Otaku Elf

Otaku Elf (Japanese: 江戸前エルフ, Hepburn: Edomae Erufu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiko Higuchi. It began serialization in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge in June 2019. After the magazine ended publication, the series was moved to the Comic Days website in December 2023. As of September 2024, ten tankōbon volumes have been published. An anime television series adaptation produced by C2C aired from April to June 2023. The story follows 16-year-old Koito Koganei, who becomes a miko at the Takamimi Shrine and the caretaker of the shrine's living "deity," an ageless elf named Elda. However, Elda is a shut-in who fears leaving the shrine after a boy teased her about her ears 60 years ago. Koito tries to get Elda out of her shell and enjoy life, with mixed results. Elda, despite being an elf who has lived for centuries, is an otaku who loves video games, anime, and manga. She is very interested in modern civilization and hobbies, spending her days playing on her laptop and ordering otaku goods and sweets by mail. Despite her reclusiveness, she is beloved by the local community and called "Takamimi-sama." She has a remarkable memory and a deep understanding of customs and culture from the Edo period to the present day. Her occasional expressions of sadness due to experiencing many encounters and partings often worry Koito.