One Thousand and One Nights

Shinobu Ohtaka's Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic is loosely based on One Thousand and One Nights (أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ‎, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah) with many of the characters taking names from the Arabic folktales.

Characters

 * Aladdin - Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
 * Alibaba Saluja - Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
 * Anise - The Tale of the Slave Girl and Nur al-Din
 * Cassim - Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
 * Dunya Musta'sim - The Tale of Taj al-Muluk and Princess Dunya
 * Ja'far (main story)
 * Judar - The Tale of Judar and his Brethren
 * Masrur - The Tale of the Slave Girl and Nur al-Din
 * Morgiana - Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
 * Scheherazade (main story)
 * Sinbad - Sinbad the Sailor
 * Sharrkan Amun-Ra - The Tale of King Omar and his Sons
 * Yamraiha - The Adventures of Bulukiya
 * Yunan - The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban
 * Zaynab - The Rogueries of Delilah the Crafty and her Daughter Zaynab the Coney-Catcher