Majutsushi Orphen Hagure Tabi: Tennin no Isan

I remember reading Orphen wayyy back in the day because I'm kinda old. And honestly I remember really enjoying it. So seeing there was a first season coming out soon made me kinda nostalgic.

And then the first season came out. I kept telling myself it would get better but it never really did. Not for me. Both the story itself and the characters were so bland. The story somehow went no where and everywhere that didn't feel important at all. And the pace just felt so slow.

But this special it gives me a bit of hope that the second season will be better. The ... story was still a bit slow, but for me it was far more interesting. The characters finally made me like them again, if just a bit. And it was just an easier and more enjoyable watch than the first season combined.

I still gave it a 6 because it was a fair episode. Much better than the 2 I gave the first season.

I still feel like others shouldn't watch this show unless they're ready for a very mediocre ordeal at best, but again, I'm hopeful season 2 will be better.

This OVA is the bridge in between Season 1 and 2, so you must watch it before starting season 2. It was made to fill in the lore gap the novel "Obey My Command, Doll!" (volume 2) left, because it wasn't adapted into this season and it has important lore elements, so they decided to bring in those lore elements from book 2 without having to adapt it into the anime, while bridging both season 1 and 2. There isn't much to say about this episode, really, just watch it before going to s2. The animation is quite the same quality of season 1, same ... OST, etc etc etc.