Elfen Lied
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2004 13 eps 68%
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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)
(Source: ANN - Revised)
Studios:
Arms
Characters
Kouta
MAIN
VA: Chihiro Suzuki
Lucy
MAIN
VA: Sanae Kobayashi
Nana
MAIN
VA: Yuki Matsuoka
Yuka
MAIN
VA: Mamiko Noto
Mayu
MAIN
VA: Emiko Hagiwara
Mariko Kurama
SUPPORTING
VA: Tomoko Kawakami
Kurama
SUPPORTING
VA: Osamu Hosoi
Bando
SUPPORTING
VA: Jouji Nakata
Kanae
SUPPORTING
VA: Maria Yamamoto
Arakawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Eriko Ishihara
3-Ban
SUPPORTING
VA: Mikako Takahashi
Kakuzawa Choukan
SUPPORTING
VA: Kinryuu Arimoto
Kakuzawa Kyouju
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroaki Hirata
Tomoo
SUPPORTING
VA: Reiko Takagi
Kisaragi
SUPPORTING
VA: Maria Yamamoto
Shirakawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Hitomi Nabatame
Saitou
SUPPORTING
VA: Maria Yamamoto
Hiromi Kurama
SUPPORTING
VA: Akemi Kanda
Staff
Lynn Okamoto
Original Creator
Mamoru Kanbe
Director
Takao Yoshioka
Series Composition
Seiji Kishimoto
Character Design
Hiroyuki Taiga
Mechanical Design
Akira Itou
Art Director
Katsunori Shimizu
Sound Director
MOKA☆
Music
Kumiko Noma
Theme Song Performance
Seiji Kishimoto
Chief Animation Director
Yasuomi Umetsu
Key Animation
Tarou Maki
Planning
Reviews
ReBuggy
Rating: 368 (892 votes)
"Elfen Lied is the worst anime I've ever seen."
Lorde
Rating: 120 (179 votes)
Dissecting the quality of Elfen Lied, goodbye prejudjement!
Heiankyo
Rating: 78 (104 votes)
In Defense of Elfen Lied
Largeluke1
Rating: 59 (87 votes)
An incredibly important anime that you should avoid at all costs.
yomommagayasf
Rating: 35 (72 votes)
The Greatest Blue/Dark Comedy of all time.
0215MADman
Rating: 27 (37 votes)
One of the 2000s most popular anime, Elfen Lied is an ultraviolent fever dream that's essential viewing for anime fans.
Stats
Average Score
68
Mean Score
68
Popularity
250,151
Favourites
4,538
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 8002
PLANNING: 65414
COMPLETED: 162409
DROPPED: 8965
PAUSED: 5361
Score Distribution
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30: 3886
40: 5809
50: 9027
60: 15337
70: 25812
80: 23353
90: 15727
100: 9290
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