followed this series, I would be a fan. It definitely seems like something I would love.

I missed a few volumes, so we jump into this one with Aladdin at a magician school, learning the history of magicians and humans from a very biased teacher. The teacher emphasizes that humans are the ones who seek power and control and overtake things, whereas magicians want knowledge. Soon we learn, though, that the teacher looks down on humans.

There are some interesting revelations about the school, as well as Aladdin’s friend Titus. And then war starts.

I was a little lost in this, but the storyline was interesting. I was hoping to see more of Morgiana and the other characters, but that’s okay. It looks like Alibaba will be showing up soon. It seems like Aladdin is a lot smarter than he looks for his age.

This is an intriguing series, and I do hope to catch up with it at some point.


A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]

[Mary Grace Kroef]

A review for books 1- 26

This Manga starts our humorous. I really enjoyed the characters at the beginning. The farther you read the deeper the plots become. Enjoyable at the beginning, and a must read for the later books. I can NOT wait for books 27 + Characters are real and raw. Everyone has there faults and I feel the author/artist dose a wonderful job of bringing everyones points of view, twisted though they might be, in to clear focus.

(note: I wouldn't recommend this manga for young teens. I fine the sexual innuendos pretty funny as an adult, but not really appropriate for younger audiences. Also the plot gets pretty dark at times. )

I read the English translation on KissManga.com

[anne⁷]

Ayeeeee Alibaba! <3

P.S. I'll be forever disturbed by that noose hanging on his neck.

[A]

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