Those Who Hunt Elves (エルフを狩るモノたち Erufu o karu mono tachi) is an anime based on the manga series by Yu Yagami. The series aired on TV Tokyo in two halves, the first series from October 4, 1996 to December 20, 1996, and the second from October 2, 1997 to December 18, 1997.
The anime was released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films and later re-released by Sentai Filmworks.
Cast[]
Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Main Characters | ||
Junpei Ryuzoji | Tomokazu Seki | Andrew Klimko |
Celcia Marie Claire | Kotono Mitsuishi | Jessica Calvello (eps. 1-12) |
Shelley Calene-Black (eps. 13-24) | ||
Airi Komiyama | Michie Tomizawa | Kelly Manison |
Ritsuko Inoue | Yūko Miyamura | Rozie Curtis |
Secondary Characters | ||
Pichi | Tomoko Kawakami | Tiffany Grant |
Anette | Melissa Cybele | |
Beenal | Chafurin | Lew Temple (ep. 11) |
Randy Sparks (eps. 13-24) | ||
Einal | Motomu Kiyokawa | Bob Elliot (ep. 11) |
Rob Bundy (eps. 13-24) | ||
The Judge | Fumihiko Tachiki | Mike Kleinhenz (eps. 10-12) |
Jay Hickman (eps. 13-24) | ||
Presiding Judge | Ako Mayama | Alissa Alban (ep. 12) |
Monica Rial (eps. 13-24) | ||
Emily | Tomoko Kawakami | Heather Bryson |
Dihal | Hiromi Tsuru | Rebecca Connelly |
Sister Romina | Kanako Tanaka | Kira Vincent-Davis |
Milliea | Kumiko Nishihara | Marcie Corder |
Regina | Niina Kumagaya | Kaytha Coker |
Episodic Characters[]
Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
---|---|---|---|
Andy | Takehito Koyasu | Randy Sparks | 1 |
Bronco | Fujiko Takimoto | Kurt Stoll | 1 |
Hammerhead | Motomu Kiyokawa | Brett Weaver | 1 |
Salmon | Hikaru Hanada | David Bell | 1 |
Captain Sunfish | Chafurin | Anthony Dorian | 1 |
Gabriela | Eiko Yamada | Kim Sevier | 2 |
Yuri | Nobutoshi Canna | Aaron Krohn | 3 |
Rapier | Minami Takayama | Laura Chapman | 4 |
Kolchak Yamada | Hideyuki Umezu | Tom Richards | 4 |
Rapier's Master | Dai Sasahara | Gene Landry | 4 |
Mandoragora Elf | Yuki Masuda | Laura Attwell | 7 |
David | Sōichirō Hoshi | John Gremillion | 7 |
Carrie | ¿? | Cynthia Martinez | 7 |
Emmy | Minako Itō | Amy Jackson | 8 |
Pierre | Kenichi Ogata | John Gremillion | 8 |
Lucy | ¿? | Pamela Lauer | 8 |
Customer | ¿? | Karen Coffer | 9 |
Coleena | Kae Araki | Luci Christian | 9 |
Grace | Misa Watanabe | Sara Chamblass | 9 |
Milliea's Grandpa | Isamu Tanonaka | Matt Kelley | 10 |
Rosa | Eriko Kawasaki | Emily Womack | 13 |
Priestess | Yuki Masuda | Rebecca Connelly | 13 |
Mermaid Elf #1 | ¿? | Jessica Boone | 13 |
Mermaid Elf #2 | Yuko Sasamoto | Kim Prause | 13 |
Lana | Yū Asakawa | Kira Vincent-Davis | 14 |
Nancy Naga | Yuko Mizutani | Kim Prause | 15 |
Mayor | ¿? | Jason Douglas | 15 |
Dr. Bruno | Chiharu Suzuka | Monica Rial | 16 |
Bruno's Father | Hiroshi Naka | Vic Mignogna | 16 |
Kerames | Yasushi Ishi | Chris Patton | 16 |
Junpei | ¿? | Kira Vincent-Davis | 16 |
Shopkeeper | ¿? | Ron Howald | 16 |
Beano | Masato Hirano | Rob Bundy | 17 |
Dr. Nicol | Takuma Suzuki | Vic Mignogna | 17 |
Lilia | Minako Ito | Melissa Williams | 18 |
The Principal | Mikiyori Soya | Ron Howald | 18 |
Mr. Wolf | Yūichi Nagashima | Ed Paez | 19 |
Grandma | Orine Fukushima | Melissa Cybele | 19 |
Elven Hunters | ¿? | Jessica Boone | 19 |
Kaytha Coker | |||
Kim Prause | |||
Melissa Williams | |||
Pulana | Yuri Amano | Jessica Boone | 20 |
Frisker Chairman | Yasunori Matsumoto | Illich Guardiola | 20 |
Bunny Mask | Kenichi Ono | Randy Sparks | 20 |
Mary the Shepherd | Tomohisa Asō | George Manley | 20 |
Pastor | Takashi Yoshida | Rob Bundy | 20 |
Mrs. Claus | Misa Watanabe | ¿? | 21 |
Santa Claus | ¿? | George Manley | 21 |
Satan Santa | Takashi Matsuo | Jay Hickman | 21 |
Receptionist | Yū Yamazaki | Rob Bundy | 21 |
Bizarre | Naoko Matsui | Allison Sumrall | 23 |
Legendary Sorceror | Omi Minami | Greg Ayres | 24 |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Due to the 3 year gap between when each season was dubbed by ADV, many voice actors had to be replaced. Most notably, Shelley Calene-Black replacing Jessica Calvello as Celcia, due to Calvello moving to New York.
Transmission[]
Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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— | Anime Network | United States |
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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ADV Films | 1998-2000 | Episodes 1-12 | NTSC | United States | ||
6 Volumes | ||||||
2001-2003 | The Complete Series | 1 NTSC | ||||
4 Volumes | ||||||
2005 | The Complete Series | |||||
4 Discs | ||||||
Sentai Filmworks | 2009 | The Complete Series | ||||
4 Discs | ||||||
2016 | The Complete Series | |||||
4 Discs | ||||||
2019 | The Complete Series | |||||
2 Discs |
External Links[]
- Those Who Hunt Elves at the Internet Movie Database
- Those Who Hunt Elves (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia