Elves

Award-winning actress Airi, weapons expert Ritsuko, and martial artist extraordinaire Junpei have somehow been transported to an alternate sword-and-sorcery world. The only way they can get back to Japan is with a magic spell that was accidentally "quinsected": its five fragments were transferred to the skins of five elves. With the reluctant assistance of elf queen Celcia, who has been transformed into a dog, the trio roams the world in an army tank, getting into scrapes and forcing elves--invariably curvaceous female elves--to strip. (Even fans have asked why the Earthlings have yet to encounter a male elf.) Sometimes they help villagers defeat monsters, sometimes they just cause trouble. Elves is a very silly series with paper-thin characters and over-the-top vocal performances, but it offers a slapstick diversion for viewers weary of pondering the semiotics of Slayers and Dragon Half. Contains the first 6 of 24 episodes. Unrated; suitable for ages 14 up: Nudity, violence, minor profanity. --Charles Solomon