Plus-Sized Elf

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Plus-Sized Elf
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Elfuda
エルフさんは痩せられない。
(Erufu-san wa Yaserarenai)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written bySynecdoche
Published by
English publisher
Imprint
  • Gum Comics Plus (vol. 1–7)
  • Young Champion Comics (vol. 8)
Magazine
  • Comic Gum (December 21, 2016–June 17, 2020)
  • Self-published (April 30–May 29, 2021)
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 21, 2016 – May 29, 2021
Volumes8
Manga
Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping!
Written bySynecdoche
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
ImprintYoung Champion Comics
MagazineDokodemo Young Champion
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 26, 2021 – present
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byToshikatsu Tokoro
Written byYuki Takabayashi
Music byCher Watanabe
StudioElias
Original run July 2024 – scheduled
icon Anime and manga portal

Plus-Sized Elf (Japanese: エルフさんは痩せられない。, Hepburn: Erufu-san wa Yaserarenai, lit. 'Ms. Elf Can't Lose Weight') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Synecdoche. It was originally serialized on Wani Books' Comic Gum website from December 2016 to June 2020, with its individual chapters collected into eight tankōbon volumes.[2] After Wani Books' license to the series expired, Synecdoche self-published the series from April to May 2021, then started a continuation manga titled Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping! (新・エルフさんは痩せられない。, Shin Erufu-san wa Yaserarenai, lit. 'Ms. Elf Can't Lose Weight New') in Akita Shoten's monthly seinen magazine, Dokodemo Young Champion, in October 2021, with its individual chapters collected into three tankōbon volumes. Both manga are licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3] An anime television series adaptation produced by Elias is set to premiere in July 2024.

Plot[edit]

One night, Tomoatsu Naoe, a dietician, meets a new client. She is Elfuda, an elf who gained an excessive amount of weight during her stay in the human world, and needs his help shedding pounds so she can be able to return to her home universe. As Tomoatsu assists with Elfuda's weight loss, many other overweight mythical beings come seeking his help.

Characters[edit]

Tomoatsu Naoe (直江 友厚, Naoe Tomoatsu)
Voiced by: Takahide Ishii[4]
An osteopath who works at Smiley Boar, a relaxation clinic. He is in charge of setting treatments and meal plans for his patients.
Akiho Ino (猪野 明穂, Ino Akiho)
The director of Smiley Boar who looks younger than her actual age suggests. She is unaware that Tomoatsu's clients are not humans.
Elfuda (絵留札, Erufuda)
Voiced by: Ayasa Itō[5]
An otherworldly elf who became fat from eating too many French fries in the human world and is seeking help losing weight in order to fit through the portal back home. Although she accomplishes her goal at first, her weight keeps fluctuating with each visit between worlds due to her fondness for fries.
Kuroeda (黒枝)
Voiced by: Rena Hasegawa[4]
A dark elf who works at a convenience store. She is troubled by her big butt caused by long hours of standing and no exercise. Because elves and dark elves are natural enemies in her universe, she does not get along with Elfuda.
Melo (米路, Mero)
A merrow who works at a fish market. She can maintain a human form by using a special kind of medicine. She suffers from sagging arms due to a lack of swimming because of her busy work schedule.
Kusahanada (草花田)
An alraune who owns a flower shop. She normally has one large flower on top of her head, but is troubled by the rapid growth of said flowers from an overexposure to sunny weather. Her hobbies are gardening and sunbathing.
Olga (男鹿, Oga)
Voiced by: Ayaka Fukuhara[4]
An ogre who gained a beer belly from excessive drinking in the human world because of a fondness for alcohol. Normally, she is a fierce warrior who is tall, muscular, and fights with brute force without using weapons.
Laika (頼加, Raika)
A lycanthrope who can switch between human form and animal form. She gained weight from the amount of food that humans fed her, thinking she was a pet dog due to her appearance. She is innocent and friendly, but also does not get along well with Elfuda.
Oku (奥)
An orc who used to be overweight, but through a diet that included swimming, she has achieved a slim figure in the human world on her own. However, when the gym's pool was closed for renovations, she became overweight again.
Kobo (児穂)
A kobold who gained flabby cheeks by eating too many sweets obtained from children at a playground. She likes shiny things and playing pranks on other people.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Plus-Sized Elf is written and illustrated by Synecdoche.[6] The manga was published digitally by Wani Books on their Comic Gum website from December 21, 2016,[7] until June 17, 2020,[8] at the manga's 45th chapter, before Synecdoche announced that Wani Books' license with the series had ended and that the manga would enter on hiatus in order to find a new publisher;[9] Synecdoche took over posting the 46th and 47th chapters on Twitter, released on April 30[10] and May 29, 2021, respectively.[11] On September 1, 2021, after revealing that Akita Shoten would be taking over as the series' publisher, Synecdoche ended the first manga and started a sequel, Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping!, which continues the story.[12] Plus-Sized Elf's chapters have been collected into individual tankōbon volumes across both series. Eight volumes of the original manga were published from June 26, 2017 to November 18, 2021, with Wani Books publishing volumes 1–7 and Akita Shoten publishing the eighth. The first seven volumes were reprinted by Akita Shoten from June 20, 2022 to February 20, 2023. As of January 2024, three volumes of the continuation has been published.

Seven Seas Entertainment acquired Plus-Sized Elf for English publication in North America on November 17, 2017.[13] On March 8, 2023, they acquired its sequel.[14]

Volumes[edit]

Plus-Sized Elf[edit]
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 26, 2017 (original)[15]
June 20, 2022 (reprint)[16]		978-4-8470-6801-0 (original)
978-4-2533-0612-6 (reprint)		October 23, 2018 (original)[17]
August 1, 2023 (reprint)[18]		978-1-6269-2906-7 (original)
978-1-6857-9798-0 (reprint)
2 January 25, 2018 (original)[19]
July 20, 2022 (reprint)[20]		978-4-8470-6811-9 (original)
978-4-2533-0613-3 (reprint)		April 30, 2019 (original)[21]
September 5, 2023 (reprint)[22]		978-1-6269-2970-8 (original)
978-1-6857-9799-7 (reprint)
3 July 25, 2018 (original)[23]
August 19, 2022 (reprint)[24]		978-4-8470-6823-2 (original)
978-4-2533-0614-0 (reprint)		October 8, 2019 (original)[25]
October 24, 2023 (reprint)[26]		978-1-6427-5029-4 (original)
979-8-8884-3030-9 (reprint)
4 February 25, 2019 (original)[27]
September 20, 2022 (reprint)[28]		978-4-8470-6836-2 (original)
978-4-2533-0615-7 (reprint)		December 10, 2019 (original)[29]
January 9, 2024 (reprint)[30]		978-1-6427-5735-4 (original)
979-8-8884-3103-0 (reprint)
5 August 24, 2019 (original)[31]
October 20, 2022 (reprint)[32]		978-4-8470-6848-5 (original)
978-4-2533-0616-4 (reprint)		August 18, 2020 (original)[33]
March 19, 2024 (reprint)[34]		978-1-6450-5483-2 (original)
979-8-8884-3377-5 (reprint)
6 March 25, 2020 (original)[35]
January 20, 2023 (reprint)[36]		978-4-8470-6853-9 (original)
978-4-2533-0617-1 (reprint)		December 8, 2020 (original)[37]
June 18, 2024 (reprint)[38]		978-1-6450-5812-0 (original)
979-8-8884-3597-7 (reprint)
7 October 24, 2020 (original)[39]
February 20, 2023 (reprint)[40]		978-4-8470-6857-7 (original)
978-4-2533-0618-8 (reprint)		September 14, 2021 (original)[41]
September 24, 2024 (reprint)[42]		978-1-6482-7358-2 (original)
979-8-8884-3598-4 (reprint)
8 November 18, 2021[43]978-4-2533-0611-9December 20, 2022[44]978-1-6385-8562-6
Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping![edit]
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 20, 2022[45]978-4-2533-0716-1September 26, 2023[46]978-1-6857-9523-8
2 February 20, 2023[47]978-4-2533-0717-8February 20, 2024[48]979-8-8884-3080-4
3 January 18, 2024[49]978-4-2533-0718-5September 10, 2024[50]979-8-8916-0486-5

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 15, 2024.[51][5] It will be produced by Elias and directed by Toshikatsu Tokoro, with scripts written by Yuki Takabayashi, characters designed by Katsuyuki Sato, and music composed by Cher Watanabe.[52] The series is set to premiere in July 2024.[53]

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External links[edit]

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