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"Plus-Sized Elf" Character Elfuda Named Ambassador for the Japan French Fries Association - Collaboration Visual (elyase-anime.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source for the visual is the official website. According to Crunchyroll, the voice actress for Elfuda (sometimes translated as Erufuda), Ayasa Ito, will also serve as a guest judge at the Japan French Fries Championship 2024.

Series premieres July 6, 2024. Synopsis from AniList:

Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he’s saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this lovable elf girl lose the weight–and keep it off?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Thicc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Note that the character's name, Elfda, means "I'm an elf" or "it's an elf"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I can't be the only one that thinks a "french fries association" associating itself with obesity is kind of crazy, right? You'd think they would've thought this through better...

[–] BarbecueCowboy 0 points 5 days ago

They're in the top 10 for the lowest obesity rate worldwide. An overweight person isn't someone with a problem there, it's just someone who knows their food.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was surprised by this too. The character almost always has a box of fries in her hand in the manga, so it makes sense that she is associated with fries. However, like you said, if this is a trade association meant to promote fries, then it is questionable whether this is actually helping.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

It's a little funny, but I don't see it as a misstep. It's probably just a popular (I assume) character who's associated with fries, and them being realistic in assuming that it's common knowledge that over-indulging in fast food causes weight gain.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

this feels like zelda fell into an alternate, mcdonalds-centric universe

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

The story is kind of a reverse isekai, where a bunch of fantasy characters end up in the real world and have trouble with modern fast-food.

So yeah.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Now I can't unsee Zelda in this character design...

[–] Stern 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

TIL there is a Japanese french fries association, which by necessity means there are french fries associations in one or more other countries.

[–] anon6789 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I tried to look them up and didn't find much, but I did find this:

The Seven Principles of the Japan French Fries Association:

Love French fries and eat them at least once a week.
Eat all the French fries you are served.
Do not pressure others to like French fries as you do.
Do not persecute those who dislike French fries.
Do not blame French fries for making you fat.
Do not use French fries to commit a crime.
Honor and respect those who grow potatoes.

[–] SkyezOpen 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do not use French fries to commit a crime.

Now I'm curious

[–] anon6789 3 points 5 days ago

When you see a warning, that means someone has to have done it...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Like France?

[–] Stern 5 points 1 week ago

Would they call it the french fries association though? Or just the fries association?

[–] anon6789 6 points 1 week ago

If they sell the potato-based pun shirts, I'm in!