List of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (2020 TV series) episodes
The 2020 Sorcerous Stabber Orphen anime television series is based on the light novel series of the same name written by Yoshinobu Akita and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. The anime remake is animated by Studio Deen and directed by Takayuki Hamana, with Reiko Yoshida handling series composition, and Takahiko Yoshida designing the characters. Showtaro Morikubo reprised his role as Orphen, while the rest of the characters had new voice actors.[1] The 2020 remake was commemorated to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the anime series.[2] It was initially set to premiere in 2019,[3] but was rescheduled to premiere on January 7 to March 31, 2020 on AT-X, BS Fuji, Tokyo MX, and Wowow.[4] The opening theme is "Calling U" performed by buzz★Vibes, and the ending theme is "Unpredictable Days" (予測不能Days, "Yosoku Funō Deizu") performed by Mai Fuchigami.[5]
Funimation has licensed the series for a simuldub.[6][7]
An unaired OVA episode was bundled with the remake's second Blu-ray box set, which released on May 8, 2020.[8]
A second season of the 2020 remake was announced with the title of Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck.[9] It aired from January 20 to March 31, 2021.[9][10] The opening theme is "Light of Justice" performed by Showtaro Morikubo while the ending theme is "Marionette Coup d'État" (操り人形クーデター, "Marionetto Kū Detā") performed by Mai Fuchigami.[5]
A third season was announced on September 26, 2022, titled Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in Urbanrama. Kenji Konuta replaced Reiko Yoshida as the scriptwriter. It aired from January 18 to April 5, 2023.[11][12] The opening theme song is "Hysteric Caravan" by Showtaro Morikubo, while the ending theme song is "Fantastic Partner" (ファンタジック・パートナー, Fantajikku Pātonā) by Mai Fuchigami.[13]
A fourth season was announced on January 9, 2023, titled Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Sanctuary Arc. It aired from April 12 to June 28, 2023.[14] The opening theme is "Motive Rain" by Showtaro Morikubo while the ending theme is "Shūen no Destiny" (Destiny of the End) by Mai Fuchigami.[15]
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 + OVA | January 7, 2020 | March 31, 2020 | |
| 2 | 11 | January 20, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | |
| 3 | 12 | January 18, 2023 | April 5, 2023 | |
| 4 | 12 | April 12, 2023 | June 28, 2023 | |
Episode list
[edit]Season 1 (2020)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [16][a] | Directed by [17] | Written by [17] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Vestige of the Past" Transliteration: "Tsuioku no Yobigoe" (Japanese: 追憶の呼び声) | Takashi Ando | Reiko Yoshida | January 7, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Tower of Fangs" Transliteration: "Kiba no Tō" (Japanese: 牙の塔) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Reiko Yoshida | January 14, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "Heed My Call, Beast" Transliteration: "Waga yobigoe ni kotaeyo shishi" (Japanese: 我が呼び声に応えよ獣) | Toshiyuki Sone | Reiko Yoshida | January 21, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Chaos Witch and the Successor of the Razor's Edge" Transliteration: "Tenma no Majo to hagane no Kōkei" (Japanese: 天魔の魔女と鋼の後継) | Hiromichi Matano | Mariko Kunizawa | January 28, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | "Deep Dragon" Transliteration: "Dīpu・Doragon" (Japanese: ディープ・ドラゴン) | Teru Ishii | Koki Hirota | February 4, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | "Forest Maiden" Transliteration: ""Mori" no Miko" (Japanese: ≪森≫の巫女) | Takashi Ando | Koki Hirota | February 11, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | "Gather In My Forest, Wolves" Transliteration: "Waga mori ni tsudoe ōkami" (Japanese: 我が森に集え狼) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Koki Hirota | February 18, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | "An Unexpected Assassin" Transliteration: "Tōtotsu no Ansatsusha" (Japanese: 唐突の暗殺者) | Toshiyuki Sone | Takaaki Suzuki | February 25, 2020 |
| 9 | 9 | "Ghost from the Past" Transliteration: "Kako no Bōrei" (Japanese: 過去の亡霊) | Hideya Ito | Takaaki Suzuki | March 3, 2020 |
| 10 | 10 | "Make My Past Disappear, Assassin" Transliteration: "Waga kako wo kese ansatsusha" (Japanese: 我が過去を消せ暗殺者) | Naoki Murata | Takaaki Suzuki | March 10, 2020 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Uoar Class" Transliteration: "Uōru kyōshitsu" (Japanese: ウオール教室) | Yuki Morita | Reiko Yoshida | March 17, 2020 |
| 12 | 12 | "Death Keening" Transliteration: "Shi no Zekkyō" (Japanese: 死の絶叫) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Reiko Yoshida | March 24, 2020 |
| 13 | 13 | "Come to My Tower, Successor" Transliteration: "Waga tō ni kitare kōkeisha" (Japanese: 我が塔に来たれ後継者) | Toshiyuki Sone | Reiko Yoshida | March 31, 2020 |
| 14 | OVA | "Celestial Artifacts" Transliteration: "Tennin no Isan" (Japanese: 天人の遺産) | Shunji Yoshida | Mariko Kunizawa | May 8, 2020[18] |
Season 2: Battle of Kimluck (2021)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [19][20] | Directed by [19] | Written by [19] | Original air date [21] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Say My Will, Demon King" Transliteration: "Waga Ishi o Tsutaeyo Maō" (Japanese: 我が遺志を伝えよ魔王) | Shunji Yoshida | Mitsutaka Hirota | January 20, 2021 |
| 16 | 2 | "His Own Angel and Devil" Transliteration: "Kare ni Totte no Tenshi to Akuma" (Japanese: 彼にとっての天使と悪魔) | Toshiyuki Sone | Mitsutaka Hirota | January 27, 2021 |
| 17 | 3 | "The City That Rejects Sorcerers" Transliteration: "Majutsushi o Kobamu Machi" (Japanese: 魔術士を拒む街) | Naoki Murata | Reiko Yoshida | February 3, 2021 |
| 18 | 4 | "Sister Istersiva" Transliteration: "Shisutā Isutāshiba" (Japanese: シスター・イスターシバ) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Reiko Yoshida | February 10, 2021 |
| 19 | 5 | "Shed Bloody Tears, Holy City" Transliteration: "Waga Seito o Nurase Ketsurui" (Japanese: 我が聖都を濡らせ血涙) | Takayuki Hamana | Kana Yamada | February 17, 2021 |
| 20 | 6 | "We of Holy Death" Transliteration: "Shi no Seinaru ka na" (Japanese: 死の聖なるかな) | Itadashi Kite | Takaaki Suzuki | February 24, 2021 |
| 21 | 7 | "That Sorcery Will Kill Him" Transliteration: "Sono Majutsu ga Kare o Korosu to" (Japanese: その魔術が彼を殺すと) | Shunji Yoshida | Takaaki Suzuki | March 3, 2021 |
| 22 | 8 | "The Hall of the Great Poet" Transliteration: "Shisei no Ma" (Japanese: 詩聖の間) | Toshiyuki Sone | Takaaki Suzuki | March 10, 2021 |
| 23 | 9 | "The Death Instructors" Transliteration: "Shi no Kyōshi-tachi" (Japanese: 死の教師たち) | Takatoshi Suzuki | Reiko Yoshida | March 17, 2021 |
| 24 | 10 | "The Only Thing That Can Kill Her" Transliteration: "Kanojo o Koroseru Yuiitsu no" (Japanese: 彼女を殺せる唯一の) | Mana Uchiyama | Reiko Yoshida | March 24, 2021 |
| 25 | 11 | "Draw Your Bow at My God, Apostate" Transliteration: "Waga Kami ni Yumihike Haiyaku-sha" (Japanese: 我が神に弓ひけ背約者) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Reiko Yoshida | March 31, 2021 |
Season 3: Chaos in Urbanrama (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [22] | Directed by [22] | Written by [22] | Original air date [23] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Sink into My Dreams, Paradise" Transliteration: "Waga Yume ni Shizume Rrakuen" (Japanese: 我が夢に沈め楽園) | Matsuo Asami | Kenji Kobuta | January 18, 2023 |
| 27 | 2 | "The Ghosts of the Execution Grounds" Transliteration: "Shokeijō no Bōreitachi" (Japanese: 処刑場の亡霊たち) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Kenji Kobuta | January 25, 2023 |
| 28 | 3 | "Guide My Fate, Magic Sword" Transliteration: "Waga Unmei Michibike ma Ken" (Japanese: 我が運命導け魔剣) | Mizuki Kobayashi | Takaaki Suzuki | February 1, 2023 |
| 29 | 4 | "The Sword Princess of Nashwater" Transliteration: "Nasshuwōta no Ken Hime" (Japanese: ナッシュウォータの剣姫) | Toshiyuki Sone | Hana Yamada | February 8, 2023 |
| 30 | 5 | "The Crest of the Insects Sword" Transliteration: "Mushi no Monshō no Ken" (Japanese: 蟲の紋章の剣) | Takahiro Tanaka | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | February 15, 2023 |
| 31 | 6 | "Lay Claim to My Heart, Devil" Transliteration: "Waga Kokoro Motomeyo Akuma" (Japanese: 我が心求めよ悪魔) | Matsuo Asami | Mariko Kunizawa | February 22, 2023 |
| 32 | 7 | "Shine Down Upon My Ambush, Moonlight" Transliteration: "Waga Kishū Terase Gekkō" (Japanese: 我が奇襲照らせ月光) | Yoshihisa Matsumoto & Naoki Murata | Hana Yamada | March 1, 2023 |
| 33 | 8 | "The Green Gem Armor" Transliteration: "Midori Hōseki no Yoroi" (Japanese: 緑宝石の鎧) | Andong Daei | Takaaki Suzuki | March 8, 2023 |
| 34 | 9 | "The Messenger from the Imminent Domain" Transliteration: "Saisekkinryō Kara no Shisha" (Japanese: 最接近領からの使者) | Yu Yabuuchi | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | March 15, 2023 |
| 35 | 10 | "Melancholy of the Red Dragon" Transliteration: "Reddo・Doragon no Yūutsu" (Japanese: レッド・ドラゴンの憂鬱) | Takashi Ando | Mariko Kunizawa | March 22, 2023 |
| 36 | 11 | "The Most Powerful White Sorcerer" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Shiro Majutsushi" (Japanese: 最強の白魔術士) | Toshiyuki Sone | Kenji Kobuta | March 29, 2023 |
| 37 | 12 | "Engulf My Desire, Verdure" Transliteration: "Waga Zetsubō Tsutsume Midori" (Japanese: 我が絶望つつめ緑) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Kenji Kobuta | April 5, 2023 |
Season 4: Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [22] | Directed by [22] | Written by [22] | Original air date [24] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Dance Across My Battlefield, Visitors" Transliteration: "Waga Senjō ni Odore Raihōsha" (Japanese: 我が戦場に踊れ来訪者) | Matsuo Asami | Hana Yamada | April 12, 2023 |
| 39 | 2 | "Childman Network" Transliteration: "Chairudoman・Nettowāku" (Japanese: チャイルドマン・ネットワーク) | Mizuki Kobayashi | Takaaki Suzuki | April 19, 2023 |
| 40 | 3 | "Echo Through My Garden, Gunshots" Transliteration: "Waga Niwa ni Hibike Jūsei" (Japanese: 我が庭に響け銃声) | Yu Yabuuchi | Mariko Kunizawa | April 26, 2023 |
| 41 | 4 | "The Assassin in Holy Robes" Transliteration: "Hijirifuku no Ansatsusha" (Japanese: 聖服の暗殺者) | Naoki Murata | Toshimitsu Takeuchi | May 3, 2023 |
| 42 | 5 | "Lord Almagest" Transliteration: "Ryōshu Arumagesuto" (Japanese: 領主アルマゲスト) | Masashi Okubo | Kenji Kobuta | May 10, 2023 |
| 43 | 6 | "Wander My Mansion, Falsehood" Transliteration: "Waga Kan ni Samayoe Kyozō" (Japanese: 我が館にさまよえ虚像) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Kenji Kobuta | May 17, 2023 |
| 44 | 7 | "The Demon of the Royal Capital and the Thirteen Apostles" Transliteration: "O Miyako no Majin to Jū-san Shito" (Japanese: 王都の魔人と十三使徒) | Andong Daiei | Hana Yamada | May 24, 2023 |
| 45 | 8 | "Ayrmankar Barrier" Transliteration: "Airumankā Kekkai" (Japanese: アイルマンカー結界) | Yuri Hagiwara | Kenji Kobuta | May 31, 2023 |
| 46 | 9 | "The Second World-Seeing Tower" Transliteration: "Dai ni Sekaizutō" (Japanese: 第二世界図塔) | Yu Yabuuchi | Mariko Kunizawa | June 7, 2023 |
| 47 | 10 | "Night Knocker's Ambition" Transliteration: "Naito Nokkā no Yabō" (Japanese: ナイトノッカーの野望) | Matsuo Asami | Kenji Kobuta | June 14, 2023 |
| 48 | 11 | "Swing Wide In My Sanctuary, Gates" Transliteration: "Waga Seīki ni Ake Tobira" (Japanese: 我が聖域に開け扉) | Naoki Murata | Kenji Kobuta | June 21, 2023 |
| 49 | 12 | "The End of Kiesalhima" Transliteration: "Kiesaruhima no Shūtan" (Japanese: キエサルヒマの終端) | Shigeru Yamazaki | Kenji Kobuta | June 28, 2023 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
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