Sorcerer Hunters (爆れつハンター, Bakuretsu Hantā) is a Japanese light novel and manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Ray Omishi.
Akahori and Omishi also published Sorcerer Hunters Special, a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion.
Marked by the triangles on their foreheads, many Sorcerers dominate, exploit, torment, murder, and enslave the Parsoners of the Spooner Continent.
They are under the command of a holy woman who goes by the name of "Big Mama", the head of the popular Stella Church, who seeks to protect Parsoners from the gifted Sorcerers who have chosen to abuse their powers.
When he comes into contact with a Sorcerer's magic, his Aranju and Zoanthropy activate one of his 12 beast genes and transform him into a giant, out-of-control monster.
In fact, the only two women whom he does not pursue are Tira and Chocola, who really love him, and both of them take great offense to Carrot's lustful pursuits.
While he seems to mostly ignore Gateau's advances, there is a running gag with his overt, suspicious affection for his older brother, more pronounced in the manga than the anime.
Though powerful, Marron does have some weak points shown better in the manga, such as a total lack of tolerance for alcohol.
Saint Hordic; as a result, he is one of the few to join in adulthood (in the anime, he and Éclair grew up with the Glace brothers and Misu sisters).
Gateau's parents were killed by Sacher Torte, and his younger sister Eclair was abducted at that time; shortly afterwards, he met Chocola and joined her team.
There's a running gag with him openly showing attraction to Marron due to his physical beauty, only to be ignored by the younger mystic.
Her dominatrix attire in the manga and OVAs is the traditional ensemble consisting of black leather stiletto-heel boots, bustiers, corsets, and spiked dog chains.
It consists of a leather cap (with the Nazi symbols of the eagle carrying the swastika as well as the Gestapo Death's Head), suspenders that barely covers her nipples, leather pants and boots (her dominatrix attire in the manga and OVAs is also reminiscent of that worn by Charlotte Rampling in the 1974 film The Night Porter).
Normally, however, she is very amorous and romantic towards him, always smothering him in deep love and affection, which is the reason Carrot keeps his distance from her between the two sisters.
At the end of the manga, Chocola allows her sister to marry Carrot, though that doesn't stop her from trying to seduce him and bearing his children.
The Haz Knights are the most elite Sorcerer Hunters, with amazing powers, augmented by magical armor.
Mille Feuille (ミルフィー·ユ, Mirufī Yu) Also known as Milphey-uy, he is a transvestite who most often acts with Carrot's group and has a thorough knowledge of necromancy and all kind of magic.
He is pansexual and constantly flings himself at both Onion and Carrot, which draws more ire from Tira and Chocola, and flirts with them, though he's also shown some degree of interest in Gateau and Marron.
Cinnamon Tea (シナモン·コーチャ, Shinamon Kōcha) A very youthful-looking blonde girl with a slow manner, she has the power of super speed.
Kahlua Milk (カルーア·ミルク, Karūa Miruku) This man is another highly skilled mystic, specializing in ice.
Abricot Glacé (née Anzu) (アプリコット·グラッセ, Apurikotto Gurasse) A former Sorcerer Hunteress who can change into her own outfit and uses a knife as well as nature magic.
He becomes an ally of the Sorcerer Hunters during the Crystal Magicians' story arc, although Gateau is reluctant to trust him.
Nicknamed the "Butterfly of Death", Shicho is a kunoichi ally of the Soga Clan who has poison in her blood.
Appearing initially as a mischievous young boy, he later reveals his true age and form (a centuries-old man) to the Sorcerer Hunters.
Sacher Torte (ザッハ·トルテ, Zahha Torute) (pronounced "Zaha") A sorcerer doctor and wielder of the Plantina Energy, he was once an ally of Big Mama.
The Sorcerer Hunter Killers The Five Guardian Spirits, assembled by Sacher to guard the Plantina Stones.
Sorcerer Hunters was later adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Xebec, which was the studio's first production, and aired on TV Tokyo from October 3, 1995, to March 3, 1996.
Sorcerer Hunters has three releases in dramatic audio format in which the main roles are all performed by the same actors as in the TV series and OVA.
The series would also see numerous videogame releases starting with the adventure game Bakuretsu Hunter for the Sega Saturn by I'Max[4] in April 26, 1996.