Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.

Tomoatsu Naoe leads an ordinary life working as a massage therapist, but this changes when he encounters a peculiar client named Erufuda. During her visit, Naoe discovers her secret: she is actually an elf! After leaving her world, Erufuda fell in love with junk food and now cannot return home because of her weight gain.

Naoe decides to help the elf with dieting so that she can eventually go back to her world. Although Erufuda puts in the work and reaches her goal, it does not take long for Naoe to stumble upon her again—and she has regained the lost pounds. As Naoe continues to give her advice, the two begin encountering other people from another world, all with the same desire to lose weight.

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Erufuda Main

Itou, Ayasa Japanese

Naoe, Tomoatsu Main

Ishii, Takahide Japanese

Kuroeda Supporting

Hasegawa, Rena Japanese

Oga Supporting

Fukuhara, Ayaka Japanese

Satero Supporting

Iguchi, Yuka Japanese

Gonda Supporting

Shimada, Aino Japanese

Raika Supporting

Asahina, Madoka Japanese

Mero Supporting

Tokui, Sora Japanese

Honeda Supporting

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Kusahanada Supporting

Kubota, Miyu Japanese

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Fujii, Takahiro Producer

Tokoro, Toshikatsu Director

Yamaguchi, Takayuki Sound Director

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Sep 21, 2024

bossunhimeswitch

Recommended

This anime took a standard anime idea "find all the reasons for the cast to take their clothes off" and really made it entertaining and funny. The characters were endearing and at times absurd. They also managed to ride the line of lovable aholes too. I wasn't sure what kind of humor I'd encounter when I started watching it since frequently things with plus sized in the title can nose dive into just straight up bullying to audience, but this anime didn't come off like that to me. It came off more like the creator realized that he could draw all the big boobs he ... wanted if he just made the ladies big too, and I appreciated that.

If you're looking for a silly, flirty, lulzy time then this anime is for you. If you want something with a little more substance and less focus on exercise and diet, then you might want to look elsewhere.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 1, 2024

bouncypear

Mixed Feelings

I really wanted to like this anime. I love the source material, as well as the characters. But this anime is what a lot of us in this scene expected: low-budget drivel that doesn't really do the source justice. I'm glad that it has an adaptation to begin with, but I'd be lying if I was totally satisfied. The animation is, let's face it: quite poor, but strangely enough, I feel it is at its worst in the OP and ED. The actual show is serviceable, despite wonky faces now and then. I will say that it is extremely faithful to the source, though. What ... you see is what you get, but that in addition to its quality means that this adaptation really doesn't bring anything new to the table.

I've read the original manga (all 8+2 currently available in English!), and I follow the author's art. I recognize that the art is... well, let's say niche. My kind of niche, though, so I obviously enjoyed that part of it.

I'm here for that sweet sweet WG, that jiggle, those thighs and especially those tummies, big or just chubby. If you're also here for that, then just go watch it already. If you're not... well, I'll say that this is still extremely funny, but bad official subs do hold it back. If there are fansubs, I'm sure they're better, but in typical HIDIVE fashion, they've played them way, way too loose. My Japanese probably doesn't even qualify as "beginner level", but even I can tell these subs just aren't accurate. It's not 2005, guys! We know things about Japanese culture! You don't need to "dumb it down" for us! (ex. E11, uses "valley girl" instead of "gyaru")

TL;DR: If this is your kind of anime, you probably have already watched it all the way through. The rest of you may not be as impressed-- but I can recommend the manga any day of the week.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 26, 2024

XOArama

Not Recommended

I only watched this mostly as a joke and going off of the hype of elf season (Frieren and Marcille) and I guess I don't regret watching but its a total waste of time. If you are in to fat woman than maybe you'll find some sort of enjoyment from this lol but that's just not my cup of tea so I wasn't expecting to like this. Even despite that though the show is pretty bad, animation is very low quality, the fan service is just random as hell and the story is mostly nonexistent. I'm happy the episodes were only 12 min long because ... I wouldn't have been able to get through a full length episode every week. Some people try to add points for its little bit of fitness knowledge that it tries to lay on but its all such basic information that none of it is actually helpful if that's something you want to argue in favor of.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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	Poll: Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. Episode 2 Discussion Aversa - Jul 13, 2024	49 replies	by Camoboi1 »» Mar 21, 12:25 AM
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