Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi (2024)

SamildanachEmrys

Recommended

The decision to watch Those Who Hunt Elves was made during my viewing of the brilliant but intense Monster. After a 74-episode psychological drama/thriller laden with emotional extremes, I needed contrast. Those Who Hunt Elves definitely provided it.

The premise is simple and silly: three total strangers from modern-day Japan are accidentally summoned to a fairly standard fantasy world populated by elves and the like. An attempt to send them home goes awry and the relevant spell is split into five pieces and imprinted upon the bodies of randomly selected elves across the land. So the three Japanese visitors - one famous actress, one gun-obsessed ...

MrReadmen

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Have you ever taken a shit in your pants while in a public place before? Or walk into a Red Lobster bathroom to find a couple awkwardly fucking each other on the mildew infested tiles?

That's kind of what it feels like watching this anime. You feel like you've just stumbled into or have unwittingly become part of an embarrassing situation and you're only options are either to slowly back out gracefully or watch it play out to it's illogical conclusion (that couple by the way, didn't really mind me being there, I just wanted a breath mint). "Those Who Hunt Elves" is an anime ...

theodoris

Recommended

kekekeKaj

Not Recommended

Anime humour has never been one of my favourite aspects of the medium, and I hated it especially during the early days of my anime watching. "Those Who Hunt Elves" is a shining example of why I didn't readily take to it: the humour is too goofy, and is over-reliant on randomness and exaggeration rather than wit.

The "plot" of "Those Who Hunt Elves" involves a martial artist, an actor, and a female military otaku with a tank (please don't ask me to explain) being summoned to a fantasy land with elves and stuff. Unfortunately for them (as well as for me, as it meant ...

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 ...

flowerscissors

Not Recommended

This anime, probably more appropriately titled "Those Who Strip Elves", is not horrible or unwatchable. It's just bad. While some of the recurring gags are actually funny, the story is completely contrived and repetitive, and the characters are rather unlikeable. Add annoying opening and closing songs, and the eye cancer that is late '90s anime design, and the end result is the kind of series that one watches because they're bored and have nothing better to see.

The positives here are cartoony violence and seeing the inept characters deal with bizarre situations before they strip the female elf of the week. I don't really care for ...

ktulu007

Not Recommended

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi is an anime based off of a Yagami Yu manga. The anime adaptation was handled by Group TAC. Yes, the studio behind Arashi n Yoru ni & Shinigami no Ballad. It came out in the mid 90s and has been largely forgotten. I've actually seen this one before and, from what I recall, there's a good reason for that. So, I'll re-watch it and go over the tawdry details.

Story:

Our tale takes place in a fantasy world where a trio from our world, Ritsuko the high school girl with a bunch of gun, karate maniac Junpei & the actress ...

Rasly2

Not Recommended

Have you ever seen those kids that hit other for no reason, throw stones at cats and then laught like it is fun somehow. Its called sociopathy and that is the whole point of this show.

Basicaly 3 people drive around and attack women making them strip publicaly (no real nudity in this show) even tho there is no reason to make it publicly, they hit women in this show like its the most natural. They get in fight sometimes but those are always look like they beating people up and that is super boring.

But there is no drama and that is a plus.. well ...

GagOnMySwag

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

just_doug

Not Recommended

Preliminary (6/12 eps)

For a comedy show it sure tries as hard as possible to not be funny.

Characters are one-note, the punchlines are horrible, and the premise is ok until you realize it's SA.

I would say this feels "Of it's time" but Nadesco came out at the same time and that is a good show with some good comedy too.

Also, the animation is horrible, and that is looking at it through the lens of when it came out.

All I can say is skip it, it's not worth it. I kept hoping for it to get good and it never did.

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??

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