The Plus-Sized Elf anime adaptation has released a new trailer with information on the staff working on the series. Studio Elias is animating the series under the direction of Toshikatsu Tokoro. The anime will begin broadcasting this July, as previously announced during AnimeJapan 2024.
The staff for the Plus-Sized Elf anime adaptation includes Yuki Takabayashi who is in charge of series composition, Katsuyuki Sato as character designer, Shinobu Takahashi as art director, and Cher Watanabe as music composer. The cast lineup for the anime includes:
The Plus-Sized Elf anime adaptation is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Synecdoche. Wani Books’ Comic Gum serialized the series from December 2016 to June 2020 for eight volumes up until its license expired. Synecdoche then self-published the series from April to May 2021. Since October 2021, a sequel manga titled “Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping!” is currently being serialized in Akita Shoten’s Dokodemo Young Champion magazine.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the plot:
Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he’s saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. It 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 lovable elf girl lose the weight–and keep it off?
Source: Official Website
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