Magi: Adventure of Sinbad · review
[UPDATED] Like anything to do with Sinbad, the oh great and glorious conqueror of the Seven Seas, it's mostly the same but they add some depth into the way he goes about his life and how he got to where he is. With the third OVA released I couldn't wait to watch it and I did straight away, even being in area with little to no internet, I loaded the episode and watched it when it was done and man did I enjoy it! It was everything I wanted (well except the cliffhanger :/). Story (8) It's all about SINBAD! when it comes to these OVA's,hence the name. It goes through early life troubles of himself, his family, his village and his comrade Drakon. The story works well and they show everything needed and it's very easy to understand which is good if you're looking for a easy and relaxing OVA to watch.
The story for the new OVA is about one of Sinbad's eight generals in his early life and he must prove himself as a man in front of his sister by slaying a sea monster, while on the verge of death, Sinbad comes outta no where and slays the beast and saves them. He gets invited to their isolated icy village and hears about a new dungeon and he warns the village not to go and that he must do it so no one else would get killed. With Hinahoho getting false credit for slaying the beast, he wants to prove himself and goes to the dungeon.
Art (9)
It's the complete same as the normal anime so their won't be any surprises when you watch this, there's detail on characters that don't need a lot of detail for them so that's a good touch.
The art always amazes me and with the third OVA it still did, to me it just added the icing to the cake after the long wait for this.
Sound (8)
Just like the normal anime so if you enjoyed the sound in that, you'll enjoy it in this :).
Character (7)
They don't go into very much detail with any character, a little with Sinbad but other than that, no. Sinbad was born with great power, oh cool, and cliché. With the rest of the characters, they're just military people and want power, not much of a big surprise. On the other hand Yunan is a mysterious character with little known about him.
In the third OVA they introduce Hinahoho and his little icy village, along with a few more characters such a his sister, father, etc. With all the new characters added, I thought they did well with giving us enough information about them all and made it a very good watch.
Enjoyment (9)
I thought that this was a great watch, mainly because I get to watch more Magi.
Overall (8)
I have enjoyed all of the OVA's that have been released so far and with the 4th one being announced, I just can't help myself to get excited. I can't wait.
I hope this review was helpful.
(With this being newly updated for the third OVA, I will be updating it again for the earlier episodes and adding more to the review).