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I watched both series of _Magi_ ( _The Labyrinth of Magic_ & _The Kingdom of
Magic_ ) and am eager to see how the series carries out. I found the manga and
want to start reading it from where the anime left off, but I know that
sometimes the anime leaves things out.

If I start reading the manga from where the anime left off, will I miss
anything?


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Do I have to read the entire manga series of Magi, or can I start reading where the anime left off?


From what I've seen the anime and manga follow almost identical story for
Magi. In the end of season 1 they made a few changes in Ali Baba's
personality. Some people argue it was a screw up. However, this reddit user
sums it up perfectly ( **Spoilers** )

> At the end of the first season of the anime, Alibaba falls into depravity.
> This event doesn't actually happen in the manga. Aside from that there are
> no significant differences between the two mediums. People argue that one is
> better than the other, however they both tell a nearly identical story.
> Somehow some people think that it messed up Alibaba's character, however it
> still goes along with his personality. The idea that the anime used to
> portray his fall was that he couldn't handle that the world was so cruel to
> let so many others fall to darkness. This goes along with his general
> portrayal as seen throughout the series where Alibaba does cares deeply
> about other people. This can be seen as early as the first arc wherein
> Alibaba decides to save the child who falls into the desert hyacinth despite
> his previous arrangement with Budel. There are numerous other examples of
> how Alibaba cares for others, even if they aren't directly affiliated with
> them throughout the series. **The anime only addition simply helped give a
> seemingly large climax for the series that would have otherwise been
> underwhelming considering it was the final arc of an anime that may or may
> not have gotten a sequel.**

Source: Reddit : [Magi : Anime and Manga
differences](https://www.reddit.com/r/magi/comments/1y14hq/do_the_anime_and_manga_follow_the_same_story/)  
Related: [Differences between anime and manga versions of Magi: The Labyrinth
of Magic](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4957/differences-between-
anime-and-manga-versions-of-magi-the-labyrinth-of-magic)


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