Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi

Loudmouthed martial artist Junpei Ryuzouji, elegant actress Airi Komiyama, and cheery but artillery-obsessed student Ritsuko Inoue all find themselves transported from their homeland of Japan to an unfamiliar, magical world. When the elven priestess Celcia Marieclaire casts the spell to send them home, she is interrupted, and the spell is broken into parts that scatter throughout the world. The spell fragments imprint themselves onto the skin of various elves.

The trio travels in Ritsuko's tank, searching for elves who might carry the spell fragments so that Celcia can transfer them to her own body and make the spell whole again. As they adventure, people begin to refer to them as "Those Who Hunt Elves," gaining a reputation as warriors that put a stop to evil-doers with their miraculous cannon, terrifying elves by stripping any that they find. Though they're not the smartest group, they make up for it with enthusiasm and their strong determination to get back to Japan.

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Ryuzouji, Junpei Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Marieclaire, Celcia Main

Mitsuishi, Kotono Japanese

Inoue, Ritsuko Main

Miyamura, Yuko Japanese

Komiyama, Airi Main

Tomizawa, Michie Japanese

Mihke Supporting

Kawasaki, Eriko Japanese

Andy Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Annette Supporting

Kawakami, Tomoko Japanese

Emily Supporting

Kawakami, Tomoko Japanese

David Supporting

Hoshi, Souichirou Japanese

Papa Elf Supporting

Tanonaka, Isamu Japanese

Kawando, Kenjirou Producer

Katayama, Kazuyoshi Director

Okazaki, Yukio Episode Director, Storyboard

Komura, Toshiaki Episode Director, Storyboard

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Mar 12, 2014

theodoris

Recommended

Altough it`s an very old anime, it`s realy good to watch if you want to laugh a lot.
When you grow tired of the same gerne you have been watching over and over again, watch this anime.
The story is funny, and you never know what is going to happen next.
I still need to see the second season, but whenever i need an break from the anime i`m watching, the second season will be the first thing to watch for me.
Ps. i loved the Tank (just watch the anime, you will know why)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 6, 2013

angelsreview

Mixed Feelings

Wow… this is, um, different. It feels that they sort of ripped off Slayers and Lost Universe with the different dimensions that the characters cross over.

Lets talk about the characters, shall we? There is a young high school girl named Ritsuko who seems to have a tank and tons of guns and ammo. How a high school girl gets her hands on a tank, not to mention all the guns and ammo she has, I will never know. Not to mention, she actually knows how to use them well. Her character is a bit duncy and slightly annoying at times because she is a ... natural high school student with a military fedish. Jumpei is really freaken stupid and does tick me off. I have heard of stupid macho men but he takes the cake. All he seems to care about is food and his high and mighty actress, Airi. He always fights Ritsuko and just… I can’t deal with him. Airi is so high and mighty about being an actress, though she does have a kind side, it just a little off. And yet… it feels like it all works. Even when the tank itself becomes a character, it works pretty well for the comedy that they are trying to keep.

Unfortunately, the ending of season one just feels like a cop out so they can do season 2. Seriously, I just feel they did what they did at the ending to make more money with the second season.

The artwork is lacking a lot. Characters look blocky, animation loops, and a lot of it doesn’t have a lot of textures. Characters also seem to thin. I feel that the animation is some of the weakest that I have seen in a while. It’s sad because I think that it just needs a bit more love in the drawing. It really looks bad, seriously.

The music is a bit strange for the opening, and doesn’t sound right for the comedy in the show. I don’t know but it feels way too serious for what it actually is. I love the dubs script since it adds more comedy in it though it goes off from the original script a lot. The voices on the other hand really fail at times making characters hard to take seriously when they need to be or just plain annoying. Sometimes characters seem to of been given given new voice actors who have no idea how to actually act. Many times they end up yelling way too loudly. They seem more like Bible Black in some aspects but luckily they don’t go into sexual stuff… well, not that badly.

It’s fun to watch, but trust me that it isn’t the best. It’s rather laughable that works with the comedy but they can’t do a serious scene when they really need it. Even though I can’t actually give this a really good rating, its still fun to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 17, 2024

mnakas

Not Recommended

This anime is kind "we have a motive so let's do it" like:

"Seven people were arrested and four others, including a minor, were detained on Saturday after a 20-year-old pregnant woman was stripped and paraded naked by her husband and in-laws in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan, police said. The incident, a video of which has since gone viral, soon triggered a massive uproar and political anger in a state due for elections later this year."

Hindustan Times News
Outrage mounts, 11 held for stripping, parading woman in Rajasthan
Sep 03, 2023 04:40 AM IST

And the viewers ??LAUGH??

... Well......

I watched this show 30 years ago and my opinion didn't change.

This is more sad than anything else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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