Orphen is a witty little series with nice animation and loveable characters. The story revolves around its namesake, Orphen, a lazy sorcerer who has resided in a small town for a year (and done nothing). The story truly begins when Orphen and his apprentice, Majic, are caught 'birdwatching' by the spoiled heiress Cleo. Outraged, she storms out of her home with the sword of Baltanders and attempts to dice Orphen with it. He notices which sword she is using and tells her to put it away, but to no avail as the sky darkens and black lightning begins to strike. The owner of the darkness is a dragon known as the Bloody August, whom Orphen calls Azuli. He attempts to bind the dragon, but he is stopped by another spellcaster and she escapes. Orphen takes the sword of Baltanders so that Azuli will not try to harm Cleo or her (ditzy) sister Mariabelle in order to get it. He does so in vain as Azuli takes the girls away as ransom for the sword which she believes can deliver her. Orphen follows Azuli in order to rescue the girls and try to save her. Once again he is intercepted by the two sorcerers of the school that he ran away from and Azuli again escapes and the sword is stolen by the trolls, Dortin and Vulcan. The journey begins as Orphen, Majic, and the stowaway Cleo attempt to take back the sword of Baltanders. Orphen is a lovely little anime that lovers of comedy and fantasy shouldn't pass up.

The full name to this anime is "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen". It's been out in Japan for a while, but was just released here very recently.

The story revolves around Oprhen. A powerful sorcerer that left the Tower of Fame ( A place where people go to train to become Sorcerers and many powerful sorcerers dwell.) five years ago against the will of the leaders of the tower. And they still want him back because of his power. Orphen is trying to stop a Black Dragon known as "The Bloody August". I wont get into why because I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. All of the characters in Orphen are likeable and all have voices that suit them very well. Orphen of course, is the coolest looking and sounding character in the the anime. My only real gripe is with his apprentice Majic. His voice sounds too squeaky. Cleo sounds like just like a spoiled rich girl (Which she is.) and it suits her rather well. A lot of the humor in this anime comes from two stumpy little guys called trolls. But all of the other character will have some pretty funny things to say. This anime does not solely rely on humor though. Once the action starts it usually gets pretty serious.

I liked this one a lot and I hope that you do too.

I think this anime was well dubbed and has a plot line that will keep you on the edge of your seat half the time and rolling on the floor laughing for the other half. If you like Magic, Swords, Dragons and Mystery, then this is the anime for you!

I bought this anime without really knowing anything about it except that the cover looked cool and the summery on the back sounded interesting. To my surprise, I really enjoyed this anime alot more than I thought i would and am eager to know what will happen next!

Don't miss this anime! It is a must have for any collection! :)

LadyJessy