(L) El Cazador

[guest]

Originally Posted by Matt Soulblade

BTW, the full name of this "El Cazador de la Bruja" is translated to The Hunter of the Witch, but they probably wanted it to mean The Witch Hunter

And what is the difference between "the hunter of the witch" and "the witch hunter?"

[LionsMane]

I am actaully rather excited in a very curious way for this series. I really do enjoy a lot of Bee Train's work(including Noir and MADLAX) but I agree that there is a lot of similair patterns in their work. So we'll just have to see where the story and characters fall. I love the look of it though and I'll be happy if Kajiura does the music.

[brightman]

Originally Posted by guest

And what is the difference between "the hunter of the witch" and "the witch hunter?"

"Witch Hunter" implies that the hunter *might* be hunting more than one witch... But the title in Spanish specify singularity.

[NoSanninWa]

I see. That's interesting. The witch is singular, not the hunter.

[MartAnimE]

Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

I see. That's interesting. The witch is singular, not the hunter.

The spanish title specifies that it's a singular male hunter, and hunting for a specific singular witch. Though, from the little I know from the plot so far, I believe the word "El Cazador" is supposed to represent the organization hunting down Ellis, the girl in the wanted poster, and supposedely, THE witch.

[cyth]

The official site finally got an update with a more detailed story section. I've attempted to translate the story section on my own using my rather poor japanese skills and a few tools. Should be all right, I guess.

In the underground world, an enourmous reward was placed on the head of a girl named Ellis who's a suspect of murdering a physicist Heinz Schneider.
Coincidentally, Ellis gets saved from other bounty hunters by a bounty hunter named Nadi who finds her in a country town in Mexico. She escapes southwards after learning the truth of the matter. She expects to find a place there called Hometown where she was supposedly born. Ellis is convinced that if she goes there she can figure out her unknown past. Her only leads through her fate are the Inca rose gemstone and a mysterious word Wiñay Marka (ウイニャイマルカ - possible transliteration). Nadi volunteers to become her guide even though she was originally chasing her.
Thus the journey of a girl with a prize on her head and a strange bounty hunter will begin.

I think Bee Train enjoys torturing us with weird words and phrases.

[Kensuke]

Thank you for the translations.

Originally Posted by Toua

and a mysterious word Uinyaimarka (ウイニャイマルカ - not sure how to transliterate).

If the "Uinyai" is transliterated as "Winay", after a little googling and seaching wikipedia I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winay_Wayna
So this is somehow connected to the Incas? I can't wait!

No luck for the "マルカ" part. Marka? Maruka? Maluca?

[Fellini 8.5]

Originally Posted by Kensuke

Thank you for the translations.


If the "Uinyai" is transliterated as "Winay", after a little googling and seaching wikipedia I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winay_Wayna
So this is somehow connected to the Incas? I can't wait!

No luck for the "マルカ" part. Marka? Maruka? Maluca?

Great find! As for Incas, back in November, Yuki Kajiura blogged about visiting Peru and Machu Piccu. Here's an easy set of links.


So yeah, I figure there's gonna be Incas...

UPDATE: Found more... "Wiñay Marka" is a part of Lake Titicaca, which Yuki Kajiura also mentioned in her blog. It's hard to find any decent info via Google just yet, but as far as I can tell, it's the smaller part of the lake on the Bolivian side, and it might play a role in the legend of the the lake as a whole.

UPDATE 2: It means "Eternal City"

[Kensuke]

Originally Posted by Fellini 8.5

Great find! As for Incas, back in November, Yuki Kajiura blogged about visiting Peru and Machu Piccu. Here's an easy set of links.


So yeah, I figure there's gonna be Incas...

UPDATE: Found more... "Wiñay Marka" is a part of Lake Titicaca, which Yuki Kajiura also mentioned in her blog. It's hard to find any decent info via Google just yet, but as far as I can tell, it's the smaller part of the lake on the Bolivian side, and it might play a role in the legend of the the lake as a whole.

UPDATE 2: It means "Eternal City"

Thank you for the info and links. Now we know how to transliterate it (note to the fansubbers). I wonder how much the music will be inspired by South American music.

[seiftis]

The first thing when the El Cazador's site loaded, I thought, "wooh, Madlax!". I'll probably watch it, but won't expect much from the plot itself...
I'm just really glad that Kajiura will be doing the music.

[Slice of Life]

Bee Train productions I've seen are .hack/SIGN, Noir, and Avenger. Surprisingly, the one I liked was the one that is the worst one according to public consensus: Avenger. It has something almost meditative due to its sloooooooooow pace. Noir doesn't work that way, maybe because all those battles with men in suits and the marksmanship of drunken Imperial Stormtroopers disrupt the mood. Probably also because it's too long. .hack/SIGN, uh, you probably have to play the game to like it.

I will give El Cazador a chance but only after four or five episodes are out. I will watch them in a row and see if the atmosphere works the same way on me like it did for Avenger.

[physics223]

The character design is sumptuous ... I don't expect much, however. *sigh*

[chrno]

Originally Posted by guest

And what is the difference between "the hunter of the witch" and "the witch hunter?"

Y'know this title reminds me of 'FF8'. Remember that whole "witch war" deal? Of course this story will be more put together. Not trying to knock 'FF8' mind you cause I did kind of like it. Just could have been better.

Damn, April is a long wait. Are we there yet?

[Shinndou]

Frankly said, I've never been a real fan of Bee Train, probably because I never managed to get used to the weird pacing that most of their shows have (Noir, Madlax), but I'm still willing to watch this (atleast the first episodes) since I generally do give a shot at anything. I just hope this show won't have a rollercoaster-like pacing like Madlax. :\

[prince leon]

This is one of the spring anime I'm looking forward to quite a lot, especially since it's a Bee Train production.

So far I'm loving the character designs I've seen.

[fignae]

moetron blog:

- Music -

* Opening Theme: “Hikari no Yukue” - savage genius
* Closing Theme: “romanesque” - FictionJunction YUUKA

- Seiyuu -

* Ellis: (Shimizu Ai)
* Nadi: (Itou Shizuka)
* Jodie Hayward: (Hisakawa Aya)
* Douglas Rosenberg: (Miyake Kenta)
* L.A: (Miyano Mamoru)
* Heinz Schneider: (Miki Shinichiro)
* Ricardo: (Tachiki Fumihiko)

Source: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20070207

[4Tran]

Originally Posted by fignae

[- Music -

* Opening Theme: “Hikari no Yukue” - savage genius
* Closing Theme: “romanesque” - FictionJunction YUUKA

Looks good.

Originally Posted by fignae

* Jodie Hayward: (Hisakawa Aya)

Yay! She's in all three shows!

[andromeda0201]

I was going to give this a miss because of BeeTrain which I'm not fond of...but guess I'll give it a shot since Aya Hisakawa, Miyano Mamoru and Miki Shinichiro are in it

[Fellini 8.5]

New official site pages are up, including character images:
http://www.elcazador.tv/character/character.html

Comedy, huh?

[cyth]

Wow, so, apparently Ellis' secret is that witch's DNA run in her family? Interesting.