Scheduled to start airing in January 2020! 25th anniversary project "Magician Orphen Hagure Tabi", comments from Yoko Hikasa & Daisuke Namikawa!

A completely new TV anime "Mage Orphen: Hagureta Tabi" is scheduled to be broadcast in January 2020.

The "Magician Orphen" series by Sadanobu Akita was released by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko and sold over 12 million copies in total. 2011 saw the relaunch of a new series, a sequel to "Hagure Tabi," with a new publishing company, TO Books. At the same time, the old series ("Hagure Tabi" and "Reckless") was reprinted in a new edition, and the total number of copies of the new edition has exceeded 600,000, making it a popular work.
In 1994, when the first volume was released, the light novel genre had not yet taken root, and the work added sometimes comical and sometimes serious elements from the royal road and orthodox fantasy of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Dungeons & Dragons," defining the light novel genre itself as we know it today. The series has been a huge hit, with a total of more than 12 million copies sold. The series is a milestone work in the light novel genre that became a huge boom in 1998 and 1999 with two anime adaptations, CDs, games, and other large-scale media mixes.
The series is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and it has been announced that a completely new TV anime will be produced in 2020.
⇒The series' 25th anniversary project "Mage Orphen Hagure Tabi" TV anime project will begin in 2019! Shotaro Morikubo continues to play the main character Orphen!

Comments from the cast of the series' 25th anniversary project "Mage Orphen: The Hagureta Journey" have now arrived.
Yoko Hikasa, who plays Azalee, whom Orphen adores like a sister-in-law, and Daisuke Namikawa, who plays Orphen's mentor Childman, have shared their thoughts on the project.

In addition, new scene cuts including the scene of Azalee's transformation, which can be seen at the beginning of the second anime PV, have been released, so be sure to check them out.

Character introductions and cast comments

Azalee (CV: Yoko Hikasa)

Comment from Yoko Hikasa
Azalee is like a family member and a big sister to Orphen. She can be mischievous and childish, but she can also be ruthless in pursuit of her own goals.
I am nervous about playing a character who has been loved by fans for a long time and whose predecessors have played the role for generations. I will put my heart and soul into my performance so that as many people as possible will be able to see it!

Child Man (CV: Daisuke Namikawa)

Daisuke Namikawa Comment
I am the master of Orphen, and I have a different taste from that of 20 years ago.
I hope you will enjoy the development of Childman as well.
I hope to make this immortal masterpiece as exciting as it was 20 years ago!

New scene cuttings

New scene cuttings
Mage Orphen: The Lost Journey
＜Broadcast Information
Scheduled to air in January 2020.

<Synopsis> "Please don't look at me...
Don't look at me, please...
I will protect her!
Kirilanchereau is training at the mage training institute "Fang Tower" with Azalee, who he loves like a sister-in-law and is called the "Heavenly Demon Witch," and his friends.
One day, he saw something.
One day, he sees Azalee transform into a deformed form.
In order to save her, Kirilanchello changes his name to Orphen and leaves the "Fang Tower" to go on a journey.
Five years later......, Orphen is finally reunited with Azalee.
Meanwhile, his former master, Childman, a black magician who is claimed to be the strongest on the continent, and his former comrades, Hartia and Comicron, are on their way to defeat the shape-shifting Azalee.
What will Orphen think about as he travels with his apprentice, the young boy Majik, and the young lady Creaou?

<Cast
Orphen: Shotaro Morikubo
Creaou: Rumi Okubo
Majik: Yusuke Kobayashi
Volcan: Marie Mizuno
Doutine: Mai Fuchigami
Childman: Daisuke Namikawa
Azalee: Yoko Hikasa
Letisha: Shizuka Ito
Hartia: Taido Saka
Komikron: Rikuya Yasuda
Forte: Tomoaki Maeno

<Staff
Original Story: Teishin Akita (TO Books)
Illustration : Yuya Kusagawa
Director：Takayuki Hamana
Series Composition : Reiko Yoshida
Character design：Takahiko Yoshida
Color Designer: Imazato Katsuragi
Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
Director of Photography: Shinyo Kondo
Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu
Editing: Keiko Onodera
Produced by:GENCO
Animation Production:STUDIO DEEN

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