CheerupSilver
Very Cool!!!
Supelice
Dreadfully Boring
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
PiraBit
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
kawaiicookieanime
Elfen Lied is a stunning anime, but don't watch it if you hate gore, violence and nudity. This anime is also not for children under 18.The emotional and gripping plot will hook you until the very end, the characters are also very well written! (Especially Lucy/Nyu, my favourite character)
I wish this anime had a second season instead of 13 episodes or at least was 24 episodes long because this anime is so damn awesome!If you haven't watched Elfen Lied yet, why are you reading the reviews on Imdb? GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW! (Unless you're sensitive to gore, violence and nudity)
laz000
I have passed over Elfen Lied for years on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, etc. as I didn't think it fit my taste. I don't think I have been more disappointed in misjudging an anime by a short description.There are many reviews that have dissected the story, so I won't go there. I will just say the complexity of this story, and the very complex interrelationships in the anime alone merit a view. It is quite gory, so children should not be allowed to view.
thomavestergaard
We start on a research facility, with a fem-fatal (Lucy) imprisoned. she manages to escape (by going on a murderous and gory rampage) just as she stood on the brink to freedom, she was shot in the head and fell into the ocean. Lusy was thereafter found on a beach by Koto and his cousin Yuka (Yuka is pursuing a incestuous relationship with Koto)I tried to like this show i really did, but it's so hard to forgive the characters when they do not act human,i cannot forgive the characters nonsensical decisions.The show is way too praised by it's fans, i might have had too high expectations, but seriously? Are the characters meant to be unrealistic and incomparable, if so they nailed it. i am pretty sure the only sensible decision that was made in show, was when Koto asked Mayu's mother for custody. I mean, when is the last time you found a naked girl on the beach, and just brought her into your house instead of bringing her to the police? (she did rub her boob against Koto back so i guess that's completely justified....right?) i know that's unfair, but still you have got to admit i does not make any sense. Even the flashback scenes, that are suppose to make me feel for the characters suffers from unrealistic characters. e.g. Lucy's flashback with the bullies, it's not realistic, no child is that mean spirited or cruel (to kill a puppy...no child would do that) or her flashback with Koto where she's "inlove" with him, how old is she 5, although i do not know i am pretty sure a 5 year old cannot be "inlove"To the shows credit it does manage to produce one truly dark and realistic moment (Mayu's flashback) i cringe just by the thought. The ending, was also decent it was touching, to see Kurama die with his daughter.Ultimately though, this does not make up for 11 episodes of nonsensical and unrealistic decisions and characters.P.S. did anybody else find it weird that Koto liked Nyuu, i mean she was presented like she was 3 years old. also Nyuu "horns" looked like ears just saying.
TyrantSlaughter
I seriously don't know why this anime is rated so high. I have no problem with material that is meant to be dark and violent, the problem is that this show takes it way too far, to the point where it is no longer depressing, but ridiculous and hysterical at times.There was a fight scene where a girl got both her arms and her legs ripped off, and I couldn't help but be reminded of the Black Knight in Monty Python. The story is not deep, and basically just goes from one shocking scene to the next. I don't think the creators realized that when you do that too much, it is no longer shocking and it simply comes to be expected. Every character also has some terrible tragedy in their past to go along with all the terrible things going on during the show.In the end, this show failed at delivering a sad or dramatic experience, and just went way overboard into the territory of hilarity. It's not completely unwatchable and I could see the appeal of the show due to the animation and fight scenes.
