“Orphen, once Krylancelo, seeks to restore his sister Azalie from dragon form after Tower of Fangs betrayal.”
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
魔術士オーフェンはぐれ旅
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Synopsis
Orphen, once Krylancelo, seeks to restore his sister Azalie from dragon form after Tower of Fangs betrayal.
In a world of magic and monsters, Krylancelo Finrandi and his foster sister Azalie Cait-Sith were once promising students of sorcery, prodigies at the famous Tower of Fangs. But an experiment gone horribly wrong warps Azalie's appearance, trapping her in the form of a dragon. Elders at the Tower—more interested in preserving their reputation rather than their students' lives—drive off the transformed Azalie and cover up the incident. Outraged, Krylancelo strikes out on his own, taking the new name of "Orphen" and vowing to return Azalie to her normal state. Five years later, Orphen's quest has stalled. A chance encounter brings him face to face with Azalie again, but he still has no way to restore her body. And with a hostile group of sorcerers hunting her down, he may be running out of time. The past and present collide as Orphen tries to find how to save Azalie from their former teachers and friends.
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Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
What 19 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.19 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 2.2
↓ 1.05
Running avg · Jan 2020 → Dec 2025
- 8 “This anime is aimed squarely at boys in the throes of chunibyo. I suppose the 1998 original would have been a trailblazer with such a target, but now, with all the anime that have made fun of...”
- 7 “The action scenes are well-made, the art is fairly decent, and the characters are quite captivating, making it an entertaining watch if you know what to expect. However, the story is confusing and...”
- 7 “Sorcerous Stabber Orphen delivers rich fantasy world-building with thickening plot and amazing lore that any fantasy fan will dig, backed by consistently good art and fight scenes that satisfy...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Winter 2020
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13942 catalog
Produced by
- WOWOW Producer
- Genco Producer
- Lantis Producer
- BS Fuji Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer
- Forecast Communications Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- Marui Group Producer
- Bandai Namco Arts Producer
- TO Books Producer
- MediaNet Pictures Producer
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- Funimation Licensor