Otaku Elf

Its chapters have been collected in 13 tankōbon volumes as of June 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by C2C aired from April to June 2023.

It is recorded as the work of Akihiko Higuchi. Publication is recorded by Magazine Edge KC. The recorded date of publication is 2019. It is associated with Japan. Recorded genres are comedy anime and manga and fantasy anime and manga.

Sixteen-year-old Koito Koganei has recently become a miko at the Takamimi Shrine, and thus the caretaker of the shrine's living "deity", a beautiful ageless elf by the name of Elda. However, Elda is a shut-in who greatly fears going beyond the boundaries of the shrine ever since a boy accidentally taunted her about her ears 60 years ago. As a result, Koito tries to get Elda out of her self-made shell and enjoy life in the larger world, with somewhat mixed success.

Koito Koganei (小金井 小糸, Koganei Koito) Voiced by: Yuka Ozaki Koito inherited her miko position in the 15th generation of her family after her mother died, along with a lot of frustration since her shrine's "goddess" - an elf summoned hundreds of years ago - is not the kind of awe-inspiring being outlined in fantasy fiction. Despite this, she cares for Elda after the elf had comforted her over her mother's death when she was six years old. Elda (エルダ, Eruda) / Eldarie Irma Fanomene (エルダリエ・イルマ・ファノメネル, Erudarie Iruma Fanomeneru) Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu A beautiful female elf, age 621, who was summoned from another world to Earth over 400 years ago by Tokugawa Ieyasu. She became the local "deity" of the Takamimi Shrine under the title Takamimi Hime no Mikoto (高耳毘売命), but instead of attending to her "divine" duties, she has become a hardline otaku who prefers to lounge in the house and pass her time with watching anime, playing video games, eating food and drinking energy drinks. Her only magical talent is making telepathic contact with other persons. Despite her faults and her extreme shyness, she is immensely popular in the local neighborhood, mostly because of her unaging nature. Koma Sakuraba (桜庭 高麗, Sakuraba Koma) Voiced by: Haruka Aikawa Koito's schoolmate and best friend. Koyuzu Koganei (小金井 小柚子, Koganei Koyuzu) Voiced by: Hitomi Sekine Koito's younger sister. Despite her tender age, she is a well-rounded and talented cook whose dishes are greatly favored by Elda. She is also a famous person at the local wholesale seafood market, and is admired by everyone there. Yord (ヨルデ, Yorude) / Yordeilla Lila Fenomenea (ヨルデリラ・リラ・フェノメネア, Yoruderira Rira Fenomenea) Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya A 622-year-old female dark elf and the "deity" of the Hiromimi Shrine bearing the honorary name Hiromimi Hime no Mikoto (廣耳比売命). She was summoned to Earth at the same time as Elda, except by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She is extremely energetic and, unlike Elda, has traveled far and wide across Japan, but has in turn a bad sense of orientation. And despite being Elda's elder by one year, she looks and behaves much like a child. Himawari Kohinata (小日向 向日葵, Kohinata Himawari) Voiced by: Teru Ikuta A blonde girl who, like Koito, is sixteen years old, fifteenth miko in her family line, and Yord's caretaker. Haira (ハイラ) / Hylaria Aira Mirarasta (ハイラリア・アイラ・ミララスタ, Hairaria Aira Mirarasuta) Voiced by: Mamiko Noto Known as Uramimi Hime no Mikoto (麗耳毘売命), and by her nickname "Haira", she is the enshrined deity of Uramimi Shrine summoned by Lord Maeda Toshiie. At the age of 726, she is the oldest of the three elves summoned to this world, thus her demanding that Elda call her "onee-sama". She has a gambling addiction, much to the partial dismay of her miko. Isuzu Koimari (小伊万里 いすず, Koimari Isuzu) Voiced by: Kana Ichinose She is Haira's caretaker who is the same age as Koito. She is also a famous influencer, of which Koito is a fan of. Though she scolds Haira for her gambling, she loves to take photo portraits of her and spends all of her allowance printing them at a print shop as a hobby.

Written and illustrated by Akihiko Higuchi, Otaku Elf began serialization in Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Edge on June 17, 2019. After the magazine ended publication on October 18, 2023, the series was transferred to the Comic Days website starting on December 20. As of June 2026, 13 tankōbon volumes have been published. In North America, Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in print and digital formats.

An anime television series adaptation was announced in June 2022. It was produced by C2C and directed by Takebumi Anzai, with scripts written by Shōgo Yasukawa, character designs handled by Takeshi Oda, who also serves as chief animation director, and music composed by Akito Matsuda. The series aired from April 8 to June 24, 2023, on the Animeism programming block on MBS and other affiliates. The opening theme, "Kien Romance" (奇縁ロマンス), was performed by Nanawo Akari, and the ending theme, "Odoru Hikari" (おどる ひかり), was performed by Cody Lee. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and they streamed it on Hidive. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and they streamed on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.