#Otaku Elf Drops New Character Visual

The ongoing Otaku Elf anime, which recently released its eighth episode, has received a new character visual that features Isuzu Koimari and the elf Haila.

Otaku Elf premiered on April 7 (effectively April 8 at 2:25 AM JST) in Japan and is streamed by Ani One Asia, Bilibili, and HIDIVE internationally. It is an adaptation of the Kodansha-published manga series by Akihiko Higuchi, which began in 2019 and has seven tankoubon volumes as of March 2023.

Seven Seas Entertainment describes the manga as:

Koganei Koito works as the teenage shrine maiden at the Takamimi Shrine, catering to the whims of its resident: a centuries-old elf who loves video games as much as she hates going outside! Line up your offerings for the otaku elf—some energy drinks, chips and video games will do nicely—and watch her new friends scramble to keep up!

The anime is directed by Takebumi Anzai (Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu, PuraOre! Pride of Orange) with Shogo Yasukawa (The Executioner and Her Way of Life) as series composer and scriptwriter, Takeshi Oda (Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina) as character designer and chief animation director, and Akito Matsuda (Hibike! Euphonium Movie 3: Chikai no Finale) as music composer. C2C is the animation production company.

The cast members includes Yuka Ozaki as Koito Koganei, Ami Koshimizu as Elda, Haruka Aikawa as Koma Sakuraba, Hitomi Sekine as Koyuzu Koganei, Teru Ikuta as Himawari Kohinata, Rie Kugimiya as Yord, Kana Ichinose as Isuzu, and Mamiko Noto as Haila.

The Otaku Elf manga is serialized in Shonen Magazine Edge and published under the Shonen Magazine Edge Comics label.