江戸前エルフ
Otaku Elf
Takamimi Shrine has an unusual resident – Elda, an ancient elf who’s obsessed with video games! The shrine’s teenage attendant, Koito Koganei, keeps this reclusive otaku well supplied with energy drinks and junk food. Even though she loves 100%-ing her games, Elda has duties to attend to, and Koganei is bound and determined to make this otaku elf fulfill them! It’ll just take an offering or two to bribe—um, we mean convince Elda to put down her new game… (Source: HIDIVE)
Names
| Original | 江戸前エルフ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Edomae Elf |
| English | Otaku Elf |
| Also known as | 江戶前精靈 · คุณเอลฟ์โอตาคุ |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 25 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2023-04-08 → 2023-06-24 (Spring 2023) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | C2C |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedySlice of LifeSupernatural |
| Themes | Otaku CultureElfHikikomoriShrine MaidenPrimarily Female CastFemale ProtagonistEpisodicReverse IsekaiIyashikeiReligionHistoricalEducationalRehabilitationSlapstick |
| Streaming | HIDIVE · Bilibili TV · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.16 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.23 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.1 |
| On lists | 27,137 |
| Favourited | 464 (1.7%) |
| Completion | 60.7% |
| Drop rate | 13.0% |
| In backlog | 37.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.57 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | C2C | — | 9 of 20 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2023 | D | 41 of 68 |
| Year | 2023 | D | 191 of 327 |
| Genre | Supernatural | C | 605 of 1,234 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 778 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | D | 811 of 1,578 |
| Era | Early 2020s | D | 883 of 1,596 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,106 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,351 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,462 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,492 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,791 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Takebumi Anzai |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Shougo Yasukawa |
| Character design | Takeshi Oda |
| Original creator | Akihiko Higuchi |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Kien Romance |
AniList id 150957 · MAL id 52081 · record updated 2026-08-26