Customer Reviews

Those Who Hunt Elves - Ready, Set, Strip! (Vol. 1)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

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.

Now, as there are already more than enough reviews, let me just add something. This anime is very funny, with hints and suggestions of naughtly, kinky fun, but like 'The Benny Hill Show' you won't really SEE anything. I would even suggest that older kids could watch it without a problem.
Frankly, a T-74 tank taken over by the spirit of a kitten seems very cute to me. You have to watch the episodes to get it. The good thing is the DVD holds 6 episodes!
This is one of a two DVD set that makes up the first series and 'Those Who Hunt Elves II' should become DVDs sooner or later.

Let me start out by saying that I love watching my anime DVDs with other people. True, some of those people don't exactly jump up and down when I tell them that we get to watch my anime DVD collection. Two of those people are my younger sisters. To date, they each only like two anime series. Fushigi Yugi and Card Captor Sakura. Imagine my surprise when I bought the first DVD of Those Who Hunt Elves and watched it with my sisters...and they ENJOYED it. They want me to get the next DVD! Needless to say, I was in shock.
But I do recommend this series to anyone who loves humor. The title puts a lot of people off, but it isn't as risque as it seems. Everyone that has watched this (either voluntarily or by having me duct tape them to a chair) has enjoyed it and fallen in love with it.
So, as they say, don't judge a book by its cover. Or, in this case, don't judge a DVD by its title! ^_^
Trust me on this, you'll love this series. If my two younger sisters could love this series, then definitely so could you. Miracles do happen, after all...

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).

A tank driver, an actor, a big buff fighter and elves that have to be stripped.

This ranges from painfully funny to deadly serious.

If you liked Slayers you'll more than likely enjoy this.

'Those Who Hunt Elves' is a wonderfully written series, while not on the serious side, this Anime focuses mainly on humor. Only in Those Who Hunt Elves, would people get teleported to another world with a Tank in tow. Another rare quality is that the anime is actually well dubbed! Although as most dubbing, the side characters don't have the best voices, but the main character's english voices are enjoyable to hear, and act thier emotions exceptionally well. If you're searching for a lot of laughs, this DVD is definately the key. Keep an eye out for the next DVD release, because after you see the first half, you definately will want the rest.

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.

I bought this set with no idea what to expect. I have watched a little bit of Anime before, but I wasn't ever really impressed. Needless to say, this one definitely got me hooked. The story line is somewhat out of the ordinary...and the humor is great! I totally love Junpei! He is hilarious!!
The only reason this one got 4 stars instead of five is the opening song/music. It is repeated throughout the DVD (particularly at the main title and at the beginning and end of every episode). I fell asleep watching the DVD one day and woke up with that annoying little tune in my head all day.

...but other than the opening song, I would recommend this set to all my family and friends. Sure, there is talk of stripping of elves, but there isn't any real nudity basically meaning you can't see anything you would see with clothes on.

Bottom line...get the set. You won't be sorry.

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.