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Unpretentious Reviews
What exactly is the target audience, or intended message of Plus Sized Elf?
If there are any characters that aren't shown naked I don't remember them. Some are naked in every episode. It isn't horny style naked, but not incidental either. Like...non-pushy sexual nudity? I think the creator of the show just has a thing for ladies with extra weight on them. It isn't bad, but the plot of the show is the opposite of the characters--it's so skinny and emaciated, it's a wonder it survives all 12 episodes, half length though they are.
Given the high priority in espousing the wonderful qualities of french fries, it makes you wonder if the chief investor to the show was a french fry vendor. If so, it worked lol--I ended up ordering fries while watching this show, directly b…
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“Plus-Sized Elf” is what happens when you want to create an amalgamation of “Monster Musume” and “Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?”.
So a lot of people say that the manga is actually good and this show doesn’t do it justice. I actually hope that is the case because this show is the embodiment of repetition. I get that a comedy shows love running jokes but this one isn’t even that funny — the elf losses and gains weight repeatedly. It was funny the first time, in the first episode. I don’t need to have it (I think it was) 3 more times. Despite having an interesting idea for a story the plot is… yeah… I’ll get to that.
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use those terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those people, so to make…
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where to even begin with my levels of brutal disappointment? ive been a huge fan of the original manga for years, and struggled to understand how or why the series never got picked up for an anime adaptation. now i understand: plus-sized elf is simply unadaptable. at least, in regards to the faithfulness and dedication to the art that something as visually as appealing as it is deserves. "oh we'll adapt it. but do you mind if it looks like complete shit? oh, you do? well this is about to be super embarrassing for all of us then"
it makes sense as to why this show was picked up and animated by elias, a studio with 4 shows under its belt to this day, one of which is airing this season, and the other two of which are plus-sized elf. it also makes sense why this looks as shitty as it does whe…
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We all know what we're here for, a variety of big, beautiful monster women and a bunch of excuses for seeing them topless. If that's all you need, then I'd recommend it. However... It just didn't feel as good as it could have been.
Art and animation are fine, tbh I think the worst of it is in the OP when they're all dancing together. The ending stills look gorgeous, and I wish they upped the budget a bit more for some of the cakey shots in the show.
We get a little time with every girl, but that's also kind of a weakness. Each girl gets so little time, particularly the dragon girl, so it's a bit of a let down in that regard. "A mile wide and an inch deep" as some would say.
I think this really could have shined if we had the main guy putting his hands on the women more often, since his job…
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The term "degenerate" gets bandied about quite a bit, to the point that it's more a term of endearment than abuse. But every now and then you hit a show that gives the term a slightly uneasy resonance.
I imagine the history of waifus has gone something like this:
* Come and watch our show, we've got pretty girls!
* Oh, is that getting dull? Here, we'll throw in some catgirls! Weren't expecting that eh?
* Oh, the catgirls are normie-tier now? How about... monster girls!
* Okay, you've seen monster girls, but... not *fat* ones, yeah? Here you go!
And on it goes. One can only imagine what the next evolution will be. Whatever it is though... I'm here for it. We're on this ride together, gentlemen.
People have described this show as a sort of Walmart Monster Musume, and they're not entirely…
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I really wanted to like this anime. I love the source material, as well as the characters. But this anime is what a lot of us in this scene expected: low-budget drivel that doesn't really do the source justice. I'm glad that it has an adaptation to begin with, but I'd be lying if I was totally satisfied. The animation is, let's face it: quite poor, but strangely enough, I feel it is at its worst in the OP and ED. The actual show is serviceable, despite wonky faces now and then. I will say that it is extremely faithful to the source, though. What you see is what you get, but that in addition to its quality means that this adaptation really doesn't bring anything new to the table.
I've read the original manga (all 8+2 currently available in English!), and I follow the author's art. I recogn…
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To be thick is to live.
Are you a person who enjoys thick women, because if you are then you will find enjoyment in this anime.
The story. find a cute fantasy woman who has become choppy, and now human will help her.
The character design is very nice, pretty, sexy, but sadly there are some really cheap parts where they look bad, I think the dancing scene in the intro always takes me out of this world of existence.
Enjoyed this show, I read the manga and fought it looked sexy. anime looks a bit cheaper but still in good fun.
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You get about what you expect. A comedy about girls from fantasy world isekaing into our world and becoming chubby because of our unhealthy food. The show is a pretty mixed bag in terms of comedy and probably the worst I've seen in regards to animation (obviously low budget with some of it being laughably bad). If you like chubby girls, you'll probably like this show. If not, there is a chance you'll still like it, but it'll more than likely be a pass.
Regarding comedy, for every hit of a joke, there is a joke that misses or is just too predictable. I think there was one or two that made me laugh, and a few that had me smiling, but the rest were just alright. Honestly it was the animation and off-model visuals that had me laughing more than the intended comedy (occasional lazy eyed faces…
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I only watched this mostly as a joke and going off of the hype of elf season (Frieren and Marcille) and I guess I don't regret watching but its a total waste of time. If you are in to fat woman than maybe you'll find some sort of enjoyment from this lol but that's just not my cup of tea so I wasn't expecting to like this. Even despite that though the show is pretty bad, animation is very low quality, the fan service is just random as hell and the story is mostly nonexistent. I'm happy the episodes were only 12 min long because I wouldn't have been able to get through a full length episode every week. Some people try to add points for its little bit of fitness knowledge that it tries to lay on but its all such basic information that none of it is actually helpful if that's something you wan…
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This anime is very transparent with what it is and who it appeals to, if ya like seeing naked chubby girls then you are likely going to enjoy Plus Size Elf. I am one of those people who likes the squishy girlies, so I enjoyed my time with this anime! Its nice to see a series like this that appeals to an almost never explored demographic. But outside of this niche that the anime was obviously made to appeal to, there is not all that much reason for a general audience to watch this.
If I'm being more objective, wouldn't call Plus Size Elf a horribly bad anime by any means but I also wouldn't call it particularly good either. The main structure of the show works well enough. Naoe, a massage therapist, meets various monster girls from another world who happen to have weight issues and he help…
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not sure about the show its like watching a bad porn but like some aspects like their training detail stuff the methods the protagonist uses in progress of weight reduction but its like watching ecchi stuff without getting a bonner.The show has a unique take but fails to deliver like manga some suggested,not super sure about the future of this anime but hopes are high if it gets a second season. Majority believe the characters require more development and details completely lacked on that stuff,the art system is okay but can do more justice to the characters. If you have not read manga maybe you will enjoy a bit
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Would heavily suggest reading the manga. The anime was a long time coming, for what it is it doesn't do the series justice.
Animation: it gets really bad. It's on the nose with following the manga, a bit too on the nose with how stiff shots can get. Panels where you expect it to be animated a certain way are completely still. The characters are off model a lot. The inconsistencies are really jarring, especially on Dark Elf. She's supposed to be flat chested but her cup size is ever changing with each episode.
I had mixed feelings on a few voices for the characters, especially for Satyr. I was not expecting her voice to be that deep. Wished it was higher. Same with Dragon. The rest sound good.
The story is simple enough as this is mainly ecchi, but they messed up the order of the chapte…
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This anime took a standard anime idea "find all the reasons for the cast to take their clothes off" and really made it entertaining and funny. The characters were endearing and at times absurd. They also managed to ride the line of lovable aholes too. I wasn't sure what kind of humor I'd encounter when I started watching it since frequently things with plus sized in the title can nose dive into just straight up bullying to audience, but this anime didn't come off like that to me. It came off more like the creator realized that he could draw all the big boobs he wanted if he just made the ladies big too, and I appreciated that.
If you're looking for a silly, flirty, lulzy time then this anime is for you. If you want something with a little more substance and less focus on exercise and die…
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Plus-Sized Elf - Now that's an elf that full of savoury umami...that you don't want to associate with.
With elves slowly taking over the anime realm with perfect examples ranging from Sousou no Frieren a.k.a FrierenL Beyond Journey's End's Frieren to Dungeon Meshi's Marcille Donato, the age of the elves taking over anime would be a dream come true, even if by fantasies alone. But sometimes, having a goal sometimes be tripped up by some acid-fueled deterioration, and this would result in some unsatisfactory results, as in the case for Hentai mangaka Synecdoche's Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. a.k.a Plus-Sized Elf.
Get this: pair Queen's iconic Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics of "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a (plus-sized) landslide, no escape from reality!" with the combinatio…
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