"Elf o karu mono-tachi" (1996) TV series

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Directors:

Kazuyoshi Katayama
Tristan MacAvery

Writers:

Tristan MacAvery (writer)
Yû Yagami (comic)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Alternate World | Witchcraft | Fantasy World | Female Nudity

Cast

Alissa Alban	...	Prosecution Judge (voice: English version)
Brad Atwell	...	Guard, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Greg Ayres	...	Legendary Sorcerer (voice: English version)
James Bates	...	Villager (voice: English version)
Kelly Jean Beard	...	Daisy, Villager, Cashier (voice: English version)
Anna Bechtal	...	Villager (voice: English version) (as Anna Bechtol)
David Bell	...	Salmon, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jessica Boone	...	Pulana (voice: English version)
Lash Bourque	...	Mike (2) (voice: English version) (as Christopher Bourque)
Keith Brenton	...	Townsman, Apprentice (voice: English version)
Heather Bryson	...	Emily (voice: English version) (as Heather Bryson LeMaster)
Robert Bundy	...	Man Who Stripped Emperor (voice: English version)
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Celcia (English) (voice)
Jessica Calvello	...	Celcia, Pochi (voice: English version)
Sara Chamblass	...	Grace (voice: English version)
Laura Chapman	...	Rapier (voice: English version)
Luci Christian	...	Colleena, Waitress (voice: English version)
Karen Coffer	...	Luffard, Customer (voice: English version)
Rebecca Connelly	...	Dihal, Priestess (voice: English version)
Brian Converse	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Marcie Corder	...	Milliea (voice: English version)
Rozie Curtis	...	Ritsuko (voice: English version)
Anthony Dorian	...	Captain Sunfish, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jason Douglas	...	Arrow (voice: English version)
Catherine Eisele	...	Elf (voice: English version)
Bob Elliot	...	Bishop Ahab (voice: English version)
Lana Ford	...	Elf (voice: English version)
Hiroko Fukumori	...	Elf (voice: English version)
Laura Gadbois	...	Elf (voice: English version) (as Laura Attwell)
Tiffany Grant	...	Mihke / Pichi (English) (voice)
Matt Greenfield	...	The Mayor (voice: English version)
Todd Greenfield	...	Pirate Flatfish, Ogre, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Gremillion	...	David Pierre (voice: English version)
Hilary Haag	...	Suki, Rose (voice: English version)
Jay Hickman	...	The Judge (voice: English version)
Kevin Hinnant	...	Villager (voice: English version)
Paul Hope	...	Gild (voice: English version)
Amy Jackson	...	Emmy (voice: English version)
Robert Jauregi	...	Waiter, Apprentice (voice: English version)
Joe Jaworski	...	Mike (1) (voice: English version)
Don'l Johnson	...	Skeleton, Soldier (voice: English version)
Tomoko Kawakami	...	Pichi (Japanese) (voice)
Eriko Kawasaki	...	Mihke (Japanese) (voice)
Matt Kelley	...	Papa Elf (voice: English version) (as Matthew Kelley)
Mike Kleinhenz	...	Judge (voice: English version)
Andrew Klimko	...	Junpei, (voice: English version)
Aaron Krohn	...	Yuri, Bath House Master (voice: English version)
Gene Landry	...	Villager, Ogre, Rapier's Master, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Pam Lauer	...	Lily, Lucy (voice: English version) (as Pamela Lauer Jones)
David LeMaster	...	Codfish, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Guil Lunde	...	Chef, Villager, Townsman, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kelly Manison	...	Airi (voice: English version)
Carl Marks	...	Guard (voice: English version)
Cynthia Martinez	...	Tatrise, Carrie (voice: English version)
Chris Mattsen	...	Drunk (voice: English version)
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Celcia Marieclaire
Yûko Miyamura	...	Ritsuko Inoue
Andy Orjuela	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ed Paez	...	Wolf (voice: English version)
Rod Peters	...	Pirate Conger Eel, Townsman, Guard, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Monica Rial	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tom Richards	...	Soldier, Kolchak (voice: English version)
Rene Rivera	...	Annette (voice: English version)
Dan Rockwell	...	Guard (voice: English version)
Phil Ross	...	Sensei Monk, Bishop A (2) (voice: English version)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Junpei Ryûzôji
Kim Sevier	...	Gabriella, Skeleton (voice: English version)
Doug Smith	...	The Prince (voice: English version)
Melissa Cybele Sparks	...	Annette (2), Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Randy Sparks	...	Beenal, Bunny Mask (voice: English version)
Greg Stanley	...	Octopus, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kurt Stoll	...	Bronco, Townsman, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Daniel Stone	...	Guard Captain (voice: English version)
John Swasey	...	Townsman, Head Apprentice (voice: English version)
Malinda Talbot	...	Caretaker, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lew Temple	...	Emmaeus, Drunk, Bishop Benal (voice: English version)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Airi Komiyama
Danny Travis	...	Martin (voice: English version)
Travoi Tuttle	...	Angler, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Griffin Vance	...	Barrista (voice: English version)
Rick Villa	...	Sparky (voice: English version) (as Ricardo Villa)
Kira Vincent-Davis	...	Violet, Romina, Ninja Elf (voice: English version)
Brett Weaver	...	Hammerhead (voice: English version)
Melissa Williams	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

"Elf o karu mono-tachi II" (Japan) (second season title)
"Those Who Hunt Elves II" (literal English title)
"Those Who Hunt Elves" (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

600 min (24 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15 (2007) | Spain:13 | Peru:14 | Chile:14 | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:TV-MA | Argentina:13

Company:

Project E2

noticeable improvement over first series

As you may know this comedy series is about muscle-head Junpei, military-freak Ritsuko and actress Airi and their attempts to return to Japan from a strange fantasy world by searching for spell fragments that have attached themselves to the bodies of elves. I wasn't too thrilled by the first series because there seemed to be a lot of adlibs and yelling in the English dub. I am sure you will wonder why the elves wouldn't cooperate and look for the spell fragments on their own bodies rather than be humiliated each episode by those who strip elves. I guess there would be no series then. Otherwise you will wonder how Ritsuko manages to get supplies for her her tank in a world without modern technology. At least they came up with a "worlds merging" excuse in the first series to explain how they could understand the local languge.

The English cast is much the same for the second series with the voice of Celsia the elf elder being different. This time around the stories seem better. The writers make it clear that they want the series to keep going because now our heroes must find a thousand spell fragments. There are also a few stories where we learn something of the characters' past which is important since we really don't know anything about them. I rate it "B".