Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Aladdin to Mahou no Lamp - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep x 81 min)
• 1962

Two young aspiring adventurers, Sinbad and Ali, find an old sailor who has washed up on the shore. With his final breath, the sailor tells them a tale of a hidden treasure and hands over the map he had held on to through his trials. And so, the two would-be heroes are off for adventure. But the road to riches is paved with hardships: their travels lead from stowing away on a ship to the sultan's dungeons -- only to escape with the sultan's daughter in tow! Armed with the power of random musical numbers, not even the ghosts of shipwrecked sailors can stop Sinbad!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1971

Generations ago, the wily Ali Baba stole a cave full of treasure from the forty thieves. In the present, the descendent of Ali Baba rules the city with greed and unkindness, and the descendent of the thief leader, Huck, lives in poverty. With the help of a mouse and thirty eight banished cats, these new forty thieves will go to battle aboard a magical flying carpet for revenge and glory – to steal back what’s rightfully Huck’s from the evil Ali Baba and his newly-found, cat-hating genie in a bottle!

• TV (25 eps)
• 2012 - 2013

In a sand-swept land of caravans, brigands and adventurers, legends tell of the ominous dungeon towers that suddenly appeared 14 years ago. It's said that by clearing one of these prisons, you can obtain treasure beyond your wildest dreams, and even form a contract with magical genies of immense power - assuming you make it out alive. In this world, Alibaba is a young rogue who wants nothing more than to get rich by clearing all of the world's dungeons, starting with the nearby tower Amon; Aladdin is a curious young boy with a magical flute and a hidden ability; and Morgiana is a slave who can't escape her chains. As their fates intertwine, the three find themselves wandering the land, battling powerful enemies, and taking a stand against powerful forces that seek to corrupt the weak and innocent.

• OVA (5 eps)
• 2014 - 2015

The story takes place 30 years before the events of Magi. In this age will focus on the journey that Sinbad have to make to become king and many adventure more.

• TV (25 eps)
• 2013 - 2014

Equipped with a charm to mask his powers as a Magi, Aladdin arrives to Magnoshutatt to study magic, with another goal—to investigate the nation’s relation with the Al-Tharmen, the power behind the “Abnormalities of the World.” While training at the academy, Aladdin meets Titus Alexius, a prodigy from the Leam Empire, who also has the same charm as Aladdin’s. An all-new adventure big enough to change the world begins now.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1993

• TV (20 eps)
• 2020

It’s been fifty long years, but the world’s favorite genie family is back. Now the queen-to-be Akubi must hone her genie skills by guiding one preteen toward his dream. The only problem is the magic of modern life and her royally embarrassing family.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2016

Thirty years before the events of Magi, a brave and handsome young man named Sinbad set sail and started his adventure. The future High King of Seven Seas gradually matured through various encounters and farewells, taking him towards kingship step by step.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2019

The sinister Chaos Tellers are rewriting people’s destinies to ensure catastrophe. The only ones who can stand against them are a select few who possess blank Books of Fate, granting them the ability to compose their own narratives.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2001