Elfen Lied

Name: Elfen Lied
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2004-07-25
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Chihiro Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Emiko Hagiwara, Hiroaki Hirata, Hitomi Nabatame

2004·Series·TV-MA·25 min·★ 8.3(1,448)

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“If only they didn't share the same body!”

The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

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About Elfen Lied

Elfen Lied is a 2004 Japanese-language action & adventure, animation and drama series. The cast is led by Chihiro Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Emiko Hagiwara. It spans 1 season and 13 episodes and has concluded. Viewers rate it 8.3/10 across 1400 ratings.

Elfen Lied was produced by ARMS, GENCO, and VAP and made in Japan. It was first aired on July 25, 2004, and carries a TV-MA certification.

First aired: July 25, 2004
Last aired: October 17, 2004
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: TV-MA
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 (13 episodes)
Network: AT-X
Country: Japan
Production: ARMS, GENCO, VAP

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Elfen Lied cast & crew

The cast features Chihiro Suzuki as Kouta (voice), Sanae Kobayashi as Lucy / Nyuu (voice), Emiko Hagiwara as Mayu (voice), Hiroaki Hirata as Professor Kakuzawa Yu (voice), Hitomi Nabatame as Kouta (child) / Shirakawa (voice), and Jouji Nakata as Bandou (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kayo Konishi, cinematography is by Hisao Shirai, and it was produced by Osamu Koshinaka and Manabu Tamura.

Is Elfen Lied worth watching?

Elfen Lied holds an audience score of 8.3/10 from 1,448 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed action & adventure series.

With 1 season and 13 episodes, it's a quick, bingeable run.

If you enjoy action & adventure, animation, and drama, Elfen Lied is worth a place on your watchlist.

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