Plus-Sized Elf
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Synecdoche about an elf girl trying to lose weight. It was originally serialized on Wani Books' "Comic Gum" website from December 2016 to May 2021, with its individual chapters collected into eight "tankōbon" volumes. After Wani Books' license to the series expired, a continuation manga titled started serialization in Akita Shoten's monthly "seinen" magazine, "Dokodemo Young Champion", in October 2021. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Plot. The series follows human Tomoatsu Naoe, a massage therapist, who helps a  chubby elf lose weight so she can be able to return to her home world. Because of this, many other overweight mystical beings come seeking his help. Manga. "Plus-Sized Elf" is written and illustrated by Synecdoche. The manga was published digitally by Wani Books on their "Comic Gum" website from December 2016 until May 2021, at the manga's 45th chapter, when Wani Books' license with the series ended and Synecdoche took over posting the 46th and 47th chapters on Twitter, before announcing a hiatus until fall 2021 in order to find a new publisher. On September 1, 2021 , after revealing that Akita Shoten would be taking over as the series' publisher, Synecdoche ended the first manga and started a sequel titled "Shin Erufu-san wa Yaserarenai.", which continues the story. "Plus-Sized Elf"'s chapters have been collected into individual "tankōbon" volumes. As of November 2021, eight volumes have been published.