"Eromanga Sensei" is a media mix work by Fushimi Tsukasa, the author of "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute", which became popular when it was adapted into an anime in the spring of 2017. The story centers around light novel author Izumi Masamune and his heroine, popular illustrator Izumi Sagiri, but there are many other fascinating characters that make it entertaining. Here we will introduce Yamada Elf, who is another heroine-like character in Eromanga Sensei.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf is a beautiful blonde girl!
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The physical characteristics of "Yamada Elf" are her blonde hair, small build, and subtle elf ears. As she is an elf, she really does look like an elf from a fantasy world. She is also a beautiful girl, making the protagonist, Izumi Masamune, and the heroine, Izumi Sagiri, swoon. Although she is only 14 years old, Masamune initially saw her young appearance and did not realize that she was the famous light novel author, Yamada Elf.
[Eromanga Sensei] Yamada Elf is super confident!
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When it comes to Yamada Elf, her character traits are her self-confidence. She calls herself a "genius" and makes high-handed remarks to those around her. Thanks to her overall character, Elf's claims are accepted, and since she has the talent as a writer to match, those around her often have no choice but to accept her.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf is a popular light novel writer
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Yamada Elf believes that the value of a light novel writer is determined by the number of sales. When she first met Masamune, she looked down on Masamune, whose sales were about 10 times higher than hers, and was such a pushy character that she went out of her way to personally appeal to Masamune's publisher to have Eromanga Sensei's illustrations drawn for her next work, instead of Masamune's novel. By the way, Yamada Elf's novels have sold over 2 million copies, making her a popular writer who earned a considerable amount of royalties at the age of 14.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf's house is a super mansion!
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I don't know what the cause and effect was, but Elf moved into a mansion next to Masamune's house, and after that, he started to interact with Masamune frequently. What's more, he's a strong man who bought the mansion with his own cash. Although Masamune is not convinced by Elf's overbearing attitude, he respects her abilities as a writer, and so he began to frequently visit Elf's house in the hopes of learning from her about the secrets of being a writer.
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However, Elf never tries to work and always just plays around. For Elf, writing light novels is not a job but a hobby, so he only writes when he wants to. Although Masamune was initially confused and clashed with Elf's completely different view of writing, they eventually discovered something in each other that they didn't have, and came to accept each other regardless of the difference in sales.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf's villa is also amazing!
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The Elves' home is already quite luxurious, but their villas are even more impressive. When we took Masamune, Muramasa, and Shido to the Elves' villa for a research camp, they showed us just how wealthy they are. There is a lavish villa on the island, and it seems that the entire island belongs to the Elves (or, more accurately, to the Elves' family). There didn't seem to be any other tourists, so the Elves' family was really incredibly rich.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf confesses to Masamune
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Masamune likes Sagiri, but Elf has fallen in love with Masamune, so when they went to a villa on a southern island, Elf confessed to Masamune at night in a fantastical forest where fireflies danced. Although Masamune did not give a clear answer at the time, Elf predicted that in the future Masamune would definitely fall in love with her, and told him to call her by her real name, "Emily," when he proposed to her. Believing in a future with Masamune, she told him her real name.
【Eromanga Sensei】Yamada Elf's voice actor is Takahashi Minami
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Yamada Elf's voice actor is Takahashi Minami, who played "Theresia van Astrea" in "Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-". Takahashi has played many characters who are considered to be great supporting actors, and although she only had a few scenes as Theresa, she was an appealing character as the most elegant and powerful female swordsman.
[Eromanga Sensei] I'm curious to know what happens to Yamada Elf and Masamune afterwards!
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Honestly, Masamune will still be devoted to Sagiri, but since Elf has confessed and things are going well, I'd like to see what happens next with Elf. In the original work, his relationship with Elf seems to be progressing, so if the anime has a second season or something, we'll be able to see the progress between Elf and Masamune. However, since the anime ended beautifully, it's a shame that there may not be a second season.
