I really am quite desperate to have this series translated, so I am really hoping it gets approved! With the manga discontinued and the anime only covering the first couple of book of the manga, not to mention reviews that say that the novels are out-of-this-world fantastic, I would like to pitch this series!
jcafe24.net wrote:Azalie, Orphen's best friend who had helped him get through the prestigious magic school, Tower of Fang, has some connection with the beastly dragon, the Bloody August. In order to uphold the magic school's reputation, it must destroy the dragon - but Orphen isn't about to let that happen so easily, for this beastly dragon is Azalie; she had been transformed, due to tampering with something that she shouldn't have been tampering with. People who Orphen thought were his friends suddenly seem as though they are enemies, in the race to get to Azalie first. Orphen leaves the school, furious with the fact that they want to destroy his best friend. He sets out on a journey to find and save her with his apprentice, Majic, and a woman who holds one of the key items in her house, Cleo. (from statemaster.com)
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http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia ... ber-Orphen"
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http://wapedia.mobi/en/Sorcerous_Stabber_Orphen"
For fans who have read the anime/manga, here is a description by
lishyu from fanfiction.net:
The Novel [Majutsushi Orphan] by Akita Yoshinobu, illustrated by Kusaka Yuuya, started a looong time ago when the author was yet 19. (I know... young... wish I could write a novel like that now.)
It has three series to it so far.
1. The main series. [Majutsushi Orphan - a sidetracked journey ]
A dark, Dark story. Some humor, but mostly about a boy's devolution (Yes, DEvolution) from a promising young sorceror into a low-life while in a search for his lost sister. Orphan's increasingly worsening identity disorder is the main form of entertainment in this series.
2. Side quest. Tells the tale of Orphan while in Totokanta, up until a day before the start of the main series.
Of all three series, this...uh, destroys Orphan's 'cool' image the most. (You've got to feel sorry for him... I mean, the way he acts like a starving, trashed puppy madly rushing for leftovers...) Extremely funny and pointless in general.
3. Pre-Orphan. Killiranshelo's tale, before Azalea's 'funeral'. Very short and no general plot. Funny and pointless, but if you've read the first two series... and know the outcome of this happy 'family', the smile fades away. Features the ever so sweet (and cute and adorable and polite) Assasin, Killi-chan.
The writing is... great. There's no other way of putting it. Unique character development, detailed environmental description, heart-wrenching emotional breakdowns, humor almost as good as Slayers, etc, etc... not to mention the plot. You have to see this guy's writing... I mean, the battle scenes... it's breath taking. Even the chapter titles in the books are good, building up the suspence in a... creepy sort of a way.
I have purchased all 33 novels from ebay and also have the raws in Japanese. There is absolutely no English version/copyright to this novel series. And I hope it gets approved!
