Elfen Lied

[el_boss]

Booooobies! Hehe seriously though I was pleasantly surprised that there excist such dark and "adult" anime shows. I liked that it switched between beeing funny and lighthearted and then all of a sudden extreme gore, blood and limbs all over the place. Everything in this show felt necessary though. I mean they didn't put in the nudity and gore just for the hell of it, it had a purpose.

It was a little wierd that Kouta's cousin had the hots for him. I don't know, maybe cousin love isn't a wierd thing in Japan.

The best part of the show was when Lucy ripped apart the kids that killed the dog, those brats had it coming.

@XanBcoo: Actually there were 3 pink-haires killer girls in Elfen Lied.

Sorry for the bump.

[KaosSinner]

This show is so FUC^ING AWESOME. Really dark anime just like everybody says. I wonder if there are any more episodes coz the last one left me hung up. I really wanted to know if it was Neu the one appearing right at the end just when the clock started to work. I suppose it was her but I wanna know anyway.

This anime really stroke my inner chord...sniff.....sniff.

[The Heretic Azazel]

That was the intended ending, we are only left to assume that was Nyu's shadow.Also, find the 14th episode, released seperately, if you didnt already, it explains some backstory

[Kraco]

This is one of the best series in my list. A remarkable show altogether. The end was also very appropriate. This kind of series doesn't even need a clear Hollywood ending.

[KaosSinner]

I think I did download episode fourteen( the one button on my keyboards gone crazy). Was it the one which Nana starts to live in Nyus house and then she intends to kill her but ended up being really good friends with her? That does explain some of her background. That scene when her friend was shot.....sniff.....sniff.....my tears really weld up.

[The Heretic Azazel]

Yeah that's it. Actually, does anyone have a link for it?

I wish this series could have continued. I love stuff like this..

[KaosSinner]

If you liked Elfen Lied Id recommend you watch Aishteruze Baby and Air. They are also love stories those that make you sniff....sniff you know. You can find them here : http://a.scarywater.net/lunar/#o199

[The Heretic Azazel]

Is the love incestuous and pedophilic?

Because if it is, I'm down!

[Kraco]

Originally posted by: KaosSinner
If you liked Elfen Lied Id recommend you watch Aishteruze Baby and Air.[/L]

Elfen Lied and Aishiteru ze Baby..? Uhhuh... Both are shows that I really love, but those two aren't really similar at all. They both do have strong emotional connections between characters, perhaps, but that's hardly a specific similarity. Perhaps you could say a person who likes Elfen Lied is likely to like Aishiteru ze Baby, but that's too advanced psychology for me.

Air was just a weird series. Not bad at all, I kind of liked it. It does have some mystery aspect like Elfen Lied, and some tragic fates. Well, perhaps there is some slight similarity (certainly more than between Elfen Lied and Aishiteru ze Baby).

[KaosSinner]

I mean, they are animes based on emotions, and love is the main issue in these 3 animes. Its true Elfen Lied is a very tragic story. Its a really dark and cruel world with a few "monsters" wanting to be loved. The cruel side of the story makes the love even more intense. Air and Aishteruze baby, on the other hand, are all.....lets say closer to us. They focus more on everyday life, although Air does have some mystery traits. You should enjoy Air and Aishteruze baby. Ive convinced many classmates and friends to watch them ( they didnt even know of the existence of animes) and I havnt heard of anyone not enjoying those two animes. Trust me, give it a try and you wont regret it.

[Ryllharu]

Too be honest, there really isn't anything that similar to Elfen Lied. It's about as far from any series done before it due to the amount of violence with the romance that's piled into it as well.

The closest analog I can think of would be Speed Grapher. That has the same sort of groteque violence and disturbed individuals that Elfen Lied had. Berserk would also be another series with that same vein of violence and disturbing relationships involved. Mai Hime toward the end had some similar elements, but no where near the scale that these two did.

If you're implying in any way that people who'd like Ai Baby would like Elfen Lied necessary, as you stated the inverse, there's no way. On your same lines of thought, a more mature series like Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien or Saikano would be more appropriate.

[aznroyale]

this series is really great

[Board of Command]

Originally posted by: Ryllharu
Too be honest, there really isn't anything that similar to Elfen Lied. It's about as far from any series done before it due to the amount of violence with the romance that's piled into it as well.

The closest analog I can think of would be Speed Grapher. That has the same sort of groteque violence and disturbed individuals that Elfen Lied had. Berserk would also be another series with that same vein of violence and disturbing relationships involved. Mai Hime toward the end had some similar elements, but no where near the scale that these two did.

If you're implying in any way that people who'd like Ai Baby would like Elfen Lied necessary, as you stated the inverse, there's no way. On your same lines of thought, a more mature series like Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien or Saikano would be more appropriate.

I'd have to say no series is like Elfen Lied. Speed Grapher is pretty gruesome but the theme is very different. KGNE is fairly close in some ways, but it's also very life-like. Saikano has a happy ending imo, while Elfen Lied has a very sad and sympathetic ending.

Elfen Lied is truly unique in terms of what it brings as a whole package. Its individual aspects have many flaws, but the way everything is presented is what makes it amazing.

[The Heretic Azazel]

Uhh, hello Kaos Sinner, I didn't intend on something emotionally similar, I want more disembowelment and more tittys and more limbs flying and more gratuitous nudity.

Nyuu is the biggest cocktease EVER. And she never showed her patch. Typical.

[KaosSinner]

Originally posted by: The Heretic Azazel
Uhh, hello Kaos Sinner, I didn't intend on something emotionally similar, I want more disembowelment and more tittys and more limbs flying and more gratuitous nudity.

Nyuu is the biggest cocktease EVER. And she never showed her patch. Typical.

In that case you better go for speed grapher. Its sort of a bit similar. Its pretty disturbing, limbs flying everywhere, blood all over the place and warm sweetness between some of the characters.

True Elfen Lied is unique, better than speed grapher for my taste, and that lilium song....I love it. I whistle it everyday on my way to the office.

[Board of Command]

Lilium sucks unless you watch Elfen Lied. It's the show that makes the song beautiful.

[Kraco]

Well, I doubt it sucks even without the memory of the opening video (and the general feeling of the show), but I agree to a certain degree; having the series in memory certainly makes it several hundred percents better.

[XanBcoo]

I laughed when I first saw "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt. The Elfen Leid OP made sense after that.

I haven't finished this series yet. Gotta get the dvds from my friend.

About Kota x Yuka, I wasn't suprised as I've seen quite a bit of incest in anime (some of it just implied however). Though personally I don't see anything wrong with having a relationship with at least a second cousin or cousin-once-removed. There's nothing genetically wrong with it, a lot of it is just social taboo.

[el_boss]

Originally posted by: XanBcoo
About Kota x Yuka, I wasn't suprised as I've seen quite a bit of incest in anime (some of it just implied however). Though personally I don't see anything wrong with having a relationship with at least a second cousin or cousin-once-removed. There's nothing genetically wrong with it, a lot of it is just social taboo.

Off topic: The closer two persons genes are to eachother the more chanse there is that the offspring will not be normal. But since attraction is natures way of telling us if someone is a good match, if you are attracted to your cousin, it means that you would probably have ok children. But there is probably still some risks involved.

On topic: I tought it was really messed up how Yuka would treat Kouta even though she knew what had happened to his family.

[Munsu]

No, attraction is nature's way of telling us we are horny.