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manu (#68214) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 1

in love with elfen lied... *Spoilers*

**Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:22 am

charn (#40191) · AnimeNfo Juggernaut Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 3420

please post your opinion in Elfen lied forum as Elfen Lied has its own forum. I love Elfen lied too, but I made a thread about it in Elfen lied forum. How to get there ?? Try hard and you'll find out..

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**Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:28 am

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moved to elfen lied section

**Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:37 am

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I have just started to watch Elfen Lied... Very Happy

It looks really cool so fare Wink

Got to see the rest to day or to morrow.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:23 am

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**Posted:** Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:44 am

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Tritonus (#1494) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 12

Why I love Elfen Lied?

**Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:53 am

Thomas(akaTammo) (#57694)

Yes, Tritonus, she does have this right, however in the series the moment when Kouta shows this love is kinda.... not convincing.

And also it reminds me of

**Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:04 pm

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Tritonus (#1494) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 27 Apr 2002 Posts: 12

Caddberry (#27690)

Tritonus - Welcome to the forum please read the rules.. Mark and cover spoilers properly.. Read the FAQ to learn how.. I fixed it for you this time.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:30 am

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hohoja (#17420) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 6

gah,,, Saw the whole serie today. Elfen Lied must be one of the best animes I've ever seen, seriously. Everything from animation to music, characters to story, everything was great.

Was it just me who almost / or did cry at the last ep?

tooo much for me Crying or Very sad

I'm hoping that ep 14 will solve some of the things at the end of ep 13 ,,,

**Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:55 pm

Last Exile (#35342)

Episodes 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 got me quite teary. It amde me care about those characters a lot. So seeing what happened to them in those episodes really ripped my heart out.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:57 am

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Silent Blue (#71774) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 14

I'm in love too.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:20 pm

Shikama (#66793) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 36

**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:24 pm

Splitter (#11007)

**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:38 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:44 pm

Splitter (#11007)

**Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:52 pm

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Shikama (#66793) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 36

Yeah, I guess that's a good point too, years of the Director being her father was probably more effective than weeks of Mayu and Kouta anyways.

Also I'll also mention that it was good to see the Diclo. (Lucy and Nana) help each other (sort of) at the end against a common enemy, instead of letting them pit them against each other.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:14 am

kefxx (#74820) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 9

[quote="Splitter (#11007)"][quote="Shikama (#66793)"]

**Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2005 12:53 pm

Caddberry (#27690)

Splitter this is ridiculous.. I posted in this thread for someone to PROPERLY MARK SPOILERS. I have said time and time again just typing

***Spoilers***

Does not work.. Read the FAQ to learn how to properly do it.. And of course after you did that the new people thought it was ok too..

After 70 posts you should know how to properly do it.. I'm not going to take the time to fix the whole thread, but it is now deviated from being something someone could come into and read without watching the series to something that someone had to have completed. Basically, it ruined the thread for the author, and anyone else that hadn't seen the series.

Warning Issued: Splitter (#11007)
Reason: Properly Cover Spoilers

I tagged the thread with a spoiler tag so covering spoilers or designating them is not necessary..

kefxx & Shikama - Just because one person breaks the rules doesnt mean you can. You both should have read and know the rules of the forum. I wont give you warnings because you are new. Please read the rules!

**Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:29 am

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Sixfortyfive (#75771) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 12

Jesus tapdancing Christ, what a ride!

Don't have much to say other than that I strongly second the notion put forth by the topic title. Just posted a long freakin' review on the ANfo series page. Been looking for a forum to discuss this series since I finished it a couple days ago.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:30 pm

Agaroth (#75919) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 16

Elfen Lied is the best Anime i've seen so far. I've seen it 3 times now and every time I find some new symbol that I had overlooked. It got a very universal theme and its VERY sad. To me Elfen Lied is becomming a "cult" series...

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:17 am

Sixfortyfive (#75771) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 12

Defninitely a cult hit considering that it's broken through the top 5 on this site and I had never heard of it before stumbling into it by blind chance. It *should* be a smashing success.

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:39 am

Splitter (#11007)

**Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:50 pm

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The 14:th Episode sucked though... I bearly managed to wach it. If they had named it "Elfen lied an ordinary day" Or something freken else i could have enjoyed it much more but no they named it 14 so that you thought it would reveal atleast something about the so "CUT" ending in EP 13...

Anyone know if they will make anymore episodes? Since i fear the worst i guess not

**Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 7:07 pm

Sixfortyfive (#75771) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 12

Actually, it wasn't called episode 14. It was labeled as just "EXTRA" on the JP DVD.

**Posted:** Wed May 25, 2005 12:10 am

Drew (#81202) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 5

Ya it was a great anime, pretty much everything about it. That was more or less a first anime I have seen like that in that genre so I dont know any others like it yet. It is one of my top 3 favorites ^^

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:40 pm

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I LOVE ELFEN LIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

even the 14th episode!!

**Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:51 pm

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charn (#40191) · AnimeNfo Juggernaut Joined: 03 Apr 2004 Posts: 3420

I feel sorry for myself that I rewatched Elfen Lied ! If you people enjoy Elfen Lied on your first watch, don't ever rewatch it. Once you rewatch it, you will feel different. In my first watch, there was a lot of things going on .. the violenct scenes appear unexpectedly, and the fact that the violent scenes appear here and there and I was not aware of them appearing, it kinda sidetracked me to actually notice that this anime is superficial with all the issues it brought up. Once I know the plot and know what is going to happen, my attention automatically shifted from anticipating for the next violent events to analyzing the characters' interaction .. and sadly, I immediately noticed how superficial all the events and the characters are. Elfen Lied is no longer my Top 10 favorite anime ... Sad

As I said, don't rewatch this at all if you like it the first time .. had I not rewatched it, I am sure my good memory of this anime would remain and I'll still hold it in very high regards. As for now, I don't even know what scores I should change it to .. Considering how much I really like it in my first watch, I think I'll still place it in the green zone .. but my impression of this rewatch alone is actually a neutral one. How sad ...

**Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:12 pm

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Diana (#95200) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

I think Elfen Lied was a good anime, but i was in a way disappointed by the ending. I liked the fact that it was very intense, and made me think about the little pleasures of life that i don't cherish every day (even though i should).

**Posted:** Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:22 pm

DevilishEyes (#95578) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 17

That's exactly what I think. Just as KGNE, it gave me a reason to think about simple things, and how we think those things are normal. We never think about the fact that something could happen, and that the things we are used to might change.

**Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:41 am

-elfenlied- (#97911) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 24

elfen lied is the best anime i've ever seen...

the first time i watched it fully i nearly cried because it was so sad.
i had never felt in that way my whole life
and i probably never will feel like that from something anything else.
the story made a massive impact on me
the music made a massive impact on me
what i would give to actually be there...

**Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:55 pm

Daramani (#114152) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 6

I dont care how gore it is. It has a beutiful story, damn strong emotions. After i watched Ep 13 i culdnt sleep at first. Needed to be cheered up by some Love Hina / Chobits first

**Posted:** Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:32 pm

Christian (#112193)

im also in love with this anime, i watched it in a row.. just couldn't stop..

**Posted:** Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:12 pm

Elundir (#115129) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3

**Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:12 am

Styledatol (#113447)

I loved that anime, it was really great.
The ending was a bit disappointing thought... Felt like they could have done so much more with this anime.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:14 pm

Ouguiya (#115822) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 15

**Posted:** Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:49 pm

Zeta Aspect (#108644)

"Elfen Lied" conjured up some unusual emotions in me, as well. I've really never seen anything quite like it, and I'd say it is pretty consistently emotionally charged past the halfway mark (how I managed to stay interested up until then remains something of a mystery, though). There were so many things that could have been better in the series, yet, by the end, I don't think I was busy caring about the myriad faults.
I was shaking in my seat as those kids killed Lucy's dog, I smiled as Kouta and Lucy played as children, I was mortified as Nana left to face Mariko alone, and episode 13, as a whole, was almost able to get me to cry (if only I had managed to marathon the entire series...grr...catharsis, you elude me yet again!).
"Elfen Lied" is the first series for which I considered it a definite possibility that my favorite characters would die. I even thought the main protagonist might die. On an intellectual level, that uncertainty is very appealing.

On a different topic, Ouguiya, watching "Elfen Lied" is more powerful than being there for that moment. What would you do were you there? The cinematic and emotional experience is maximized in the presentation you've already viewed, for you are more in-tune with the characters than you would be if you were there. Case in point, you wouldn't have the music, which is a major component in the emotion of the scene. But, after all is said and done, I think I know what you're saying, and I agree with the basic essence of the statement.

Geez, I hate that reality/fantasy divide. Why is it that fiction like this is so appealing? What is it that makes us want to be a character in a story? Is it simply because the emotions are already written in as overwhelmingly intense? Is it the feeling of having a purpose? Why am I waxing philosophical in an anime forum? Why do I think anything I wrote is worth reading, and therefore worth posting?

...

Yeah, I'm done (for now).

**Posted:** Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:30 pm

Ouguiya (#115822) · AnimeNfo Peasant Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 15

Gee ^^ I love philosophy. Though, this post is not meant for it, still what concerns Elfen Lied...

Well perhaps you are right, the statement "I wish I was there" was maybe not meant the way it was... Actually really beeing in that world... I don't know, the music would really be missing, and then the story would take ways which I would have to influence myself to keep it going good...

No, actually, that's not what I meant, that is correct. What I more meant is, what I would actually give to just dive into that world, sort of, watching the movie, but in a complete dark and silent room, where nothing distracts or disturbs me, where I can just watch this.

And what I also meant, was of course, that I would wish to see how it continued. It nearly teared me apart not to know how the story REALLY ended... I mean of course, there are at least a thousand hints that it's Lucy standing out there, and you just have to look at the manga to know that it's really lucy who is out there, and yet still... You can never be sure... It's this uncertainity I think which adds a good portion to the movie.

The music, too, I have to say, I already got sad just hearing it, but watching the last episode, especially the one where Kouta and Lucy talk was way too much for me...

For me, Elfen Lied is without a shadow of a doubt the best Anime I have ever seen, in fact, it's also a thousand stars better than any movies, series or books that I ever saw/read.

I'd almost die for another episode, and for the continuing of the story...

But oh well, I'm getting emotional again, I just hope for more to come from the Elfen Lied anime.

**Posted:** Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:59 pm