Orphen
魔術士オーフェン
“Orphen leaves magic school to save Azalie, cursed into dragon Bloody August by sword Baltanders.”
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Orphen leaves magic school to save Azalie, cursed into dragon Bloody August by sword Baltanders.
Six years ago at the magic school known as the Tower of Fang, a grave accident happened involving the magical sword Baltanders and the magic user Azalie. Unable to control the sword's power, Azalie was transformed into the shape of a great dragon who since that day became known as Bloody August. Krilancelo, a young magician at the Tower who cared greatly for Azalie found much to his disgust that the elders of the Tower of Fang were less than willing to save Azalie and wanted rather to pretend the accident never happened. Angered by their stand, Krilanceloa swore that he would find a way to return Azalie to her former self. Thus he forsook the name Krilancelo and declared himself Orphen, leaving the Tower and his magical studies behind to wander the world... (Source: ANN, edited)
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Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
7.3/10
What 10
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88% recommend
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MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.1 ptsRecommenders 8.1 · others 4.0
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4.0
Score over time
1.30Verbosity
Short · 30%
Medium · 20%
Long · 50%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “This anime delivers an entertaining mix of humor, action, and fantasy with an amazingly well-done storyline that makes it fun to watch. While it could benefit from more depth, genuine dramatic...”
- 10/10 “Sorcerer Stabber Orphen proves to be a very good anime that's entertaining from start to finish with no boring episodes. The comic relief provided by Volkan and Dortin adds enjoyable humor, while...”
- 8/10 “Orphen stands out as an underexposed 90s gem with a unique personality that transcends typical shonen cliches, featuring flawless art for its era and an outstanding soundtrack. While the ending...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0923
- Format
- 24 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 9h 36m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 1998 – Mar 1999
- Fall 1998
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-0923
- catalog