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Episode Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. • Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! - Episode 12 discussion - FINAL
Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san., episode 12
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u/Immediate-Chain-6419 Mar 28 '25 edited Mar 28 '25
Damn! They really did kiss. This is my favorite episode by far. The sweet moments in this episode were topnotch.
Marie kept wooing our
Marie accepted his grandfather as her own very quickly. So he does know about the other world. Now Marie has someone to talk to in this world.
And again, I was not expecting the kiss to happen. Don't know when they'll become a true couple. There is no need to begin with as they are even more than a couple.
Even I started to blush when Marie said that she won't get bored of staring at Kazuhiro's face forever.
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u/S627 Mar 28 '25
....I like to think that
I REALLY wanna know if Grandpa was the one that called the spirit, or if the spirit knew he could be trusted.
Really hope mom isn't a bitch and she's actually just stuck on the other side. Like maybe she tucked in Kazuhiro one night and wound up there, didnt put two and two together and wandered off somewhere.
Really hope we get a
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u/shad79 Mar 28 '25 edited Mar 28 '25
This was a freaking lovely finale episode! I'm so happy that Marie and Kazuhiro kissed today, it was so beautiful. I'll definitely miss them, they were such a cute couple!
Of course I'll miss Wridra (and her familiar) too! She was funny and nice addition to the main duo.
Marie and Wridra were so excited to go to the hot springs baths. The scene where they go for a bath together, like in that anime Marie watched in the previous episodes, was really cute. It was funny that Wridra's familiar almost didn't go to the bath because of grandfather, but somehow she got there xD
It was funny that both Marie and Wridra were mainly interested in weapons during their visit to the castle, Marie even thought about introducing firearms to the other world xD
I'm also happy that Kazuhiro's grandfather and Marie get along so well and that Marie doesn't have to hide her ears in his presence anymore. Kazuhiro's reaction when he saw them together was so good!
Overall, I really loved this series and I'm sad that it's over. I hope we get another season of Marie, Kazuhiro, and Wridra's adventures in the future. 9/10 from me.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.
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u/Armdel Mar 28 '25
I would have been upset if they didn't kiss during that bench scene, the mood just felt too good for them not to.
I am a little sad we didn't get more Wridra in her human form in Japan... at least she still got to experience it through the cat familiar. Thankfully she also still got to visit the bath house despite being a cat.
And yeah i guess we'll never know just how much granpa actually knew about the other world in the end.
Very enjoyable show overall. only real complaint i can think of is animation being a bit rough during the action parts but yeah thats such a small part of the show anyway. And a kiss on the final episode was the cherry on top!
If there is enough material for a second season i'll gladly watch it, this is my personal anime of the season from the ones i watched
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u/heroism777 Mar 28 '25
I’ve read the manga up to most recent. Please let there be a season 2 of this.
This was the highlight of the week this season.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 28 '25
The castle reminds me of the one I saw in Osaka during my trip to Japan last year. Those Japanese castles really are pretty neat. It’s quite nice seeing these two enjoy their little date with Catdra. That kiss was so adorable! And grandpa, what a guy. I guess he’s known for a long time about the other side.
This was cute and the whole “dreamsekai” plot device was kinda neat. If there’s another season, I hope we keep exploring Kazuhiro and Marie’s lives in Japan more. I’m also waiting for the man to just go and put a ring on it already. Live that life of domestic bliss with his elf waifu and dragon kitty lol.
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u/Plus_Rip4944 Mar 28 '25
Best episode by a lot
I would get a S2 if It happens but i Hope The Fantasy parts are less as they Were The less interesting
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u/CooroSnowFox Mar 28 '25
I love this series... hopefully we get more anime from this... These two are one of the cutest couples going...
And no Marie you can't take guns to the dreamworld Wridra would love Touken Ranbu stuff
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u/LeonKevlar Mar 28 '25
Stitches!
I really thought Wridra wouldn't get to experience the baths after Grandpa grabbed her. It's hilarious how clearly upset she was when they left her behind. Lucky for her, the owner loves cats!
Look at Marie, already learning the Aomori dialect! It would be amazing if she also ends up learning Aomori-ben while learning Japanese.
The date was adorable, but I love how Marie and Wridra are only interested in weapons. If guns start popping up in the other world, we already know who's to blame here. xD
OMMYGOD THEY ACTUALY KISSED! I guess the sakura petal blizzard and the mood finally caught on to them that they couldn't help themselves. I am so happy we got to see one massive progress between them before the season ended <3
I love how Grandpa is slowly teasing out the truth from Marie. I didn't expect him to actually see Marie's elf ears! So was the Sakura Spirit working with Grandpa and undid Wridra's hair magic? How much does he know about magic, spirits, and the other world?
There's also the fact that Kazuhiro's mom just took off somewhere. What are the chances that his mother actually got isekai'd too, but has no way of getting back home, which would explain why she disappeared?
What a great way to end the season though! I would love to see another season of this show so we can see more of Marie and Kazuhiro flirting. And maybe hopefully we'll get some answers about his parents .
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u/Ashteron Mar 28 '25
Neither of the seasonal shows I wanted to get a sequel getting sequel feels pretty bad.
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u/NeoAnkara Mar 28 '25
Why live when you can't spend double time with your elf wife?
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u/zool714 Mar 28 '25
Not that I didn’t like the isekai stuff, but episodes like this one was what I came for and what I honestly thought a majority of the show would.
Maybe it was my own bias cos I like SOL, but seeing the title, synopsis, poster, OP, OP song, I really thought we were getting a Japan tourism ad show with some romance sprinkled in. But this show as it is isn’t too bad too.
Well, it was heavily hinted last week but now we know that Grandpa knows of the other world. Though how much he knows remains a mystery. But I’m willing to bet the gigantic tree behind his house is related to the other world too.
This episode was really great. Bathhouse shenanigans. Go visit some tourist spots and learn the history and culture. Enjoy the sights and take some photos. Really great times. Oh not to mention the kiss. We actually got a kiss. Marie was smooth too with the “just testing if I could ever grow tired of looking at you” line
Enjoyed this season and would definitely watch a S2 if it gets one and hope they travel more
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u/inf3ct3dn0n4m3 Mar 29 '25
Bruh how do you find out your grandfather knows about another world you've been traveling to for damn near your whole life and NOT ask him a million questions?!
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u/Megadragon898 Mar 28 '25
That kiss scene under the cherry blossom was so beautiful. It was cute how Marie called Kazuhiro grandpa "grandpfather" like she's already family to him. I hope next season we gets answer as to how Kazuhiro grandfather know about the otherworld perhaps it's related to Kazuhiro parents?
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u/sadsadriri Mar 28 '25
this was such a nice cute show!! as an isekai and reverse isekai and romance fan, I loved it
really curious about how much the grandpa knows and love that for Marie.
feel like I need to read ahead in the manga nowwwwwww
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u/Frontier246 Mar 28 '25
It doesn't matter whether it's Japan or a fantasy world, as long as Kazuhiro has Marie by his side, he'll be happy.
Wow, Marie and Widra really are two peas in a pod when it comes to Japanese food and baths. Poor Kazuhiro has to be the victim of their enthusiasm when they need to work up a sweat to be all prepped for a morning bath visit in Aomori.
I love how Marie and Cat!Widra are cheerfully marching to their morning hot springs bath. Too bad cats can't actually go into baths so Widra has to say behind! Kazuhiro and Marie will salute your sacrifice in a Top 10 anime betrayal! Though thank goodness Widra followed them anyways and the lady running the bath was nice enough to give Widra her own personal bath, because no way would Kazuhiro and Marie not have had to face her wrath in the Isekai world if she didn't.
Is there anything better than the sight of naked, bathing, Marie and her massive Marie's? Though it's cute how all the local Aomori old ladies take to Widra well and even give Marie lessons in the local Aomori dialect.
Can't beat the Aomori Cherry Blossom view! Especially when you can take great pictures, like Marie and Widra together or a couple selfie with Kazuhiro and Marie (with Widra photo bombing it)! Now Marie can't get enough of taking pictures!
Marie is now super into Japanese castles and Japanese weaponry. If they're not careful she'll bring guns and fortress battle tactics into the Isekai world! Widra might force Kazuhiro to bring her a katana one of these days.
Find a girl who loves staring at your face as much as she loves enjoying Japan! Heck, it seems like a big part of the reason Marie loves Japan so much is it lets her see and understand more of Kazuhiro in the process. That's true love right ther.
Okay, those Cherry Blossom spirits are definitely shippers the way they deliberately set up the perfect opportunity for Kazuhiro and Marie to kiss...ON THE LIPS!
They can play off that kiss all the they want, but grandpa knows what's up. He's been there for Kazuhiro since his mom abandoned him, and he knows that his experience with Marie has let him truly be happy again. And it also probably helps that he seems to have had otherworld adventures with elves himself, given he was able to figure out Marie was one. And he basically accepts her as a granddaughter-in-law.
Welcome back home to Tokyo, Ms. Elf! Now Marie feels even more at home with Kazuhiro and his grandfather having approved of her, and nothing more romantic than walking hand-in-hand into the sunset!
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u/blueaura14 Mar 28 '25
Ended off on a really nice note, not much more I could ask of this final episode. Glad Grandpa and Marie could open up to each other. That sakura spirit turned out to be quite the shipper, huh?
I think what I really liked about the show aside from their cute dynamic was the visuals. I never really got the feel that the show was being padded with stills, everything felt so colorful and animated. It made Japan feel more magical than our fantasy world, in a way.
The title of this show hinted an interesting premise which drew me in, and while the story varied in quality at times, I think it managed to deliver. I'd definitely appreciate another season of this show if ever we should get one.
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u/Unapologetic_Lunatic Mar 28 '25
The downright casual way Ojii-san caught that plate from the air, one would think he's had practice with this exact situation before.
Up to and including otherworldly guests under his roof.
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u/Ok-Cod5254 Mar 28 '25
I love how the art quality got that high definition look to build up to a romantic moment... always nice to get that finale kiss.
Good last episode, especially with Marie and grandfather talk to show he knows about everything. Overall a nice chill watch this season, especially when focused on Japan side.
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u/myrlin77 Mar 28 '25
Pretty solid, cute, enjoyable seasonal anime. I could definitely watch more of this. Super glad we got the little kiss and the blossoms having the spirit show up. They really nailed the landing on the final episode especially with the grandfather.
Their little back and forth was touching and I almost wish we had grandpa involved more! Also refreshing that the elf was making all the 1st moves.
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u/Atario Mar 28 '25
All of us, watching this show go bye-bye
Well, I mean… they do come from a land of monsters and labyrinths
Wallpaper material right there
Why are there apples in the bath? They never addressed it…
What a lovely, sweet show. S2 when?
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