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Summary: Don't think...just watch
Review: Okay, first off - if you're looking for anime that makes you think, stop here. Go hunt down "Gasaraki" or "Ghost in the Shell". This is just good, not-so-clean humour in the best Japanese fashion. It's a little crude (Language and near-nudity), but it's all done in a good humoured fashion. Almost suitable for the kids if they've heard the language.
All the other reviews mention the characters, but the tank iss probably the most amusing of them. How many other people would have put the mind of a kitten in a Russian tank?
Watch it, enjoy yourself, but don't think it's going to change the way you think, unless you are way too serious for everyone's good.
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Summary: Very entertaining romp!
Review: One of the most humorous anime series I've come across yet! The subtitle is a bit misleading, though, this is in now way one of those "x" rated anime series. A 6-time martial arts champion, and oscar award winning Hollywood actriss, a tom-boy wepons expert and a T-74 tank are transported to a sword and sourcery world. The head Elven priestess tries to preform a spell to send them back (the whole hellarious plot unwinds in the second episode), but something goes wrong, and the spell is quinsected, and imprinted on the skin of 5 unknown elves. The only way the trio can get home to Japan is to scour the land, stripping every female elf to look for the 5 lost pieces of the spell. As I said, this does not turn into an "X" rated feature, but much of the humor occurs in both the journey and the Elf stripping! Increadably, the English language version turns out to be more crude than the original Japanese script.
Be sure to by both disks (only 12 episodes in the original): the funniest episodes are 7-9, and the entire plot is explained in the last two episodes. I'm looking forward to Those Who Hunt Elves II! A difinate buy for the anime fan (well written, but the animation is average to T.V. anime).
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Summary: Very entertaining romp!
Review: One of the most humorous anime series I've come across yet! The subtitle is a bit misleading, though, this is in now way one of those "x" rated anime series. A 6-time martial arts champion, and oscar award winning Hollywood actriss, a tom-boy wepons expert and a T-74 tank are transported to a sword and sourcery world. The head Elven priestess tries to preform a spell to send them back (the whole hellarious plot unwinds in the second episode), but something goes wrong, and the spell is quinsected, and imprinted on the skin of 5 unknown elves. The only way the trio can get home to Japan is to scour the land, stripping every female elf to look for the 5 lost pieces of the spell. As I said, this does not turn into an "X" rated feature, but much of the humor occurs in both the journey and the Elf stripping! Increadably, the English language version turns out to be more crude than the original Japanese script.
Be sure to by both disks (only 12 episodes in the original): the funniest episodes are 7-9, and the entire plot is explained in the last two episodes. I'm looking forward to Those Who Hunt Elves II! A difinate buy for the anime fan (well written, but the animation is average to T.V. anime).
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Summary: Comedy Hunters
Review: Taking place in an alternate world similar to earth. The high priestess of the elves, Celcia, was fighting against a powerful demon, so she cast a summoning spell, but instead of summoning something useful, she got three idiots from planet earth. Celcia did try to send them back, but the spell got screwed up and fragmented into different countries and etched themselves onto the bodies of elves. So the three idiots, Junpei- the martial artist, Ritsuko- sharp shooter, Airi- the movie star; join forces to hunt down elves. The funny thing is that they have to strip the elves naked to check if they have the spell fragments on their bodies. Celcia turned herself into a dog in disguise but found out that she couldn't return to original form unless she got the spell fragments too. They all traveled together on top of a tank that got possessed by the spirit of a cat. This series is funny, and had the right blend of action and character development. They fought against all types of creatures, including skeleton soldiers, fishmen, wizards and more. It's also funny how they try to convince the elves to strip off their clothes and their reactions. The cat/tank got excited and chased after mice and rabbits, yet was afraid of a dog. The character design are great, I loved the elven women and the heroes were funny and skilled at fighting. I also liked how the anime was able to make fun of itself; in a couple of episodes the characters stated "...even for a fantasy show this is too corny". The only flaw is that the animation is not up to par with current anime standards. Some of the action sequences were done like still shots, instead of being fully animated. And even though the elves get nude, their bodies are blank looking and lack detail. But this series was as enjoyable as the "Slayers". Light nudity and violence, good for teens. Adults may think it is too dumb, but I enjoyed it very much. The last episode made it seem like the series was supposed to continue, but it never came back. Ends on episode 13. Some of the episodes are self contained, but most continued.
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Summary: Great fun!
Review: This is definitely the most entertaining anime I've watched in a long, long time. Just lighthearted, slapstick comedy, start to finish. Absolutely fantastic.
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Summary: It is a nice, but definitely could have been better
Review: To tell you the truth, I enjoyed most of Those who hunt elves. I was looking at the title, and wondered about it while I was shopping, and thought..elves? okay, and gave it the benefit of the doubt. It is a good start, but what it lacks, is a background information. Which should have been in the beginning, not a retelling of what had transpired in episode 6. Other than that, it is a fairly well done anime. But it is more of a ponder and look through kinda anime.
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Summary: It is a nice, but definitely could have been better
Review: To tell you the truth, I enjoyed most of Those who hunt elves. I was looking at the title, and wondered about it while I was shopping, and thought..elves? okay, and gave it the benefit of the doubt. It is a good start, but what it lacks, is a background information. Which should have been in the beginning, not a retelling of what had transpired in episode 6. Other than that, it is a fairly well done anime. But it is more of a ponder and look through kinda anime.
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Summary: Played more for laughs
Review: Unlike Sorcerer Hunters where the humor plays around the edges of the plot, this one seems like the gags were dreamed up first. My almost 12-yr-old wanted this one for months before I bought it. There's a lot of familiar voice actors(ADV studio-Andrew Klimko/Sorcerer Hunters-Gateau) & Kelly Manison/S.H.-Big Mama, Martian Successor Nadesico-Haruka, Excel-Great Will of the Macroverse. Japanese actors Tomokazu Seki/M.S.Nadesico-Gai Daigoji, Card Captor Sakura-Toya, X-Kamui & Kotono Mitsushi/Sailor Moon-Usagi, Excel Saga-Excel, Blue Seed-Kome. They even got DBZ's Bulma-Hiromi Tsuru on ep 12) so the whole thing comes off pretty well. I found the plot a bit thin--or maybe just a poor excuse to strip characters' clothes off almost every ep, but I did laugh quite a bit.
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Summary: This series surprised me
Review: Well, tell you the truth I was very surprised. I bought the full series at once and WOW, I laughed so much it hurt. This is a great series. The first DVD starts off kinda slow, but after that it's just non-stop humour. You start developing a love for each character's personalities and quirkes. I'm sincerelly glad that I bought this series. It makes my anime collection all that much more complete.
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Summary: Wit and Elven Nudity, What more do you want?
Review: While the title may brand it a bit risque, this anime is actually pretty tame. Well tame in the sense there aren't really a bunch of naked elves running around. This series' wit and humor make it a classic and a must own for anyone who truely enjoys both anime and a good laugh. Between a bigheaded fighter, a militant teenager, an actress who is almost too smart, and an elven leader forced to live out the series in the body of a dog you really can't go wrong. And the whole stripping every elf they come across thing helps too. So pick it up and remember that there is a Those Who Hunt Elves 2 that will be released as well.
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