Elfen Lied...
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I stopped breathing watching it once. I'm not sure if that means it kept me in suspense or I was scared shitless.
It should have been longer, it felt like they were going to make it long in the beginning but then a little more than halfway through it felt like they just rushed things because they wanted to wrap it up with all grey zones etc
Otherwise it was really good, watch it to the ending, it will be worth it :]
Otherwise it was really good, watch it to the ending, it will be worth it :]
Despite the plentiful ultra-violence and oft-inappropriate fanservice, it manages to be a very emotional - if also consistently extremely dark - drama. While it may be a show on naked mutants ripping people apart, some of the underlying dark themes and motives on all sides are all too realistic. While perhaps not in the vein of "high art" as it seem to (also) tout itself (mainly the intro and the clock symbolism), I found it a good - or rather tough, but cathartic - watch overall, which didn't overstay its welcome in its fairly short 14 episode run.
The gore and some of the nudity fits the animé well, but there's also some positively bizarre and at times almost creepy fanservice at display too, which certainly could've been lost for the better.
The gore and some of the nudity fits the animé well, but there's also some positively bizarre and at times almost creepy fanservice at display too, which certainly could've been lost for the better.
Many people would be put off with all the titties and the over the top gore in the anime which is understandable.
But to really enjoy it I think you really need to dealve abit deeper and think about its subliminal message it is trying to show you. That of which is about discrimination and how much pain human beings can cause to others.
I personally was stunned about how much i related to many of the struggles the chracters face when they try their best to live in a world that is out to get them.
As my favourite anime of all time i will obviously recommend it though go in with a open mind. Many things about the anime are designed to shock the viewers and many of those shocks may detear you from the actual story, but if you are willing to look past all that you will be in for a real treat.
But to really enjoy it I think you really need to dealve abit deeper and think about its subliminal message it is trying to show you. That of which is about discrimination and how much pain human beings can cause to others.
I personally was stunned about how much i related to many of the struggles the chracters face when they try their best to live in a world that is out to get them.
As my favourite anime of all time i will obviously recommend it though go in with a open mind. Many things about the anime are designed to shock the viewers and many of those shocks may detear you from the actual story, but if you are willing to look past all that you will be in for a real treat.
It wasn't bad, but because of the gore and nudity it's quite overhyped. It's decent, but hardly a great series. The gore and nudity detracts more than it adds.
That said, it had some great moments in much more than just the action.
That said, it had some great moments in much more than just the action.
Utter over-hyped trash. Probably the first hint that it's a proverbial Titanic is that the director for the anime decided to throw the plot line in the manga out the window for the most part.
I will give it props for production values that are pretty high, but that alone isn't nearly enough to save it.
What could have easily been an extremely brutal, blunt movie about the human condition ended up being moronic and silly, and made the brutality seem somewhere in between farcical and forced. It feels more like they're adding in scenes to pull at the heart strings (the kids killing that puppy? Yep) to at least keep you emotionally involved rather than making a series that more or less worms its way into your head and dares you to think about the brute end of humanity. The fan service was unforgivable. Even Evangellion didn't technically sink that low (Or, at least aimed to kept it in stride.) Having a person with dual personalities is a bit cliche'd but having their other personality be a fucking cat...it screams, "couldn't think of anything better."
And the ending made me want to punch the protagonist in the face. Repeatedly. I won't spoil anything for you though.
I will give it props for production values that are pretty high, but that alone isn't nearly enough to save it.
What could have easily been an extremely brutal, blunt movie about the human condition ended up being moronic and silly, and made the brutality seem somewhere in between farcical and forced. It feels more like they're adding in scenes to pull at the heart strings (the kids killing that puppy? Yep) to at least keep you emotionally involved rather than making a series that more or less worms its way into your head and dares you to think about the brute end of humanity. The fan service was unforgivable. Even Evangellion didn't technically sink that low (Or, at least aimed to kept it in stride.) Having a person with dual personalities is a bit cliche'd but having their other personality be a fucking cat...it screams, "couldn't think of anything better."
And the ending made me want to punch the protagonist in the face. Repeatedly. I won't spoil anything for you though.
1. Yes.Phoenix09215 said:But what I wanna know is;
1. have you watched it?
2. Is it any good?
3. Do you think the gore and nudity is necessary?
4. And I also already love Nyuu... had to be said
2. Definitively, it's one of my favorite animes.
3. Nudity no, but gore yes for this kind of anime.
4. Meh, I prefer Nana a lot more (you'll see her more after).
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I enjoy Elfen Lied. It's not as great as most people make it out to be, but I still like it a lot. So yeah, it's pretty good
That is, if you can handle the level of blood and nudity.
That is, if you can handle the level of blood and nudity.
