| because its pretty old |
| Because it's one of the first edgy anime inexperienced viewers see. tikkari said: because its pretty old What? If anything older shows are often underrated on MAL. |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
monsterrelic said: Im not trying to disrespect the anime or shame it, but i just don't understand why people consider it a masterpiece. I felt the both main character Kouta and yuka were just really dumb and pretty much had no character development at all or any substance for that matter. Story wise and concept were cool, but i really felt the characters ruin the show. The only character i thought was well done and liked was kurama. Like the show was sort of entertaining and i must praise it for being out of the box, but i don't see its so popular and so highly rated. If someone could explain this to me, i would greatly appreciate it. It's a mistery yet to be discovered. |
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| People get too absorbed in the gore-filled dramatic atmosphere to notice how stupid the characters are. |
| It used to be babby's first edgy show until Attack on Titan came along. |
| And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible. |
| Aside from being gory, edgy and full of nudity which made it controversial (for many ppl controversial automatically equals excellent) it was (and still is) one of the rare shows with protagonist (Lucy) being ruthless, murderous, villainous and Ax Crazy. This is something really fresh in mainstream animation where main heroes are almost always restricted with lines they ultimately won't cross (the same lines in almost every show), for this reasons titles like Death Note and Mirai Nikki became great hits despite many flaws they had, and for majority of western audience Elfen Lied was the first show of that kind they ever watched. It's worth mentioning here that title popularity (any title, not just EL) is often greatly affected by something like a "critical point" in viewer first impression. If that point is passed and viewer satisfaction is big enough then all the shortcomings are automatically overlooked or justified and the viewer goes out of his/her way to look for additional depth that will enrich the experience (depending on interpretation depth can be found in almost anything as long as someone spends enough time thinking about it) and thanks to that will only like the show more and more. On the other hand if the "critical point" isn't crossed then it works in reverse - the viewer sees all the flaws and can't be bothered to justify them or look for anything deeper than what is shown on the surface (even when there really are things worth thinking about hidden somewhere deeper). In other words - if you like Elfen Lied then you can by yourself find a lot of fun stuff hidden under the surface (some of it is just over-interpretation and finding depth where there was not supposed to be one but it is irrelevant as long as there is fun in it), if you don't like it enough to find something on your own then you will just see a lot of holes and won't be able to understand why others could rate it so differently ;) |
| New profile design sucks. |
| It's original. |
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| Shock value |
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monsterrelic said: Karharot said: Aside from being gory, edgy and full of nudity which made it controversial (for many ppl controversial automatically equals excellent) it was (and still is) one of the rare shows with protagonist (Lucy) being ruthless, murderous, villainous and Ax Crazy. This is something really fresh in mainstream animation where main heroes are almost always restricted with lines they ultimately won't cross (the same lines in almost every show), for this reasons titles like Death Note and Mirai Nikki became great hits despite many flaws they had, and for majority of western audience Elfen Lied was the first show of that kind they ever watched. It's worth mentioning here that title popularity (any title, not just EL) is often greatly affected by something like a "critical point" in viewer first impression. If that point is passed and viewer satisfaction is big enough then all the shortcomings are automatically overlooked or justified and the viewer goes out of his/her way to look for additional depth that will enrich the experience (depending on interpretation depth can be found in almost anything as long as someone spends enough time thinking about it) and thanks to that will only like the show more and more. On the other hand if the "critical point" isn't crossed then it works in reverse - the viewer sees all the flaws and can't be bothered to justify them or look for anything deeper than what is shown on the surface (even when there really are things worth thinking about hidden somewhere deeper). In other words - if you like Elfen Lied then you can by yourself find a lot of fun stuff hidden under the surface (some of it is just over-interpretation and finding depth where there was not supposed to be one but it is irrelevant as long as there is fun in it), if you don't like it enough to find something on your own then you will just see a lot of holes and won't be able to understand why others could rate it so differently ;) This "critical point" you speak off does seem to be a very good justification and explanation of a person's perception of an anime's quality. For me this happen recently while watching Gurren Laggan, even though the show had many flaws i was able to overlook them due to the sheer enjoyment i was able to get out of it. Thank you for the reply Karharot, it really helped me understand people's views on certain anime a little better now. all animes have flaws Karharot said: Aside from being gory, edgy and full of nudity which made it controversial (for many ppl controversial automatically equals excellent) it was (and still is) one of the rare shows with protagonist (Lucy) being ruthless, murderous, villainous and Ax Crazy. This is something really fresh in mainstream animation where main heroes are almost always restricted with lines they ultimately won't cross (the same lines in almost every show), for this reasons titles like Death Note and Mirai Nikki became great hits despite many flaws they had, and for majority of western audience Elfen Lied was the first show of that kind they ever watched. It's worth mentioning here that title popularity (any title, not just EL) is often greatly affected by something like a "critical point" in viewer first impression. If that point is passed and viewer satisfaction is big enough then all the shortcomings are automatically overlooked or justified and the viewer goes out of his/her way to look for additional depth that will enrich the experience (depending on interpretation depth can be found in almost anything as long as someone spends enough time thinking about it) and thanks to that will only like the show more and more. On the other hand if the "critical point" isn't crossed then it works in reverse - the viewer sees all the flaws and can't be bothered to justify them or look for anything deeper than what is shown on the surface (even when there really are things worth thinking about hidden somewhere deeper). In other words - if you like Elfen Lied then you can by yourself find a lot of fun stuff hidden under the surface (some of it is just over-interpretation and finding depth where there was not supposed to be one but it is irrelevant as long as there is fun in it), if you don't like it enough to find something on your own then you will just see a lot of holes and won't be able to understand why others could rate it so differently ;) full nude :O |
| Popular among edgy teens. |
Celestia-L20XX said: Popular among edgy teens. I'm in my thirties and I do like it. |
| New profile design sucks. |
| Elfen Lied is the kid who thinks he's super avant garde, when it's actually one anime deserving of being called pretentious. It's also 2edgy4u. |
JabonHR said: It used to be babby's first edgy show until Attack on Titan came along. Pretty much. People want to watch anime for the first time, and get surprised by the "ecchiness" of the show and gore at the same time. |
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| From What I understand it has given everyone something different. Gore, nudity and all that I don't care. But What I do care is the impact it creates. To be plain Elfen Lied is a war a secret war between humans and something else. why are the Diclonius always naked because they are not human so they don't respect them they are something else. Gore like I said it is a war. But their is more then that to it shows the horrible truth of weakness and darkness of humans and Diclonius alike. So why is it a masterpiece because its more then just watching a psychopathic gore fest. But that being said not everyone sees it the same way. Normal I say people are short sighted everyone is allowed to have their opinion. |
tikkari said: because its pretty old masochist-chan said: It's original. this^^ |
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| not this shit again |
Nikoka said: +1People get too absorbed in the gore-filled dramatic atmosphere to notice how stupid the characters are. |
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Udgey said: Nikoka said: +1People get too absorbed in the gore-filled dramatic atmosphere to notice how stupid the characters are. qft |
mayukachan said: Udgey said: +1 qft imagine if it was about classical music and not gore. |
SolvitePriest said: mayukachan said: qft imagine if it was about classical music and not gore. fite me |
| I guess it's like a cult classic, was one of the first edgy shows to get popular, but not really the best at anything it does. It just paved the way for more outlandish and actually really good shows to get adapted. |
| *Cringey anime weeb stuff* |
mayukachan said: SolvitePriest said: imagine if it was about classical music and not gore. fite me Wait this isn't a classical musical? There is a music box. |
| Its shit Nidhoeggr said: Because it's one of the first edgy anime inexperienced viewers see. |
| I dropped this during the first episode. The gorefest made me chuckle, it was so edgy. I wasn't disturbed, just laughing at the absurdity of it all. |
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| It's often a gateway anime, I guess. |
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| jap trickery |
| Gateway anime perhaps ? And nostalgic to many who rewatch. Pretty much the Naruto Syndrome. But yes, it's a good anime but no way near the best. |
| Elfen lied is full of shit and dumbass characters,lucy made the series popular of that's what your'e asking |
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Iri-Saber said: Elfen lied is full of shit and dumbass characters,lucy made the series popular of that's what your'e asking Thank you for Your professional opinion. |
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lazy-guy-1911 said: The ending was unsatisfying after the series seemed to be building up to something epic. That's because there was supposed to be a second season of the anime but its production plans were canceled due to the fact that the first season was only able to get aired on satellite TV because it was too controversial for any station to air it in normal program block. So basically what you saw is something around 2/3 of the whole thing and the anime ending was supposed to be more a cliffhanger than a grand finale. If you ever wanted to know the whole thing, including what happens when Lucy really goes on a rampage, you would have to read the manga (a warning her: the art sucks at first but it gets better with time). |
| New profile design sucks. |
| Because it's pretty unusual for a cartoon. |
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| No idea how this is so popular. I'm reading Battle Royale at the same time I'm watching this and it's way more intense, with better characters, story and just about everything IMO. I gotta get back to something less crazy for a while. |
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| Surprises, I guess. |
| it has boobies |
| It's deep |
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| This overrated garbage isn't even worth in being labelled as a "notable" gore shit. It's just plain bad |
literaturenerd said: Sorry to burst your bubble bro, but your bait seems to be low quality ish.People like Klad are exactly what I'm talking about. If Elfen Lied were actually still popular, would it be getting bashed by 15 year old newfags with ZERO taste that rate Naruto a 9/10? No. No it wouldn't. |
| Keep spouting bullshit. I ain't even taking your words into consideration. Why would I care about some random angry butthurt baboon who doesn't respect other's opinions but instead, keeps trash talking my scores? Yeah take your failure attempts of a troll elsewhere |
| Blast yo eyes to what I said. Lmao. I never trashed the fans of liking it. I simply talked bad of the series itself. Can't you tell the difference? |
Praland said: It's deep This ^ |
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