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

submitted 2 years ago by wjs018@ani.social to c/anime@ani.social

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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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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 years 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...

[–] wjs018@ani.social 16 points 2 years 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.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 years ago

[–] bread@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years 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.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years 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.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years 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.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 10 points 2 years ago

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

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 1 points 2 years ago

I think an isekai adventure in McDonaldland following all the surreal tropes in their TV commercials would be terrifying!

No wonder the company binned the whole cast of characters over a decade ago.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years 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@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do not use French fries to commit a crime.

Now I'm curious

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Like France?

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The French wouldn't degrade themselves by using English.

They'd call it something like L'Association Pommes Frites

But they'd surrender if anyone objected.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

Thicc