Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
English Title: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey
Japanese Title: 魔術士オーフェンはぐれ旅 — “Majutsushi Orphen Hagure Tabi”
Author: Yoshinobu Akita — 秋田禎信
Illustrator: Yuuya Kusaka — 草河遊也
Translator: Andrew Hodgson
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Magic
Original Run: May 1994 – September 2003
English Run: August 2018 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Fujimi Fantasia Bunko (Fujimi Shobo)
English Publisher: J-Novel Club
Volumes in Japanese: 20 (Completed)
Volumes in English: 1 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 – iBook $7 – Kobo $7
Note: Also available to read online through a J-Novel Club subscription. This series is currently digital-only.
Synopsis: Orphen is a Sorcerer drop-out from the prestigious Tower of Fangs. His journey to save Azalie, a girl he looked up to like a sister, has brought him to the bustling city of Totokanta. Here they are reunited for the first time in five years. But what is the truth behind her monstrous transformation, and just what secrets lurk behind the Sword of Baldanders…?
Volume 1 — Heed My Call, Beast!
Amazon — iBook — J-Novel Club — Kobo
Released August 26, 2018 — ASIN: B07FPNJW3N
Upcoming Releases
- Volume 2 (TBA)
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Reviews of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
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Illustrations Sampler
Original Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — 24 episodes — Aired October 1998 – March 1999
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Note: Season 1 loosely adapted volume 1. The following seasons were anime-original material.
Remake Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — Airing in 2019
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — 6 volumes — Published December 1997 – January 2001 (English release by ADV Manga)
Out of Print
New Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — 4 volumes — Published May 2019 – Ongoing (English release by Seven Seas)
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