On the Verge of Lunacy

This 25-episode series tells of a young boy's quest to find the meaning of what it is to be a magi. Aladdin's adventures take him to different places and allow him to meet different people including Alibaba Saluja. The latter dreams of conquering a dungeon occupied by Djinns, which are scattered throughout the world and hold treasures and power. The two become instant friends but that friendship will be tested when they are separated. Transported to a foreign land, Aladdin gains some understanding on what a magi is. Meanwhile, Alibaba is forced to face a task he has avoided for most of his life. Set in an alternate ancient world and inspired by the tales from the Arabian Nights, the series takes the viewer to familiar yet strange places, ruled by by various powerful forces. Whether the two young boys will be able to achieve their goals will be determined by the alliances they forge and the difficult decisions they have to make. The magic system used in the seri...

This is an English version of  Monsieur Galland's French translation of the tales, collectively called One Thousand and One Nights. Andrew Lang selected only thirteen stories. The poetry and the passages that didn't seem to make sense but the original authors thought funny were dropped. The stories were collected over centuries from different parts of what is now the Middle East and South Asia. In this version, the events supposedly occurred during the reign of Caliph Haroun al Raschid in Bagdad [Note: I retained the spelling of the names found in the book]. At the beginning of the story King Schariar of Persia was introduced as a ruler who took many wives, each of whom is executed after marriage because he thinks that all women are like his brother's unfaithful wife. Finally when Schariar's grand-vizir could no longer find a suitable bride, the vizir's daughter Scheherazade offered herself. She claimed she knows how to stop the king from ordering more wome...