Sorcerous Stabber Orphen's Sanctuary Arc is coming April 12th

The upcoming Sanctuary Arc of the popular light novel series "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen" by Yoshinobu Akita is set to premiere on April 12. The anime's official website recently revealed the artists for the theme songs as well as a new promotional video for the Sanctuary Arc and Chaos in Urbanrama.



Showtaro Morikubo, the voice of Orphen, will perform the new opening theme "Motive Rain." Mai Fuchigami, who previously sang ending themes for the anime, returns with a clip of the new ending theme song "Shūen no Destiny" (Destiny of the End).

The Sanctuary Arc will introduce new cast members, including Yōko Hikasa as Azalee, Akira Ishida as Armagest, Hiroki Yasumoto as Jack, Satoshi Hino as Pluto, and Tomoko Kaneda as the Silver Moon Princess.

The story follows Orphen, a sorcerer who left the famous Tower of Fang and embarks on a journey to rescue Azalie, a girl he believes to be his sister. Their reunion in the city of Totokanta reveals the truth behind her monstrous transformation and the secrets hidden within Baldanders' sword.

The light novel series began in 1994, and the new anime celebrates its 25th anniversary. Akita released a new volume of the series in December 2019, followed by another volume in January 2021.