A History of Elves in Anime

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025

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  • @Stevem
    @Stevem  Месяц назад +13

    SOURCES
    docs.google.com/document/d/1sCpASnEKx_KW-jJI1ZnZakMuX9vTcx0WbVapxk8UWwY/edit?usp=sharing

  • @networknomad5600
    @networknomad5600 29 дней назад +26

    It’s neat that people are discovering non-isekai fantasy anime and enjoying it, Record of Lodoss War and its various adaptations I thought were basically forgotten at this point.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      well there was a game that came out last year at the very least and i hope to see them keep the franchise about if that means keeping prior adaptations around or even idk maybe a nice movie animation of lodoss war would be cool

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi 26 дней назад

      Record of Lodoss War may've been revolutionary in its time, but it's not great by the modern standards. It didn't have a good animation, and the animation couldn't be good even in theory, considering the period in which the anime has been produced.
      Isekai doesn't automatically mean "bad", just for a long time it's been a crutch for the authors on "shousetsuka ni narou" to do a gradual worldbuilding in a certain "diary-like" format.
      Nevertheless I can name a number of Isekai titles better than The Record of Lodoss War and even elaborate why this is the case. And I'm not a hater, just want the new fans to temper their expectations, and the old fans to take off their nostalgia googles.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  26 дней назад +1

      @@Miraihi Deedlit is the best part of the original anime but yeah the ova is uneven but has strong episodes especially the first

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica Месяц назад +166

    For the longest time, there were no such thing as elf girls. There were only girls; the pointy ears were merely a result of animators never having seen a real woman before.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +28

      noooo...

    • @Gunsight-One
      @Gunsight-One 29 дней назад +8

      LMAO!!! 😂

    • @LowellLucasJr.
      @LowellLucasJr. 29 дней назад +8

      @@realkingofantarctica that's what the dwarves want you to think!!! 😆

    • @geoffreyrichards6079
      @geoffreyrichards6079 29 дней назад +7

      The trend of elf girls has quite an interesting pop-cultural evolution. Starting arguably with Lord Dunsany’s Lirazel from “The King of Elfland’s Daughter”, which inspired Tolkien’s Arwen, which inspired a ton of RPG OCs, which inspired “Lodoss War‘s” Deedlit and the rest is history.

    • @Lemuel928
      @Lemuel928 29 дней назад

      They have a elven council way far back in their prime before they slay demons!

  • @Wired4Life2
    @Wired4Life2 29 дней назад +68

    _"Calm down, son, it's just a drawing, not the real thing."_

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +13

      id be worried to see the real thing lol

    • @NonCanonGanon
      @NonCanonGanon 26 дней назад

      >The next day after seeing Deedlit.
      "Son, I'm divorcing your mother and I'd like you to meet your new mom: Deedlit."

    • @RebeccaCyberloli
      @RebeccaCyberloli 26 дней назад

      Is this a reference to that twitter post about the guy getting mad about elves recently?

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  26 дней назад

      @@RebeccaCyberloli first ive heard about that

    • @maxmega42
      @maxmega42 26 дней назад +2

      "Your feelings for her are not real."
      "She is real to me!"

  • @bicyclelife7088
    @bicyclelife7088 29 дней назад +43

    Lodoss War is the OG. The soundtrack was amazing.

    • @NelsonStJames
      @NelsonStJames 27 дней назад +2

      Still listen to that snd track to this day. The opening theme for the series was a banger as well.

    • @danmaertens7872
      @danmaertens7872 25 дней назад

      It’s a masterpiece

  • @Gunsight-One
    @Gunsight-One 29 дней назад +56

    Deedlit from Record of Lodoss War has been and always will be my favorite anime elf girl.

  • @themanwithnoname5310
    @themanwithnoname5310 28 дней назад +8

    The best elf related fiction I’ve ever read isn’t anime or manga but heavily influenced by them: Elfquest. If you haven’t read it do yourself a favor and grab the omnibus.

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. Месяц назад +21

    I blame Deedlit for my forever love of anime elves. I got ro thank Lisa Ortiz herself for bringing such a mysterious beauty to life for me.❤ What an enchanted meeting that was!

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +3

      oh she was the english voice actor i take it

    • @LowellLucasJr.
      @LowellLucasJr. 29 дней назад +5

      @Stevem yes. She was also the English voice of Lina Inverse from Slays, Amy from Sonic X( and others) and Serenity, Joey( Jounoichi) Wheeler from Yu-Gi-Oh....to name a few!

    • @crzyboy190
      @crzyboy190 29 дней назад

      Didn't some of the staff members for the OVAs preferred Lisa Ortiz performance over the original VA?

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      @@crzyboy190 never heard it myself but they don't speak english so i dont know if it would mean much

    • @LowellLucasJr.
      @LowellLucasJr. 29 дней назад

      @crzyboy190 I'm not sure. I haven't heard about that but that's awesome!

  • @Lextorias
    @Lextorias 29 дней назад +87

    crazy to think that elves didn't exist until Frieren invented them

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +15

      how did we cope

    • @haldir108
      @haldir108 29 дней назад +2

      I'm probably reading too much into it, but in my head, you're still miffed about how people talk about your take on frieren's demons.
      (I've certainly seen people painting a target on you, with zero-context clips and screenshots, making it seem like you think coolsville sucks)

    • @Lextorias
      @Lextorias 29 дней назад +4

      @ if I can’t bring up Frieren without people assuming it has something to do with my video, then I don’t think I’m the one who’s not letting it go lol

    • @justincholos.balisang6884
      @justincholos.balisang6884 29 дней назад +1

      Almost as if there are certain kinds of people that almost made them extinct, those who hunt elves.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 29 дней назад

      @@Lextorias I agree with your take

  • @IAMA1
    @IAMA1 29 дней назад +17

    What a nice video to end off the year. Both Frieren and Dungeon Meshi were in my top 3 for the best of year for their respective years, so it's cool to learn a bit about anime Elf history.
    I actually added Lodoss War to my watchlist recently just looking for fun* older fantasy anime. I didn't know it was so monumental

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +2

      sword world rpg is still about to this day, it has lasting power

    • @residentialpsycho1075
      @residentialpsycho1075 14 дней назад

      I own the VHS for this series. It is charming. The art and music are absolutely fantastic. However, character depth, character development, story line, and so forth are relatively lacking. I like Deedlet, Pirotess, and the villains, though.

  • @Meliae
    @Meliae 29 дней назад +20

    marcille might be the newest "modern" elf to win me over but the world needs more barbarian elves like moka from ozanari dungeon

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +2

      ohhhh interesting title

  • @Esirre
    @Esirre 29 дней назад +22

    with the popularity of elves im surprised we haven't gotten an official LoZ anime yet.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +16

      nintendo is very protective so the best you might get is like opening of that remake

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 29 дней назад +5

      At least there's plenty of The Legend of Zelda manga, and there's even a comic book drawn by Shotaro Ishinomori, the creator of Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider and the first two Super Sentai series

    • @Esirre
      @Esirre 29 дней назад +2

      @@pablocasas5906 ah wow damn, gotta read that one. I just got into toku in 2023

    • @williamjanak2013
      @williamjanak2013 29 дней назад +2

      There was an American cartoon. That scared them from letting someone do that again to their IP.

  • @Capo98y
    @Capo98y 29 дней назад +5

    I can't belive that all those popular Isekai anime are adaptations of basically fanfics from a website

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад +1

      So the fanfic era was over by 2012 the site is basically a creative writing hub now

    • @Capo98y
      @Capo98y 28 дней назад

      @Stevem Oh sorry, my mistake, by fanfic i meant amateur stories

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад +1

      yeah most isekai's although not all come from the naro website. The format was kinda woven from the culture of the site and things those writers were into, it's actually very grass roots with a lot of freedom. Which then became big enough that people like kadokawa and others started scooping them up left and right.

  • @richatdastkey3555
    @richatdastkey3555 29 дней назад +15

    that's super interesting about wizardry having such a close tie to dungeon meshi. I've heard a lot of discourse about how good the magic system and food science and all that is in the show but it does feel video game-like even when compared to other anime that literally have thier characters using video game UI elements to interact with real world elements. a GOOD video game at that

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +5

      i kinda feel frieren is also very wizardry at points when it does dungeon crawling especially with the mapping and stuff, though it could just go back to table top

  • @WereCrow
    @WereCrow 29 дней назад +12

    Another SteveM banger, thank you so much for including german Marcille and the best friends bit hehe Also great history deep dive as always!

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      i thought those were funny haha so i went with it

  • @tasogarerubica
    @tasogarerubica 29 дней назад +20

    I also love the divergent elf species we got in the early 90s of the space Elves from novels like Crest of the Stars and characters like Lena from Star Ocean. Also cannot forget Queen Azalyn Goza from Irresponsible Captain Tylor too

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +6

      that database , couldnt keep the elves in one space

    • @basedhalcyon
      @basedhalcyon 29 дней назад +3

      Crest of the Stars mentioned, holy shit. Loved watching it on Anime Unleashed

    • @extraful1
      @extraful1 29 дней назад +1

      Based Crest of the Stars enjoyer

    • @micketm3
      @micketm3 28 дней назад

      Crest/ Banner of the Stars !!
      And I don't think they're elves... they were created... rebeled against humanity 😅

  • @mdraj5655
    @mdraj5655 29 дней назад +5

    I always liked elfs but frieren is gotta be my favorite elf of all time. We need more strong elfs in anime

    • @Capo98y
      @Capo98y 28 дней назад

      you mean more shows that have no consistensy? where the characters can make anything and its going to be justyfied as "magic"? A show that has no tension because the magic has no rules so any character can pull any power that the author wants at any moment making the fights meaningless?

    • @webmaster3575
      @webmaster3575 28 дней назад +1

      ​@@Capo98y Frieren's Magic system is very close to real magic. The word magic literally means the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
      Chakra from naruto
      Curse energy from JJK
      Nen from HXH
      Alchemy from FMAB
      Stands from Jojo
      Etc etc
      Are all glorified magic systems too
      Frieren have a soft magic system but there are clearly rules set on. Anything is possible long as you have enough imagination and mana but those resources are not unlimited therefore no character is invincible. It is made very clear in the show mastering any spell takes years of practice and making a new spell is equivalent to making a new invention in our world. It is one of the most interesting things about frieren if I say so myself. I doubt you even watched frieren whole in the first place

  • @TrackZero
    @TrackZero 29 дней назад +15

    Regarding the Dark Elves in Lodoss War, they were based off the AD&D 1st edition "Dungoneer's Survival Guide" (1986) which had introduced them. But had not yet turned them into the "Drow" that R.A. Salvatore's books did in the early/mid 90s. It was that original incarnation which Japan's AD&D and derivative games built their early lore from. Side note; for those who want the best modern Wizardry experience, I suggest Busin 0 (Zero) for the Playstation 2. There's translation guides out for it and it's hands down the way you'd want to experience the series today.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +2

      I know there's a remake that came out this year of wizardry 1 though it's gonna be old school and gog has wizardry 8

    • @Just.Kidding
      @Just.Kidding 29 дней назад

      the best wizardry experience is hands down wizardry 8, which i'd say doubles as the best modern wizardry experience - for a given value of "modern"

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад +1

      @Trackzero so i had a look at the dungoneers survival guide drow is in there though it didnt say much just they worship spider queen not always trustworthy etc

    • @TrackZero
      @TrackZero 26 дней назад

      @@Stevem Ahhh, my old memory being off. Good to know the name was there at the start!

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi 26 дней назад

      Interestingly enough, dark elves in Japanese media have brown skin instead of the ashen grey. The first creators were probably looking at the black and white illustration and assuming that the darker tone meant "tanned", like it's usually done in manga.

  • @akumakilla4
    @akumakilla4 13 дней назад

    I cannot describe how much this video has genuinely blown my mind. Fantasy is my favorite genre when it comes to anime and I never thought how much history there was up until now. Love this vid.

  • @TheWeebCrewPodcast
    @TheWeebCrewPodcast 29 дней назад +4

    It's interesting to me how they've started giving elves these Otaku elements. Elda from Edomae Elf being the most apparent example given her fixations on gachapon and anime and the like, but even Frieren and Marcille to an extent exhibit similar sort of coping mechanisms. A large part of Frieren's character is how much she loves magic and collecting spells. Very Otaku coded.
    It will be interesting to see if they will continue the trend as this reign of elf supremacy continues.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +3

      Those who live forever becoming hoarders of trinkets doesn't surprise me, especially when those things might outlive the people around them

  • @ColemakesMADs
    @ColemakesMADs 28 дней назад +1

    I've been binging Stevem's videos this holiday, glad there's a new one.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад

      lets gooooo, there's a few of them put out 5 videos over the last few months

  • @masonarseneau2414
    @masonarseneau2414 26 дней назад

    I find your videos so fascinating. Teaches me so much and helps me appreciate many things I would normally probably not even notice. Fantasy isn’t my favorite genre and yet the way you present it has me so excited learning about elves and how they changed throughout anime

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  26 дней назад

      glad you enjoyed!!!

  • @codys1528
    @codys1528 29 дней назад +4

    The tracing of long ears back to the 80s and the pre hackson-lotr "elf" to the 80s was an interesting cross into my first exposure to an Elf. Not quite anime, and made by an American couple - ElfQuest is/was a running graphic novel series that draws on the same ideas of what an elf is

  • @fandyllic1975
    @fandyllic1975 24 дня назад +1

    Elves in anime became more distinctive in that they tend to have longer pointy ears that stick out to the side. Most elves in Western fantasy media have pointy ears that stick up more and tend to be shorter (except Warcraft where they are really long, but not to the side).

  • @DrPluton
    @DrPluton 28 дней назад +2

    In the Land of Leadale had a unique elf character. She's technically a human spat out into a video game after the video game was closed, but she came out as an elf. It's a comedic anime.

  • @ajdynon
    @ajdynon 21 день назад +2

    Another anime that maybe qualifies as an early influence on elves in anime is Fight! Iczer-1. It’s sci fi rather than fantasy and Iczer-1 is never called an elf (she’s an alien android), but she does look very elf-like. And actually I’ve seen a few elf like aliens in science fiction anime (Crest/Banner of the Stars is another that comes to mind), so it seems probable that Spock from Star Trek is another influence.

  • @kinosa11
    @kinosa11 29 дней назад +2

    I just want to point out that its really funny you chose a clip of Aura instead of Mare when you noted that boy elves are also getting some limelight at 17:20

  • @lxdead5585
    @lxdead5585 29 дней назад +6

    Fun thing is that in Slayers elves not as common, but all the dragons that takes human form have... long, pointy ears.
    Those that I find interesting for their designs and character, temper are Deedlit and Marcille.
    Overall I'm just happy that we are again receiving high quality fantasy anime. I remember growing up watching Slayers, Record of Lodoss War and few other fantasy shows, I loved them, especially Slayers and lets be honest, we were flooded with sht-load of isekai fantasy stories, which in vast majority were mediocre at best and now Frieren, Dungeon Meshii.. they are like a fresh air, a light of hope for fantasy genre to be reborn - I hope so.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +3

      well such is genre work, theyll be stuff that stands out more than others, like i was kinda shocked how few proper elf related shows actually came out in the 90s and yeah the results are a bit mixed

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi 26 дней назад

      Currently the pointy of ears in Japanese fantasy signifies the connection to magic. Mazoku (Demonkind) have them, dragons have them, but elves still have the longest and pointiest ones.

  • @ninjaws
    @ninjaws 26 дней назад +1

    Ryoko Kui, the mangaka of Dungeon Meshi, is a huge fan of Wizardry and other western RPGs. She *may* have had a few chapters near the end of the manga get delayed because she was playing so much Baldur's Gate 3

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  26 дней назад

      yeah i mention later about it theyve brough up wizardry 6 as an influence on dungeon meshii in designs etc

  • @LilMissThor
    @LilMissThor 29 дней назад +3

    Can't wait for the assuredly in the works video about anime dwarves! :D

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +5

      Might take a while before dwarfes has as many options as elves

    • @LilMissThor
      @LilMissThor 29 дней назад

      That's okay. I just want a video where you discuss Senshi from Delicious in dungeon anyway. :D

  • @4-kathryn
    @4-kathryn 10 дней назад

    Though she looks like an elf I was surprised to see Ryoko featured here... I always thought of her as an space alien. Nice video

  • @ENSIBDumb
    @ENSIBDumb 29 дней назад +2

    Great video. I know some of my friends love elves and may appreciate this listen.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      im glad for it to be shared!

  • @chunksss
    @chunksss 29 дней назад

    What a wonderful way to end the year. Thanks as always Stevem

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      thank you for the support always!

  • @randomthrowawayaccount7721
    @randomthrowawayaccount7721 29 дней назад +2

    another upload by the goat

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      last of the year!

  • @fordesponja
    @fordesponja 29 дней назад +5

    The arab coded space elves with w40k tyranid type ships from Irresponsible Captain Taylor should count, the princess is a nice character.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +2

      i didnt really touch like scifi coded elves but im sure theres a few out there

  • @xyanide1986
    @xyanide1986 29 дней назад

    Your comedic delivery in this one was great. Funny little video that feels less long than it is.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      thank you!

  • @creekandseminole
    @creekandseminole 7 дней назад

    In the recent vanillaware game called unicorn overlord, you can play as elves. It is a strategy RPG and really really good

  • @Stevem
    @Stevem  Месяц назад +12

    Best Elf in anime~????

    • @bredmond812
      @bredmond812 Месяц назад +2

      Does Nyu in Elfen Lied count as an elf?

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +2

      @@bredmond812 not really or i wouldnt personally

    • @wiphosphophyllite
      @wiphosphophyllite Месяц назад +1

      Elda from Otaku Elf..

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +1

      @@wiphosphophyllite good choice

    • @bredmond812
      @bredmond812 Месяц назад +2

      @Stevem oh man. All these years, I've been "lied" to about there being elves in Elfen Lied.

  • @Themanwithnoscreenname
    @Themanwithnoscreenname 29 дней назад +2

    Dark elves implies that there are light elves, though, which are like regular elves, but 1/3 fewer calories.
    Heyhihellohowareyou, I do this for the algorithm.

  • @davidfromkyushu6870
    @davidfromkyushu6870 7 дней назад

    My favorite elf, beside Frieren, is Ryu Lion from DanMachi. She's the awkward elf waitress and former adventurer with a strong sense of justice, but with her the author goes into the background of his world's elves- her tribe are xenophobes that see themselves as superior to all others and kill any foreigner that enters their woods. Ryu felt this was wrong and left for the wider world but found her upbringing made her both instinctively dislike other elves for being racist but being afraid of letting any non-elf get close to her until she met Alys. She went through a Punisher phase after her familia was killed and now works at a bar.

  • @simplemindedsage
    @simplemindedsage 29 дней назад

    For another modern example, Metaphor: ReFantazio has a variant of the "90s anime elf" with the Roussainte Tribe.
    I have a lot of nostalgia for Lodoss War and 90s anime elves. It's one of the reasons why Hulkenberg is one of my favorite characters in the game.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      she does have the big ears for sure

  • @Oddmanoutre
    @Oddmanoutre 19 дней назад

    3:21 "Which would have taken some major dedication," you do remember that you're talking about Japanese otaku in the '80's? A group of people with time on their hands and an unshakable belief in their ability to succeed?

  • @retroanimemike
    @retroanimemike 28 дней назад

    Well i am a blind one - first i saw the Wizardry ova and promptly forgot all about it never learning of its historical significance, and then i saw the Elf 17 ova and read what little of the manga is translated in english and completely missed the different ears. Good work, Stevem!

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      no problems at some point the manga might also change the ears but hard to pin down where since ive only seen the volumised covers have longer ears too

  • @minespatch
    @minespatch 29 дней назад +1

    I might be the random weirdo but I like the maid elf character Myusel from Outbreak Company. She's a proactive character who wants to learn the Japanese culture but is discriminated by other people in the setting she's in. Yet the discrimination doesn't hold her back. So it's a endearing character. Love the rest of the show but Myusel was a favorite.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      oh this sounds cool

  • @alexgentry6675
    @alexgentry6675 29 дней назад

    My favorite anime elves are Frieren and Marcille. Gotta love them both. Absolutely iconic the both of them.

  • @ShadoFXPerino
    @ShadoFXPerino 29 дней назад +1

    17:26 "Maybe a boy or two" --shows Aura 😅

  • @ericlewis3444
    @ericlewis3444 29 дней назад +2

    HAHAAH I knew it! Lodoss was one of my favs

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      lodoss is the og

  • @nonamek3697
    @nonamek3697 24 дня назад +1

    Wow! So Record of Lodoss War is the precursor to Critical Role & Legend of Vox Machina. It's neat how history repeats/rhymes.

  • @TheEvolver311
    @TheEvolver311 29 дней назад +2

    Record of Lodoss War is still the best D&D media ever produced.

    • @Just.Kidding
      @Just.Kidding 29 дней назад

      planescape: torment would like a word with you

  • @raptorskilltor4554
    @raptorskilltor4554 29 дней назад

    This makes those two elves in unicorn overlord make a lot of sense now

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      well im glad it brings some clarity

  • @zainmudassir2964
    @zainmudassir2964 Месяц назад +3

    Saw this after watching 'we are living in Elf Renaissance' by another RUclipsrs

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +3

      i guess im not the first to say but honestly finding an actual breakdown historically was not easy had to do the leg work myself

  • @loodwich
    @loodwich 29 дней назад

    It is not high fantasy, but for me, one of the most influential elves in anime is Lafiel from the family of Abriel, from the saga 'Seikai' (crest of stars, and barner of the stars)
    Also, I like Frieren, which helped me learn more German.

  • @richatdastkey3555
    @richatdastkey3555 29 дней назад +3

    THE TENCHI UNIVERSE IS TRYING EVERYTHING THEY CAN THINK OF 😂

    • @fordesponja
      @fordesponja 29 дней назад +1

      @@richatdastkey3555 it's even worse, those are novels written in the 90s. And the late anime adaptations going full videogame isekai with all the bad tropes that plague the genre. The writer went full joker when he wrote it almost 3 decades ago and made the bad clichés that are popular today, the Tenchi Muyo franchise is the Metal Gear Solid 2 of shitty anime

    • @__diosito__
      @__diosito__ 15 дней назад

      ​​@@fordesponja 90s tenchi Muyo was good, you just have sht taste

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. Месяц назад +2

    The more anime elves the better!❤️
    - Disgraceful Dwarf Smith

  • @TallicaMan1986
    @TallicaMan1986 Месяц назад +2

    Wizardry Anime is so good. Just a dope dungeon crawling campaign.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +1

      i Cant say i was that impressed it hits the beats i suppose

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 Месяц назад

      @@Stevem For what Wizardry really is. I'm really glad they didn't jam pack a bunch of rando stuff.

  • @CornishCreamtea07
    @CornishCreamtea07 28 дней назад

    I wonder, do you think elves had a huge influence towards 90s character designs? The designs of prolific artists, Tsukasa Kotobuki and Takehiko Ito, both have a very elvish look to them.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад +1

      Don't know really youd have to ask them, when asked about elf changes the author of lodoss war said the vibe towards elves at the time is of them having harsh features and being scary

  • @Saxolotl0
    @Saxolotl0 29 дней назад

    I will always find it interesting that Wizardry was a major driver of the initial fantasy craze. It makes me wonder what drew their initial interest.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      it sold really well, theres a cool interview with one of the members of the team and oshii and you get an idea of what he thinks the appeal was back then

    • @Saxolotl0
      @Saxolotl0 29 дней назад

      @ Ah thank you for being such a fount of knowledge Steve! I will definitely go read it 😄

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      @@Saxolotl0 i think its on the wizardry website for the game that came out in 2024

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk 27 дней назад

    What happened is the Elves became hunted. There was a whole anime about hunting elves.
    No mention of the best pal elf a Black Swordsman can have Puck.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      he's like a pixie elf so he's not exactly what i'm talking about, also he doesn't exist as a character in the anime until what the 2016 version of which im not interested in talking about.

  • @xvct2661
    @xvct2661 Месяц назад +2

    Nice video to end the year just barely made it

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +2

      thank you!

  • @professorq4081
    @professorq4081 15 дней назад

    When it comes to Dark elves I will always prefer the brown skinned ones. I would like for once to see a story around a Dark elf. The only thing close was Karla from Kono Healer, Mendokusai.

  • @JTVega
    @JTVega 28 дней назад

    There is a Mangas that was release in 2018 that had Deedlet.

  • @sambelanger8647
    @sambelanger8647 29 дней назад

    Comment for algorithm 😎 greatest channel

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      thank you!

  • @onizame5480
    @onizame5480 18 дней назад

    Kos-nos and T-elos are my fave Elves

  • @Nspark9001
    @Nspark9001 29 дней назад

    You might say that this guy could be considered among...Those Who Hunt Elves

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      did they hunt all the male elves

  • @crzyboy190
    @crzyboy190 29 дней назад

    I was always curious about this lol.

  • @Vaennylla
    @Vaennylla 28 дней назад

    I find Celestine to be one of the most incredibly beautiful elves I've seen so far.
    Don't ask where Celestine's from. If you know, you know.

  • @hemangchauhan2864
    @hemangchauhan2864 29 дней назад

    2:35 Wizardry OVA is an excellent 50 min adventure, that covers all the basics of ORIGINAL Wizardry videogames for Apple II/NEC. Class synergy, how magic is used and final boss being Wedna.
    I heavily disagree in not being accurate (though you can argue about the elf-ness of the characters).

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      i never said it wasnt accurate, more so the quality is isnt up to the standard other adaptations

  • @Kaytsey
    @Kaytsey 29 дней назад

    Now, I would be interested in fantasy animes and its tropes in general. Some anime seem point to specific cliches all the time.

  • @CiganoCorinthiano
    @CiganoCorinthiano 29 дней назад

    Elfa engraçada na thumb já merece o like.

  • @mamaharumi
    @mamaharumi 29 дней назад

    I'm a big fan of the Lodoss anime, and the SNES game.

  • @martijn9560
    @martijn9560 29 дней назад

    Marcille is best elf for this year
    But deedlit is hard to beat after almost 3 decades

  • @muamua101
    @muamua101 26 дней назад

    My 1st WAIFU when waifus didn't exist yet XD

  • @GenesisAria
    @GenesisAria 28 дней назад

    Anime elf girls are blessed. I hope we invent them alongside catgirls some day.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад

      I think they should stay 2d lest we create some abomination

    • @GenesisAria
      @GenesisAria 27 дней назад

      @@Stevem Idk, if you have seen some non-scuffed photorealistic ai generations of these, they actually look just fine. It's usually about execution rather than principle. People imagine grotesque or uncanny versions of things until they see one that works.
      When people talking about catgirls or whatever, they usually mean like actually engineered one (maybe subspecies like nekopara), not bodypart grafting freakshows lol.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      @@GenesisAria im not really for unnessacary genetic mutations for aesthetic reasons, nor ai image lol

    • @GenesisAria
      @GenesisAria 26 дней назад

      @@Stevem i mean it'll happen regardless of people's opinions on it lol.

  • @pablocasas5906
    @pablocasas5906 29 дней назад

    I don't if we are in a sort of fantasy anime renaissance, I mean, we got Frieren, Dungeon Meshi, that weird Lord of the Rings anime film, but I think the majority is still comprised of Isekai stories, which I consider a sort of separate genre even if they're fantasy based. I'd love to see a new Lodoss War anime, or perhaps something inspired by Greek myths like Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Arion, but if we had to resort to Iseakai, at least I want to see a fantasy mecha series like Dunbine (though this yeas Sunrise made some Dunbine shorts) and Escaflowne.
    The thing I really liked about the two most popular anime elf girls from this year, Frieren and Marcille, is that they're both voiced by the same voice actress in the Latin American Spanish dub, Erika Ugalde
    12:00 Those who hunt Elves was a late-night anime? I used to watch it as a kid, it was shown on the Latin American channel, Locomotion, which later became Animax Latin America

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      yes those who hunt for elves was a really early late night anime in japan from 96 , something they brought attention to even in the outros for the next episode apparently

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 29 дней назад

      @@Stevem that's funny because here in Latin America, Those who hunt Elves was aired in the mornings and I used to watch it as a kid more than twenty years ago

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      @@pablocasas5906 i mean they may have censored it or made changes for broadcast standards there but it wouldnt be the first time a more adult esc anime is put in a kids block

  • @stevencasteel
    @stevencasteel 29 дней назад

    I capitalized on the Elf Girl thing for the music I published on my channel.

  • @MrBishnuu
    @MrBishnuu 21 день назад

    I want that jacket

  • @TheGahta
    @TheGahta 29 дней назад

    Funny backstory to record of lodoss war i never knew as i slid into the anime/manga world after my tabletop rpg phase (and even then it wasn't through the dnd but their german descendant dsa) so i never got the connection and just saw it as a well made take on dnd instead of it being a legit ripple down creation in its own right

  • @RYClaude
    @RYClaude 29 дней назад +1

    time to be friends with elves

  • @CaseNumber00
    @CaseNumber00 29 дней назад +4

    I believe in Elf supremacy.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      well this is a good place to be hahah

    • @fishfingers4548
      @fishfingers4548 29 дней назад

      Pesky knife ear... go back to your tree huggin'
      (From a rotund fellow fond of his gold, blacksmithing, beer and other manly traditions. Btw its not always a fondness of literal toxic hobbies.)

  • @StudyofSwords
    @StudyofSwords 29 дней назад

    Including Fam, chef's kiss*

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      she has some long ass ears

  • @kandicemir2514
    @kandicemir2514 Месяц назад +1

    0:43 I am aware that there exist a lord of the rings anime (sort of) I mean yes there do exist the recent war of the Rohirrim but there was one before known as the hobbit that was aired in 1977 and was a co production between rankin bass and top craft studios just wanted to bring that up

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +2

      i was gonna bring it up, but it felt like a deadend since top craft were kinda separate from most of the industry and it was made for the states.
      There's a very small appearance of an elf but its so divorced from the convo and its almost demon like from what i recall.

    • @zainmudassir2964
      @zainmudassir2964 Месяц назад

      I recently saw War of the Rohirrim. No elves tho

    • @LowellLucasJr.
      @LowellLucasJr. Месяц назад

      @Stevem Your probably referring to woodevkes of Mirkwook from the Hobbit. Despite their appearance, they were armed and dangerous. A stark contrast from Elrond and the elves of Riverdale.​

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад

      @@LowellLucasJr. yeah theyre green arent they and menacing

    • @LowellLucasJr.
      @LowellLucasJr. 29 дней назад

      @Stevem yeah a greenish blue hue. But they they're supposed to be ( visually at least) a stark, dark. Warlike elf vs their Caucasian brethren.

  • @jointdavidlunacardozo1410
    @jointdavidlunacardozo1410 29 дней назад

    Hehehe I specially like Lucia from DnD Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara, funny how the developers wanted to make initially a Records of lodos war game, to find later they were dealing with the game it originally came from.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      lucia is defo capcom branded deedlit

  • @DKaelynd
    @DKaelynd 29 дней назад

    Legend of Cystania is actually in the same world as Record of Lodoss War.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      yeah its part of the broader sword world rpg landscape

  • @NotOrdinaryInGames
    @NotOrdinaryInGames 29 дней назад

    Who would have guessed, if you make a female character INTERESTING ON SCREEN, in addition to merely beautiful, people would actually remember her for years to come! Such brilliant writing choice, if only more writers thought of that.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      its interesting since the light novels shes seems quite different

    • @NotOrdinaryInGames
      @NotOrdinaryInGames 28 дней назад

      @@Stevem Another example as to why the source material is not always this sacred document that must not be altered.

  • @thepositiver9977
    @thepositiver9977 Месяц назад +1

    Lets go!!!! :D

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  Месяц назад +2

      woooo!

    • @thepositiver9977
      @thepositiver9977 29 дней назад

      @@Stevem Favorite anime elf is definitely the classic Deedlit, she just got it all, her game owns too.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      @@thepositiver9977 she does have it down i want more deedlit

  • @AEspiral
    @AEspiral 27 дней назад

    Record of Lodoss war still deserve a whole and faithfull adaptation...

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      in doing so you may remove some of deedlits qualities, im not sure faithful is always best, but im not against new versions coming out

    • @AEspiral
      @AEspiral 26 дней назад

      @@Stevem Not really, i am reading the novels right now, they are WAY, way better than the anime. But the character personalities in the anime are well done, with exception of Parn that is made to be a total idiot in the anime for no reason. All the other characters are pretty spot on. Being faithful only makes the story better. Mushoku Tensei is proof of that, ROLW deserved an adaptation with the same love. And you can rest assured that Deedlit personality will not change.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  25 дней назад

      well they talk about her quite different it seems

    • @AEspiral
      @AEspiral 25 дней назад

      @@Stevem Try the novel, you will understand, she is a little bit more "grounded", but personality nothing changes.

  • @Twoseconds001
    @Twoseconds001 29 дней назад

    There won't be any manga nor anime that can top how good Frieren is

  • @marktaylor6491
    @marktaylor6491 29 дней назад +2

    No mention of 'Crest of Stars'? Aka. Sarcastic Space Elves in Anime. For shame.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      Space elves are kinda a thing on their own I suppose

    • @marktaylor6491
      @marktaylor6491 29 дней назад

      @Stevem true

  • @ViewTube_Dan
    @ViewTube_Dan 29 дней назад +2

    This year Frieren became my favourite elf of all time. She hit all the right emotional buttons in so many good scenes..
    Hands down the moment that surprised me the most in Frieren was when she game ended Aura.
    But then there were also shots like when Himmel and her stood in a pose in which Himmel gives her a ring.. and there is a clocktower right in between them.. showing that time stands in between Himmel and Frieren being together.
    From the music.. artstyle.. writing.. I have never had such a 10/10 feeling since FMA.

  • @Doomroar
    @Doomroar 29 дней назад +1

    That "male" elf from Overlord is actually a crossdressing female elf, and frankly i am not even sure if the twins are even elves
    Now if we are talking male elves, there's Zel from Interspecies Reviewers but that may be too spicy for YT, that said i did peek some Erufuda in there trying to lose weight so maybe it is all fair

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      Zel can go in the cabin with the dude from frieren

  • @MSaint
    @MSaint 22 дня назад

    around elves... watch yourselves

  • @cthellis
    @cthellis 29 дней назад

    It was always our destiny.

    • @cthellis
      @cthellis 29 дней назад

      Deedlit and Pirotess are the One True Elf™️
      Yes, both of them.

    • @cthellis
      @cthellis 29 дней назад

      Elves eat the borgar!

  • @lupinsensei7456
    @lupinsensei7456 29 дней назад

    The Bard will rejoice when he sees this video

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  25 дней назад

      which bard haha

  • @barrymaslow8441
    @barrymaslow8441 27 дней назад

    Lodoss, Lodoss, LODOSS!

    • @barrymaslow8441
      @barrymaslow8441 27 дней назад

      Record of Lodoss War is AMAZING. (BOTH versions)

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  27 дней назад

      @@barrymaslow8441 well youre in the right place

  • @HaydenTheHistorian
    @HaydenTheHistorian 29 дней назад

    frieren burger gif

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      its good!

  • @Kuudere-Kun
    @Kuudere-Kun 29 дней назад

    Earlier this year I did a whole post on my Blog about how these Lodos War inspired Anime Dark Elves are nothing like the Drow, but then you come along and just go "oh they have darker skin so they're Drow basically" completely undermining all my hard word.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      Not what i said at all but go off, drow don't have tanned skin it seems blueish if anything.
      the dark elves in lodoss war predate drow technically

    • @Kuudere-Kun
      @Kuudere-Kun 29 дней назад

      @@Stevem Well what you said was easy to misunderstand.

    • @Kuudere-Kun
      @Kuudere-Kun 29 дней назад

      @@Stevem Likewise my comment came off more hostile then I intended, I was going for just mildly annoyed.

  • @Bones12x2
    @Bones12x2 29 дней назад

    Surprised you didn't mention how important elf girls were to the "plot" of Viper RSR. 😏

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  28 дней назад +1

      I don't think I mentioned viper at all lol

  • @chipper7554
    @chipper7554 29 дней назад

    Meru's Theme? How random.

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад

      its a good theme

  • @kennethrapp1379
    @kennethrapp1379 29 дней назад +1

    [elf nonsense]

  • @scipi_o
    @scipi_o 29 дней назад

    dont forget the all elves baddies from Vox Machina 😋

    • @Stevem
      @Stevem  29 дней назад +1

      its not anime though