English Dub Review: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen “The Hall of the Great Poet”

OVERVIEW (SPOILERS)

Orphen and friends converge on one of the higher ups of Kimluck, who happens to be the father of the man Orphen recently killed.

OUR TAKE

If I may be honest, I dread having to come back to this series each and every single time. This is partly because I still haven’t been able to get to the first season, but also because it’s not a particularly well done show to begin with. I have no idea if this has to do with it being a bad adaptation or the series itself being poorly written, but this episode really disappeared into its own lore, much like last time with the flashback within the flashback. I’ve been able to follow the character development stuff with Orphen and Magick and so on because those are personal things going on with people who I can at least somewhat relate to on even the smallest level. But when they start talking about the Weird Dragons and the Sword of Fangs and so on and so forth, I instantly start feeling myself tuning out, even against my will. I’m all for worldbuilding and working out a magic system, especially in a fantasy series, but there is definitely such a thing as too much in this regard. And I can only imagine how much more they’ll get into this with the last three episodes of this season.

So, instead of getting too down in the dumps on that for now, let’s talk about the character stuff that we see going on here. For one, Orphen has been dealing with his emotional impact of killing that one guy a few episodes ago, and while it seemed like he was recovering and coming to accept his part in that, but now he comes face to face with the man’s father, who himself is one of the most powerful sorcerers in Kimluck. And based on his face being the first in the Opening, it seems like this guy will be a major threat for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, Azaile is also back in the thick of things on her search for Childman and has her own business with the rulers of Kimluck, so that’s more than likely going to factor in. Oh, and there seems to be a few other things going on with the rulers that I just cannot be bothered to follow or devote brain power to. But we’re down to the final three chapters, meaning that a climax is on the horizon, so hopefully things will start getting a bit more exciting from here.