Orphen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A little about Orphen: When the most prestigious university of magic in the land loses Orphen, their most talented student, they'll do anything to get him back. But Orphen has bigger plans than majoring in spellcasting--namely tracking down the mysterious dragon, the Bloody August. Together with his young apprentice, a spoiled heiress, and two cranky trolls, Orphen must battle both the Bloody August and his old teachers, advanced sorcerers who possess frightening powers and even more dangerous secrets!

Series details

• Title: Orphen
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1998-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 45250
• TVDB ID: 72901

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-10-03; final listed air date 1999-03-27; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-10-02; final listed air date 2000-03-25; episode order: 23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Orphen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.