Short Synopsis: It starts raining, so Ellis and Nadie take refuge in a house whose owner died long ago.
Good: Great combination of comedy, characters, mystery and thought-provoking elements.
Bad: Will Rozenberg be doing other things than just sitting on his chair?
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10
I just realized that I’m blogging quite a few series who feature a strong female lead, who travels along with one companion. It’s interesting to see that each season does have its distinctive features. It’ll also be interesting to see which of these series will turn out the best, as they’re all very good so far. El Cazador has its mystery, Wellber no Monogatari has its setting, Seirei no Moribito has its attention to detail and Claymore has its tragedy.
And really, ever since Eruhe (spelling?) emerged from the back of the car, I started to really like him. His obsession with Ellis just isn’t healthy, but he’s on one side very funny, and he has to have some kind of reason to be so obsessed over her. Ellis and Nadie are the same, in a way. Ellis herself has quite a few sides, a clueless girl, a murderous one and a compassionate, for example. Nadie, meanwhile, acts cheerful and level-headed most of the time, but she is actually hiding some kind of sad past. I love how balanced these first three episodes have been so far.
El Cazador also comes with a nice amount of symbolism, which doesn’t feel out of place at all. The main theme also is quite interesting: how people live their life after killing someone, and the aftermaths of the death of a person. I also love the addition of random cases of random people Ellis and Nadie run into. For some anime, it may not be a good idea, but it’s perfect for El Cazador. Again, a very good balance is kept between the story of the person who gets featured in the episode and the main storyline, unlike stories as Mushishi and Jigoku Shoujo, where Ai and Ginko take a step back in favour of the other characters. I’m glad I decided to blog this, as this episode gave me lots of inspiration and topics to write about. Now let’s hope that this series doesn’t go down, somewhere in the middle.]]>
El Cazador de la Bruja – 03
It’s LA, not Eruhe, at least if we take the word of the official site of the series. As far as I understood it, he came just to tell Ellis he was constantly watching her and I have to say she took the news quite well. 🙂
Bumping into random people is nice and I really like the series but I hope we either get more clues to the many mysteries soon or the plot starts moving.
LA, that indeed makes a bit more sense. ^^;
Each episode so far did develop the plot a bit, though. But you’re right, I can’t wait to see the main storyline really kicking off. 🙂