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Elfen Lied

Elfen Lied

Alternative Titles

English: Elfen Lied
Synonyms: Elfen Song, Elfic Song
Japanese: エルフェンリート

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 25, 2004 to Oct 17, 2004
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.141 (scored by 165292 users)
Ranked: #3312
Popularity: #6
Members: 233,633
Favorites: 10,779
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Synopsis

The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet...

(Source: ANN - Revised)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Elfen Lied
Side story: Elfen Lied Special

Characters & Voice Actors

Kouta
Kouta
Main
Suzuki, Chihiro
Japanese
Suzuki, Chihiro
Nabatame, Hitomi
Japanese
Nabatame, Hitomi
...
Lucy
Lucy
Main
Kobayashi, Sanae
Japanese
Kobayashi, Sanae
Vincent-Davis, Kira
English
Vincent-Davis, Kira
...
Nana
Nana
Main
Matsuoka, Yuki
Japanese
Matsuoka, Yuki
Paysinger, Sasha
English
Paysinger, Sasha
...
Yuka
Yuka
Main
Noto, Mamiko
Japanese
Noto, Mamiko
Novotny, Nancy
English
Novotny, Nancy
...

Staff

Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Kanbe, Mamoru
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Shimizu, Katsunori
Sound Director
Yoshioka, Takao
Script, Series Composition



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Mar 21, 2008
TheLlama
Elfen Lied: Infamous for its bloody mess of gore, cruelty and nudity. A combination that could make many a person turn away. Yet, a huge number of people watch this, knowing (to some extent) what they're going into, and it's one of the more popular and well-rated series here on MAL. Some people call it a 'masterpiece', people some call it 'perverted', some people don't know what to say, and some call it 'horrible'. The first is true, the second is an exaggeration, the third is understandable, and the fourth is so wrong.

The first episode starts off with what is the bloodiest and nuditiest 10 read more
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Nov 14, 2006
Ubermensch
Elfen Lied is something else. Just watching the first 10 minutes of the first episode and one can understand that this is not your typical anime. A series modeled, in many ways, after the tragedies of Shakespeare and Ancient Greece, Elfen Lied is not something that you want to enjoy a sunny day with. The seemingly grotuetist violence and nudity may put some people off of this series, but I have to say that the story would not have the same impact without it.

Story: 10 - Elfen Lied boasts one of the most intense and intriguing plot lines that I have ever experienced in anime. read more
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Recommendations

Horror, Supernatural & a lot of bloodshed (neither recommended to be watched past midnight) *shiver*
Elfen Lied and Gantz revolve around shock value and how it can be turned into a narrative devise. Both push the envelope in terms of graphic violence and excessive gore with plenty of nudity to boot. EL has peaceful interludes that keep it from becoming utterly without hope while Gantz hardly ever slackens its pace of bloody action. These series manage to horrify and move the viewer, in EL the cute character design makes the massacres all the more poignant while Gantz's mostly realistic design adds an air of verisimilitude to the insanity.


Opening Theme

"Lilium" by Kumiko Noma

Ending Theme

"Be Your Girl" by Chieko Kawabe

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