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In Western fantasy works, it often appears“Elf”this race. With the prosperity of this type of works, a large number of elf characters can now be found even in Japan, which is half a world away from the birthplace of elf legends.For example, the animation currently being played“The Burial of Florian”or“Maze Rice”, all have elves as main characters. However, some European and American netizens recently posted a complaint, saying that the descriptions of elves in Western fantasy and Japanese fantasy seem to be very different in personality and living habits, apart from having pointed ears. Japanese elves do not have any of the noble temperament of elves, or the habit of being close to nature, etc. They are just cheap goods used to deceive laymen!Follow belowZhaiZhai NewsLet’s take a look at what European and American netizens have to say~~
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“The elves in anime are just crude fakes. Do you think just having pointy ears is enough? A real elf should be elegant, noble, detached from the world, and have a close connection with nature. Japanese elf It’s just cheap stuff, used to deceive laymen who don’t understand elves.”
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European and American discussion forum「4chan」This thread recently appeared and sparked a lot of reactions.Netizens who posted this cited the animations that started airing this season.“Maze Rice”half-elfMalusilFor example, none of the sprites who complain about Japanese anime works are qualified.real elfThe tradition that should exist is just a fake with pointy ears!
So netizens began to discuss what exactly isreal elf?After all, no one has seen itreal elfso who decides whether those elves are real and which elves are fake?
The reaction of netizens is…
「Real elves?」
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「Real elves?」
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「Real elves?」
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「Real elves?」
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「He’s a half-elf.」
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“becauseMalusil lives among humans.」
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“What you mean is that all elves should be copies of Tolkien’s elves, otherwise it’s all bullshit!”
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「Malusil proved that elves should indeed remain pure.」
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“ifIf we really want to discuss tradition, we should go back to “folklore”. In the past, elves were simply another word for goblins. They would abduct children (to see Schubert’s “The Devil”) and pretend to be abducted people. I think this should mean that they will eat children, or transform children. In the past, if something bad happened, such as a cow dying or a horse becoming lame, farmers would blame it on goblins.」
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“I would think that the so-called“Fantasy tradition” is an elven system established through well-known works, such as Tolkien or “Dungeons and Dragons”, and that people strive to imitate. Of course, the elves in folklore are also very interesting.」
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“Tolkien was a devout Catholic after all, and he would definitely be disappointed if he saw such an unorthodox elf.。」
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“The elves in folklore basically looked like the so-called goblins today, but with a little more magical elements.”
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(@д＠) Which character best fits the standard elf image in your mind?
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