In a world of fantasy and adventure, magic is the icing on the cake that elevates anime to new heights. From iconic spellcasters to intricate magical worlds, a well-crafted magic system can be the difference between a mediocre series and a truly unforgettable one. Here are ten anime series that bring magic to life in the most captivating ways, redefining the boundaries of what we thought was possible.
In the realm of the imaginative, series like ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood’ take pride in introducing a complex system known as Alchemy. With Alchemy being the manipulation and transformation of matter through the laws of science, Alchemists must dance with nature to obtain their heart’s desires, however ultimately they must pay the price for their magical gift in this series. That payment comes in the shape of sacrifice: the higher the transmutation, the greater the cost. However, Alchemists may find joy in not just the art of making something new but also the learning and discovery it comes with.
With a darker tone to this fantasy setting is the land of ‘Tokyo Babylon,’ birth of ‘X’ where life and death often intertwine. This series dives into the world of Onmyodo, drawing its roots from Japanese mythology. Mystifying divine abilities called ‘Sacred Circle’ is where practitioners or rather Onmyodo, become an exception to other occult arts or abilities. Here magic knows no limits, though supernatural forms do rise from what people call the spirit world and into our world an individual from the "spirit world" might leave our world weaker, a kind of ‘life for life’ some might say.
Time to travel to the shores of another thrilling yet calming series. Here the magical adventure awaits in the world of ‘The Seven Deadly Sins,’ as set forth by the magical lands of Brittania. This series introduces viewers to both the ‘holy knights’ which do have some spiritual force behind them throughout what they deem an act of holy power, and that of magical ‘Sins.’ When we see each piece of the magical puzzles laid out like lego as connections open a doorway where even the power of our thinking like ‘realizations’ takes a more magical impact because something known still can still be unknown if you let fear outweigh more heart and our brain. ‘The Holy Knights,’ through having each knights powers aligned to certain magic and power set, bring that mystical tone directly to its thrilling action. Then there is that mystery puzzle for viewers to observe.
Travel to ancient Chinese magic spells we set the scene and visit ‘The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation’. As some say based on novel story-line ‘Mo dao zu shi.’ Taking you with a magical twist intertwined like a combination lock is the world of cultivating magical energy and more, via this anime series. For this almighty magical, one must have great ‘Talents,’ based on your ‘chances.’ ‘Chances’ are where like the right card you use in card games will indeed be a path that doesn’t appear randomly rather than when life helps it bloom to be for your realisation for oneself by practice and thought ‘like unlocking your magic.’
‘Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei’ translates as ‘The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School.’ As ‘real magic,’ is our world, which it becomes natural like our eyes aren’t open yet but are ready to take flight. Nine high schools use magic to create our world as one.
A part of the ‘Light Novel’ fan base with more good fortune however in this realm may have more chance the world of ‘KonoSuba: Godโs Blessing on This Wonderful World.’ Bringing different elements into world and people that ultimately leaves one wanting more this well-known ‘comedy’ genre series I am excited we now see yet is one ‘system,’ introducing by the name of ‘Job.’ If a character chooses to become one, characters have the privilege but only choose one job which kind of sticks closer to traditional role-playing fantasy. It’s within that you want your body parts to use more, the time which you can buy that skill and then maybe it only could cost one eye. A twist here one might observe and change one’s fate because one could be seen as even stronger with this ability.
Then we dive into ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ magic where there exist ‘Skills,’ and world magic as well, however the world magic ‘system’ seems so convenient and basic as it makes anything possible as these both live side-by-side somehow ‘perfectly’ in balance as if having one in another makes all impossible to be possible. ‘Skills,’ are where your body chooses this ability then this new knowledge born is about you understanding how to nurture into reality – which we can say has limits when in general terms since it isn’t more of a natural ability that could just be harnessed by that one sense of that power – more like our body needs some practice and concentration to also understand we as our sense are a body, using another resource after understanding and learning of the new special sense, that we can just share or teach someone we call a friend to use just as we did. As more sense make it very convenient for an individual, not like with world as you don’t have to fear of much as now life became an opportunity, be that animal, and use all that very powerful you want like strength become speed.
Lastly taking all of what that we have introduced world magic, unique ‘Skills,’ and if one adds into it some comedy there leaves us with the anime ‘In Another World With My Smartphone.’ The plot leaves this world in its mystical twist, a great thing that now even different type of countries could bring imagination that magic here seems more that advanced technology – worlds magic especially one unique about world was giving reality like powers – those I forgot but yet very realistic powers that today leave imaginations of what one might just believe in the thought world magic and how. If one considers what could it had been also in this advanced countries now we say brought their magic, while others did stick with what you might call natural magic it leaves thinking to do, especially the realisation of what if technology played this big and magical twist ever on world naturally and truly living with a blessing – world magic is so overwhelming it blends what use all for the world ‘technlogy.’
