Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (TV)

In the small, impoverished Tison Village of the Parthevia Empire, a boy, Sinbad, is born to the jaded ex-soldier Badr and his kind-hearted wife Esra. His birth creates a radiant surge throughout the rukh, a declaration of a singularity to those who stand at the pinnacle of magical might: the "Child of Destiny" is here. Despite his country being plagued by economic instability and the repercussions of war, Sinbad leads a cheerful life—until a stranger's arrival shatters his peaceful world, and tragedy soon befalls him.

Years later, mysterious edifices called "dungeons" have been erected all over the world. Rumored to contain great power and treasures, these dungeons piqued the interest of adventurers and armies alike; though to this day, none have returned therefrom. Sinbad, now 14, has grown into a charming and talented young boy. Inspired by the shocking events of his childhood and by his father's words, he yearns to begin exploring the world beyond his village. As though orchestrated by fate, Sinbad meets an enigmatic traveler named Yunan. Stirred by Sinbad's story and ambitions, Yunan directs him to a dungeon which he claims holds the power Sinbad needs to achieve his goals—the "power of a king."

Magi: Sinbad no Bouken tells the epic saga of Sinbad's early life as he travels the world, honing his skill and influence, while gathering allies and power to become the High King of the Seven Seas.

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Sinbad Main

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Ja'far Main

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Hinahoho Main

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Drakon Main

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Yunan Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Scheherazade Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Mogamett, Matal Supporting

Cho Japanese

Ren, Gyokuen Supporting

Itou, Miki Japanese

Leoxses, Mystras Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Dikumenowlz du Parthevia, Serendine Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Yonai, Noritomo Producer, Planning, Executive Producer

Okamoto, Junya Producer

Miyao, Yoshikazu Director

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Jul 5, 2016

meggo

Recommended

Every Magi fan's favorite OP character Sinbad gets his own series. Being a big fan of Magi myself I was very excited about this.

Fair warning, if you haven't watched Magi, you really won't get the same satisfaction from watching this. I suggest watching the Magi series first before watching this.

It begins with Sinbad's birth. Showing the background story of how Sinbad ends up becoming the swashbuckling man he is in the Magi series. These episodes drew me in right away. If you're a fan of the Magi series you will really enjoy this part. I loved being able to see a baby Sinbad interact with ... his family and grow into this heroic, lovable teenager. You get to see him conquer his first dungeon and decide that he wants to create his own country and change the world. It leaves you feeling satisfied.

However after the first few episodes it becomes less about Sinbad's character and more about the characters that will end up joining him on his journey.

Don't get me wrong I love the nostalgic feeling of seeing the characters from the Magi series pop up in this series. However, it cuts the character development of Sinbad short. It becomes more focused on the character development of his comrades and how each of them has come to make their decision to join him in his efforts to change the world. The most touching story was Ja'far's. His story and character development really provides those with prior knowledge about his character in the Magi series some interesting insight to when and how his unwavering loyalty began to blossom.

As for the development of Sinbad's character, it continues to stay the same after the beginning episodes for the most part. I understand maybe the creators wanted to keep the image of Sinbad as this all powerful character untarnished, but we didn't even get to see how he discovers the true power of his Djinn.

All we see after the first few episodes is how great Sinbad is and how wonderful he is at everything. I'm ready for his world to be shaken a little. To see him transform into the complex character that he is in the Magi series. Riding the waves between good and evil. Taking the path less travelled on.

Only in the very last episode do we see a small glimpse at an obsessive but mostly motivated look on the face of Sinbad as he contemplates his future. His curiosity about Magis grows intensely in this episode, and you can see in his face he is hungry for more knowledge. It foreshadows a possible adventure where he goes in search of a magi. This leaves a pretty good set up for the next season, which I expect to be a much more exciting season for Sinbad. I foresee some actual character changes and I'll remain hopeful for that.

Even if the focus wasn't really on Sinbad so much as the people joining him on his journey I still enjoyed watching this. Seeing more of the unique world that Magi is set in, and getting to see the origin stories of Sinbad's party has been really great. It's an upbeat adventure and at times you'll find yourself smiling at the silly comedy. All that it is lacking is a bit of depth.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 14, 2016

nurfee

Mixed Feelings

I have mixed feelings about the existence of the Anime.

So, as a fan of the Magie series, I am waiting for a third season of Magi... and when I ended the second season and the OVA of Sinbad with 5 episodes came out, I was like: Okay, it's cool, I want to know more about Sinbad and his comerades...
But the 5 episodes did not statisfied me a bit.

So now we have this! Why does it exist? The 5 episodes I have watched (OVA) are in this new Anime plus some other episodes (which are perfect, no doubt).
But why did they not countinued the OVA ... under the titel of the OVA? Why did they not took out the 5 episodes, which we saw before, and made new content?

What I also must say, before my real review, I am afraid of the relase date of the third season of Magi, because the Sinbad series just had an open ending, which means that the fans want a Continuation ( I want it too! ). But what will happen to Magi?

Story:
I am the type of a person which loves historical events, like wars and political issues. In Magi or here in Sinbad also we have countries, wars, alliances and trades. I feel like I have found an Anime which shows me my whole interests in a bundle.

Art:
The Art is nothing new. Every other Anime is like that colorful and it remindes me of the Kyoto Animation Animes. So here I am a bit disappointed because it is nothing special.
What I disliked was the jumping between scenes. It was like they forget to show us a scene, when it comes to battle scenes.

The animation was good though.
Just kid Sinbad was really big for a child, it didn't fit in the scenery.

Sound:
I did not enjoy the opening, not the ending, there is no soundtrack which I can call for.
Nothing special here.

Character:
There was a bit too much kitsch in here. Sinbad which babbled too much about friendship. For example the Ja'far scene, where he cried a bit and Sinbad cames and rescued him. It could have been better. But it is okay. I am not complaining much.

Enjoyment:
Also Magi has many critical points, points which I did not like, but anyways I enjoyed it much, like this Anime. There was just one episode which was totaly needless (Artemyra Arc, when Sinbad got banned and was naked the whole episode).

Story: 7
Art: 5
Sound: 4
Character: 5
Enjoyment: 8
All in all: 5

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 13, 2020

AnnVictory

Not Recommended

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It’s so bad it’s hard to watch. This sentence perfectly sums up this anime. Unfortunately, Sinbad no Bouken was a huge mistake and I’ll explain why.

I’ve been reading Magi’s manga and I’ve watched a few episodes of the anime. I was so interested in this one because who doesn’t love Sinbad? He’s one of the more intriguing characters of this franchise. I remember that, surrounded by all the hype, I even made a FB fanpage about him when it aired.

But Sinbad from Sinbad no Bouken is just so bad, he’s personality is flat, there’s nothing interesting about him. He overcomes every struggle without a problem ... which makes him look fake, it’s just too easy. All of the other characters that appear later in the story are undeveloped. I don’t even want to begin with Ja’far, he’s character arc is almost nonexistent.

The story itself is too simple, there’s nothing that would invest me emotionally in it. I’m aware of the fact that they couldn’t change his past because we already know him from Labyrinth but they could’ve tried to make it more believable.

Animation is also a big let down. It looks rushed and there’s nothing nice that I could say about it.

I don’t even remember anything about the music so I guess it says enough about that.

All in all, it’s just a bad anime. There’s so many more that are worth your time, don’t waste it on this one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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