Elfen Lied review

MarzKnight · 06-04-2007, 03:13 AM

This review is composed of my personal feelings on the anime series elfen lied CAUTION THERE ARE SPOILERS! last warning. Its scaling may be, wierd but youll understand

Characters: 8
Backstory: 9
Ending: 10
Moments: 8
Action: 7
Ecchi: 10
Plot: 9
Overall: 9

I thought that Elfen lied had a serious sci-fi background, reminding me something more of X-men or a Marvel comic than Anime, but it held fast in the action scenes, begining with an action scene, involving both decapitation and mutiliation. The characters werent only solid but had also progressed, something hard to find in such a short series, The flashbacks take up at least one whole episode and get more populus as the series reaches its climax. The character interaction was also very intresting, taking the love triangle out for a spin, and the serigate family idealism too. The most character change i saw was in that of Lucy(nyu), as the story progressed, she became less violent, on each of her reserfacings, that is not to say that in the end she was not violent at all, but there was a decline in the ammount that she did kill. As for favorite character that would have to be Nana, at first she seemed rather sheepish, though her devotion to her Papa, pushed harder than her feelings that made her lack a large ammount of violence. Though it was her lack of violence that lead her to her defeat, and subsequent dismemberment at the hands of lucy. Like Lucy she seemed to have two states as well, a more killer state, with sharper drawn eyes, and a state with the more expression oriented rounded type eyes, though it isnt a totally diffrent entity, as opposed to the Lucy-Nyu relaitionship. as for scenery there was some great mountian shots, along with some of the better beach shots, though most was foreground secnery, The character detail was rather high in my opinion, and expressions could be easily read and interperited.The flashbacks seem too consume alot of time as the series progresses, cutting out of the climax, making everything fall into place alot faster than in a longer running series.
I enjoyed the ending, and most of the scenes were very touching.
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Though i have one MAJOR fault with the series >.> why doesnt the director get his?(Get killed or worse)
and i have another question, does humanity progress to one more like he diculuos future so predicted by the director and his son?

06-05-2007, 10:53 AM

Elfen Lied = Kanon + Fanservice + Gore + Pathetic attempt to make people sad.

Next.

Beloved_Sanity · 06-05-2007, 01:49 PM

O__O whoa harsh. I thought that anime was great, I loved the gore. It made me sad so it wasn't such a pathetic attempt. It was very different from any anime I'd watched before.. I give it an 8 out of 10 ^__^

KiraRin · 06-05-2007, 02:17 PM

I did quite enjoy the first episode where the majority of the gore was, then found it kind of trailed off a lot towards the end. I would watch another series as there were a lot of questions left unanswered.

There is definitely re-watch value in there, but as I am quite a harsh marker, I would give this series a 6.5/10 as I know a lot of other things I would rather watch.

H.

jacklebott · 06-17-2007, 01:22 AM

Elfen Lied was a favorite of mine, ended too soon though, way too soon. I love the animes where the main character loses its memory or something along the lines and acts all innocent but then turns evil and kills everyone MUAHAHA. yeah... um... 9/10

06-20-2007, 11:48 AM

The "real" ending to Elfen Lied is on the dvd release, and only there, afaik. As a way to make people buy the dvd.

Tsukae · 06-20-2007, 01:28 PM

I thought Elfen Lied was an excellent series and did a good job with everything. I hated that one episode ova since it didn't add anything to the series. I agree with the 9/10 overall.

straycubone · 06-21-2007, 09:15 PM

Man I remember while i was walking to the store and I thought, "Where can I see a llittle girl have all her clothes and limbs ripped off." Then Elfen lied came into my life and I just loved it.

Not really I thought it was gross. 7/10

Clone.Manga - Nana's Everyday Life any fans of the the show should check this out.

06-04-2007, 03:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
MarzKnight Resident Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the Shadows Posts: 1,142 Images: 1 Points: 10,519.12 Bank: 27,948.93 Total Points: 38,468.05 Donate	Elfen Lied review This review is composed of my personal feelings on the anime series elfen lied CAUTION THERE ARE SPOILERS! last warning. Its scaling may be, wierd but youll understand Characters: 8 Backstory: 9 Ending: 10 Moments: 8 Action: 7 Ecchi: 10 Plot: 9 Overall: 9 I thought that Elfen lied had a serious sci-fi background, reminding me something more of X-men or a Marvel comic than Anime, but it held fast in the action scenes, begining with an action scene, involving both decapitation and mutiliation. The characters werent only solid but had also progressed, something hard to find in such a short series, The flashbacks take up at least one whole episode and get more populus as the series reaches its climax. The character interaction was also very intresting, taking the love triangle out for a spin, and the serigate family idealism too. The most character change i saw was in that of Lucy(nyu), as the story progressed, she became less violent, on each of her reserfacings, that is not to say that in the end she was not violent at all, but there was a decline in the ammount that she did kill. As for favorite character that would have to be Nana, at first she seemed rather sheepish, though her devotion to her Papa, pushed harder than her feelings that made her lack a large ammount of violence. Though it was her lack of violence that lead her to her defeat, and subsequent dismemberment at the hands of lucy. Like Lucy she seemed to have two states as well, a more killer state, with sharper drawn eyes, and a state with the more expression oriented rounded type eyes, though it isnt a totally diffrent entity, as opposed to the Lucy-Nyu relaitionship. as for scenery there was some great mountian shots, along with some of the better beach shots, though most was foreground secnery, The character detail was rather high in my opinion, and expressions could be easily read and interperited.The flashbacks seem too consume alot of time as the series progresses, cutting out of the climax, making everything fall into place alot faster than in a longer running series. I enjoyed the ending, and most of the scenes were very touching. ... ... Though i have one MAJOR fault with the series >.> why doesnt the director get his?(Get killed or worse) and i have another question, does humanity progress to one more like he diculuos future so predicted by the director and his son? __________________ The NinjaNaught!!! KiraRin is Awesome!!! =^.^= [Co-Founder of the Otaku Orgy est May 10 2007]

06-05-2007, 02:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
KiraRin No Life Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny South Posts: 8,772 Images: 224 Points: 66,325.18 Bank: 18,013,661.67 Total Points: 18,079,986.85 Donate	I did quite enjoy the first episode where the majority of the gore was, then found it kind of trailed off a lot towards the end. I would watch another series as there were a lot of questions left unanswered. There is definitely re-watch value in there, but as I am quite a harsh marker, I would give this series a 6.5/10 as I know a lot of other things I would rather watch. H. __________________

06-17-2007, 01:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
jacklebott Spammer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In your worst nightmares... Posts: 208 Images: 167 Points: 45.00 Bank: 42,168.98 Total Points: 42,213.98 Donate	Elfen Lied was a favorite of mine, ended too soon though, way too soon. I love the animes where the main character loses its memory or something along the lines and acts all innocent but then turns evil and kills everyone MUAHAHA. yeah... um... 9/10 __________________ Why do today what you can destroy tomorrow

06-20-2007, 01:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tsukae Oh your god!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: United States Posts: 270 Points: 3,522.75 Bank: 12,604.79 Total Points: 16,127.54 Donate	I thought Elfen Lied was an excellent series and did a good job with everything. I hated that one episode ova since it didn't add anything to the series. I agree with the 9/10 overall. __________________ [Tsukae]

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06-05-2007, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Archeid Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Elfen Lied = Kanon + Fanservice + Gore + Pathetic attempt to make people sad. Next.

06-05-2007, 01:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Beloved_Sanity Nyuu~ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 211 Images: 1 Points: 14,792.34 Bank: 383.40 Total Points: 15,175.74 Donate	O__O whoa harsh. I thought that anime was great, I loved the gore. It made me sad so it wasn't such a pathetic attempt. It was very different from any anime I'd watched before.. I give it an 8 out of 10 ^__^

06-20-2007, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Eizo Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	The "real" ending to Elfen Lied is on the dvd release, and only there, afaik. As a way to make people buy the dvd.

06-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
straycubone Beginner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Why would you ask someone named stray where they live? Posts: 27 Points: 1,575.00 Bank: 178.37 Total Points: 1,753.37 Donate	Man I remember while i was walking to the store and I thought, "Where can I see a llittle girl have all her clothes and limbs ripped off." Then Elfen lied came into my life and I just loved it. Not really I thought it was gross. 7/10 Clone.Manga - Nana's Everyday Life any fans of the the show should check this out.

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