Episode 10 — “The Affectionate Dog and the Dark Roast Plant”
Plus-Sized Elf Make Me Go Heh.
The Plus-Sized Elf creators continue to mine worldwide mythology for inspiration. This week, we briefly met a Siren selling coffee. Initially, the Sirens of Greek mythology, as Homer described them in the Odyssey in 800 BC, were humanoids with birdlike features. Their conceptual images persisted until the medieval period when artists started painting them as fish-like creatures and then mermaids. The recent conception explains how The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen entered pop culture through the Disney era as a beautiful singing mermaid.
That’s why seeing a lady with wings in a coffee shop calling itself “The Original Café Siren” surprised me. Did the café’s logo warn us to consider original sirens instead of designating a first location for a shop franchise? Its logo even has a winged music note in the イ letter for セイレン (seiren). I enjoy how consistent Plus-Sized Elf can be with its monster girl concepts and designs.
Raika’s Puppy Feeding Slimming Plan
Yoink! There goes Elfuda’s bag of french fries. When did Raika care so much for the Forest Elf’s waistline? Oops. Raika takes Elfuda on a fatty obstacle course. Ah. Raika found a puppy. The werewolf would like to be the alpha wolf in a new pack in Plus-Sized Elf. She also gave up her own meals to feed the little guy. Elfuda couldn’t refuse her bag of french fries after she watched this paw-touching scene. Uh oh. The puppy doesn’t like salted potatoes! It’s a healthier and pickier eater than the monster girls.
Plus-Sized Elf’s Gyarus Love Dark Roast and Tentacle Grape
Funny. Elfuda can read “German” (ジャーマン) on a café sign but skips over 珈琲 (こーひー, coffee). She might not enjoy the bitter taste because she prefers fried, salty potatoes. Germans also like potatoes too, right? Café Siren? Another monster girl? Ah. The owner is a Siren from Greek mythology. Does her café have live music or karaoke? This is amazing! Elfuda has been in Japan for a long time (according to Plus-Sized Elf) and has yet to drink a cup of coffee. The Forest Elf is not a fan. Of course. Naoe visits all the shops with monster girls. Elfuda will stick to potatoes. Thank you very much!
Naoe’s errands to monster girls’ shops aren’t over yet. He needs advice from Kusahanada for his potted plant. Yay! More monster girls are hanging out at the florist shop. Tell us about your “gains,” Mero! Kusahanada diagnoses Naoe’s rose bush as needing healing magic. Plus-Sized Elf says magic uses up calories. She needs a pick-me-up after that effort, and Naoe comes prepared! He’s a coffee fanatic! “Don’t fall for his caffeine evangelism,” cries Elfuda! Blasphemy! Coffee isn’t poison! Kuroeda sells gallons of it at her part-time job, so she dismisses Elfuda’s concerns.
Vagina Dentata Traumatizes Plus-Sized Elf Fly Guy
Kusahanada claims amnesia from the last time she had a cup of java. Foreshadowing! Uh oh. Her flower turned into a Venus flytrap. Kusahanada turned into a tan gyaru after drinking dark roast coffee! Uh, not a fan of Hidive’s Plus-Sized Elf translator turning the gyaru accent into a Valley girl. Uh oh. Tentacle grape! The other monster girls can’t overpower an Alraune. Armor-melting slime! Oh no. Kusahanada wants to eat Naoe! Can the other monster girls save him? No, they can’t! It was a total rout. What will happen to Naoe after Kusahanada swallows him?
Aha. Naoe is okay, but not really. He learned a harsh lesson: plant girls and coffee don’t mix. Next time, another Forest Elf joins the monster girl harem.
The end credits show the monster girls exercising next to their static images.
Plus-Sized Elf (Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.) streams uncensored on Hidive in Japanese audio and English subtitles.
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