What is this genre all about? The origin of Elves (Norse; álfar(elves), álfr(elf)) can be found in ancient Norse mythology, in which, elves are described as divine, or near-divine, race of humanoids (Vættir), likened to the Æsir. In common description they are described as sage and immortal beings occupying the threshold between humans and the gods. In some cases humans that were beloved by the gods became elves within their lives. Ancient Elves are delineated into a pair of similar but distinct races; Light Elves (Ljósálfar) and Dark Elves (Svartálfar), each originating from separate homes within the nine worlds of Yggdrasil. Within the Poetic Edda the differences are commonly ascribed as:
"There is one place there that is called the Elf Home (Álfheimr which is the elven city). People live there that are named the light elves (Ljósálfar). But the dark elves (Dökkálfar) live below in earth, in caves and the dark forest and they are unlike them in appearance - and more unlike them in reality. The Light Elves are brighter than the sun in appearance, but the Dark Elves are blacker than pitch." (Snorri, Gylfaginning 17, Prose Edda)
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Top 19 Elf anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi
- 18. S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" Dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet to Shite Kurashitemasu
- 17. Sousou no Frieren
- 16. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3
- 15. Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.
- 14. Dungeon Meshi
- 13. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
- 12. Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.
- 11. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
- 10. Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?
- 9. Goblin Slayer
- 8. Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki
- 7. Isekai Ojisan
- 6. Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season
- 5. No Game No Life: Zero
- 4. Kuro no Shoukanshi
- 3. Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Part 2
- 2. Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Boukenroku: Jichou wo Shiranai Kamigami no Shito
- 1. Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.
19. Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi
The four heavenly kings of the Demon King's army who reign over another world. The person chosen for the last seat was... Dennosuke Uchimura, a dull salaryman! Headhunted by the Demon King's army, Uchimura was offered a position at the executive level, but the Demon King's army's work is a series of tough missions that put his life on the line...?! Uchimura, who has no special skills, faces the challenges of this other world with the experience and wisdom of a salaryman! A story of changing jobs in another world for all working people!
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Heavenly King! is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: サラリーマンが異世界に行ったら四天王になった話, Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!
18. S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" Dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet to Shite Kurashitemasu
Nobody asked to be a cat!
After dying in a fight against the forces of evil, a knight is shocked to discover that instead of being reborn as a hero of humanity, he starts his new life as a behemoth-one of the most powerful monsters in the world! The only problem is that a baby behemoth looks an awful lot like...an adorable house cat?! Things grow even more confusing when a beautiful elf adventurer rescues him from the brink of death rather than finishing him off. This house-cat-slash-knight's baffling journey is just getting started...
I'm a "Behemoth," an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Ｓランクモンスターの《ベヒーモス》だけど、猫と間違われてエルフ娘の騎士（ペット）として暮らしてます, S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet toshite Kurashitemasu, I'm an S-Rank "Behemoth" Monster, but I'm Living as a Pet of an Elf Girl, Beheneko
17. Sousou no Frieren
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends’ dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace with the nature of life and death? Frieren embarks on her quest to find out.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End has finished airing and it has 28 Episodes. It is also Known as: 葬送のフリーレン, Frieren at the Funeral
16. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3
The third season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu.
A year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again.
Notes:
The first episode has an extended runtime of ~90 minutes, and received an early premiere at Anime Expo on July 5, 2024.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 is currently airing and will have 16 Episodes. It is also Known as: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 3, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3
15. Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.
Kazuhiro Kitase's only hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was young, he would enter a wondrous world within his dreams and go on thrilling adventures. One day, he goes on an adventure with an elf girl he became friends with in his dream world, but it's put to an abrupt halt when they both get scorched with a dragon's breath! As he wakes up from his dream, he notices a familiar figure sleeping next to him...the elf girl from his dreams?! Join Kazuhiro on his new adventures through Japan with Ms. Elf!
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 日本へようこそエルフさん。, Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.
14. Dungeon Meshi
Dungeons, dragons...and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way.
Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.
Delicious in Dungeon has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, Dungeon Meal, Tragones y Mazmorras, Gloutons et Dragons, Подземелье вкусностей, 던전밥, สูตรลับตำรับดันเจียน, Mỹ vị hầm ngục, Підземелля смакоти, 迷宫饭, מבוכים ומטעמים
13. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!
The Eminence in Shadow has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: 陰の実力者になりたくて！, To Be a Power in the Shadows!
12. Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.
"Why should it matter how old you are if you want to start something new?"
The strongest guy around, who also happens to be middle-aged, strives to be an adventurer! Everyone seems to think you should pursue your dreams while you're still young, but there's one man who just can't give up. In a world where most people who become adventurers do so in their teens, a guild employee in his thirties, Rick Gladiator, seeks to become an adventurer instead. After receiving unimaginably brutal training from the legendary party renowned as the strongest on the continent, Orichalcum Fist, he ends up with combat abilities worthy of S-rank status despite starting out as an F-rank rookie!
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 新米オッサン冒険者、最強パーティに死ぬほど鍛えられて無敵になる。, Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.
11. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg— a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Lord of the Rings: Rohan no Tatakai, ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／ローハンの戦い, Władca Pierścieni: Wojna Rohirrimów
10. Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?
Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy. Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins.
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 魔王の俺が奴隷エルフを嫁にしたんだが、どう愛でればいい？, Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?
9. Goblin Slayer
"I'm not saving the world. I just kill goblins." Rumor has it that, in a certain guild in the middle of nowhere, there is an extraordinary man who has climbed all the way to the Silver rank just by killing goblins. At the same guild, a priestess who's just become a new adventurer has formed her first party... and the man who ends up rescuing that party when they get into trouble is none other than the Goblin Slayer.
Goblin Slayer has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゴブリンスレイヤー, Goblin Slayer
8. Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki
"O, Hero!" With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure--did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the nation! What's more, he's betrothed to the king's daughter now...?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess...?! What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down?
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 現実主義勇者の王国再建記, Re:Construction the Elfrieden Kingdom Tales of Realistic Brave, A Realist Hero's Kingdom Restoration Chronicle, A Realist's Kingdom Reform Chronicles, Genjitsushugisha No Oukokukaizouki
7. Isekai Ojisan
When his game-obsessed uncle wakes up from a coma, Takafumi tries to help him catch up on nearly two decades of advancements, from smartphones to modern anime tropes. For starters, they create a YouTube channel showing off his uncle's magical powers.
Uncle from Another World has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異世界おじさん, Ojisan in Another World
6. Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season
The second season of Sousou no Frieren.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 has not yet aired. It is also Known as: 葬送のフリーレン 第２期, Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season
5. No Game No Life: Zero
Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believed in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Shuvi, a female exiled "Ex-machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.
No Game No Life: Zero has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ, No Game No Life Movie, No Game, No Life Zero, NGNL Zero, NGNL the Movie
4. Kuro no Shoukanshi
Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he’s bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner — with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over! — Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn’t long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie. From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Join this OP adventurer in an exhilarating and epic saga as he and his allies carve their way into the annals of history!
Black Summoner has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 黒の召喚士, Kuro no Shoukanshi
3. Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Part 2
The second part of Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki.
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Part 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 現実主義勇者の王国再建記 第二部, Re:Construction the Elfrieden Kingdom Tales of Realistic Brave, A Realist Hero's Kingdom Restoration Chronicle, Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki 2nd Season
2. Tensei Kizoku no Isekai Boukenroku: Jichou wo Shiranai Kamigami no Shito
After dying in the act of stopping a crime in modern Japan, our hero is reincarnated as Cain von Silford, third son of a noble family in a world of swords and sorcery. In his new life, all children receive a blessing from the gods…but Cain is unexpectedly blessed with an absolutely enormous, over-the-top cornucopia of magical powers. If his dream of traveling the world as a free spirit is to come true, he can’t reveal too much of his potential to the wrong people. A light-hearted, escapist adventure in another world begins!
The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Servings Gods Who Go Too Far has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 転生貴族の異世界冒険録 〜自重を知らない神々の使徒〜, Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World
1. Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.
Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he's saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest—everything about her screams "elf," except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this loveable elf girl lose the weight—and keep it off?
Plus-Sized Elf has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エルフさんは痩せられない。, Elf can't on a diet, Miss Elf Can't Lose Weight
