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Cute girl. Beach encounter. Also she'll liquefy your organs with her mind. Oops!
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Elfen Lied (2004)

unhinged anime classicwhiplash tonal chaosgreek tragedy cosplay

Latest Episode

No Return
7.125 min

Season 1 • Episode 13

Latest

No Return

Oct 17, 2004

Yuka informs Mayu of Kouta's past. Meanwhile, Lucy and Mariko find each other and face off in a fight. Now, Nana and Kurama have to find Mariko because Kurama needs to kill her...

Overview

AnimationDramaMysteryAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it 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 murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers 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 evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

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animegorebased on mangadark fantasyseinengreek mythologysupernaturalbullyingchildhood traumamutant+5 more

Standout Aspects

Writing

Lilium theme use is actually genius, fight me

Direction

balances moe blob with body horror like a chaotic tightrope

Score

That OP will haunt your Spotify Wrapped forever

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel feelings but also see heads pop like grapes·Binge: It's 13 episodes of emotional damage, commit to the spiral·Rewatch: Catch the foreshadowing you missed through your trauma-blindness
Heads up:Gore: Limbs fly constantly, invisible hands are NOT gentle·Triggers: Child abuse flashbacks, animal cruelty episode, institutional violence
First AiredJul 25, 2004
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes13
AT-X

Top Cast

Chihiro Suzuki

Chihiro Suzuki

Kouta (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Lucy / Nyuu (voice)

Emiko Hagiwara

Emiko Hagiwara

Mayu (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Professor Kakuzawa Yu (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Kouta (child) / Shirakawa (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Bandou (voice)

Kinryu Arimoto

Kinryu Arimoto

Chief Kakuzawa (voice)

Maria Yamamoto

Maria Yamamoto

Kanae (voice)

Osamu Hosoi

Osamu Hosoi

Kurama (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Mariko (voice)

Yuki Matsuoka

Yuki Matsuoka

Nana (voice)

Eriko Ishihara

Eriko Ishihara

Arakawa (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Yuka (voice)

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Cultural

Elfen Lied is basically the Rosetta Stone for 'edgy 2000s anime' and directly inspired Stranger Things' Eleven concept. You're welcome.

Trivia

The opening uses actual Latin from a medieval hymnal about purity, which is deeply ironic given the content. Someone in production had RANGE.

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Elfen Lied - English Trailer

Elfen Lied - English Trailer

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