A King Amusement started showing this trailer for the anime series adaptation of the manga Plus-Sized Elf (Elf-san wa Yaserarenai) Synecdoche which will debut in July 2024.
In the video it is revealed that the animation was delivered to the studio Elijahthe direction is Toshikatsu Tokoro (Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?, Soul Link, Hunter X Hunter: GI Final), the argument is Yūki Takabayashi (Love Rice, Dia Horizon (Kabu) and the character design is by Katsuyuki Sato (Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, My Stepmom’s Daughter Is My Ex).
The color design is Yukiko Ario (Talentless Nana, Good Night World), the art direction is by Shinobu Takahashi (Girls und Panzer der Film, Ichigo 100%) and the photography direction is by Yoshikazu Miyagawa (Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?).
The edition is Keisuke Yanagi (Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again, Kingdom), the sound direction is by Takayuki Yamaguchi (KamiErabi GOD.app, Eromanga Sensei) and the music is the responsibility of Cher Watanabe (Aikatsu! Planet, The Prince of Tennis).
In the cast we have:
- Ayasa Itō as Elfuda
- Takahide Ishii as Tomoatsu Naoe
- Rena Hasegawa as Kuroeda
- Ayaka Fukuhara as Oga
Plus-Sized Elf (Elf-san wa Yaserarenai) began publication in December 2016 in Wani Books’ Comic Gum. After a half-year hiatus, the manga moved to Akita Shoten’s Dokodemo Young Champion in October 2021, ending shortly thereafter, with its 8th volume being published in November 2021. Akita Shoten began re-releasing the first seven volumes of the original manga in June 2022.
In the description of Plus-Sized Elf we can read:
Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to return home when he comes across a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears and grew up in the woods – everything about her screams “elf” except one thing: her chunky body. Turns out she left her world, but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this adorable elf lose weight?
A “second season” of this manga with the title Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping (Shin Plus-Sized Elf) began publishing in November 2021 on LINE Manga. A Akita Shoten will publish its third volume on January 26, 2024.
