An adaptation of Plus-sized Misadventures in Love was announced.
The story is a romantic comedy with plus-sized main character Yumeko.
Yumeko stays plus-sized throughout the story.
We hope this adaptation is successful, and we’ll see even more plus-sized characters in the medium.
Japan (and far-Eastern countries in general) definitely has an issue with beauty standards. Smallest imperfections are blown out of proportion, and a slightest bit of stomach chub is enough to call someone “fat”. This, of course, leads to the anime industry having very few plus-sized characters — and even those present are usually secondary characters at best (Nikuko from Oshiete! Galko-chan and Chouji from Naruto).
And whenever the main character IS introduced as plus-sized, they often either lose weight immediately like in Kiss Him, Not Me! (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda), or make losing weight their overarching goal like in the manga I Reincarnated as a White Pig Noble's Daughter from a Shoujo Manga (Tensei-saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shirobuta Reijou datta). Which is why we are so very interested in the announced TV adaptation of Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! (Debu to Love to Ayamachi to!).
Plus-Sized Heroine
Yumeko Kouda is a plus-sized woman that for the longest time struggled with complexes and a complete lack of feeling of self-worth. One day, she got into a life-threatening accident, and woke up in a hospital after recovery. Once she sees herself in the mirror, she realizes just how cute she looks — and then returns to her previous life with entirely new confidence and a new, positive outlook.
Usually, this premise would’ve been used for a lazy “fat girl lost weight in a coma and is now pretty” story. This time, the character is affected by retroactive amnesia instead — and her new feelings of self-worth stem entirely from seeing herself without any biases previously pushed onto her by her surroundings. That’s right, this romantic comedy is also about body positivity — and that’s absolutely brilliant.
Will it be good?
First of all — as far as we know, there are no planned plotlines to magically melt the main character’s weight away (looking at you, I Woke Up as the Ugly Duckling manhwa!), and given Yumeko’s positive disposition, she will not let any horrible comments get to her. Still, we worry that her looks will still be used as a sort of a repeating gag, rather than the story evolving past this point.
At this moment, there is no information about the studio and staff behind the adaptation, but the series will be produced by Tokyo MX — who are also behind this season’s series The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon) and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo), so we are cautiously optimistic about the production.
Either way, this anime adaptation is practically unprecedented not just in the anime industry, but in Japanese media in general. We sincerely hope that it will be successful, and will lead to more diverse body types across the entire medium.
Love story of a lady who likes being plus-sized.
Summary:
An adaptation of Plus-sized Misadventures in Love was announced.
The story is a romantic comedy with plus-sized main character Yumeko.
Yumeko stays plus-sized throughout the story.
We hope this adaptation is successful, and we’ll see even more plus-sized characters in the medium.
Japan (and far-Eastern countries in general) definitely has an issue with beauty standards. Smallest imperfections are blown out of proportion, and a slightest bit of stomach chub is enough to call someone “fat”. This, of course, leads to the anime industry having very few plus-sized characters — and even those present are usually secondary characters at best (Nikuko from Oshiete! Galko-chan and Chouji from Naruto).
And whenever the main character IS introduced as plus-sized, they often either lose weight immediately like in Kiss Him, Not Me! (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda), or make losing weight their overarching goal like in the manga I Reincarnated as a White Pig Noble's Daughter from a Shoujo Manga (Tensei-saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shirobuta Reijou datta). Which is why we are so very interested in the announced TV adaptation of Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! (Debu to Love to Ayamachi to!).
Plus-Sized Heroine
Yumeko Kouda is a plus-sized woman that for the longest time struggled with complexes and a complete lack of feeling of self-worth. One day, she got into a life-threatening accident, and woke up in a hospital after recovery. Once she sees herself in the mirror, she realizes just how cute she looks — and then returns to her previous life with entirely new confidence and a new, positive outlook.
Usually, this premise would’ve been used for a lazy “fat girl lost weight in a coma and is now pretty” story. This time, the character is affected by retroactive amnesia instead — and her new feelings of self-worth stem entirely from seeing herself without any biases previously pushed onto her by her surroundings. That’s right, this romantic comedy is also about body positivity — and that’s absolutely brilliant.
Will it be good?
First of all — as far as we know, there are no planned plotlines to magically melt the main character’s weight away (looking at you, I Woke Up as the Ugly Duckling manhwa!), and given Yumeko’s positive disposition, she will not let any horrible comments get to her. Still, we worry that her looks will still be used as a sort of a repeating gag, rather than the story evolving past this point.
At this moment, there is no information about the studio and staff behind the adaptation, but the series will be produced by Tokyo MX — who are also behind this season’s series The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon) and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo), so we are cautiously optimistic about the production.
Either way, this anime adaptation is practically unprecedented not just in the anime industry, but in Japanese media in general. We sincerely hope that it will be successful, and will lead to more diverse body types across the entire medium.
