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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi / Those Who Hunt Elves
Official name：エルフを狩るモノたち
Chinese name：妖精狩猎者
Other names：精灵狩猎者 / 古怪猎人 / Elf o Karu Mono-tachi
Premiered：October 3, 1996
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Funny / Fantasy / Adventure / Combat / Source manga
Original author：矢上裕メディアワークス刊
Director：片山一良
Scenario：あみやまさはる / 山田靖智 / 久保田雅史
Storyboard：秦義人 / 小村敏明 / 焼津半次 / 阿部雅司 / 片山一良
Co-director：阿部雅司 / 片山一良 / 小村敏明 / 秦義人
Character design：後藤圭二
Music：ハートミュージック / テレビ東京ミュージック / 堤秀树 / マジックカプセル / 明田川進
Studios：Group TAC
Production cooperation：オフィス蒼 / 東京キッズ / サンシャインコーポレーション / ゆめ太カンパニー(旧)
Producers：アミューズ
Copyright：(C)矢上裕 / アスキー・メディアワークス / ProjectE2
Family：Those Who Hunt Elves
Rating：12+

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi

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.

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Oct 4, 1996

EP1 - Those Who Hunt Elves! The Fish Pirates Are Here!

A gang of pirate fishes (no kidding!!) have arrived in a poor town, looking for elves to capture and sell, and caused chaos and wanton destruction. They have, however, chosen a bad day to be bad boys, for Junpei and the others are there. Junpei wants to jump them right away, but Airi thinks it's better to wait and see what happens, so that they can make a plan. Airi disguises herself as an Elf, but the plan fails and Junpei and Ritsuko have to act. The fishes get their butts kicked and there is destroyed, thanks to Type 74.
Oct 11, 1996

EP2 - The Birth! The Invincible Party

Flashback: The teleportation ceremony is disrupted by Junpei and Celsia's spell is lost. Now the gang has to look for the five parts if they ever want to see Japan again. Celsia wants to help them (so that she could minimize the damage those morons could do to her world), but the guys laugh at her. Later, Celsia transforms herself into a weird yellow dog and helps the gang get their first piece of the incantation.
Oct 18, 1996

EP3 - The Choice! The Secret Medicine Of Red And Blue

The next town on the gang's itinerary has been deeply affected by the attack of the skeleton army. The leader of the guards is Dyal, a female Elf. At first, she is rather weary of the group, But Junpei makes short work of her objections and she has to get naked or suffer the dire consequences.
Oct 25, 1996

EP4 - Frantic Killing! The 100th Target

Junpei and the others encounter Liepia, a beautiful but powerful Elf who has a mysterious mark on her body. She refuses to submit herself to them and fights Junpei, who shows her what the true spirit of fighting is all about. She is beaten, but the mark on her body is not part of the incantation.
Nov 1, 1996

EP5 - The Addition! The Fifth Wicked Friend

The gang is in trouble because Type 74 has, once again, run out of fuel. Airi, Junpei and Pochi decide to abandon it, bur Ritsuko refuses to leave it. The three go to a nearby town, where they are attacked by a giant teddy bear (?!!). It is later revealed that all of this is caused by the accursed ghost of a cat.
Nov 8, 1996

EP6 - The Most Horrible Spell of All Time

Once again the gang falls on a beautiful but rather aggressive Elf, who definitely does not want to take her clothes off. She seems to know Celsia (Pochi) quite well and is not happy with her. Why are you helping those stranger's take our clothes off? Celsia has a lot of explaining to do.
Nov 15, 1996

EP7 - Horror! Catch Me In A Flower Field

The rain starts to fall and the gang finds refuge in an old European-styled house. This is, however, an Elf hideout and it's inhabitants pretend to be ghosts to keep intrudes out. At first, is a little scared (the Elves are rather imaginative), but when Junpei finds out that these ghosts are, in fact, Elves, he derives a plan to capture them and take their clothes off.
Nov 22, 1996

EP8 - The End Of Life! Until The End Of The World

Junpei and the others have found an Elf. However, there is a problem, for the Elf in question IS a ghost! After some doodling around, Celsia manages to put her into a body, but, to their surprise, the much sought incantation is not on her body. To make things worse, there was a screw up with Celsia's spell and the gang cannot go back into their bodies again.
Nov 29, 1996

EP9 - Moved Deeply! Dance Beautifully Dear!

In this episode, Airi has to show Colina, a pretty flower vendor, how to dance. The girl has fallen in love with the Prince of the Royal Family and she wants to go to the Royal Palace and dance with her Prince. Later, Airi discovers that Colina is an Elf, but just cannot bring herself to rip her clothes off, or even ask her to get naked. Junpei, however, has know knowledge of the situation and takes charge of things.
Dec 6, 1996

EP10 - Tragedy! The Elf Who Wants To Take Her Clothes Off!

As the gang arrives in the next town, an Elf suddenly appears in front of them and declares she wants to take her clothes off! After some explanations, things are straightened out (Junpei had to be restrained). Miria used to be a heroin who chased away a big, bad sorcerer from the town. She does not need her magic armor anymore, but she just cannot take it off! Junpei promises that he and his friends will take the armor off her, whatever happens.
Dec 13, 1996

EP11 - Counterattack! There Is No Tomorrow For You!

The other Elves are not happy with Celsia because she has been helping humans to chase them and take their clothes off, so there is a warrant out for Celsia's arrest. Meanwhile, Junpei and the others are going crazy in a restaurant that serves curry rice. Ever since they were spirited away, they have not eaten anything Japanese and the curry rice at the restaurant is just like the one back home! To make things even better, they also find two pieces of the incantation. Celsia finds that hard to believe and goes back to the restaurant, where she meets Judge advocate of the Elves Association. The gang escapes and finds themselves in a place that can be used to send them back to our world.
Dec 20, 1996

EP12 - And Then, Those Who Hunt Elves.

The gang, including Celsia, are arrested and put to trail. At court, all the Elves that were assulted and were victims of their illicit activities come to testify. Of all of them, only Miria defends the gang and the cause seems lost. However, Air manages to convince the jury that the Elves world and Japan are connected. After deliberation, their sentence is pronounced: deportation! In other words: collect your stupid pieces of incantations and get the heck out of here or else! Junpei, Airi, Ritsuko and Type 74 can now have their teleportation ceremony. Or can they?.