Plus-Sized Elf Anime Announces Summer 2024 Release Date and More with New Visual

The official staff has announced that the premiere of Plus-Sized Elf anime will take place on July 6, 2024, along with a new visual. In addition, the names of nine new cast members have been revealed by the anime’s staff. Furthermore, the broadcast details for the series have also been released.

The Plus-Sized Elf anime is based on Synecdoche’s popular Japanese comedy manga series. The manga was originally serialized on Comic Gum’s website from December 2016 to May 2021.

After its conclusion, a second manga series titled Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping was published in Akita Shoten’s Dokodemo Young Champion magazine, with three volumes released to date.

Upcoming Release Date for Plus-Sized Elf Anime Confirmed

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, the official website and X (formerly Twitter) handle for the Plus-Sized Elf anime released the main visual, announcing that the show will premiere in Summer 2024 on the same date. The staff also revealed the broadcast details for the highly anticipated release.

The airing schedule for the Plus-Sized Elf anime has been confirmed to be every Saturday at 25:30 JST starting from July 6, 2024 (which effectively becomes July 7, 2024, at 1:30 AM JST), on Tokyo MX and BS11.

Additionally, starting July 8, 2024, the anime will be available for Japanese audiences to watch on AT-X every Monday at 11:30 PM JST. The show will also debut on d Anime Store, DMM TV, and AnimeFesta at 12 am JST on July 7, 2024. HIDIVE has secured the rights to globally stream the anime.

The main visual for The Plus-Sized Elf anime (Image via Elias studios)

Besides announcing the premiere date and details about the broadcast, the anime’s official team has also revealed the names of nine more cast members, listed as follows:

Madoka Asahina as Raika
Sora Tokui as Meru
Miyu Kubota as Kusahanada
Kaori Maeda as Honeda
Yuka Iguchi as Sateru
Aya Uchida as Oku and Akiha Ino
Aino Shimada as Gonda
Mikoi Sasaki as Hitome
Kotori’s Love as Kobo

The voice actors previously announced for the fantasy comedy series include Ayasa Ito as Erufuda (Elfuda), Rena Hasegawa as Kuroeda, also known as the Dark Elf, Takahide Ishii as Tomoatsu Naoe, and Ayaka Fukuhara as Oga the Ogre.

The unveiling of the main visual for the Plus-Sized Elf anime is noteworthy, as it showcases the inclusion of nine new characters alongside Erufuda, Kuroeda, and Oga. In the illustration, Erufuda can be seen in her signature t-shirt, enjoying a snack of fries. This confirms the anime’s highly-anticipated premiere date of July 6, 2024.

Staff and Other Details for the Plus-Sized Elf Anime

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Toshikatsu Tokoro is the director of the series at Elias Studios, while Yuki Takabayashi oversees the scripts. Katsuyuki Sato has been hired as the character designer and Cher Watanabe will be composing the music.

Keisuke Yanagi serves as the editor, while Yukiko Ario is the color designer. Shinobu Takahashi holds the position of art director, and Takayuki Yamaguchi is the sound editor. Yoshikazu Miyagawa is responsible for directing the photography, and there are several other staff members as well.

Erufuda and Naoe, as seen in the anime (Image via Elias)

The anime is centered on Naoe, a message therapist who meets a peculiar patient at night, as depicted in Synecdoche’s manga. Despite her fuller figure, this lovely lady, with emerald eyes and a pointed nose, possesses all the characteristics of an elf.

Upon realization, Naoe comes to understand that she is indeed an elf, with the name Erufuda, and has a desire to shed some pounds. Nonetheless, her unquenchable and detrimental fixation on unhealthy snacks hinders her from reaching her desired weight.