Dec 17, 2007
El Cazador de la Bruja or "the witch hunter" has been completed some time ago, yet I noticed there wasn't a review yet. Sorry that it isn’t perfect English.
Story:
The young (and cute) girl Ellis is on the run because she is suspected of murdering a prominent physicist Heinrich Schneider. She encounters Nadie a female Bounty hunter who is after the price on Ellis head. However Nadie decides to help Ellis and the two embark on a journey south where they hope to find clues about Ellis' past. Soon they found out Nadie wasn’t the only bounty hunter after Ellis. Furthermore its not just bounty hunters
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that is after Ellis, because she appears to have "strange powers"
The story evolves pretty quick which was the main reason I decided to watch this anime. It’s a light story plot, but the action, the characters and most of all the sounds makes this series worthwhile.
Art
The story takes place in Mexico which is pretty unique from my point of few. The towns and people are all beautifully designed to the place. Since Nadie and Ellis are travelling trough all of Mexico you get the feeling you’re on little expedition yourself. It made me want to travel ;).
Sound
To me Sound is very important, well despite El Cazador being an average series the sound is simply superb! Kajiura Yuki was in charge of the sounds and she really did a great job. The sounds are nicely tuned to Mexico style and the parts were Ellis powers come forth is filled with ear comforting music. The intro "Hikari no Yukue" gets you in the mood and the action scenes are also filled with heartbeat rising soundtracks.
Character
Another strong point of this anime are definitely the characters, I wouldn’t be surprised that there are allot of people who only watched this series to the very end because of Ellis. The funniest thing about her for starters is that she says everything what comes across her mind on an almost unemotional way of speech. If you combine this voice with a song she really seems to like (The taco song) you can’t help but to think Ellis is so adorable! It’s quite different from the standard ~kawai~ anime girls we come across. A second example is when she performs a card trick at the street. After she asks for money everyone laughs and walks away, Nadie however gives her some coins on which Ellis responds “not more?”
Nadie the other main character perfectly fits with Ellis. The scene at the very beginning were she is confidently trying to stop a truck with her “charms” and is totally ignored (as a result she’s ofcourse pissed off ^^) gives a clear picture of what kind of person she is. They both make a perfect team. There characterises are definitely good but there are ofcourse also some minor points. There seems to be paid less attention to the rest of the characters, although they each have there own story, at the end it makes you feel it was just meant as a side show.
Enjoyment
I followed this anime when it was still airing, there were times I really looked forward to the next episode there were also periods I didn’t really care. To me it was nice to see the relationship between Ellis and Nadie slowly gives Ellis is sparkle of light in her grim and dark world, because I like that kind of things the story kept me interested. It’s not a bad anime and if you’re a Kajiura Yuki fan it’s a must have. If you’re someone that is very picky on choosing an anime think twice, because the good rating is because of my personal feelings of this anime.
Overall
If you’re looking for an anime with a deep storyline and difficult plots, avoid El Cazador. If you like good action, good music, drama and two unique girls then watch it. There is practically no romance in it if that was the case it would have been a 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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