Edomae Elf

For more than four hundred years, the Takamimi Shrine has stood in Tokyo, enshrining the local goddess: Elda, a magical elf summoned from another world. The immortal elf has been served for 15 generations by the family who summoned her in the Edo period. Now, after Koito Koganei turns 16 years old, this responsibility falls onto her.

Serving as Elda's shrine maiden, Koito must balance her responsibilities with her daily school life. This proves to be difficult because Elda is a total social recluse who loves video games, collecting toys, and eating snacks. In an effort to get the lazy shut-in to experience more of the outside world, Koito juggles her time between indulging Elda's various hobbies and getting her to interact with the rest of humanity. Along the way, Koito learns more about the history of the area and what makes the goddess so loved and spoiled by the locals.

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Elda Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Koganei, Koito Main

Ozaki, Yuka Japanese

Koganei, Koyuzu Supporting

Sekine, Hitomi Japanese

Sasaki, Akane Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Sakuraba, Koma Supporting

Aikawa, Haruka Japanese

Koimari, Isuzu Supporting

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Haira Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Yord Supporting

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Kadoi, Kirara Supporting

Kimura, Juri Japanese

Kohinata, Himawari Supporting

Ikuta, Teru Japanese

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Yamada, Ryousuke Producer

Yoshitake, Shintarou Producer

Akita, Tadayuki Producer

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Jun 23, 2023

Marinate1016

Recommended

Edomae Elf was one of my biggest surprises this season. I initially included it in my top 10 new shows to watch video based off a solid first episode, but I did not think I would end up liking it nearly as much as I do. Hilarious, wholesome, fun and surprisingly educational. A unique experience.

I’m convinced that the author wanted to write a history manga, but probably thought he couldn’t sell enough copies with just that, so he added a cute elf waifu and other cute girls. I mean, seriously, there is a lot of genuinely informative information in this show about Edo era Japan ... that I found so cool to learn about. There’s also a ton of Shinto religious history and cultural stuff in this show as well since it follows a literal shrine maiden. I don’t think we’ve seen anything like that before.

Koito and Elda’s relationship is so sweet and I had a lot of fun watching them slowly come to understand each other better. Koito has only recently taken over as shrine maiden, so she’s still establishing that connection with Elda who is the goddess of the shrine. It makes for a really interesting dynamic as we see them go through traditional rituals, as well as dealing with Elda’s otaku habits. What really stuck with me was seeing Elda gradually opening up her heart to Koito. Given she’s an elf, she obviously lives way longer than humans. But Koito is one of the first people she’s truly connected with and felt close with. Their slice of life adventures were a blast to watch. I will miss that a lot.

Comedy really landed for me too. There’s a lot of pop culture references, usually with slightly different names for copyright reasons. But, seeing Elda play games, collect figures and all other manner of otaku merch was awesome.

There’s a ton of modern Japanese cultural information in this as well as the historical stuff. Particularly as it relates to Japanese regional cuisine. Had a lot of fun learning about local dishes and delicacies. Honestly, the whole show felt like it could have been made by the Japanese tourism board, which I have absolutely no problem with.


This was just such a wholesome and fun watch that made me end every Friday afternoon with a smile on my face. I think it’s a must watch for fans of Japanese culture, history or general slice of life fans. It’s just a nice relaxing watch that we need more of these days.

Edomae elf gets 9 out of 10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 28, 2023

TechOtaku

Mixed Feelings

I believe this show was a waste of potential.

The idea is cool and different. In short, the story is basically about the daily life of Koito (a shrine maiden - 'miko') and Elda (the deity of the shrine).
The cool and different idea relies on Elda, which is an Elf and on top of that a recluse who is into Otaku-things.

The problem is that they didn´t explore much of that uniqueness, and in the end the anime might end up just being 'another one' you will add to your list. For example: If Elda wasn´t an Elf, it wouldn´t change much except for the ... psychological effect that instead of a human she´s an Elf - they ocassionaly and randomly talk about her past (Edo period etc) but it doesn´t add much. She being recluse is poorly explored as well - they just show she´s afraid of going out and of interaction with other people and that is basically it.

-------- OTHERS:

- The secondary / support characters are fine. Honorable mention to Yord which made things more interesting and enjoyable to watch. Ah! There is Koito´s imouto (Koyuzu); the cute reliable imouto ^~^

- The animation is good enough but where this anime shines most is its art, which is very pretty in my opinion.

- Catchy OP music. As expected every seiyu did an amazing job, but honorable mention to Yord and specially Elda´s seiyu.

CONCLUSION: An anime that had potential for more but its uniquness wasn´t fully explored, but it might have a few scenes here and then that you might enjoy, specially if you are looking for a chill / easy going anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 6, 2024

Urdli

Not Recommended

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Preliminary (5/12 eps)

So, there's this elf who was summoned to this world hundreds of years ago. She has no special powers but somehow gets worshipped like a goddess for no real reason. She’s been living as a hermit for sixty years because of her weird, childish behavior.

The show has her tell short, unremarkable stories from her past, but honestly, they’re so brief that they don’t add much. Her priestess drags her out of her isolation now and then, and then... well, not much really happens.

It’s more of a slice-of-life than a comedy. Instead of being funny, it’s just a bunch of awkward moments that make the characters ... cringe, which ends up making you feel embarrassed for them.

Honestly, I think this is probably only good for kids under 8. Anyone older will probably just wonder what the point is.

I’m giving it a 3/10. The art’s decent, I guess, but that’s about it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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