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MANGA ComedyElf-san wa Yaserarenai.
ONA ComedyElf-san wa Yaserarenai. Specials
TV SHORT ComedyNaoe-kun wa Yasesasetai.

REVIEWS

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  CShell

  60/100
  Was it good? No. Was it enjoyable? Hmm... Sure.

  #__Plus-Sized Elf Review.__ _(This is my first review, so please forgive me if it's not great.)_ ___ ___

  Introduction:

  Anyways, Plus-Sized elf! This was definitely one of A show of the season, from its animation and voice acting and Opening and Ending themes, to its overall premise and jokes, this was definitely a show you could have watched this season. The real question, of course, is should you have watched it?

  Frankly, no.

  Before we get into the reasons why this show doesn't work, let's just have a quick recap. This show follows two characters, Elfuda the elf (very creative name) who travels through a portal into the modern world and proceeds to get a peak American body by gorging on French fries, and the generic nice guy massage therapist Naoe, who helps her to lose the weight. Through the series they meet other fantastical creature who are also dealing with weight related issues.

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  Problems:

  This leads to the first problem, the repetitiveness. Every episode feels the same: Elfuda and Naoe meet generic overweight creature #73 and help them to lose some weight. This of course gets very boring after a while, and detracts from the quality somewhat, but to be honest it wasn't that bad given that It didn't market itself as anything different and I expected it from the beginning, so overall not the worst problem this show has.

  Next is the art. Studio Elias is not a very successful, with only this show and a random hentai three years under its belt. With this in mind, I can't fault this show for having a generic and forgettable art style. The animation through the main part of the show was also fine given the circumstance, though a little powerpoint-y at times. However, the dance sequence from the opening theme made me cringe so hard that I had to include it in this review.

  "Oh, couldn't you have just skipped it." yes, I can and I did, but you know what, this is my review and I can talk about whatever I want... so shut up... /s

  Last point want to bring up was the incessant use of nudity as both a plot point and comedic relief. Now, I am by no means a religious fundamentalist, but I do believe that for the most part that porn should be porn and that TV should be TV, unless it meaningfully makes sense in the context of the story. This was not that. This show had clothes being torn every 2 minutes in overly ridiculous and force ways, which lost any sense of humor or shock after the first or second episode. While the thirteen year old in me was going crazy, the older part on me got annoyed real quick. I just don't get it.

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  Conclusion:

  So with all these point, this must mean that I actively hated this show, right?

  Actually, no. Despite these point I still had a pretty decent time watching it. I don't know why, but I am pretty easy to please so I guess it isn't to surprising that I had a fun time. I have no discernible reason to enjoy this show, or rather I don't really feel like searching for one, so i'm not gonna explain it.

  Anyways, to sum it up:

  Was this show good?

  No

  Did I enjoy this show?

  Yes

  Should you watch this show?

  Sure, knock yourself out. I'm a reviewer, not a cop.

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  Rating:

  On a quality level, I would put it at about a 45, but I enjoyed this show so I'll raise it up to a 60. Deal with it.

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