Elfen Lied

Original title: Erufen rîto

TV Mini Series
2004
TV-MA
24m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

38K

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Trivia
Influenced Matt and Ross Duffer (the Duffer brothers) in their creation of the Netflix series: "Stranger Things", which has a similar plot.

Quotes
Lucy: When you're miserable, you need to make someone even more miserable than yourself.

Connections
Featured in AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005)

Soundtracks
Lilium
Opening Theme
Lyrics, Music, and Arrangements by Kayo Konishi & Yukio Kondô
Soundtrack courtesy of VAP

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10/10

Simply Beautiful

I must say that I have never enjoyed anime or even watched it. However, after watching this series, I must say that it is the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed. This anime plays to about every human emotion. It will make you hate, love, wonder, and most importantly, it will break your heart. This was totally unexpected and the impact this anime has made is still with me today. The characters and the story are beautifully fleshed out and touch upon many subjects that fall close to home. The only criticism I can offer is a kind that is more compliment that critical; this anime is too short. I was desperate for more. I wish I could do this anime more justice. If you ever have the opportunity to watch this series, do so.