
El Cazador de la Bruja

 is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of "Noir" and "Madlax" and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on TV Tokyo from April to September in 2007. A manga adaptation was serialized in the Champion RED Magazine beginning in March 2007, and the chapters were collected into one volume.
The series was announced for North American release by Funimation on February 19, 2009. It was released in two complete season sets in early December 2009 and re-released as a complete set in March 2011. The series made its North American television debut on March 22, 2010, when it started airing on the Funimation Channel.
Plot.
A fateful encounter between Ellis, a fugitive girl with amnesia, a troubled past, and supernatural powers, and Nadie, a feisty bounty hunter, leads to the two of them traveling south together in search of the key to unlocking Ellis's past. The only clues they have are a mysterious stone given to Ellis by a fortune teller she was staying with, and Ellis' notion that she has to go south.
Media.
Anime.
The music is handled by Yuki Kajiura. The opening theme "Hikari no Yukue" is performed by savage genius, while the ending theme "romanesque" is performed by FictionJunction Yuuka.
Manga.
A manga titled "El Cazador de la Bruja" by Hirose Shū started serialization in the "shōnen" manga magazine "Champion RED" on March 19, 2007. The manga finished serialization, with only one bound volume released on September 20, 2007.