Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (魔術士オーフェン Majutsushi Ōfen), also titled as Orphen, is an anime based on the light novel series by Yoshinobu Akita. The series aired between October 3, 1998 and March 27, 1999, consisting of 24 episodes.
It was licensed by ADV Films in the early 2000s, and produced an English Dub for a home video release. It was released on DVD in the United States on July 10, 2001.
In 2009, Sentai Filmworks acquired the rights to the series after the closure of ADV Films.
HIDIVE streamed the series on their streaming service on August 30, 2023.[1]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Orphen / Krylancelo | Shōtarō Morikubo | David Matranga |
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Yumiko Nakanishi (young) | ||
| Hekiru Shiina (child) |
Kevin Corn | ||
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Majic Lin | Omi Minami | Spike Spencer |
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Cleao Everlasting | Mayumi Iizuka | Shelley Calene-Black |
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Leki | Konami Yoshida | Suzanne Wilkins |
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Volcan Folcano | Kazue Ikura | John Swasey |
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Dortin Folcano | Hekiru Shiina | Hilary Haag |
| Antagonists | |||
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Childman Powderfield | Jōji Nakata | Jason Douglas |
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Azalie Caith Sith | Emi Shinohara | Christine Auten |
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Flameheart | Takehito Koyasu | Ty Mayberry |
| The Tower of Fang | |||
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Hartia / Black Tiger | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Randy Sparks |
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Junko Noda (young) |
Ben Bailiff | |
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Lai | Katsumi Torimui | Vic Mignogna |
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Elders | Fumio Matsuoka | Andy McAvin |
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Yuzuru Fujimoto | Ted Pfister | |
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Yoshiko Okamoto | Marcy Bannor | |
| Other Characters | |||
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Mariabelle | Satsuki Yukino | Kelly Manison |
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Letitia | Kazue Komiya | Alissa Alban |
| Andrea Ryan (ep. 24) | |||
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Stephanie | Sakiko Tamagawa | Karen Coffer |
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Bagup Rin | Ikuya Sawaki | Rob Mungle |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Fiena | Yui Horie | Kira Vincent-Davis | 5-6 |
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Batrov | Masaharu Satō | Paul Locklear | |
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Killing Doll | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Illich Guardiola | 9-10 |
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Tim | Hiroshi Yanaka | Jay Hickman | 10, 24 |
| Farmer | Akimitsu Takase | Ted Pfister | 11 | |
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Maris | Akiko Yajima | Kevin Corn | |
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Lulu | Saori Suzuki | Danielle Kimball | |
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Lulu & Maris' Mother | Natsumi Asaoka | Christine Auten | |
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Cox | Kenji Nojima | Vic Mignogna | 14 |
| George | Hiroto Fujishiro | Albert Goke | 16 | |
| Gracie | Toshiko Asai | Andrea Ryan | ||
| Barkeep | Takehiro Murozono | Steven Foster | ||
| Rox Roe | Ikuo Nishikawa | John Gremillion | 17-18, 21-22 |
Additional Voices[]
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Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| — | Cartoon Network | Australia | 
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| — | Anime Network | United States | 
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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August 30, 2023 | Anime | Digital | 
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Season 1 | 24 Eps. | United States |
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Content | Region | Country | |
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2001-2002 | 
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The Complete Series | NTSC | United States |
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| 6 Volumes | ||||||
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC | ||||
| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| 2003 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| 2009 | The Complete Series* | |||||
| 8 Discs | ||||||
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2011 | The Complete Series* | ||||
| 8 Discs | ||||||
| 2019 | 
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The Complete Series* | A DVB-T | |||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
*Including Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ HIDIVE's Instagram Retrieved August 30, 2023
External Links[]
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen at the Internet Movie Database.
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Sorcerous Stabber Orphen on Behind The Voice Actors.