The overall plot was probably the strongest aspect of this show, it was intriguing and captivated me. It could be at times predictable but still the story are great. You also get your daily happy meal of incest, pedophilia, violence towards women, beating children, intense blood and guts (yeah this series is also a gore fest) and incest. Pretty much borderline narcissism.
The art was done well, it looks good and is fully capable to tell the story on it's own. The same goes for the sound.
Now the most important part, characters. I absolutely hate 90% of the characters in this show. These characters cannot suck it up, they always have a reason to be sad and cry. It's like a freaking soap opera. It's annoying more than effective. The feelings portrayed by the characters are exaggerated and i don't like them.
Besides the characters, ellfen lied is quite strong in the story aspect but don't get me started on the characters.
