Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.
Plus-Sized Elf

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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 ... and various demonstrations of specific exercises that target an area of the body that is a place of concern. It is very evident that the author properly educated themself on this subject matter while writing this series which demonstrates genuine passion and dedication I have never seen in a series that primarily features tits and ass.

The art in this manga has a unique style that stands out in the ecchi genre and is enjoyable to look at. Multiple diverse character designs span several body types, with most recurring characters being people of color. I think the most pleasing mythical designs I liked specifically from this manga were the mermaid, the cyclops, and the werewolf. Besides the character design, the panel structure in this series flows seamlessly, making it easy to follow the story. Numerous props and backgrounds are illustrated very well, complementing the art style of the characters drawn across the page.

As for the characters in this series, they aren't insanely deep but that does not stop their personalities from being enjoyable. Throughout the story, several characters are introduced, with each one being given ample time for their personalities to be fleshed out over the course of multiple chapters that focus respectively on them. The token male character in this manga series is actually enjoyable and has a personality of his own instead of being a blank slate self-insert to fondle all the girls. Each girl is based on a mythical fantasy creature and has a personality reflecting their folklore which gives the cast ensemble a fairly wide range of colorful personalities. The only characters that seem to fall flat are any of the few introduced in the last few chapters since they were not given enough time to be expanded on which is unfortunate.

Altogether I really enjoyed this series and I'm even excited to see it adapted into an anime to reach a wider audience. I found the premise of this manga to be a fresh breath of air especially when seeing the diversity of body types for obese characters that are sincerely drawn as obese. Regardless if you're into bigger women I still recommend it as a good series to read that you certainly will not forget.

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 ... thickness, focused on different places. Perfect formula for a manga that can virtually end whenever it pleases.

All around, I enjoy the characters, their dynamics, and even if there's not much here to munch into, I was entertained. The comedy works surprisingly well; I laughed, I cackled, even if many times I was just waiting for some bits to end. I have to appreciate the attempt to engage an audience in the absurdity, rather than just leaning into the horniness of it all. However, the special thing about the manga, is giving the audience the tools with which to lower weight while still enjoying life to the fullest. Simple exercises, entry-level things to lower weight while showing reasons one may start gaining it. What foods to avoid, how to enjoy life while still eating fair amounts; cooking, things like that. The amount of information that'll serve many people to start a weight loss journey makes the manga deserving of my respect.

The art, designs, and the detail on the shine of the skin may be the focus, and purpose of telling this story, but you have to respect an author that studies to tell an informed narrative. He could've just made a gag, horny manga without much thought, but he didn't. That in itself deserves extra points. And hell, even the final act of the story felt less forced than most slice-of-life manga I've read these past few months. It wraps the story, while talking about the evolution of the character's relationships. It leaves the opening for the (now releasing) sequel, and it wraps our story nicely.

6.4/10. I enjoyed it. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it at all. Fun manga, that many people will love for various, volumetric reasons.

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 ... draws porn. Not that it's a bad thing, just stay to your strengths.