CyanideBlizzard's Majutsushi Orphen Tv Review
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The first season of Orphen is one interesting experience. By today's standards, a lot of the show is pure cliché and slightly below average, but the story itself holds up remarkably well. When the show shines, it really does shine brightly and when it doesn't, it's very noticeable. I wouldn't expect anything less out of a show that's now fourteen years old. Orphen has a few issues here and there and it really shows in the sound, art and some of the plot. However, it still doesn't change the fact that the first season is a very enjoyable journey with characters that grow and a fairly interesting world and plot to boot.
With all of this in mind, it's even more of an embarrassment that the second season of Orphen is what it is.
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Sterfish's Majutsushi Orphen Tv Review
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Despite its shortcomings, the show is actually pretty fun to watch. There is a lot of comic relief, mostly from the characters Vulcan and Dortin. The two dwarf-like siblings always get into mischief that always seems to also affect Orphen and the gang. There is a running joke as to whether or not Dortin is a girl or a boy. Sometimes these two are important to the storyline (like when they take the Sword of Baltanders) but most of the time they are there solely for entertainment purposes. Other comic relief comes courtesy of The Black Tiger, a masked man who attempts to warn Orphen. His ridiculously cheesy introduction and the weird animals he rides (hint: there's not a horse to be found) make for some big laughs. Also, check out the middle two DVDs for hilarious English omake.
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