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 Koito Koganei is the 15th miko for the Takamimi Shrine, and it has recently become her responsibility to attend to Elda, the shrine's deity, who has been residing there since the Tokugawa Shogunate. Elda's recently become a bit of a recluse though, and Koito's grandpa has been spoiling the goddess rotten with toys, snacks, video games and energy drinks. Still, the neighbourhood loves Elda and continues to provide her with offerings befitting her otaku interests. As part of her new job, Koito's trying to get Elda to leave her room to see the wonders of modern Tokyo, all the people who care for her, and make some new friends along the way. I'm really enjoying Edomae Elf because it contains otaku culture without relying solely on the reference to [licensed properties] being the joke. Outside of the obvious Red Bull sponsorship they don't really draw attention to all the dorky stuff Elda is into, and I kind of like the stuff that's made up for the show like the Frog Panzers. It's definitely carried by the relationship between the two main characters, and it feels like they're also focusing on showing off local specialties, customs and foods that one might offer to a goddess of fortune. Elda also talks about how stuff was back in the Edo days and compares it to nerdy stuff today. That Ieyasu-kun sounds like an interesting fellow! The interactions between all the characters is lively and fun, but the show also has an undercurrent of melancholy because while Elda is a comforting, unchanging presence to everyone in the neighbourhood, her immortality means she's fated to bear witness to the drastic changes happening in the world, and to watch her loved ones continually grow old and pass on. I especially like their use of wide angle shots showing off the neighbourhood to contrast it with the cramped inner sanctum that Elda uses as her NEET-lair.      
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The show has a lot of good and cute facial expressions.   
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Apr 15, 2023 14:16
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Also I really like the compositing on the ED, how it incorporates the 2d drawings into the real life photo backgrounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y68I1GeXESk
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Apr 15, 2023 14:20
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Elda falling victim to bad toy luck hit close to home man
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Apr 15, 2023 16:27
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The manga it's based on is licensed in English as Otaku Elf (also used in the anime's eyecatch), with the translation currently at Volume 5. Sticks pretty close so far, though some parts have been moved around. ('Cause the manga didn't have a Red Bull sponsorship, its substitute is Red Bell.)
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Apr 15, 2023 17:47
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hi this show is funny and cute and good and ppl should watch it ok bye
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Apr 15, 2023 17:52
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symbolic posted:hi this show is funny and cute and good and ppl should watch it ok bye This post is relevant to my interests and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Apr 15, 2023 19:32
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The rare reverse isekai show.
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Apr 15, 2023 20:18
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Nitrousoxide posted:The rare reverse isekai show. The rare good any kind of isekai show
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Apr 15, 2023 22:12
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congratulations everyone on making it just under ten posts before somehow making an "isekai bad" quip
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Apr 15, 2023 22:56
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Julias posted:Also I really like the compositing on the ED, how it incorporates the 2d drawings into the real life photo backgrounds. yeah i love this trick every time it shows up (see also: gridman, sarazanmai) this one they had to build the set from the show which is fun
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Apr 15, 2023 23:59
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More S-rank Elda expressions       No more tears, Koito...
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Apr 16, 2023 10:15
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Watching episode 3, and I just got the joke with Takamimi Shrine once I saw the Kanji. TL note: Takamimi means Long Ears
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Apr 28, 2023 01:17
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Okay, so if only an elf can get an elf cold, and Elda got it from Yord... Where did Yord get it?  EDIT: It has just occurred to me that this show shares a motif with another manga that's soon to be animated: FRIEREN. There will now be a brief moment whilst everyone ponders Frieren getting caught by a mimic because it had "Get your Frog Tanks here!" on the front. Doodles fucked around with this message at 07:56 on Apr 29, 2023 |
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Apr 29, 2023 07:49
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I love Rie Kugimiya at full gremlin, very chaotic levels of adorable. I'm happy that she's just as much of a handful as Elda, just in a different way. I hope we get to see a lot more of Hiromimi crew since it let's us see more of Elda's caring side outside of Koito. A thought popped in my mind when Elda was complaining about wanting her original doctor. She's been around long enough to talk about how grown people were like as kids, all the reminiscing about Edo, and her fascination with seemingly mundane things like glass containers, Elda is basically a grandma. It works really well with how she acts since I love her character, but I wonder how far they're going to go into the "everyone you know is starting to die" part of living a long time. While reading up on Edo stuff I noticed they use Felice Beato's panorama photograph from the 1860s in the OP, during the part where Koito is growing up but Elda is unchanging. That part always makes me a little bit sad, I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into her strained smile and posture there paired with the tone of the music at that point.  
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Apr 29, 2023 11:10
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Coxswain Balls posted:A thought popped in my mind when Elda was complaining about wanting her original doctor. She's been around long enough to talk about how grown people were like as kids, all the reminiscing about Edo, and her fascination with seemingly mundane things like glass containers, Elda is basically a grandma. It works really well with how she acts since I love her character, but I wonder how far they're going to go into the "everyone you know is starting to die" part of living a long time. Not much, going by the manga so far; it's not a series that looks to the future like that.
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Apr 29, 2023 12:07
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It is a travesty that we didn't see anyone actually eat those sparkling pork buns
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Apr 29, 2023 15:07
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There's still one more elf from another shrine to meet and she is also a unique handful
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Apr 29, 2023 18:35
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I just wanna hug Yolde, I'm pretty sure she makes a squeaky toy noise when squeezed. https://burningjustice.net/sa/yoldecry.mp4 https://burningjustice.net/sa/yoldehappy.mp4 https://burningjustice.net/sa/yoldesick.mp4 
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Apr 29, 2023 23:48
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hey this show is nice. really big fan of both the ending and opening
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May 9, 2023 12:58
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The music video for the OP is also pretty cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTMXFbPfKw
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May 10, 2023 02:31
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Coxswain Balls posted:The music video for the OP is also pretty cool. Oh, hell yeah.
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May 10, 2023 08:29
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Coxswain Balls posted:The music video for the OP is also pretty cool. This is a great piece.
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May 10, 2023 17:51
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elda, don't pray for your miko to bomb her test
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May 14, 2023 07:22
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I like that this episode gave Koyuzu some time. She's been in the background so far and it was good to see the sisters bonding over bubbles.
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May 22, 2023 00:30
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new elf droppin https://twitter.com/edomae_elf/status/1661297232602185734
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May 24, 2023 15:17
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I wonder if Ryou Yamada got her "culinary talents" from Haira. 
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May 27, 2023 08:18
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It really is a major nitpick but are there a large amount of elves living at shrines or are there only a few? As the miko Koito doesnt seem to be very unaware that there are other elves out there. But if thats the case wouldnt the few that there are be a really big deal and really well known to the point that everyone knows their name? Its very stupid, but it just keeps distracting me while I watch the show.
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May 27, 2023 08:28
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DurosKlav posted:It really is a major nitpick but are there a large amount of elves living at shrines or are there only a few? As the miko Koito doesnt seem to be very unaware that there are other elves out there. But if thats the case wouldnt the few that there are be a really big deal and really well known to the point that everyone knows their name? Its very stupid, but it just keeps distracting me while I watch the show. They've been around for centuries so I think the initial buzz has worn off they're more living monuments in a sense than people
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May 27, 2023 18:28
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something that is initially incredibly novel and groundbreaking eventually becomes just an accepted thing as people get used to it. there are certainly still people who regard the elves highly, but as they have been around for so long, they are just part of the landscape so to speak. living monuments like xelkevos said. they'll be local fixtures that are more or less unchanging throughout the lives of people living there
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May 27, 2023 18:38
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The various TV series Elda has on tape in today's episode must be references to actual shows, as is usual for the program. I figured out one: "You Weren't In My Dreams" is probably a reference to "I'll See You In My Dreams" from the late 90's, but I am dense and do not know what the other shows being referenced are. he;lp?
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Jun 2, 2023 23:44
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The FF7 joke got a laugh from me.
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Jun 3, 2023 01:06
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I don't like how the show makes me feel melancholic about the passage of time.  Really nice show otherwise, though!
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Jun 3, 2023 14:32
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Zeruel posted:I don't like how the show makes me feel melancholic about the passage of time. I love it. It's interesting to think how someone who will remember you forever and ever might affect people's views on mortality, and also how that would affect the person with immortality. This week's ending was really sweet, I think Koito realizes that the way she feels when seeing her mom on the tape is the same thing that helps out Elda by remembering better times with loved ones who have passed on. Elda's not going anywhere so she's the one who should keep the tapes and mementos.
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Jun 4, 2023 07:12
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God, Yolde gives me a toothache. She's such a good elf.
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Jun 10, 2023 18:00
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It's okay, Haira will make you some nice salad to counter all the sugar.
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Jun 11, 2023 02:32
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I just realized that Uramimi crew is voiced by Suletta and Prospera.
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Jun 11, 2023 03:04
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That would explain so much. Prospera's trying to erase gambling debts! 
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Jun 11, 2023 16:31
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kept rolling the gacha to get Aerial
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Oh no, I just started watching this and was only half paying attention to the OP until this cold op is the Osaka elf... the dreaded Japanese stand up????
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