But this was not the case, thus why I gave it a 7.
It surprises me though that is is #12 on MAL because in my opinion I don't think it's VERY good. Now hear me out first before you throw fireballs at me. It IS good but not THAT good. Better than average but not to the point where it deserves a high rating.
Elfen Lied is your average anime with some psycho and crazy plots with quite the gore involved, which I enjoy (Hey we all have our weird interests lol).
And though I do try my best to look at the positive aspect of anime I could only find things in the anime to rant about. NOW HEAR ME OUT FIRST BEFORE YOU THROW FIREBALLS AT ME.
I've heard a lot about this anime being known for its craziness, gore, and messed up plots but tbh I didn't really see any of that? I mean there were SOME scenes like the scene with the kids and the dog which actually did mess me up to a point like that shit is pure f*ked-upness wow. And just that whole scene involving that time line was. Wow.
But other than that I didn't see any of the "oh my god. this anime. is. insane." like I got more of that feel from watching Higurashi than watching this. And for those of you who are watching Re:Zero you'll know what I mean. Like what I felt in those anime is what I expected to feel in this anime since so many ppl HIGHLY talk about it being known for that. BUT, unfortunately, I didn't feel any of that.
But that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. I did. Though there were some plot holes here in there it was overall enjoyable and I would recommend this to ppl but just not in a YOU GOTTA WATCH IT mood.
The ending of it was quite enjoyable since I like that //foreshadowing// mood. Though we were not actually told it was Nyu at the door we can obviously understand that it was. And I kinda liked that.
So maybe it was I was expecting a lot from this anime and I didn't get what I expected is why I'm giving this anime a 7. But doesn't mean you shouldn't watch it. It's a classic and should definitely be watched.
So give it a try and see what you think ;)
