Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
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Growing up in an orphanage after losing his parents at a very young age, "Orphen" and his two adopted elder sisters, Azalea and Letitia, are selected to study sorcery under the famous Childman at the Tower of Fang. At age 15, Orphen becomes a sorcerer to the Royal Family, but his life is plunged into new difficulties when one of Azalea's spells backfires, transforming her into a monster. Even though he has fallen in love with Azalea, Childman is honor-bound to hunt down the beast that she has become, and Orphen decides to stop him.
Based on a series of over a dozen fantasy novels by Yoshinobu Akita, the Orphen TV series begins in media res with our hero already a powerful wizard, training a young boy called Majiku. As with Berserk, the majority of the story is told in flashback, as Orphen is threatened by the return of the demon-dragon "Bloody August" only to reveal that it was once the girl he called his sister. Sharing much of the crew of the earlier Slayers, Orphen fortunately lacks much of its predecessor's comedy, opting instead for hard-core fantasy adventure. However, despite a rocking opening theme from pop group Sharan Q, much of the background music sounds like computer-game filler muzak. Orphen: The Revenge (1999) is simply the umbrella title for the "second season" of the last 23 episodes. A game based on the series was the first incarnation to reach the U.S., preceding the anime version by several months.
Based on a series of over a dozen fantasy novels by Yoshinobu Akita, the Orphen TV series begins in media res with our hero already a powerful wizard, training a young boy called Majiku. As with Berserk, the majority of the story is told in flashback, as Orphen is threatened by the return of the demon-dragon "Bloody August" only to reveal that it was once the girl he called his sister. Sharing much of the crew of the earlier Slayers, Orphen fortunately lacks much of its predecessor's comedy, opting instead for hard-core fantasy adventure. However, despite a rocking opening theme from pop group Sharan Q, much of the background music sounds like computer-game filler muzak. Orphen: The Revenge (1999) is simply the umbrella title for the "second season" of the last 23 episodes. A game based on the series was the first incarnation to reach the U.S., preceding the anime version by several months.
Episodes
| Season/Ep# | Name | Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 - 24
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The End of my Journey |
03/27/1999 | |
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1 - 23
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The Anger of Azalie |
03/20/1999 | |
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1 - 22
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Three's a Charm |
03/13/1999 | |
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1 - 21
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Illusions of the Saint's Past |
03/06/1999 | |
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1 - 20
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Snakes in the Temple |
02/27/1999 | |
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1 - 19
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Dark Deception |
02/20/1999 | |
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1 - 18
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BASTARDS!! Give Me My Sword Back! |
02/13/1999 | |
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1 - 17
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Of Swords, Of Secrets |
02/06/1999 | |
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1 - 16
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The Black Tiger Returns |
01/30/1999 | |
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1 - 15
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Sister of the Moon |
01/23/1999 | |
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1 - 14
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Do You Mine? |
01/16/1999 | |
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1 - 13
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Flameheart |
01/09/1999 | |
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1 - 12
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My Friend, the Shrimp-man |
12/26/1998 | |
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1 - 11
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Leki's Little Adventure |
12/19/1998 | |
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1 - 10
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The Machines Who Obey Our Orders |
12/12/1998 | |
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1 - 9
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The PARTNER at Capital Canal |
12/05/1998 | |
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1 - 8
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The Demon-Witch's Secret |
11/28/1998 | |
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1 - 7
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Baldanders' Ruins |
11/14/1998 | |
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1 - 6
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Curse of the Wolves (Part 2) |
11/07/1998 | |
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1 - 5
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Curse of Wolves (Part 1) |
10/31/1998 | |
Series Credits
| Person Name | Episode Count | |
|---|---|---|
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Hiroshi Watanabe | 24 |
| Kazunori Iwakura | 3 |
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| Hiroyuki Ishido | 3 |
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| Hirofumi Masuda | 3 |
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| Yasunori Yamada | 4 |
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| Yoshiki Yamakawa | 2 |
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| Makoto Sokuza | 3 |
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| Naomi Miyata | 3 |
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| Shichiro Kobayashi | 23 |
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| Kenji Kato | 23 |
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| Masahiro Aizawa | 23 |
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| Yuji Matsukura | 22 |
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| Mayori Sekijima | 24 |
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| Masashi Kubota | 24 |
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| Steven Foster | 22 |
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| Kenichi Kanemaki | 4 |
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| Masakazu Amiya | 3 |
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| Toshiaki Iino | 1 |
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| Yukio Okazaki | 2 |
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| Aki Tsunaki | 2 |
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| Keiko Watanabe | 1 |
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| Naori Hiraki | 2 |
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| Rion Kujo | 1 |
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| Kenichi Araki | 2 |
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| Iku Suzuki | 4 |
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| Michio Fukuda | 3 |
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| Katsushi Sakurabi | 3 |
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| Takashi Wada | 3 |
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| Tetsuo Gensho | 11 |
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| Keiko Ijima | 2 |
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| Jiro Fujimoto | 2 |
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General Information
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 Name |
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Scion of Sorcery |
 Name: |
魔術士オーフェン |
| Romaji: |
Majutsushi Orphen |
| Publisher | Sentai Filmworks |
| Start Year | 1998 |
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| Aliases | Orphen the Magician Sorcerous Stabber Orphen |
Franchise
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Recurring Appearances
| Volkan |
24
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| Cleao Everlasting first in My Name is Orphen |
24
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| Dortin first in My Name is Orphen |
24
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| Majic Lin first in My Name is Orphen |
23
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| Orphen first in My Name is Orphen |
23
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| Childman |
15
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| Hartia |
12
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| Azalie Cait Sith |
12
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| Stephanie |
7
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| Flameheart first in Flameheart |
7
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