| 5/10/2022 // New Magi merch |
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For the first time since 2017... new Magi merch announced! Art used in them is old, from the manga.
Announcement Twitter thread. |
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| 1/8/2022 // Magi Week 2022 |
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Magi related fan event, Magi Week 2022, was held between August 1st and 7th.
The event's homepage. |
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| 3/6/2022 // Magi Musical opening night |
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Magi Musical opening night! Blu-ray will be released in January 2023.
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| 22/3/2022 // Magi Musical announced! |
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Magi Musical was announced!
More info in English here. |
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| 26/11/2021 // Online fan events held |
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Magi related fan events were held on the internet in November: Magi Fan Event and Juhaku Week.
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| 30/9/2021 // Magi Zine was released |
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The new Magi Zine was finally published! ...but only in PDF. Read more. |
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| 25/9/2021 // New Magi x Orient art from Ohtaka |
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New artwork made by Ohtaka, featuring Aladdin, Alibaba and Morgiana, as well as the protagonists of Orient, was released on Twitter. See the tweet. |
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| 8/3/2021 // Ohtaka updated her blog |
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Ohtaka updated her blog, and while most of it was Orient related, Sinbad appears in one image where she thanks everyone for sending her Valentine's chocolate. Link to the post. |
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| 1/2/2021 // Magi Zine preorders opened |
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The preorders for the first ever English-language Magi Zine opened. The theme of the zine is One Thousand and One Nights. The preorders close on March 6th, 2021. Link to the announcement Tweet. |
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| 4/1/2021 // Magi is trending on Twitter |
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For the second time within a year, Magi trended on Twitter in Japan and worldwide. Rumors of the anime adaptation of Shinobu Ohtaka's other manga, Orient, got a lot of people on Twitter hoping for a third season of Magi as well. The hashtag used was #マギ3期.
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| 3/1/2021 // Magi in TV Asahi's poll |
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In TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll of the top 100 best manga series, Magi was listed as 75th. The poll had 150.000 respondents. Link to the poll. |
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| 22/11/2020 // Magi Week event on Instagram |
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Starting on November 22nd, 2020, a Magi Week event was held, mainly on Instagram. Some people posted on other sites as well, such as Twitter. Every day of the week had its own theme. The participants were encouraged to use the hashtags #MagiSeason3, #マギ3期 and #マギのアニメ3期を望むならマギ愛を叫べ (Shout Magi love if you want Magi anime season 3). The event was organized by Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic amino group.
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| 25/11/2020 // Magi doujin event was held |
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Magi doujin event 千夜一夜 Osaka10 (Sen'yaichiya Osaka 10) was held in Japan. Website of the event. |
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| 26/7/2020 // Sinja doujin event was held |
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Sinja doujin event 王宮でナイト14 (Oukyuu de naito 14) was held in Japan. Website of the event. |
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| 22/2/2020 // Magi is trending on Twitter |
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Magi trended on Twitter abruptly with the hashtag #マギ3期 (Magi Season 3) in Japan and worldwide. Why? I have no idea. Many people in the tag were asking, "Wait... why is Magi trending anyways?"
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| 9/2/2020 // Magi doujin event was held |
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Magi doujin event 千夜一夜 21 (Sen'yaichiya 21) was held in Japan. Website of the event. |
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| 22/12/2019 // Sinja doujin event was held |
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Sinja doujin event 王宮でナイト13 (Oukyuu de naito 13) was held in Japan. Website of the event. |
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| 11/6/2019 // Magi tegaki was updated on Ohtaka's blog |
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Ohtaka updated a previously posted blog post on her blog. The post consists mainly of final arc concept art and her Valentine's Day wishes from 2019. Link to the post. |
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| 7/6/2019 // Ohtaka's Interview on Natalie |
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Ohtaka was interviewed on Comic Natalie regarding Disney's new Aladdin remake movie. The two page interview first asks Ohtaka's general opinions on the new movie and the actors. On the second page, they ask her more about the creation process of Magi. She said that she didn't dare to refer to Disney's Aladdin movie from 1992 in Magi even though she had seen it, because she didn't want there to be any issues as the Disney movie is so well known. She said that she was planning on making a gladiator manga set in the Roman Empire, but it was too dark, so she picked One Thousand and One Nights. Those fairytales, according to her, have elements to them that resonate even with modern day people. She wanted to make the fantasy world as different from Japan as possible, and said that some things can be portrayed in a fantasy setting that wouldn't work in a drama. She talks a lot about the visuals and the colours, and praised the colours and costumes of the characters in the new movie. After this, they talk more about the movie, including the Japanese voice acting. Link to the article. |
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| 12/5/2019 // New Magi tegaki was posted on Ohtaka's blog |
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Ohtaka posted a new Magi minicomic on her blog under the name りゅうりゅうにしてっ！. It tells of Aladdin returning to the Kou Empire from the Dark Continent, only to find a panicking Kougyoku. Kougyoku is horrified that everyone could see during the final battle how small and slim a woman she is (the battle was broadcast around the world) and asks Aladdin to use his magic to make her look more imposing. Link to the comic. |
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