Otaku Elf

Fantasy / Comedy / SupernaturalTV12 EP/8 Apr 2023

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7.6
115 Ratings
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Synopsis

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.

Episode Guide

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Characters

Elda

A shut-in shrine deity, summoned 400 years ago, Elda prefers anime, manga, and games to public life.

Koshimizu Ami

Koito Koganei

Koito Koganei is a shrine miko assisting her deity, Elda, with modern requests like energy drinks and video games.

Ozaki Yuka

Community Feed

tairue★★★★★EP 12

This was actually such a satisfying finale. It feels like a big emotional payoff with a side of humor. It was a nice balance between the tense ritual sequence with a light comedic sublot. I also noticed that the festival scenes have more polished animation. I also appreciate how the story's themes about duty and connection come together in this one episode. The musical arrangement was also perfect, the timing onto the climax made me feel the scale of this one final episode.

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tairue★★★★★EP 7

I love this light, relaxing episode. This was much more focused on community and tradition and I genuinely appreciate them expanding the world. This episode moves at a relaxed pace that suits its slice of life tone. The setting has such nice background detail that gives the a town a lively personality. I genuinely like the tone of this episode, it focused more on warmth and humor. The light and cheerful background music was also the perfect music choice for this slice of life episode.

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tairue★★★★★EP 6

I love that they explore the fear of change for both sides of Koito and Elda's relationship. This builds up to a ritual scene and that fear of change made the scene mean much more. This episode felt very grounded as it balances Koito's school stress with Elda's worries, it really gives both characters equal room to develop. The facial animations here were also fantastic in portraying what the characters are feeling without saying anything. The music is also fantastic, it adds weight onto scenes especially the ritual scene without being too dramatic.

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tairue★★★★☆EP 2

This was such a light episode, I liked the comedy scenes in this one. This was genuinely a fun episode after the previous one. The pacing is also enjoyable as it transitions from each scenes. The setting here is colorful and wonderfully detailed, which gives off such a lively feeling. I also really like the comedic timing, they really know how to time it right. Even though this was a comedic episode, I can still that warm bonding moments between the characters. The music also compliments the tone well with that upbeat, playful music.

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