'Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.' Reveals Cast Pair, Theme Songs, Winter 2025 Premiere

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Suzuki Makishima's Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san. (Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!) light novel revealed a pair of additional cast, key visual (pictured), and the theme songs on Thursday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2025 on MBS, TBS, CBC, BS11, and AT-X. Yumi Uchiyama (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) and Rico Sasaki (Jashin-chan Dropkick) are joining the cast as Wridra and Mewi, respectively. Rico Sasaki is performing the opening theme "Palette Days." Nijisanji Vtubers Kaede Higuchi (Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu) and Kanae (Overtake!) will perform the ending theme "Yummy Yummy." Tooru Kitahara (Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita.) helms the anime at Zero-G. Aya Yoshinaga (Witch Hunter Robin) is handling the series composition and penning the script. Madoka Hirayama (Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka) is designing the characters. Makishima began writing the comedy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in February 2017. Hobby Japan published the first volume under its HJ Novels imprint in August 2018, featuring illustrations by Yappen. The ninth volume was released in October 2023. Sumio Aono (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.) began serializing a manga adaptation in Comic Fire magazine in December 2018. Hobby Japan shipped the tenth volume on August 1. J-Novel Club licensed the light novel and manga in English for digital release in January 2019 and November 2020, respectively. The ninth light novel volume went on sale on August 9. The eighth volume of the manga was released on January 3.