Sorcerous Stabber Orphen translations

(art from Zerochan, but I’m 99% sure it’s official art.)

A popular but fairly old series that has never been translated to my knowledge.  I am honestly a bit confused as to what makes up this series, but it looks like the series is split into three portions – the main journey, a side story (that’s kind of a prequel), and an actual prequel.  The first is commonly known as the Haguretabi (はぐれ旅), the second as Mubouhen (無謀編), and the last as Mawarimichi (まわり道).  Haguretabi itself is split into 3-4 sections, based off publishing date and time skips (from what I can tell).

There are also two anime series (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Begins and Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge) and one 6-volume manga series that have all been localized in English.  In addition, there is a Playstation 2 game that has been released in English as well.

My main motivation for translating this series is that it is fairly simple, but fairly old (despite the recent republishing) and, most of all, that no one else has worked on it yet.

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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

Summary:

Orphen is a wandering sorceror who does odd-end jobs to try to scrape a living by, often provided to or brought on him by the two dwarves Dortin and Volcan.  Well, technically he lends money out, but no one ever seems to return it.  Once upon a time, he was one of the students at the Tower of Fang, a school for sorcerors, along with a girl named Azalie.  However, an accident happened which caused Azalie to be proclaimed dead and, in disgust, Orphen left.  He has been searching for any sign of Azalie since but has turned up nothing.  And then, one day Volcan brings him a job that leads him to a clue about Azalie’s whereabouts…

Disclaimer:  Do not own anything other than a Chinese dubbed (and non-pirated!) version of one of the anime series (I can’t even tell which one it is…) and the twenty books from the main series.  The series is written by Akita Yoshinobu (秋田禎信) and is illustrated by Kusaka Yuuya (草河遊也).

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Translation Notes & Information

Characters

Spells

Setting

Other Terminology

Help:

I heard that there are .pdfs of the books somewhere online.  If anyone knows where .pdfs of the books are, could you please let me know?  It’ll be easier to translate (and use the pictures) from the file than from the book itself.  Otherwise I will be typing one-handedly (with the book in the other hand) and taking camera photos of the images.  I am currently looking for Haguretabi Part 1.

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The Lost Wanderings (はぐれ旅)

Answer to my Cry, Beast – May 1994

Submit to My Commands, Doll – September 1994

Sleep Within My Heart, Ghost – January 1995

Gather In My Forest, Wolves – May 1995

Erase my Past, Assassin – October 1995

Come to My Tower, My Successor – April 1996

Tell Me My Last Wish, Demon King – August 1996

Drench My Holy City, Bitter Tears – January 1997

Draw Your Arrow Against My God, Traitor to Your Word (1) – June 1997

Draw Your Arrow Against My God, Traitor to Your Word (2) – October 1997

Descend Into My Dreams, Paradise (1) – April 1998

Descend Into My Dreams, Paradise (2) – October 1998

Guide My Destiny, Demon Sword – April 1999

Pursue My Heart, Demon – October 1999

Envelope My Despair, Green – April 2000

Dance Into My Battleground, Visitor – January 2001

Sound Through My Garden, Gunfire – August 2001

Wander Through My Mansion, Illusion – March 2002

Open To My Holy Castle, Door (1) – March 2003

Open To My Holy Castle, Door (2) – September 2003

Reckless Times (無謀編)

Why You, Give That Money Back! – February 1996

One Idiot’s Enough! – June 1996

Just What Am I?! – October 1996

Get Yourself Ready For Another Round! – April 1997

How Could You?! – January 1998

Won’t You Hate Yourself Then? – July 1998

Waste Your Life Away Alone! – January 1999

Won’t That Be Bad in More Ways Than One? – July 1999

I Don’t Need Your Sympathy! – January 2000

Can’t You Pretend It Never Happened? – July 2000

Just Give It Up Already! – February 2001

Keep Digging Your Own Grave! – November 2001

Don’t Think This Is The End! – October 2003

Side Roads (まわり道)

The Forest of Treason – November 1997

The Crossroads to Zero – November 1998