Elfen Lied...

[Sjakie]

I watched a half of it.
I dont mind gore and nudity at all. But this show used it so much that it was getting a drag.
I am currently watching 'highschool of the dead' which is basically zombie apocalypse anime style. It has a lot of, erm, 'fanservice' is the word i think. That story is a lot less interesting then Elfen lied and has less gore, yet i like it way more.
Basically i think that Elfen lied's story gets burried by all the blood to be captivating.

 

[Ninonybox_v1legacy]

whats with the sudden insursion of Elfen Lied.....anyway elfen lied ftw.

 

[greenyboy27]

Great Anime in my opinion , the gore and nudity isn't anything new. Kind of funny sometimes actually. But my only downer on it is that it ended so... meh.

 

[greenyboy27]

I watched a half of it.
I dont mind gore and nudity at all. But this show used it so much that it was getting a drag.
I am currently watching 'highschool of the dead' which is basically zombie apocalypse anime style. It has a lot of, erm, 'fanservice' is the word i think. That story is a lot less interesting then Elfen lied and has less gore, yet i like it way more.
Basically i think that Elfen lied's story gets burried by all the blood to be captivating.

Elfen Lied > High School of the Dead , but i love HSoTD too its good fun.

Oh and sorry for the doublepost if there is one.

 

[Pyro Paul]

Elfen Leid is an intresting anime.

shallow people telling see through stories populate this anime... its story is some what flat as are a majority of the player in the acts. it is particularly irritating that the main plot involved individuals are near mentally retarded to the point of slitting ones wrists.

however that aside it tends to flow very well with its artistic direction and plays a perfect mix of gore, nudity, sexual innuendo, and mind-fuckery to leave a lasting impression and garner the love of many.


i personally like it, but i can easily see where people would dislike it.

 

[Cynical skeptic]

I think my favourite was a few more episodes in; the 'how much crap can they heap on Mayu' episodes. None of the people in it have what I'd call a 'character', they're all just random bundles of issues dumped into an improbable setting (the Diclonius are a necessary allowance of illogic, like warp drives, the young people owning a big house in an already overpopulated country though...)

Also there's something a bit creepy about 'this character has the mental age of a three year old, she's practically a toddler. Oh and you can totally see her panties!"

The bad guys were bad because they were bad, especially that paramilitary jerk, seriously, would you hire that guy if you needed someone bringing in alive? It's yeat another situation where they're so evil it actually gets in the way of their jobs!

I don't know, at least warp drives kinda have some sort of logical function. Get around the "light barrier" by reducing the distance between two points by "warping" space.

Invisible arms? Hell, one of the most memorable scenes is where the chick gets her arms and legs ripped off. But thats phrasing it wrong. The chicks apparently have such fine control over these invisible, infinitely strong arms they can, literally, slice, dice, and julien a chick's arms and legs until they're mush. How did they ever capture her? It goes beyond suspension of disbelief into pure retardation.

And I kinda take for granted the size of anime houses. The only anime that didn't do "absurdly large house occupied by one guy" was maison ikkou.

 

[A random person]

I watched it, rather liked it for the most part, but realized nothing satisfying was gonna happen once I started the third disk. Which is sad, because what I knew of the series beforehand indicated that I'd love it.

Also, I never understood when people talk about its negative view of humanity; there are only two real evil characters in the series, one of whom is a Diclonius, and the other some psychopath.

 

[Cucumber]

I watched it to the end and loved it. Not my favorite, but it's high up on my list. Now, I didn't think much of the gore or nudity. They usually bother me, but in this series it uses symbolism to effectively add to that certain special Elfen Lied atmopshere. (It makes sense in my head, at least)

 

[Zeetchmen]

Don't let the over the top gore and boobies stop you, it is a very deep and emotional anime with a strong message

I have the box set

 

[GrimmjowPantera]

Skipping everyone else's opinion:...

I freakin' hate Elfen Lied. The first two episodes are promising. Naked chicks ripping people up with invisible arm-tentacles. Great. Crazy guy with a gun hunting people, super.

But the characters are nonsense, unbelieveable and idiots. The writing is sloppy, and the last five episodes feel forced and contrived.

 

[Enigma6667]

Honestly, it's the best anime I'd seen in a long while. Characters are interesting (if not random), the gore is sweet, the tits are...also sweet, and the whole plot is just beautifully told.

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

I literally couldn't take it. Too much girl. Also, cute little girl's covered in blood and gore, mercilessly killing people by slicing them with invisible hands.

High Octane nightmare Fuel.

 

[Charisma]

i saw it and i would like to discuss the social impact that having BIG FREAKING EYES AND PURPLE HAIR HAVE LOL ANIME

 

[Gigaguy64]

Seen a bit of it.
Didnt like it.

It was Average.


The Gore was ok, the story was interesting but, it had too many Derp characters.
Almost ALL of th characters were idiots.
many of the actual good characters died early on.
It had some of the most bizarre and inappropriate fanservice i had seen.
It would have a good moment interrupted by out of place fanservice.
You saw Lucy Nude more than you saw her character develop.
Plus i didn't really like the art, it was kinda Generic IMO.
And the "Message" it supposedly had was presented in a halfhearted way.
Humans are Monsters themselves and create monsters as well.
Figured that out in the first few episodes.

Over all not a series i would recommend unless you like some mild drama and a lot of Nudity/Gore.

 

[04whim]

I enjoy Elfen Lied, I have all the episodes on dvd. I think lacking context gore and nudity are pointless (I accept looking badass as context, <3 Alucard) and Elfen Lied had context, to treat Diclonius as animals rather than actual humans, that they don't get clothed out of humility and that they can get slaughtered and no one other than PETA might care. It had content which I've seen in few other anime (though they all lack vaginas for some reason... that's Japan for ya) such as child rape and even included a brief scene of lolicon which I still think was given context in a sad depressing back story of a fairly useless character which kinda explained why she was so useless...