Forum - View topicEP. REVIEW: Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
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TheReticent
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This show was a pleasant surprise, and I too am curious where things will go from here. I was expecting this to be more of a thinly veiled tourism ad type show, but there's actually a potential good story to tell.
Also, I'm glad to have a show with a hot dragon girl for once. Why do shows always default to catgirls? |
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Blood-
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I enjoyed Otaku Elf so much that I will forever at least sample any show that has the premise of an elf girl coming to Japan. I'm not as gaga about Welcome to Japan as I was for Otaku Elf, but I still find it enjoyable on its own merits.
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Thesarum
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Because cats are cute, and hit a sweetspot of vulnerable-yet-spunky with a side of unpredictable is very marketable. This show has a bigger brain than that though. Like I too, expected mostly "Japan tourist board sponsored content plus elf girl cute bits with mild fanservice" and was honestly impressed with the world building here. It's light touch, but opens a lot of questions and gives the impression that there's a world and ideas to explore here. (See, lesser Isekai peers, it is possible to do with without an entire episode dedicated to lecture from an adventurers guild receptionist) I guess we'll see how well it follows up on that. |
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Key
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This is an oddly specific fetish. . . Anyway, in addition to what others have said, I also liked that this series doesn't completely ignore little details, like the potential language issue. Kazuhiro seems to have an auto-translate feature for the other world (unless he wasn't lying about spending three years learning draconic?), but Marie doesn't. Marie bringing up the point about how specific what Kazuhiro is and isn't allowed to transport between worlds suggests an intelligence at work also shows that the series is letting both its leads be clever, not just Kazuhiro. I was already committing to watching this after just episode 1, and episode 2 firms up that I'll not only stick with it but may even elevate it to a priority view. |
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MFrontier
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This show has so manny winning elements...Yuusuke Kobayashi and his love of elf waifu's, and an utterly adorable, attractive, female lead voiced by Kaede Hondo (who makes Marie's enthusiasm so infectious), a fun take on the Isekai concept that also accentuates the romance between the leads, and also Yuusuke Kobayashi's IRL wife as a dragon waifu.
Though it's got to be surreal for Yumi Uchiyama that she keeps being the "third wheel" to her mans' romances with other girls in an anime. |
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Errinundra
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Like others here I was impressed with the second episode. In another thread I said I chose to watch this series as it was like a soufflé: light, fluffy and sweet. It seems the flavour is more complex and interesting than I anticipated .
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Thulebox
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Same as everyone else here I've been pleasantly surprised. My only nagging worry is I hope the production doesn't fall apart anywhere since Zero-G are juggling two shows(one's a co-produce sure but still) this season.
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JustMonika
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Last minute addition to my watch list and I enjoyed the heck out of it.
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James_Beckett
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If, by "specific", you mean "universal and culturally vital," then yes. Yes, it is. |
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nyaa
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I've watched the first 2 episodes and I'm hooked. Rest assured that I find it very entertaining.
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Thesarum
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The art and animation is super rough this week, which is a shame because the shows big heart remains adorable. It skillfully inverts the usual Isekai setup of functionally chaste relationships stuffed with ecchi fanservice for one that is full of chemistry and casual physical affection but really pretty light on the unnecessary camera angles and usual tropey "oops!" situations. "Marie gets drunk" could go a number of dodgy and played out directions, but it's just kinda cute instead.
A bit more world building this week, which I think maybe felt a little more forced, but it was still pretty interesting, and since it's broken up with one of Isekai's best married couples being flirty it gets away with it. the conflict with the bandits isn't done yet. When they portal back in they're going to need to find some way to deal with them better. Genre rules state the cute beastkin kid will get added to the family too I guess, though I very much hope that's in an adopted child role as I wouldn't want to dilute Kazuhiro and Marie's married couple vibe into a harem. |
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FilthyCasual
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I thought this episode was choppier than usual, and yep, cut content. Hopefully that doesn't remain a problem. It's a shame that action isn't this production's strong suit, because Kazuhiho's fighting style is pretty cool. If nothing else, at least we'll still have the VAs and animation for Marie squealing in enjoyment of Glorious Japan.
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MFrontier
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Happy Marie, Determined Marie, Blushing Marie, Drunk Marie, Smug Marie...all Marie's are best Marie's!
Although it's kind of funny establishing Marie as a lightweight in a country known for it's alcohol and drinking. Surprise Katsuyuki Konishi! Kazuhiro's abilities are surprisingly conducive to furthering the intimacy between him and Marie. Imagine you're playing a Soulslike only instead of just dying and going back to your last save point you wake up well-rested with your significant other and can go on dates before heading back into the game. |
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Amuro1X
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You know, watching episode 3, it hit me: remove the fantasy element from the show, and this is basically just a story of a Japanese businessman and his new gaijin wife, and I'm absolutely here for it. Watching Marie learning Japanese and just experiencing the culture made that much clear to me. The fact she's an elf is just an added bonus.
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