Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 complete release schedule

Modified Jan 13, 2025 04:30 GMT

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 complete release schedule (Image via ZERO-G)

One of the few reverse isekai anime series in the Winter 2025 broadcast season, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 is easily the most highly anticipated of them all. The television anime will adapt the original light novel series of the same name by author Makishima Suzuki and illustrator Yappen, which began in August 2018. Its popularity as a light novel likewise translated into significant hype for the television anime adaptation.

Unfortunately, fans are unlikely to get leaks for any episode of Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1, especially with no such spoilers coming for the premiere. Thankfully, fans at least have confirmed weekly release information for the anime series. Resultantly, an expected episodic release schedule for the first season can be made with this information. However, exact release dates for each can be affected by episode-specific delays that may occur.

How many episodes will Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 have?

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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 is confirmed to have 12 total episodes. This information comes via the official website of the anime, which then links to a listing of the Blu-ray home video for the anime. Likewise, the description for the Blu-ray box encompassing all of season 1 confirms that episodes 1 through 12 are included.

The anime premiered in Japan on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 pm Japanese Standard Time (JST). Virtually all overseas audiences also saw the episode premiere locally sometime during the day on Friday, January 10. The expected full release schedule for Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1, per the Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), British Summer Time (BST), and India Standard Time (IST) timings, is as follows:

Episodes	Date	Release Timings (PST/GMT/IST)
1 (Released)	Friday, January 10, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
2	Friday, January 17, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
3	Friday, January 24, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
4	Friday, January 31, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
5	Friday, February 7, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
6	Friday, February 14, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
7	Friday, February 21, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
8	Friday, February 28, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
9	Friday, March 7, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
10	Friday, March 14, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
11	Friday, March 21, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM
12	Friday, March 28, 2025	5AM/1PM/6:30PM

While the anime is officially confirmed to have a total of 12 episodes, the above release schedule could still be affected by episodic delays the series might face. For example, if episode 7 is delayed by two weeks, every episode after will be delayed to two weeks after its corresponding expected date listed above. Any episodic delays will be announced via the anime’s official website and/or social media accounts.

Where to watch Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1?

International fans can watch Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1 on Crunchyroll (Image via ZERO-G)

In Japan, episodes will air weekly on AT-X first at 10 pm Japanese Standard Time every Friday, before later airing on MBS, TBS, CBC, and BS11. The series did not have an early premiere, meaning watching on television will keep domestic audiences up to date with the series.

However, the anime can be streamed first on the d Anime Store and U-NEXT/Unlimited Anime, before later going to other platforms like ABEMA, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and more.

Internationally, Crunchyroll has been and will continue to stream the series internationally with English subtitles as it airs weekly in Japan. While the anime’s international availability will be slightly delayed from the Japanese release time, it’s nevertheless the quickest way for overseas audiences to watch the series.

What to expect from Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1?

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Based on the first episode of Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! season 1, the main focuses will likely be on how dual protagonists Kazuhiro and Marie bond with each other. This should come fairly naturally as the two live together and get to know each other, while also exploring Japan together.

The season’s other main focus could be on finding a way to return Marie to her world, which will likely be a two-step forward, one-step back situation as the series progresses.