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Media [ANIME REVIEW] Elfen Lied

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Kept in a secret research facility run by a shady organisation, our girl is a heartless mutant killing machine. She escapes the facility but a head injury reverts her to the state of a harmless neko girl with the mind of a toddler that can barely speak. She is then found by our MC and his cousin who care for her while the organization hunts her down.

The soundtrack on this anime is pretty damn good and the main score is iconic. It also plays a pretty big role in the plot. There are some good action scenes and the animation is good for its time. There's also the occasional fan service. If you are a loli connoisseur you'll like it, since it has a lot of "that stuff". The show doesn't shy away from nudity or gore, and you'll find both here. Overall it has some cool concepts and ideas.

But the writing and plot are horrendous. Its like what an iam14andthisisdeep would think a dark and "mature" story looks like, but in reality is just edgy. The MC is a simp ass bitch and makes the show almost unwatchable, his cousin is kind of annoying too. The other pink haired mutant and that cute kid were alright tho. The themes are juvenile at best and the story is nothing to write home about. Emotional moments feel forced af.

All in all I would say its a pretty mid anime. A couple of positives prevent it from being downright bad but still not something I would recommend.
 
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I agree with you it's mid but I still kinda liked it. Gonna read the manga soon though cause some people said it's more gory than the anime
 
The animation was great for the time though, smooth and aggressive, swift, cutting, dark. It's great to look at like the early fights in Naruto where the animation was on point
 
Good anime. Manga was slightly better. If I remember correctly it had a slightly better ending and more gory/younger nudity. And nudity of prime girls is always the best :ahegao:
 
It was brutal.
 
It was good for it's time, it was one of the "gore must watch 2012". There are better shows like higurashi, but there's not a ton of gory/horror anime around so.. it's hard to make horror anime/movies
 
I loved this one when I was 14, I remember I gave it an 8. Not sure if I would like it so much nowadays so I'll just keep the good memories.
 
I loved this one when I was 14, I remember I gave it an 8. Not sure if I would like it so much nowadays so I'll just keep the good memories.
I can see how one would like it at that age.
 

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