Sorcerous Stabber Orphs
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphs | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 魔術 士 オ ー フ ェ ン |
| transcription | Open Majutsushi |
| genre | Action , adventure , comedy , fantasy , romance |
| novel | |
| country | Japan |
| author | Yoshinobu Akita |
| illustrator | Yūya Kusaka |
| publishing company | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
| magazine | Monthly Dragon Magazine |
| First publication | 1994 - 2003 |
| expenditure | 20th |
| Television series | |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1998 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 47 in 2 seasons |
| production | Michiasa Abe, Tetsuo Gensho, Yuji Matsukura |
| music | Hatake |
| First broadcast | October 3, 1998 - March 25, 2000 on TBS |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Hajime Sawada |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| magazine | Dragon Comics |
| First publication | 1998-2001 |
| expenditure | 6th |
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen ( Jap. 魔術士オーフェン , Majutsushi oven to dt. "Sorcerer Orphen") is a Japanese light novel series by Yoshinobu Akita with illustrations by Yuya Kusaka that between 1994 and 2003 in 33 volumes by Fujimi Shobo published has been. The books have so far been adapted into an anime television series with 47 episodes and a manga series with two seasons . In addition, a game for the Playstation 2 was produced. The work can be classified into the genres of action , adventure , comedy , romance and fantasy .
content
The 20-year-old magician Orphen lives with his apprentice Majik in an inn in the city of Totokanta. Although he is talented, he is constantly broke and owes money to almost everyone in the city. In addition, the beautiful Clio, daughter of a wealthy family, wants to learn how to use magic from him. However, she has little talent, which doesn't stop her from harassing him all the time. Her sister Mariabelle wants to marry Orphen, which Orphen is not enthusiastic about. The Volcano brothers Volcan and Dortin also haunt him frequently. They are his enterprising rivals. Volcan in particular often causes a lot of turmoil. The company of the two Orphen is sometimes unwanted help.
The magician experiences various adventures with his companions Majik and Cleo, such as stealing a magic ring or finding exotic pets. Soon he will also have to deal with his former classmates at the “Tower of Fangs” magic school. His swarm Azalea at the time could not master a spell and was thereby transformed into a dragon. When she was cast out and persecuted, Orphen left school because he wanted to keep protecting her. Now Azalea returns and there is a fight between Orphen, Azalea and the tower. Finally, Azalea is able to free herself from the spell and takes on the form of Childman, the head of the school. Now that everyone except Orphen believes she is dead, she can move on unmolested. Meanwhile, a female mage killer is sent to Orphen.
But the killer does not kill him, but leads Orphen to Fonogoros, whose father carried out experiments in the tower to create fighters and was banished from there. He and the killer remind Orphan of his past when he was trained by Childman to fight black magic and was known worldwide as the best known Kiriranshero. Now he is supposed to kill the creatures created by Fonogoros. Orphen doesn't want to know anything about his past, but since the creatures have kidnapped Clio and Majik, he takes on them and can finally kill them.
Soon after, the group is given the task of defeating a monster. They also have to deal with opponents of sorcery. Eventually, the monster turns out to be a small furry animal that can cause explosions. Clio records it and in future it will accompany the group on their travels. During this there are several murders of magicians. The culprit appears to be Kiriranshero. Suddenly Orphen himself is confronted with his younger self from five years ago. His childhood friend Leticia, who is still working in the tower and was looking for him, joins the group and helps them against Kiriranshero. She missed him, saying that Childman disappeared at the tower after the incident with Azalea. She also wants to help him in the recent series of murders.
The young Kiriranshero can acquire the mighty world book, which also causes unrest in the tower in the class of Val Karen. The class attacks Orphen and his friends. The young Kiriranshero and, unexpectedly, Azalea come to their aid. But they disappear as they came, and Orphen now attacks Val Karen in the tower.
Light novel
The light novel series was first in the under Fujimi Shobos brand Fujimi Fantasia Bunko current Monthly Dragon Magazine published. It is divided into the 20 volumes Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi , published between 1994 and 2003, and the 13 volumes Majutsushi Orphen Mubōhen , published between 1996 and 2003 .
On July 10, 2005 there was Slayers vs Orphen ( ス レ イ ヤ ー ズ VS オ ー フ ェ ン , Sureiyāzu vs Ōfen ) a special edition that was only sold as a pre-ordered edition. It contained a crossover of the Orphen and Slayers universes by the authors Hajime Kanzaka and Yoshinobu Akita and the illustrators Rui Araizumi and Yūya Kusaka. It appeared in Dragon Magazine's Fantasia Battle Royal special issue in April 2001 . The radio play with the title Slayers VS Orphen -The Worst Encounter in All Time- . tells how Lina, Orphen and their companions are torn from their worlds and end up in an empty city.
Adaptations
Anime
In 1998, the JCStaff studio, directed by Hiroshi Watanabe, produced an anime series on the manga with 24 episodes. The character design was created by Masahiro Aizawa and the artistic directors were Kenji Kato and Shichiro Kobayashi. The series was aired between October 3, 1998 and March 27, 1999 by the Japanese television station TBS . The first broadcast of the second season with 23 episodes Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge , again produced by JC STAFF, ran from October 2, 1999 to March 26, 2000 also on TBS. In this, however, Tōru Takahashi was the director.
The series was broadcast outside of Japan by The Anime Network and TF6, as well as in Latin America and the Philippines. There are also Italian and Chinese translations.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Orphs | Showtaro Morikubo |
| Majic Lin | Grandma Minami |
| Cleao Everlasting | Mayumi Iizuka |
music
Hatake composed the music for the series. The opening credits are Ai Just on my Love by Sharan Q and Kimi Wa Majutsushi by Hatake and Sharan Q. For the credits, the songs Last Kiss by Tanpopo and Doshiyō by Yuka were used.
For the second season, Yasunori Iwasaki was responsible for the soundtrack. The songs of the two opening credits are Sondemotte Kiss by 7House and Marui Taiyō by Taiyō to Cisco Moon, the credits are underlaid with Love, Yes I Do by Chinatsu Miyoshi and Amai Anata no Aji by Melon Kinenbi.
Manga
The six volumes of the manga first appeared between 1998 and 2001 in the manga magazine Dragon Comics published by Kadokawa Shoten . The manga was drawn by Hajime Sawada based on the design by Yūya Kusaka . There was also a two-volume manga adaptation called Majutsushi Orphen MAX with a side story. There was also a special volume in Japanese called Majutsushi O-fuen Haguretabi Spesharu Paarodi with a collection of dōjinshi .
In 2002 the series, which bears the subtitle Wanderjahre , was also published in German by Dino Entertainment under the Dino Manga brand . An English translation was also published by ADV Manga and a Spanish translation by Norma Editorial .
Video game
The console game is a solo RPG released by Kadokawa Shoten in 2000 in Japan as Sorcerous Stabber Orphen and in North America by Activision as Orphen: Scion of Sorcery . There it got the age rating "Teen". In the game you could experience a new adventure with Orphs. It also had a few more sophisticated movie scenes, but with slightly different voices and characters' personalities.
reception
According to Mario Vuk from Splashcomics, the manga initially seems a bit unimaginative and forced. Little by little the plot develops well and the manga is recommended to fantasy fans. Ultimately, the result is a story that is pleasant to read and a lot of fun. The drawings are clear, clean and bright. The specialist magazine AnimaniA writes of an “exciting, varied story” and a successful mixture of fantasy action, romance and slapstick. The “well-timed pun” , sympathetic characters and a high level of craftsmanship made Sorcerous Stabber Orphen a “refreshing Manga pleasure” .
The anime is described in the magazine MangasZene as one of the few that offers something for everyone with fantasy, comedy and beautiful male characters. The characters are personable and the music, especially the opening credits, is good. According to Animania, the slapstick turns into a serious story, but unlike the manga, the right mix of joke and epic is not always found. The second season falls almost exclusively into slapstick. The animation quality is changeable, so that the anime appears overall like a poorly told version of the original plot.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Animania No. 2/2002, p. 34 ff.
- ↑ Slayers VS. Orphs. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 8, 2009 ; Retrieved June 9, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mario Vuk: Comic Review - Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 1. Retrieved June 17, 2009 .
- ↑ Mario Vuk: Comic Review - Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2. Accessed June 17, 2009 .
- ↑ Mario Vuk: Comic Review - Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 4. Retrieved June 17, 2009 .
- ↑ MangasZene No. 6, p. 18 ff.
Web links
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)