The Elf-san wa Yaserarenai (Plus-Sized Elf) manga by Synecdoche has been green-lit for an anime adaptation that will premiere in 2024. The publishing company Akita Shoten announced the news this week.
The manga was first published on Wani Book’s Comic Gum website in December 2016. In May 2021, the manga went on hiatus; at that time, the publishing company was changed to Akita Shoten. The manga resumed in October 2021 in Akita Shoten’s Dokedemo Young Champion magazine. In November 2021, Akita Shoten published the manga’s eighth tankoubon volume, and in June 2022, the company began re-releasing the first seven volumes of the original manga.
Synecdoche also published a follow-up to the manga, Shin Elf-san wa Yaserarenai (Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping), in November 2021 in LINE Manga. Akita Shoten will release the manga’s third tankoubon volume on January 26th, 2024.
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 and pointy ears and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. 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 loveable elf girl lose weight–and keep it off?
