Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi

Those Who Hunt Elves
エルフを狩るモノたち

Manga7.1343 votes21 volumes · 100 chaptersFinished

ActionAdventureComedyEcchiIsekaiShounen

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Synopsis

Airi (a talented actress), Ritsuko (a weapons fanatic), and Junpei (a martial arts expert)—find themselves stranded along with Airi's fully functional T-74 military tank. Their only hope of getting back to Japan lies with the hot-tempered Elf leader Celcia's "restoration spell." During the ritual to translate the restoration spell into modern language, transfer and imprint it onto Celcia's body, the spell breaks into fragments and is imprinted onto the skins of other elves. Airi, Ritsuko, Junpei and Celcia set off in search of the spell fragments. (Source: ADV)

Publication notes

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi had seven volumes published in English as Those Who Hunt Elves by ADV Manga from December 29, 2003 to September 21, 2004, before the license was dropped and the publisher went defunct.

Published

Nov 26, 1994 to Nov 27, 2002

Authors

Yagami, Yu

External links

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Sequel

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi Returns

Adaptation

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi (anime)

Main characters

Junpei Ryuzouji18 fan favorites
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A 19-year-old Karateka and strongman with incredible fighting ability, Junpei is the muscle of the group as well as being the only male in the group. However, his rather rough way of saying things as well as his eye for beautiful women get him into trouble more often than not. He is constantly arguing with Celcia and obsessed about curry and, briefly, heliocentrism. Junpei abhors fantasy stories and might be atheist or agnostic. He is infatuated with Airi but is clueless to Celcia's own feelings for him as well despite their constant bickering. Junpei carries a wallet filled with membership cards from various dojos, and a condom with the words 'Use with Airi Only!' written on the wrapper and his IQ is about 86. (Source: Wikipedia)
Celcia Marieclaire13 fan favorites
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The unfortunate elf who happens to get tied up with her world's new visitors, Celcia offers to transport Junpei and the others back with a spell, but gets distracted in the process and causes her spell book pages to be spread out all over the world. She is a bit psychotic and is constantly at odds with Junpei, but she is just as determined to get him and his friends back to their own world as they are - even despite her own feelings for Junpei (who she's actually in love with but publicly butts heads with). Generally, she wants them to get back home because they tend to cause a LOT of trouble. During the efforts to retrieve the spell fragments, Celcia displays an uncanny knack for getting stuck in animal form - first as a dog (Pochi), into which she'd willingly transformed, and secondly into a panda. The reason for her retention of these forms is that it is she who recovers spell fragments from the bodies of other elves, only for them to become cloven to her. Unfortunately, if they become cloven to her while she is in another form, it traps her in that form. Also, some of these marks are rather annoying. One, for instance, is a goofy looking mark on her eye -By Wesker_CDA
Ritsuko Inoue12 fan favorites
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A 16-year-old high school girl and military otaku. She's a tomboy but not to the point where she loses her femininity. Drives the tank and also acts as a sniper from time to time; she often sets landmines and booby traps. Despite her love of modern military hardware, Ritsuko also displays a more sensitive and innocent side: she falls in love with the cute Pichi and maintained a belief in Father Christmas long after her peers had abandoned it and is also frightened to death of ghosts. Ritsuko carries a Heckler &amp; Koch USP40, G36C Assault Rifle, PSG1 Sniper Rifle, a sheath knife and some C4. Her I.Q is 500. She also speaks fluently in English and German (source: Wikipedia) In the manga, she demonstrates a clear affection to Junpei and is shown to be extremely jealous when Junpei is approached by another girl romantically.
Airi Komiyama5 fan favorites
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A 24-year-old American-born talented actress, Airi is as skilled as she is beautiful. Able to cut from one emotion to another in an instant, and even disguise herself as someone else, Airi's talents come in useful for getting out of sticky situations that require trickery rather than brute force. Airi also has an ability to quickly and accurately assess any given situation and to plan for its eventual outcome. She is clueless to Junpei's blatant affections for her. Airi carries a Katana sword and a make-up compact kit. Her I.Q is 450. Source: Wikipedia