Anime series “Plus-Sized Elf” set to stream on HIDIVE this Summer

(Featured Image Source: ©Synecdoche (AKITASHOTEN) / Elf-san Production Committee via HIDIVE)

Get ready to laugh this Summer, as the anime adaption of the comedy manga series Plus-Sized Elf has found a home over on HIDIVE!

Plus-Sized Elf is a manga series written and illustrated by Synecdoche. The series follows message therapist Tomoatsu Naoe and his new elf client have put on a few pounds due to all the junk food in the human world. Thus begins not just her weight loss journey but other fantasy folk who come to Tomoatsu. 

The anime adaption is directed by Toshikatsu Tokoro, written by Yuki Takabayashi, with music by Cher Watanabe, and produced by Elias.

A fun anime series based on a manga series filled with laughs, Plus-Sized Elf will premiere this July on HIDIVE as a part of the streaming platform’s Summer lineup alongside other can’t-miss series. 

(Source: HIDIVE)

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