India, Sept. 4 -- After you've spent years keeping up with anime releases, very little takes you by surprise. It's rare for a series to offer something you didn't think was possible in the medium, and even rarer to do it in an art style so distinct. The world of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, one of the trending titles on Crunchyroll's Summer slate, is set in 13th-century Iran. Its plot follows a young Persian girl who is taken in by Muslim scholars before she's captured by the Mongol Empire. Between the accurate cultural references, an emphasis on knowledge and Arabic words, the anime is a beautiful depiction of a piece of real history. In a world where respectful representation of Muslim characters is skeletal, if not entirely non-exist...