El Cazador (Anime)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | El Cazador |
| Original title | エ ル ・ カ ザ ド El Cazador |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2007 |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| genre | Mystery , adventure , drama |
| production | Mamiko Aoki, Shigeru Kitayama |
| music | Yuki Kajiura |
| First broadcast | March 2, 2007 - September 24, 2007 on TV Tokyo , AT-X |
El Cazador ( jap. エル·カザド , Eru Kazado ), subtitled as El Cazador de la Bruja (. / Span "The Witch's Hunter" "The Witch Hunter"), is an anime - TV series , the studio Bee Train and Director Kōichi Mashimo andfirstbroadcastin Japan on TV Tokyo in 2007. A manga adaptation has been published by Champion RED Magazine since March 2007, whose chapters appear monthly.
The work can be classified into the genres of mystery , adventure and drama .
action
After the murder of Professor Schneider, a physicist, his most important subject, the girl Ellis , disappears . Nadie , a lively bounty hunter, is tasked with protecting Ellis, who suffers from amnesia . However, it turns out that when in danger, Ellis releases supernatural powers that can destroy objects, ignite fires and also kill people. Nevertheless, the fortune teller with whom she found shelter is killed. Nadie's client, Jody Hayward, known as Blue Eyes , works for a Dr. Rosenberg, head of the secret Leviathan project, on which Professor Schneider was also working. Now Rosenberg wants to watch Ellis and relies on LA, which is obsessed with Ellis. Jody hired Nadie without Rosenberg's knowledge.
Conception
As in previous works by Kōichi Mashimo, one theme of the anime is amnesia . In addition, the series is the third work in the Girls with Guns series, after Noir and Madlax . Compared to its predecessors, the series is more focused on humor and entertainment. The action takes place in a Mexican-looking western environment and is modeled on the spaghetti western .
Origin and publications
The Bee Train studio produced the series in 2007, directed by Kōichi Mashimo and a script by Kenichi Kanemaki . The character design was created by Yoko Kikuchi and the artistic direction was taken over by Yoshimi Umino. The series was broadcast from March 2 to September 24, 2007 in Japan by TV Tokyo . From June onwards it was broadcast by AT-X .
The series was published in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland beginning in June 2008 by Anime Virtual on 6 DVDs.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis | Ai Shimizu | Ghadah Al-Akel |
| Nadie | Shizuka Itō | Tanya Kahana |
| Jody Hayward | Aya Hisakawa | Gundi Eberhard |
| Ricardo | Fumihiko Tachiki | Peter Flechtner |
| Douglas Rosenberg | Kenta Miyake | Michael Deffert |
| Lirio | Marina Inoue | Cosima Ertl |
| LA | Mamoru Miyano | Vanya Gerick |
| Heinrich Schneider | Shin'ichirō Miki | Gerrit Schmidt-Foss |
music
The music for the series was composed by Yuki Kajiura . Hikari no Yukue ( 光 の 行 方 ) by savage genius was used for the opening credits , the credits were underlaid with romanesque by FictionJunction YUUKA .
Adaptations
Manga
From March to September 2007, a manga on the anime was published in Japan in Champion RED magazine published by Akita Shoten . The manga is by Hirose Shū and was also published in a Tankōbon .
radio play
El Cazador was also released as a radio play on CD. The two CDs were released in September and November 2007 in Japan.
Merchandise
Figures of the main characters are sold in Japan.
reception
The anime was the cover story of AnimaniA 6/2008. According to AnimePro, the series is not just a copy of its predecessors Noir and Madlax , but also has something new to offer. The atmosphere is reminiscent of spaghetti westerns and the plot offers witty entertainment. The animation is excellent and the music is beautiful.
According to AnimeY, the series features original supporting characters and a loving and uniquely designed world. However, some topics from the two previous series are already known and Ellis' naivety is sometimes already tiring. A lot of things also seem clichéd and in contrast to Noir and Madlax , the series hardly offers any action. In contrast, the characters and the humor provided entertainment.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official page for the series (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the anime
- AnimePro about the anime