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Nevanna ([personal profile] nevanna) wrote2013-10-13 03:27 pm

Totally shameless "My life is awesome and has awesome people in it" post.

Also an "I'm sure this is relevant to some people's interests" post.

During an evening that included a delicious dinner, a chance to try on a homemade corset, a white kitty that shed all over my black outfit, way too much giggling like twelve-year-olds, and a shiny new-to-me anime series called Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, my friends and I concluded that there should be an equivalent of the Shut Up And Take My Money meme for writers, role-players, and other people who become attached to fictional characters: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY HEADSPACE.

(Yes, this came from a conversation in which [livejournal.com profile] mllelaurel and [livejournal.com profile] wired_lizard assured/warned me that a particular character from Magi was My Type. I have not even met this gentleman yet, but I've been spoiled enough to have a sense of how very, very doomed I am.)
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[identity profile] beccadg.livejournal.com 2013-10-13 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
...there should be an equivalent of the Shut Up And Take My Money meme for ... people who become attached to fictional characters...

TRU FAX!!!

...a shiny new-to-me anime series called Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic...

I might have heard of it, but definitely haven't seen it. Think I should give it a try sometime?

[identity profile] nevacaruso.livejournal.com 2013-10-14 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
I might have heard of it, but definitely haven't seen it. Think I should give it a try sometime?

Maybe! Magi is, from what I can tell so far (I've only seen a few episodes), political fantasy with some of the mythology and a lot of names from The Arabian Nights woven in. There's treasure hunting, enchanted objects, battles and negotiations, magical obstacle courses, and outcasts learning The Power Of Friendship. The world-building is excellent so far, and the characters seem pretty engaging. (Sinbad is the one that my friends think I will like, and they did say that he's quite a bit like Jack Harkness, which I have a feeling might interest you.)