I’m in my fourth month of complete relapse on my diet and exercise regimen. This means I haven’t been active since I started exercising. Ladies and gentlemen, you better believe this is a glorious culinary renaissance. I’m talking cheese steaks, fried chicken, tandoori barbecue, grilled pork ribs, chips, mac and cheese, burritos, cookies, ice cream, and more. Every weekend I destroy my kitchen and make Italian dishes that rival Rao’s. I ate at In-N-Out two nights in a row anime expoafter nominating those big 4×4 animal-style burgers, I still I think five people are better. Sorry everyone, I can’t lie to you.
I noticed two things: 1) I had not gained the weight back, which hopefully dispels my “mouth-for-a-minute” myth, and 2) this glorious bingeing did not make me gain weight. Large elf A little better.
One good thing I will say here is Large elf Not going also The vulgar nature of it is too much. Knowing next to nothing about the show, I expected its shallow humor to be on the level of a mid-career Adam Sandler movie. It approaches that territory but never quite reaches it—characters exchange insults such as “fat man,” “chubbo,” and “dump truck.” Of course, the fact that no one can fully adhere to their diet and exercise habits has become a recurring joke. Yet these jokes and quips were written for my laziness; I was too busy rolling my eyes to take appropriate offense. The bigger disadvantage is Large elf Making fun of the characters’ weight, but not being able to help but show their sensuality and sensuality – it’s even hinted early on that our protagonist finds thickness to be an attractive quality.
From a technical perspective, it all makes sense. Considering this is adapted from edge Comics, there must be some charm in showing all the cake, right? (No, I’m not talking about dessert here.) But compared to the jokes being made at the expense of people’s weight, the message here seems confusing. Is this supposed to be the way the show shows body positivity? You decide.
So, it’s a good thing that the show isn’t too toxic, but at the same time, as a fan of tasteless comedies, it’s also disappointing that there wasn’t anything to make me laugh. If you’re devoting an entire series to discussing such a ridiculous concept, at least stick with it. I think a lot of this has to do with the first episodes following the same formula: first, a character is introduced, followed by some corny dialogue about the nature of his mythology and defining characteristics (a beer-loving orc, a food-begging A werewolf, a mermaid who drinks potions and grows legs, etc.). A few jokes were passed around, and then some quips about their fatness were shouted out. Rinse, repeat.
The second half of the show becomes less redundant, but it doesn’t get any more interesting. Kind of focused on a magic potion that’s designed to make the drinker lose weight but instead makes them look younger, which lacks humor unless you consider “Y’all Saw That” Detective Conan” becomes something substantial. Speaking of unnecessary references, the Beach episode had a siren saying he had finished the squid ring, which made me wish I was watching Squid Girl instead. What’s even worse is how weak and almost static the animation here is. You might think that in a series that focuses on the body, the anime would focus on, you know, being more physical and touching with its comedy. I didn’t expect these workout sections to be anything amazing, but they are so brief and stiff that their existence at all is a miracle. Likewise, episode eight is really about a day of yoga. What could have been a nice slice-of-life vignette is made boring by its stale animation.
The show decided to add some drama in the final two episodes by having Elfda’s aunt join the fray, lambasting Naoe for making her niece gain weight. I guess this was a last-second attempt to instill some chemistry between Elvda and Naoe, but it felt too far-fetched. The aunt helped Elfda lose weight, but she gained weight again. After Elfda finally reached her goal, she gained all the weight back. Why is there an unnecessary arc that doesn’t add much to the story? But then again, there’s not much of a story.
The series has a total of 12 short episodes and two special episodes, with a length of approximately 170 minutes. Want to make better use of your 170 minutes? Listen to the sound of AC/DC All Lotta Rossi 32 times. The riff is not only mind-blowingly exciting, but an even greater and more effective ode to plus-size and body-positive people. Large elf Always will be.
