I don't care what the mouth-breathers in Anime comment-sections say, this is a masterpiece.
Not for its story or anything, but for its genuine attempt to give one of the most overweight and out-of-shape communities the knowledge to change their lifestyle and improve their life. You'll get a sense of various fitness techniques and dieting principles to allow you to really feel and look your best.
While Synecdoche is busy teaching you about metabolic functions you are given the taste of lewd ecchi THICC monster-girls.
Also, cut Synecdochesome some slack, the transition between mediums is very tough.
Keep up the damn good work.
 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Elf can't on a diet., Ganso Kissa Seiren, Rinrin Tanuki Japanese: エルフさんは痩せられない。 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: 56
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 21, 2016 to Nov 18, 2021
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May 30, 2017
This manga is about something many people in First World Countries face, it is a battle that many fought, and few have one. The battle that I am speaking of is none other than: WEIGHT LOSS.
Elf-San wa Yaserarenai is a story that follows Erefuda, who is a elf that traveled to our world for the sole purpose of eating the delicious godly food known to man; French Fries. But after eating an excessive amount of the decadent deep fried potato slices she realizes that she had become TOO FAT to travel back to her home world!. That is where Naoe Tomoatsu comes in, Naoe is ... 
Dec 10, 2017
It's predictable, not really funny and mostly just written to look at chubby cute monster girls. The jokes are immature and somewhat cheesy and the characters are all very one dimensional (especially our elf friend). There's no real depth in the humor here other than the obvious. The characters are all introduced extremely quickly too with no explanation as to why they can live in the human world with no issue. It seems lazy.
The art is SUPER great which is the real shame here. It is not really interesting and would have been better as a one shot. Or hentai.....I'm actually pretty sure this artist ... 
Jan 24, 2024
Plus-Sized Elf leaves me with tears in my eyes from laughing so hard at such an absurd title, yet I enjoyed this series much more than I should have.
This manga's story is simple yet engaging, with well-paced chapters that make it easy to read through an entire volume in one sitting. The story doesn't go anywhere but there is never a dull moment in any chapter with whatever situation the cast is put into. Although I am not the target audience for this manga, I found the premise unique because not many series represent obesity. Almost every chapter has an educational explanation of proper nutrition ... 
Sep 2, 2020
Story: The story involves a human boy by the name of Naoe who is a massage therapist, basically someone who helps people in losing weight. One day he gets this strange customer walking through his doors, which turns out to be a Elf. ( A Forest Elf to be exact ) Her name is Elfuda, a beautiful elf from another world who is addicted to junk food! Naoe helps her in losing weight, as she can not go home with her weight issue. He starts to realize that there are other monster girls in need of losing weight, as they themselves weigh too much to
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Jan 30, 2024
Let's not beat around the bush; this manga promised thickness, and by god, It'll give you exactly that.
I'd love to rave about the (mostly) lower quality of the writing, since all it serves is for us to get in the next fan-service moment, while trying to keep the audience engaged with some freshness. Right from the get-go; the story centers around an elf girl who, upon encountering the delicious food from this world, can't help but consume until she can't go back home. You have the bullshit reason to not end the manga, you have more characters with the same problems, and different amounts of ... 
Jul 2, 2022
The Architecture featured in this manga is excellent, with a baroque inspired frame and an almost Gravettian form to it. The story is mediocre, with a meandering energy typical of the other manga in its genre. The art however speaks volumes of the mangakas other works, showing clear improvement towards the mastery of his art. The characters, as well as the character designs? C'est un magnifique, and this heavily contributed to my enjoyment of the series. Overall, it is absolutely an example of true kino; a floral exaltation of the feminine form, and truly, a masterpiece in all things outside of story.
The Mangaka, just needs ... 
Jan 4, 2022
Well, first of all I want to add that I really enjoyed reading this manga due to how funny it is and because of all the interesting tips about diet and exercise shown.
Apart from that, my main like about this manga is that curvy and plus sized characters are being featured and that's not that common in this type of books. This is really a breath of fresh air and a really nice work for people that are attracted to different sizes, it's obvious that we all have different likes in term of physical appearance, so that's why I really appreciate this manga. In brief, ... |
