Those Who Hunt Elves: Difference between revisions

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[[File:those_who_hunts_elves_6612.jpg|frame|From left to right: Celcia old-self, Celcia current-self, Airi, Junpei and Ritsuko. (Mihke is missing)]]

{{quote|''Ready, set... strip''|American cover for the first DVD}}

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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Justified in that {{spoiler|Celcia's spell summons objects from our world to hers}} (so having a tank makes perfect sense [[Rule of Cool|and is awesome]]), but also played straight in the pop culture references and the many religious profanities used. And Elf ~~Mc Burger~~. ''You cannot escape ~~Mc Donalds~~.''

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Justified in that {{spoiler|Celcia's spell summons objects from our world to hers}} (so having a tank makes perfect sense [[Rule of Cool|and is awesome]]), but also played straight in the pop culture references and the many religious profanities used. And Elf McBurger. ''You cannot escape McDonalds.''

** This eventually becomes a plot point.

* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Creative use of an enlargement potion in an absence of [[Magic Pants]] makes for instant nudity. It also makes for an angry giantess who punches out a dragon that is threatening her town.

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'''Ritsuko:''' Then was then. Now is now.

'''Junpei:''' Boy, I hate fantasy stories! }}

** Junpei's catch phrase:

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{{quote|'''Junpei:''' Man this series sure uses a lot of screwball comedies.

'''Celicia:''' Fantasy series Junpei, fantasy series. }}

* [[Catch Phrase]]: At least in the dub, Junpei says, "This is why I hate fantasy stories!"

** In the original manga, and it's "Freaking fantasy world!".

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* [[The Nudifier]]: the potion which will make any elf naked.

* [[The One Guy]]: Junpei.

* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: A notable aversion. They all ''look good'', but otherwise their society seems to have integrated well into that of ~~human~~'s.

* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: A notable aversion. They all ''look good'', but otherwise their society seems to have integrated well into that of humanity's.

* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]

* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: the women in the main cast, usually directed at Junpei (or any male too obsessed with the Elf Hunters quest), although Junpei himself uses it to prevent an uncomfortable old man homoerotic moment.

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** In Episode 1 Airi disguised as an Elf, gives a Cutey Honey Speech and even coins the phrase Lovely Warrior.

** A certain [[Discworld|landmass]] supported on the back of four elephants and a turtle appears often.

* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Junpei and Celcia, believe it or not. Junpei sure doesn't. As in, he's completely oblivious even when Celcia confesses to him. Which leads to [[Epic Fail]] number two.}}

* [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]: Airi, lacking muscles, magic, and guns, relies solely on her brain and her acting skills to support the group.

* [[Team Pet]]: Celcia, for most of the series.

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* [[Summon Everyman Hero]]: The back-plot of the story: to defeat the [[Big Bad]], Celcia casts a spell which summons the protagonists. Less than a minute later, the [[Big Bad]] is {{spoiler|only mostly}} dead, thanks to Ritsuko blasting it with the armored tank that the spell also brought along.

* [[Unscaled Merfolk]]

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: {{spoiler|Celcia can transform into whatever she wants with her ring. However, played with in that she always ends up transforming into animals (hence she is considered [[Team Pet]]) and cannot transform back once she absorbs any one of the spell fragments. She can only change back once she gains ~~all~~ ~~fragments~~ or ~~lose~~ ~~them~~ ~~all~~. The fact that the spell fragments, which manifest visibly in her body as she gains them, make her [[media:072.jpg|look ridiculous]] does not help. For those who don't understand the image, the dark lines on the big bird are the spell fragments that manifest on Celcia's body. And that big bird is only ''one'' of the forms that she ends up not so willingly taking throughout the whole comic.}}

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: {{spoiler|Celcia can transform into whatever she wants with her ring. However, played with in that she always ends up transforming into animals (hence she is considered [[Team Pet]]) and cannot transform back once she absorbs any one of the spell fragments. She can only change back once she gains or loses all of the fragments. The fact that the spell fragments, which manifest visibly in her body as she gains them, make her [[media:072.jpg|look ridiculous]] does not help. For those who don't understand the image, the dark lines on the big bird are the spell fragments that manifest on Celcia's body. And that big bird is only ''one'' of the forms that she ends up not-so-willingly taking throughout the whole comic.}}

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: In one chapter of the manga, Junpei states that "you can't go by in a fantasy world without knowing a spell or two", and thus sets out to train in the arcane arts in his very own way. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Airi's purple hair.