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I always saw this being updated quite often but had no intentions to read it until recently, what an idiot I am for not checking it out sooner.

Welcome to Magi!
We follow the adventures of Aladdin who's quest is find out who he really is and what his goal in life is about, it's that simple.... plus the dungeons that appear round the world that hold huge amount of treasure, magic, djinns, action, polictics, slavery etc etc.

Throughout the series Aladdin comes across other characters that soon become major players in the series as well, like Alibaba and Morgianna. The world is very rich in ... detail where we start off in the deserts, then towards more greener highlands, tropical islands and magical kingdoms.

The characters are very likeable and unique to boot, where you have the shy and quiet Morgianna who's stronger then 5 goriallas, to Alibaba who loves women but always manages to fail. Their development is shown throughout the series while facing their murky pasts to become stronger physically and mentally, and it's done very well.

Artwork is your standard but very rich, especially the colour pages or spreads.

It took me a few chapters to get into it at the start, but when I got into the first dungeon and the story unfolded, that when I was hooked and kept reading like a small pebble rolling down a mountain to finally become a huge boulder. Right now I'm like a blood hound waiting for the next chapter, it's that good!

9/10 Lackluster for the first few chapters but after that it's down the yellow brick road.

Note: Currently there's 159 chapters released but only 153 chapters have been translated, so there's usually a new chapter out everyday until it catches up.

This is your typical action story right here folks, one man is betrayed, runs off to another city, makes allies and then gets his revenge. Simple right?
Well maybe there's a little bit more to it then that :P

The art in this blows everything away, the detail and how this author released every page in colour is mind boggling. The colours are so rich and done so well that even if you don't want to read it at least you can admire the work that's been put into this.

Now this is where the fan service comes in. The main cast of characters are very likeable and ... stylish to boot. Chen Luo Jun reminds me of Squall from FFVIII, just not wimpy and a bad-ass with white hair.

I enjoyed reading this series and still plan to read it. Currently it's up to 32 chapters and counting and finished a volume, which with that is a whole new arc.

Lets get to the flaws.
The story is typical, in some cases you can tell where it's going.
The character development only scratches the surface with some of them and we don't get to see much of their pasts, for example Xin Yi.
The biggest thing is the pacing, one minute it's going slow next minute it's going off like Usain Bolt. It tries to throw in a few more things like romance and comes out from no where and seems rushed.

I would give this 7/10 but the art work itself is like a star that outshines anything being released right now, especially in colour.

I went into this series having no idea what I was getting into... let me tell you what a surprise I got.

The bulk of the story is about 2 people, Ikuo Ryuzaki and Danno Tatsuya which 15 years ago they saw their precious teacher killed, but to add to that a certain detective with a golden watch (you just hope it's a got to be a Rolex) covered the whole thing up.

So what do you normally do in a situation like this, that's right Ikuo joins the police force to become a detective while Danno joins the Yakuza. Sounds similar to "The Departed" which ... ripped off "Infernal Affairs", but with a twist.

Now the beauty about this is that both Ikuo and Danno work together with their main goal to find out who the detective is with the golden watch. You can bet that if one can't get the information that's needed for a case, then the other can easily acquire it.

The series may start out with this bumbling detective Ikuo but once you see his true colours and the relationship he has with Danno, that's where the series shines. The series has it funny moments to lighten the mood when needed but it can be quite serious too, since you know Ikuo is dealing with criminals and murders.

The art work is fantastic with a more humane look then the over the top anime designs out there. It's certainly not the best out there but certainly pile drivers most series out there.

Now the series is still on-going and there are currently 28 chapters that have been translated as I write this review. The story has really picked up since we've had a good look into Danno's past in the latest arc.

My final score is 8/10, an interesting look into a mostly corrupt police system. It mainly focuses on the main characters and not much about the world itself, still early days and the story certainly looks like it will develop more as it goes.