“Three Japanese misfits hunt spell-bearing elves in a tank to return home from a magical world.”
Those Who Hunt Elves
エルフを狩るモノたち
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Synopsis
Three Japanese misfits hunt spell-bearing elves in a tank to return home from a magical world.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.40 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.6
↓ 3.92
Running avg · Feb 2008 → Nov 2025
- 8 “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...”
- 7 “Basic Rundown: An elven sorceress casts an ancient unknown spell to slay a powerful foe and accidentally summons three humans and a T-74 Russian Tank instead. Afterwards, she finds out the only way...”
- 8 “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...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1996 – Dec 1996 Fall 1996
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0951 catalog
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor