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The young man Orphen engages in money lending activities in the back streets of the commercial city of Totokanta. Once, he was known as one of the Tower of Fang's most promising black sorcerers. One day, Orphen was approached by Volcan and Dortin, who had a very profitable money making scheme set up. Under the guise of wealthy merchants, they set forth toward the Everlasting household to partake in a marriage fraud. But, there was one problem: Volcan's plan was full of holes, leading one of the sisters to find out about their plan too. Then suddenly, a huge monster attacks the mansion. Among all the commotion, one name rings out: Azalie. This monster was what he was looking for<!--not a mistake--> for five years: his older sister Azalie who transformed into a monster.
The young man Orphen engages in money lending activities in the back streets of the commercial city of Totokanta. Once, he was known as one of the Tower of Fang's most promising black sorcerers. One day, Orphen was approached by Volcan and Dortin, who had a very profitable money making scheme set up. Under the guise of wealthy merchants, they set forth toward the Everlasting household to partake in a marriage fraud. But, there was one problem: Volcan's plan was full of holes, leading one of the sisters to find out about their plan too. Then suddenly, a huge monster attacks the mansion. Among all the commotion, one name rings out: Azalie. This monster was what he was looking for<!--not a mistake--> for five years: his older sister Azalie who transformed into a monster.

==Characters==
===Main characters===
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Orphen}}|オーフェン|Ōfen}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Showtaro Morikubo]] (1998, 2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-08/new-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-anime-2nd-promo-reveals-10-cast-members-deen-staff-january-debut/.149870|title=New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals 10 Cast Members, DEEN Staff, January Debut|publisher=Anime News Network|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=8 August 2019}}</ref>|[[David Matranga]]}}
:Orphen, the title character, is known for his arrogance, gruff demeanor, short temper, and near-obsessive drive to finish what he is working on as soon as possible without distraction. He also strives to remain stoic and detached from others save his closest friends and allies. However, he has a strong sense of humanity and even though he will complain, he will not abandon a person in need nor tolerate the slaughter of innocent. He is partly an [[anti-hero]] throughout the entire series. In the anime, the only time his attitude changes is when the subject of Azalie is brought up. He will do anything for Azalie, as they have quite a history together, but Orphen keeps his feelings and the story about Azalie to himself at first, only opening up later in the series. However, in the novels, he opens up about Azalie fairly quickly. He, Leticia and Azalie were brought to the school together because it was believed that they possessed a strong amount of magical power within them. This proved correct; Orphen was a magic prodigy. Orphen eventually becomes the greatest sorcerer in the world. His true name is {{nihongo|'''Krylancelo Finrandi'''|キリランシェロ・フィンランディ|Kiriranshero Finrandi}}, and the sorcerers from the ''Tower of Fang'' (Hardia, Azalie, Leticia, and Childman) still refer to him like that. In the novels, Orphen is characterized slightly differently, being more rough, profane and seemingly unstable than his anime portrayal. He suffers from increasing megalomania and what seems to be a type of [[dissociative identity disorder]] in which he sometimes thinks of Krylancelo and Orphen as two different individuals. However, through the company of his apprentice, Majic and the heiress Cleao Everlasting, he steadily becomes more at peace with himself and learns to accept who he is. In the novels, he eventually gains the magic of a Deep Dragon and the power of Swedenborg(A legendary Demon God), though both of these magicks can tax on his sanity when he utilizes them for too long. By the end of the original novella series, Orphen left the continent of Kiesalhima along with Cleao Everlasting to settle down on a new continent. They later marry and have their daughters, Ratsbane, Edge and Ratchet. By the age of 43, he becomes the head founder of his own magic academy known the Swedenborg School of Sorcery.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Claiomh Everlasting|Cleo|Cleao}}|クリーオウ・エバーラスティン|Kurīou Ebārasutin}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Mayumi Iizuka]] (1998 anime), [[Rumi Ōkubo]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[Shelley Calene-Black]]}}
: Claiomh is the main female protagonist that joins Orphen on his journey. In the first anime, she carries the Sword of Baltanders, which was entrusted to her by her father on her fifteenth birthday, and lets Orphen hold onto it as long as he does not object to her tagging along. Claiomh also carries in her backpack a Deep Dragon wolf-cub named Leki. She and Orphen constantly quarrel, but she does so to hide her growing affection for him and secretly longs for him from afar. She and Orphen eventually marry at the end of the original novels and have three daughters. She trains with a long sword and quickly becomes proficient with it as she journeys with Orphen and Majic, even able to duel on even grounds with other highly skilled swordsmen. It is later discovered that Claiomh has magical potential, which is unlocked due to Leki merging his mind with hers and she eventually seeks training from Leticia to develop her latent abilities, which she completed in a year's time. She also becomes skilled in using firearms thanks to her training at the Tower of Fang.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Majic Lin|Majic}}|マジク・リン|Majiku Rin}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Omi Minami]] (1998 anime), [[Yūsuke Kobayashi (voice actor)|Yūsuke Kobayashi]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[Spike Spencer]]}}
:Majic is Orphen's apprentice, and the second male lead. He is a childhood friend of Claiomh's, despite being three years apart in age, and they attended the same classroom in school before she left for boarding school. In the anime, they were in the same grade in school, but she has since moved on to boarding school. Majic deals with the torment from both Claiomh and Orphen on their journey together. His father is paying Orphen to teach him, which at first seems a waste of money to his father. When Orphen repairs a glass that fell with his magic before the father's eyes, the father's opinion about his money being "thrown out the window" disappears. Majic appears to be a good student, learning as much as he can, and retaining all of what he learns, although his anxiety tends to get the better of him when it comes time to prove himself. Orphen, however, sees significant potential in Majic and encourages him in his training. This gives him courage, which makes his power stronger. Majic looks up to Orphen, and refers to him as "master" upon Orphen's request. All sorcerers call their "teachers", who teach them sorcery, "master." It is later revealed that Majic is a vampire, a rare mutagenic trait of Sorcerers which he inherited from his mother, Iris Lin, who is a sorceress said to rival Childman in terms of power and skill. Due to his vampire blood, his magical potential far exceeds Orphen's. By the end of the novels, Majic has become a famous, world-renowned sorcerer and even takes on Ratsbane, Orphen and Cleao's firstborn child, as his apprentice.
;{{nihongo|Leki|レキ|Reki}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Konami Yoshida]]|Suzanne Wilkins}}
:One of the race of Deep Dragon (changed to Wolfen in the English Dub), Leki is a cub who is found and adopted by Claiomh, although it is indicated by his mother that Leki adopted Claiomh, as adult Deep Dragons are more powerful and intelligent by far than humans. Like all Deep Dragons, Leki resembles a wolf rather than a reptilian dragon, and when he uses his innate magic, his eyes will glow a bright green color. As Leki is still very young, he often exhibits young animal-like tendencies, such as chasing after a butterfly. Yet in spite of his animalistic behavior, he is very intelligent and perceptive. He protects and defends Cleao whenever he feels the need to, or when Claiomh orders him. He is also unique among his clan since he is able to retain his individuality, partially because of his empathic connection to Claiomh. Leki will not only protect Cleao, but anyone who he sees in danger. In the first anime, Leki's collar belongs to one of the three artifacts from the Aisle of Balthanders, the ''Bracelet of Nomafrozis''. In the novel, Leki is eventually able to use telepathy to speak with his human companions and released Cleao's hidden magical potential by linking with her mind. Throughout the novel series, Leki grows from a small cub to the size of a large dog. When exerting his full power, he will temporarily increase his size to that of an adult Deep Dragon.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Volkan|Volcan}}|ボルカン|Borukan}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kazue Ikura]] (1998 anime), [[Marie Mizuno]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[John Swasey]]}}
:One of the two dwarven brothers who follow along with Orphen on his quest. He frequently refers to himself the "Masmaturian Bulldog". Volkan always comes up with their plans (which usually turn out to be poorly thought out, utterly bad ideas, and almost never work). He is known to be extremely egotistical, delusional and idiotic. He hates Orphen (whom he refers to as "the black wizard") and his companions, and always finds a way to ruin whatever they had in mind. It is his fault that Orphen often must use his magic to assault them (himself and Dortin) due to the fact that Volcan owes Orphen an exuberant amount of money and he refuses to pay Orphen back. Volkan wants only power and money. Any scheme he has in mind has the end result of getting him one of the two. None of his schemes ever work, however. He constantly bosses Dortin around in a very comical fashion. Despite his inepitude, as a dwarf, he is surprisingly durable as sharp objects such as swords and scythes cannot break his skin and Orphen's magic, no matter how powerful, does not cause him any significant damage.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Dortin}}|ドーチン|Dōchin}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hekiru Shiina]] (1998 anime), [[Mai Fuchigami]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[Hilary Haag]]}}
:Volkan's younger brother. Dortin and Volkan are often viewed as comic relief throughout the series. They are two dwarves who are always low on money, and seem to always find a way to mess up whatever Orphen is trying to accomplish. In the first anime, they worked in Cleao's basement, working as cooks to both pay of their debt to Orphen as well as act as his spies. In regards to his character, Dortin is the voice of reason (who is often ignored) on his and Volkan's quests. He is kind and knowledgeable, but his swirling glasses give him a rather geekish appearance. When Volkan messes up, Dortin always tries to tell Orphen he had no part in Volkan's schemes, but they both wind up being victims of Orphen's magical blasts anyway. In the anime and novels, Dortin is shown to be quite caring and loyal, as he begs Orphen for help in saving his brother from poisoning and, later in the anime, in defying Volkan's "order" to run from danger when a friend (Childman) needed his help. Dortin is surprisingly skilled at reading runes and has occasionally helped Orphen in deciphering texts by the Nornir. Like his brother, he is also highly resistant to both physical and magical damage due to his dwarven physiology.
;Lycoris/Licorice Neilson
:{{Voiced by|[[Tomoko Kawakami]]|[[Luci Christian]]}}
:An original anime-exclusive character that appears in Revenge, searching for Orphen and journeys with him in order to turn him into the Royal Order. She is a kind, clumsy shy girl who wears glasses which she tends to lose. Unbeknownst to herself, she harbors several secrets and is in fact being manipulated.

===Supporting characters===
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Azalie Cait Sith|Azalie}}|アザリー・ケットシー|Azarī Kettoshī}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Emi Shinohara]] (1998 anime), [[Yōko Hikasa]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[Christine Auten]]}}
:She's Orphen's foster sister, best friend, and the Bloody August. They were in the same orphanage and came to the ''Tower of Fang'' together, believed to be magical prodigies. She tutored him extensively, and gave him special attention. She was a great sorcerer - considered to be one of the greatest in her generation, and is referred to as the "Chaos Witch" by some at the Tower. However, she had two sides to her. There was the kind, fun-loving and charimatic Azalie, and then the, as Orphen says, "scary" Azalie. After having her love declaration to her mentor rejected, she seemed to be almost obsessed with her studies; she wanted more power, and one of her experiments turned her into Bloody August - a name given to the demonic dragon that first appeared in August. In the novels, Azalie is returned to a human state fairly early in the series, but her mind has been warped by her time spent as the beast and the cruelties endured by those in the Tower who had been hunting her. Vengeful, her main goal is to destroy the Tower, which leads her to becoming a major antagonist in the series. She becomes increasingly unstable and Orphen is often torn between his attachment to her and his horror at her remorseless violence.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Childman Powderfield|Childman}}|チャイルドマン・パウダーフィールド|Chairudoman Paudāfīrudo}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Jouji Nakata]] (1998 anime), [[Daisuke Namikawa]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|[[Jason Douglas]]}}
:Orphen, Hardia, and Azalie's Master. He is Orphen's primary antagonist for the better part of the anime, as Orphen believes he really wants to kill Azalie. Hardia tries to convince Orphen that Childman isn't his enemy, but in the end, it fails. In actuality, he was trying to restore Azalie himself since he felt personally responsible for the tragedy that befell her. And at some point, things get even worse; when he tries to face the Bloody August, Azalie uses white magic to transfer her soul into his body, leaving Childman's soul trapped within the Bloody August. In the first manga adaptation, however, Orphen continues to secretly train under Childman after leaving the Tower, doing somewhat unsavory odd jobs for him that he does not wish to bring to the notice of the Tower.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Hardia Arlenford}}|ハーティア|Hātia}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Ryotaro Okiayu]] (1998 anime), Taito Ban (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|Randy Sparks}}
:Orphen's childhood friend and fellow sorcerer. They met at the Tower of Fang. He is on Childman's side, instead of Orphen's, however, making it seem as though Hardia is Orphen's enemy. However, Hardia truly cares about Orphen and considers him to be his best friend. He is also a fan of the (fictional) manga, Black Tiger, and assumes the guise of its main character and namesake on occasion. However, the manga is fairly obscure, so Dortin (Magic in the first anime) mistakenly assumes his name refers to the [[Penaeus monodon]], a type of prawn sometimes called "Black Tiger", resulting in Hardia's receiving the nickname, "Shrimp Man", much to his own chagrin. In the novels, the Black Tiger costume that he dons is actually a magical garb created by the Nornir that was owned by the original (real) Black Tiger from over 150 years ago and retains his consciousness within the mask. Hardia's appearances are slightly less prominent in the novel series, though his origins are similar. Hardia was also noted to be a notorious womanizer as he frequently dated multiple female sorcerers at the Tower of Fang, but his relationships typically last for only two weeks.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Flameheart}}|フレイムハート|Fureimuhāto}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Takehito Koyasu]]|Ty Mayberry}}
:Childman's rival in the Tower of Fang and enemy to Orphen and Azalie. Although he ranks closely to Childman in terms of recognition, it is heavily implied that his mother Lady Shastanassie, one of the Elders, has influenced this. Indeed, he seems to [[mother's boy|rely on her]] for everything from emotional consolation to advice in his endeavors. Deprived of her guidance, he becomes quite mentally unstable, as seen at the end of the first season. Childman himself later states that Flameheart actually had very little strength or potential as a sorcerer. Flameheart is an original character that only appears in the first anime series.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Leticia MacCredy}}|レティシャ・マクレディ|Retisha Makuredi}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kotono Mitsuishi]] (1998 anime), [[Shizuka Itō]] (2020 anime)<ref name="2020-anime"/>|Alissa Alban}}
: She is Orphen's other foster sister and childhood friend as well as one of his classmates at the Tower, though she is five years older than Orphen. She, Orphen and Azalie grew up together in an orphanage in Raindust before they were taken in by the Tower of Fangs. She has a bitter rivalry with Azalie, in spite of the fact that they are cousins, and are often depicted as fighting in the novels. Leticia is considered to be the second most powerful sorcerer of Childman's students besides Azalie and has a fearsome reputation similar to her cousin's. Her most notable strength is the gift of vocal manipulation, which earned her the nickname "The Scream of Death" while in her studies at the Tower. Later, she is made the Inquisitor of the Tower. She is currently a member of the Tower of Fang and seems to hint at being in love with Orphen. Orphen shortens her name to Tish in most cases. She appears in volumes five and six of the manga, and is seen throughout nearly all of the original set of novels. At Claiomh's behest, she becomes the heiress's master in the art of sorcery.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Stephanie}}}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Sakiko Tamagawa]]|Karen Coffer}}
: Orphen's old friend. Stephanie used to be a sorcerer named Stephan until he was mortally injured by a fanatical lynch mob that despised sorcerers, and battered his body beyond recognition. This incident required Orphen to save him and take him to a clinic where Orphen was working at the time. During the healing process, Stephan requested that the doctor of the clinic to perform sex reassignment surgery on his body, with the aid of his own magic, and became Stephanie. Consequently, this rendered Stephanie nearly incapable of sorcery. Now, she works as an archaeologist deciphering the runes of the 'deities' (called the Nornir or "The Heavenly Ones") that fought against the sorcerers years ago. She is first introduced in the series when the group goes to Alenhatan and her familiarity with Orphen makes Claiomh jealous at first. At the end of the second novel, she eventually leaves Alenhatan to return home to her family. In the anime, she still lives in Alenhatan and has a boyfriend named Tim (who she eventually marries) but still often seen helping Orphen and the others when they need someone who knows how to read and use the Nornir language/symbols.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Lai}}}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Katsumi Toriumi]]|[[Vic Mignogna]]}}
: Lai is a sorcerer that goes to the Tower of Fang that is friends with Hardia and is one of Childman's apprentices. Lai is portrayed as a powerful seer and is able to find people or things if he goes into a deep meditation. He can also tell people's 'presence' apart, something that gets him in trouble and sealed into ice by Azalie (who was possessing Childman's body at the time) because he noticed that her presence wasn't in the Bloody August anymore. Lai is an original character that appears only in the anime continuity.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Mariabella Everlasting}}}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Satsuki Yukino]]|Kelly Manison}}
: She is Claiomh's older sister and is seen at the beginning of the anime. She first saw Orphen when he was watching over the Sword of Baltanders and thinks he was watching her (and thinking him handsome she develops a crush on him). In the novel, she meets him during a marriage interview arranged by Volcan. In the anime, she and Claiomh were kidnapped by the Bloody August to get Orphen to give the Sword over, but both were eventually rescued by Orphen.
;Eris
:{{Voiced by|[[Asako Shirakura]]|[[Kira Vincent-Davis]]}}
:An anime original character. She is a student of Hardia's whom harbors a crush on Majic and tends to wear magical girl costumes to match her master's aesthetics.
;Erukarena
:{{Voiced by|[[Konami Yoshida]]|[[Hilary Haag]]}}
:The main villainess of Orphen: Revenge. She is a creature known as Sorcerous Beast, a destructive monster that absorbs and devours all forms of magic. She was sealed away by the Nornir hundreds of years go until she deceived Lycoris' father into capturing and feeding her sorcerers to regain her lost power and break free of her prison.
;Esperanza Reika
:{{Voiced by|[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|[[Tiffany Grant]]}}
:Older sister of Lycoris.
;{{nihongo|Komikuron|コミクロン|Komikuron}}
:{{Voiced by|Rikuya Yasuda (2020 anime) (Japanese)<ref name="2020-anime"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Forte|フォルテ|Forute}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Tomoaki Maeno]] (2020 anime) (Japanese)<ref name="2020-anime"/>}}

==Glossary==
===Dragon Races===

"Dragon" is a general term for the various tribes that can manipulate magic. Legend has it that the Dragon tribes stole "Magic", the power to remake the world, from the Gods and converted it into "Sorcery", magic that can be used by themselves. In a broad sense, human magicians are also counted as among the dragon races, but in general, it refers to the original six. "XX Dragon" is the name of the beings that manipulates magic, and the original species' names are the following: Nornir, Fenrir, etc.

The Dragons have potential far exceeding humans as living creatures, and their magic is also extremely powerful. A physical characteristic common to the dragon races are their green pupils, but that has changed due to the poison (curse) imposed on them by the Gods. Although they are referred to dragons, none of the species adhere to the typical form associated by the word "Dragon" as winged, lizard-like monsters. However, there are a surprising number of people in general society who are able recognize the dragon race, with information being mixed with the mythical "True Dragon" and a race of winged reptiles called Dynasoa.

'''Weird Dragon''' - ''Nornir''

Known as the "Tenjin race" or the "Heavenly Ones", their basic appearance is similar to that of humans though they have green hair and eyes as a result of their mana awakening at a young age. They were originally a subterranean species that were known for creating mystical armor and weaponry. In the past, they ruled over the continent of Kiesalhima, but after their battle against the "Demon Beast Basilicock" sent to by "God", and it was said to that their species rapidly declined or were destroyed.

The curse received from the goddesses rendered male Nornir impotent, so as to prevent the race as a whole from propagating. When the male Nornir eventually died out, the females tried to keep their race alive by interbreeding with humans, which led to the birth of human magicians.

'''Deep Dragon''' - ''Fenrir''

Deep Dragons have the appearances of giant black wolves. They are known for their ferocity in battle and have been called "Dragon Warriors". Their curse deprives them of individual thought and speech, so they have existed as a hive mind of sorts. Additionally, they are an aquatic race in spite of their wolven appearance and often sleep within lakes or lagoons.

'''Red Dragon''' - ''Berserker''

Red Dragons have the form of a large red-haired bear, but no one has ever seen their true appearance. Its physical shape-shifting capabilities are said to be specialized for assassination. It is also considered a disgrace by the Red Dragon tribe for anyone to see the places where they visibly change their form with their magic, as it is expected to by their kind that they should be able to shift fluidly and instantaneously without notice. Because of the curse, they have forgotten their original form and are incapable of producing offspring due to this fact.

'''Mist Dragon''' - ''Troll''

Its appearance is similar to that of a rhinoceros carrying what appears to be a tower on its back. Their bodies are extremely durable, and their skin can even withstand the temperature of lava. It can generate bullets from its body by consuming rock and metal, which can ejected from the numerous "barrels" on its back, and the power of a single bullet is enough to destroy a steel ship. Its wisdom and intelligence is said to have been lost due to the curse. It's said that Mist Dragons are the ones that human beings are the most likely out of the six dragon tribes to encounter in their lives (aside from the Red Dragons, which can mimic the form of humans) as well as one of the most dangerous, because it is designated as a walking disaster that will indiscriminately cause wide-scale destruction within miles.

'''Fairy Dragon''' - ''Valkyrie''

These dragons resembles crimson cats with manes akin to that of a lion's. Their collective moniker is known as "The Beasts of Peace". As a result of the Goddesses' curse, they have lost all five of their senses and do not respond to external stimuli at all.

'''War Dragon''' - ''Sleipnir''

It resembles a giant horse and has also been nicknamed "The Steel Warhorse". It is said that it once built a mighty military state, but now it lives in the territory of Masmaturia (The country of Volcan and Dortin's dwarven race) and all of its kind are currently sleeping. The local territory is incredibly frigid because of the cool air constantly released from the body of the War Dragon.

===Magic===
The magic of this world cannot be generated without using something as a medium. The magic used by human magicians uses their voice as a medium and is called "Vocal Magic ". The effective range is within the reach of the voice, and the composition by magical power (the image of the magic that can only be perceived by the magician, of course the composition of the vocal magic can also be perceived by the dragon race), and the range of the magic is determined by the spell. Since speech is the medium for exercising magic, it can be anything that the sorcerer screams at the time of activation, and it has nothing to do with the meaning of the words and the content of the magic you are activating. However, most magicians use their own spells, for example because it is difficult to concentrate on the composition of words that are not too sudden. It can be activated not only with screams but also with normal conversations, songs and moans, so it is extremely difficult to neutralize the magician while they remain conscious.

The magic of human sorcerers is classified into two types: Black Magic and White Magic. Black Magic mainly interferes with physical phenomena such as heat and light. White Magic manipulates time, the mind, the soul of the individual(s) and can ignore all physical laws. Because White Magic is overwhelmingly rare and has great power, almost all users are imprisoned in a fortress called "Mist Falls" by the Aristocratic Federation. However, the white magicians are there voluntarily because there is no reason to leave, and it is almost impossible to stop the white magicians from trying to escape. In addition, there are white mages known as "psychologists", who have left their bodies and become only spirits. Their state of being is almost similar to that of a ghost, and they can use magic with much more efficiency and power than they would in a physical body, but it's very difficult for them to maintain their human ego and general sanity. Alternatively, A white sorcerer who maintains their physical body is also called a "physicist".

The magic that the Dragon races handle is as follows:

Weird Dragon: "Silence Magic" uses runes as a medium. By engraving magic characters on objects, it is possible to create products with added magical functions. These are called "The Legacy of the Nornir" and have various shapes and functions such as rings, clothes, weapons, armor, robots (Killing Dolls), and large-scale facilities.

War Dragon: "Destruction Magic" only requires thought as a medium. It specializes in utter annihilation and is considered the strongest magic in terms of sheer power and magnitude. However, there is no specific description of "destruction magic".

Deep Dragon: "Dark Magic" uses sight as medium. Using a person's line of sight, Dark Magic imposes and dominates everything, including organic and inorganic matter. It easily allows an individual to manipulate space itself, deflect physical and magical attacks, erase minds and extinguish souls(or restore them), eradicate objects instantaneously, etc. If a human becomes the familiar to a Deep Dragon, they will gain access to their magic and, in the case that the familiar is a sorcerer, their magical capacity increases substantially. Additionally, their fives senses are linked with the Dragon's and vice versa.

Fairy Dragon: "Spirit Magic" uses magic by signing contracts with spirits (natural phenomena with intentions). A mutual agreement between both parties are necessary to use the contract as a medium, and it does not act at all outside the scope of the contract. However, the called-upon spirit will overcome all obstacles(and is not limited by physical and supernatural means nor time and space) to fulfill the contract, even if the contract entails conditions such as the obliteration of an entire city. By using the magical tools that were left behind by the Fairy Dragons, humans can reproduce this magic to a limited extent.

Red Dragon: "Beastization Magic" requires one to use their body as a medium, which will allow them changes into various states. It allows one to gain powerful shape-shifting abilities in combination with augmenting the user's strength, such as the ability change the shape of their limbs into weapons such as whips or spears, regeneration, fluidization and complete transparency of the body.

Mist Dragon: "Atmospheric Magic" uses smell as medium and gives one the ability to manipulate the weather. While the power itself is regarded as weaker than that of other dragon races (except for black and white magic), the effective range of this magic spans for several kilometers.

===The Tower of Fang===
One of the most prestigious magician training institutions in Kiesalhima. They gather orphans with magical skills from various places and nurture them in classroom units, and those within Childman's classrooms are among the most exceptional. It is also the headquarters of the Confederate Magician Alliance (Damzul's Oryzans), and self-government is carried out by the highest executive department centered on the Tower's council of Elders. The name originates from the ruins of a celestial race in the city of Tafrem, "World Map Tower", and the structure of the building is more akin to a fortress. Buildings are fortified with magic to prevent damage to the structure.

===The Three Goddesses of Fate (The Weird Sisters)===
The Three Goddesses of Fate: Urd (Goddess of the Past), Verdandi (Goddess of the Present), and Skuld (Goddess of the Future). In the past, it was said that the dragon race was annihilated by them to correct the distorted world structure. Those who worship the goddess trio despise the sorcerers who are a mixed race of human and dragon. The "Holy City" of Kimluck, the main headquarters of the Kimluck Church, absolutely forbids any magician from entering.

===Kimluck Church===
A religious organization that believes in the three goddesses of fate. They have their own assault unit known as the "Death Teachers" for the purpose of assassinating heretical teachers that betray the faith of the Goddesses and sorcerers. They receive anti-mage combat training at a young age and wield special tempered glass swords, of which there are only eight on the continent, as well as magical technology left behind by the Dragon Races.

===Thirteen Apostles===
An elite unit of court sorcerers who are subordinate to the Aristocratic Federation. The Thirteen Apostles are the most powerful sorcerers on the Kiesalhima continent, and their army consists of no more than one-hundred mages. The chief executive and leader of the Apostles is Pluto. Agents are also dispatched to the Tower of Fang to scout for more candidates. Orphen himself was once considered a prime candidate to become an Apostle as a child, but declined.


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A second series called ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge'', or ''Orphen Revenge'' was later broadcast. The second anime series was released on DVD in North America in December 2003 by ADV Films. It is 23 episodes in length. In 2009, [[Section23 Films#Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Filmworks]] released a box set featuring the two seasons of Orphen in an economic box set.<ref>Orphen Complete Collection (2009)</ref> A 2-disc SD Blu-ray of the entire series will be released on 20 August 2019.
A second series called ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge'', or ''Orphen Revenge'' was later broadcast. The second anime series was released on DVD in North America in December 2003 by ADV Films. It is 23 episodes in length. In 2009, [[Section23 Films#Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Filmworks]] released a box set featuring the two seasons of Orphen in an economic box set.<ref>Orphen Complete Collection (2009)</ref> A 2-disc SD Blu-ray of the entire series will be released on 20 August 2019.


A new TV anime adaptation has been announced to commemorate the series' 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/sorcerous-stabber-orphen-novels-get-new-tv-anime/.129386|title=Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Novels Get New TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> The series was initially set to premiere in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-25/showtaro-morikubo-reprises-titular-role-in-new-2019-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-tv-anime/.141287|title=Showtaro Morikubo Reprises Titular Role in New 2019 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=25 December 2018|accessdate=25 December 2018}}</ref> but was rescheduled to premiere in January 2020. The new series is animated by [[Studio Deen]] and directed by [[Takayuki Hamana]], with [[Reiko Yoshida]] handling series composition, and Takahiko Yoshida designing the characters. [[Showtaro Morikubo]] will reprise his role as Orphen, while the rest of the characters had new cast members.<ref name="2020-anime"/>
A new TV anime adaptation has been announced to commemorate the series' 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/sorcerous-stabber-orphen-novels-get-new-tv-anime/.129386|title=Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Novels Get New TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=23 March 2018}}</ref> The series was initially set to premiere in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-25/showtaro-morikubo-reprises-titular-role-in-new-2019-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-tv-anime/.141287|title=Showtaro Morikubo Reprises Titular Role in New 2019 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=25 December 2018|accessdate=25 December 2018}}</ref> but was rescheduled to premiere in January 2020. The new series is animated by [[Studio Deen]] and directed by [[Takayuki Hamana]], with [[Reiko Yoshida]] handling series composition, and Takahiko Yoshida designing the characters. [[Showtaro Morikubo]] will reprise his role as Orphen, while the rest of the characters had new cast members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-08/new-sorcerous-stabber-orphen-anime-2nd-promo-reveals-10-cast-members-deen-staff-january-debut/.149870|title=New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals 10 Cast Members, DEEN Staff, January Debut|publisher=Anime News Network|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=8 August 2019}}</ref>


===Video game===
===Video game===

Revision as of 06:39, 25 November 2019

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
Cover of the first DVD of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Spell of the Dragon.
魔術士オーフェン
(Majutsushi Ōfen)
GenreAdventure, comedy, fantasy[1]
Light novel
Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byYuuya Kusaka
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runMay 1994 – September 2003
Volumes20
Light novel
Majutsushi Orphen Mubouhen
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byYuuya Kusaka
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runFebruary 1996 – October 2003
Volumes13
Light novel
Majutsushi Orphen Mawarimichi
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byYuuya Kusaka
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
ImprintKadokawa Mini Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runNovember 1997 – September 1998
Volumes2
Manga
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byHajime Sawada
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run1998 – 2001
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Watanabe
Produced byTetsuo Genshō
Michihisa Abe
Yūji Matsukura
Written byMasashi Kubota
Mayori Sekijima
Music byHatake (Sharam Q)
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTBS
English network
Original run 3 October 1998 – 27 March 1999
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge
Directed byTōru Takahashi
Produced byTetsuo Genshō
Michihisa Abe
Yūji Matsukura
Written byMasashi Kubota
Mayori Sekijima
Music byYasunori Iwasaki
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTBS
English network
Original run 2 October 1999 – 26 March 2000
Episodes23 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Slayers x Orphen
Written byHajime Kanzaka, Yoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byRui Araizumi, Yuuya Kusaka
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
MagazineDragon Magazine
DemographicMale
Published2005
Light novel
Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi Shin
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byYuuya Kusaka
Published byT.O Entertainment
English publisher
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 2011 – September 2015
Volumes10
Manga
Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi - Wa ga Mune de Nemure Bōrei
Written byYoshinobu Akita
Illustrated byMuraji
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 2017 – present
Volumes5
Manga
Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi - Mubouhen
Written byYu Yagami
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 2018 – present
Volumes3
Manga
Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi - Pre-hen
Written byYuriko Takakami
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original run25 December 2018 – present
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byTakayuki Hamana
Written byReiko Yoshida
StudioStudio Deen
Original run January 2020 – scheduled

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (魔術士オーフェン, Majutsushi Ōfen, lit. "Sorceror Orphen") is a series of Japanese fantasy action adventure light novels, manga, three anime television series (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge, and Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (2020)), and a video game.

Synopsis

Main article: List of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen characters

The young man Orphen engages in money lending activities in the back streets of the commercial city of Totokanta. Once, he was known as one of the Tower of Fang's most promising black sorcerers. One day, Orphen was approached by Volcan and Dortin, who had a very profitable money making scheme set up. Under the guise of wealthy merchants, they set forth toward the Everlasting household to partake in a marriage fraud. But, there was one problem: Volcan's plan was full of holes, leading one of the sisters to find out about their plan too. Then suddenly, a huge monster attacks the mansion. Among all the commotion, one name rings out: Azalie. This monster was what he was looking for for five years: his older sister Azalie who transformed into a monster.

Media

Light novels

The series Orphen came about when author Yoshinobu Akita with Yuuya Kusaka as illustrator created a series of light novels called "Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi." It consists of 20 novels which were first published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label in the Monthly Dragon Magazine between 1994–2003, and was the basis for the first anime and manga series. In September 2019, Yoshinobu Akita announced that in commemoration of the series' 25th anniversary, he will be writing a new novel for the main novella series which will be released on 25 December 2019.[2]

Two years after the beginning of the main novel series, Yoshinobu Akita created a second series called "Majutsushi Orphen Mubouhen," which is a collection of side-stories that depicted more light-hearted and comedic adventures that took place during Orphen's journey. The novel series spanned 13 volumes between 1996–2003, which were published the same way as the first series. In 2009, he published an additional chapter for the novel on Akita Yoshinobu's Sadami BOX, the author's personal website.[3]

As of late 2011, T.O Entertainment have released a brand new series of the Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi novels. Orphen is now older and is married to Claiomh, both of whom give birth to three daughters that become Sorcerers. Majic is a Sorcerer lecturer at the new school that Orphen runs. Orphen is known as the "Demon King" due to his exploits in the original novels. The books are published in a standard version and also a special edition version which comes with a behind the scenes booklet about the book and a Drama CD which is based on the new novel series itself.[4] The original Orphen novel series received a reprint as well.

The Slayers vs. Orphen novel was a special collaborative novel between Yoshinobu Akita and Hajime Kanzaka and was published in 2005. It was later reprinted in 2013.[5]

During their panel at Anime Expo 2018, J-Novel Club announced that they have licensed the light novels.[6]

Manga

The manga adaptation was created by writer Yoshinobu Akita and artist Hajime Sawada. The first volume was released stateside by ADV Manga in March, 2005. The manga is split into two separate series: Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi, which is six volumes long, and the two volume side story known as Majutsushi Orphen MAX. The first volume of the manga series was released in 2005 by ADV Manga.

There is also a special manga that was released called "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Special Parody," or "Majutsushi O-fuen Haguretabi Spesharu Paarodi." It is a collection of doujinshi of Orphen put into one volume of Orphen.

A new ongoing manga adaptation based on the main novels (or the "Stray Journey" arc) was created and released by Yoshinobu Akita and illustrator Muraji in March 2017. In July 2018, Seven Seas Entertainment announced their acquisition of the manga's license for English distribution.[7][8]

In August 2018, a manga adaptation based on the light novel spin-off series, "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey" or "Majutsushi Orphen: Mubouhen", was released. It will be written and illustrated by Yu Yagami (The author of Those Who Hunt Elves) [9]. On July 2019, J-Novel Club announced the acquisition of the manga's license for English distribution. [10] On December 2018, Yuriko Takakami and Yoshinobu Akia released the first volume of a manga adaptation known as "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Pre-Arc" or "Majutsushi Orphen: Pre-hen", which adapts the chapters from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Reckless Journey light novel chronicling Orphen's childhood and misadventures at the Tower of Fang.

Anime

Main article: List of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen episodes

The Sorcerous Stabber Orphen anime series was produced by TBS/Bandai and first released in Japan in 1999, then in North America on DVD by ADV Films in 2001. It features a combination of a fantasy setting, action and gag comedy. It is 24 episodes in length.

A second series called Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge, or Orphen Revenge was later broadcast. The second anime series was released on DVD in North America in December 2003 by ADV Films. It is 23 episodes in length. In 2009, Sentai Filmworks released a box set featuring the two seasons of Orphen in an economic box set.[11] A 2-disc SD Blu-ray of the entire series will be released on 20 August 2019.

A new TV anime adaptation has been announced to commemorate the series' 25th anniversary.[12] The series was initially set to premiere in 2019,[13] but was rescheduled to premiere in January 2020. The new series is animated by Studio Deen and directed by Takayuki Hamana, with Reiko Yoshida handling series composition, and Takahiko Yoshida designing the characters. Showtaro Morikubo will reprise his role as Orphen, while the rest of the characters had new cast members.[14]

Video game

Main article: Orphen: Scion of Sorcery

A single player console role-playing video game was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2000 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan as Sorcerous Stabber Orphen and by Activision in North America and Europe as Orphen: Scion of Sorcery. It included a whole new adventure and a few video scenes with more sophistication but a minor difference in the voices and personalities of the characters. Reviews of the game were mixed.

Reception

The novels have over 12 million copies in print.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Light Novel Series Gets 1st New Volume in 4 Years".
  3. ^ http://www.tobooks.jp/akitabox/
  4. ^ "Official Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 25th Anniversary website".
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee; Pineda, Rafael Antonio (5 July 2018). "J-Novel Club Licenses Amagi Brilliant Park, Kokoro Connect, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ ""Orphen" Is Resurrected in New Manga Release". Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ Grainger, Jennifer (2018). "Seven Seas Announces Acquisition of Ten Licenses at Anime Expo 2018". Manga Tokyo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-14/those-who-hunt-elves-yu-yagami-launches-manga-of-orphen-comedy-spinoff-novels/.135460
  10. ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-06/j-novel-club-announces-licenses-of-7-new-light-novels-3-new-manga/.148735
  11. ^ Orphen Complete Collection (2009)
  12. ^ "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Novels Get New TV Anime". Anime News Network. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Showtaro Morikubo Reprises Titular Role in New 2019 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen TV Anime". Anime News Network. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  14. ^ "New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals 10 Cast Members, DEEN Staff, January Debut". Anime News Network. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  15. ^ ""Sorcerous Stabber Orphen" Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with New TV Anime". Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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