HIDIVE announced that the upcoming Plus-Sized Elf anime adaptation will stream on the HIDIVE streaming service this summer. The anime will premiere sometime in July 2024 in Japan.
Synecdoche initially wrote the Plus-Sized Elf manga from 2016-2021. A sequel series, titled Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping! released in 2021. The series is still ongoing to this day. Publishing company Akita Shoten announced the anime adaptation in January. In March, the company confirmed more members of the series’ cast, alongside revealing that it would air in July.
Plus-Sized Elf Will Stream on HIDIVE
In a new press release, HIDIVE confirmed that Plus-Sized Elf will stream on its platform this summer. It will be an exclusive simulcast for the platform, alongside the Japanese premiere.
“We’re excited to present the new series Plus-Sized Elf as part of our exclusive line-up of simulcasts this summer,” said HIDIVE president John Ledford. “Without a doubt, fans can expect some extra-large laughs from what is sure to be a larger-than-life comedy. Get ready some fun!”
The cast and staff of the upcoming anime includes:
Cast
- Ayasa Itō as Elfuda
- Takahide Ishii as Tomoatsu Naoe
- Ayaka Fukuhara as Oga
- Rena Hasegawa as Kuroeda
Staff
- Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro
- Studio: Elias
- Character Designer: Katsuyuki Sato
- Series’ Scripts: Yūki Takabayashi
- Color Design: Yukiko Ario
- Art Director: Shinobu Takahashi
- Director of Photography: Yoshikazu Miyagawa
- Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
- Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
- Composer: Cher Watanabe
Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the original manga series. The company describes the manga as follows:
The story of an elf struggling to lose weight after she discovered human French fries! 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?
