Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

StevenSAKUJO Mar 11, 2020

7.5

[Story 7/10] This is the first time I'm reviewing an anime that has yet to finish but it's also the first time that I've thought an anime was pretty good whilst the ratings for it are so terrible. Right now it's 2.7/5 and I don't know whether that has something to do with the fact its a remake or what but it's pretty good so I thought it'd be fun to provide people who might be interested an alternative to that rating in this review.  Orphen is about a prodigious sorcerer who went rogue after a failed experiment lead to his sister being transformed into a dragon - with nobody within his school believing she can be saved and willing to help. It's an action-adventure shounen where the protagonist Oprhen travels around with companions in a corrupt and dangerous world. It's fast-paced with far more action than slice of life.  Whilst there are elements aimed at younger audiences, Orphen continuously emphasises the threat of death in the battles and the plot. The world of Orphen can be surprisingly dark and menacing, which I really like, it makes the action more exciting when it feels like the heroes are facing real danger. Many lower-rated shounen include things such as ecchi, melodrama, overbearing comedy, weak characters & plot. I am genuinely surprised to see Orphen with such a low rating because it doesn't have any of that. The plot delivers what you'd expect from a shounen, a likeable protagonist with a clear motivation and an interesting world-setting. This combined with how intense the action scenes can be and the lack of any distracting or degrading factors has led to me really coming to like and appreciate the series. Animation [8/10] As someone who really dislikes gigantic eyes on all of the characters it's nice to see that in Orphen, people have well-proportioned features. The aesthetic of the cities is medieval Europe and many of the castles look great, the landscapes of plains and forests are also beautiful. The spells feel really heavy and impactful and appear and sound great, I get excited when I see people casting magic in this show.  Sound [8/10] Battle themes are exciting, voice acting is high quality as usual in Japan, the soundtrack is good overall I'd say but haven't heard it all yet. Characters [5/10] It may be because the show hasn't finished yet, as of writing it is episode 10 but as a result of the fast-pace few characters have been fleshed out much. I think this is standard of most shounen, it's all comedy and action and very little character building. It may improve with time and it's a bit unfair to rate this section whilst the show is ongoing.  Overall [7.5/10] Orphen is a really solid show, it's one of my favourite of this current season and I can't for the life of me figure out why it's been so badly reviewed by other users. Perhaps the original is even better or there is some scandal I don't know about? In any case, Orphen is a well-done shounen set in an interesting medieval fantasy world with high octane battles. If you don't like the shounen genre then I don't recommend it but Orphen might be one of my first recommendations in the genre and I've watched a lot of shounen, it's really good!

NekoObito Feb 27, 2020

0.1

IF YOU HAVE WATCHED THE ORIGINAL DO NOT WATCH THIS FLAMING DUMPSTER OF AN ABOMINATION. The "chants" are crappy, the animation isn't that good, and the music is trash. Especially when compared to the original. Now granted I only watched the first 2 episodes, but it took me 3 times to be able to finish the 2nd episode because it was so bad. If you haven't watched the original...go. NOW. WATCH ALL OF IT. But only the first season. Revenge was trash so you can skip that. The only thing even CLOSE to the original in this piece of merde is the way most of the characters looked. Other than that it's one of the worst "reboots" I have ever watched, and I most certainly will NEVER read the manga for this. I'd rather read the LNs for the original. Now let me just say, one more time......IF YOU HAVE WATCHED THE ORIGINAL DO NOT WATCH THIS FLAMING DUMPSTER OF AN ABOMINATION.  EVER. Just pretend it doesn't exist. Like Revenge.

Hellix55 Feb 22, 2020

3

I have watched only 1 ep.. the musics, the moving, the graphics...is terrible. The"chants" is terrible too.  Our main character is a dark magican, and much years ago one of him friend is turned into a dragon. The dragon is really not looking good, its boring, and appear every 5 mins, i dont understand why, theres no understandable story.