As far as originality in story is considered this series has won grand respects. The central character Aladdin goes on many adventures and makes new friends. Aladdin has ofcourse his Djin with him but his character is so much more captivating than the original one. Here he travels finds new comrades and fights battle and becomes stronger. His supporting characters, actually other heroes from Arabian nights are never his second in command or dependent upon his unique gifts. Each one progresses with him and becomes stronger, enough to fight and win their own battles.
Aladdin is out of world character and most of the series is his journey for finding meanings of spiritual questions in life.
Interesting thing about characters is that almost all of them are shady and prone to darkness and evil. None is so pure and heroic that they can and will never do anything wrong and everyone makes mistakes.
I will finish here that Magi is an upcoming promising franchise and everyone should watch it. It is better to watch it's entire season at one length or over a weekend because the story rises at fast pace in 25 episode sequence and finishes there itself. No need to go about wondering what will happen in series.
