Elfen Lied

[metalmariogc]

I just got done watching Elfen, and heres mah response: Zoh Ehm Gee. Wow. Just wow.  

[chakra1]

is it not a wounderful anime?  

[metalmariogc]

Ok, after I had a couple of days to reflect on it, I believe that Elfen has a couple of problems with it. Don't get me wrong, It's good, but not great. First, It felt like it needed to be at least 24 to 30 eps long. It spends just too much time focused on back story and character development, and not enough time moving the actual plot forward. An entire ep of Mayu back story is acceptable, if you have 35 moar eps to blow. The series also left a lot of actual plot threads dangling in favor of these cute personal moments. The personal moments are nice, but the actual plot is whats important here. Like, what about the facility with the Diclonus? Should that not be taken care of? The Director is still in power there. He's still deranged. Hello? And I know a place like that has moar than 3 diclonus at their disposal. And another thing, does Kohta need to bring in EVERY person off the street into his home? I half expected Kohta to offer that bionic soldier on the beach a place to stay.... The series really needed to focus on the things it did well, the WTF moments, the brutal gore, oh, and some actual plot development instead of character development. The 2 are not always the same thing.  

[chakra1]

metalmariogc

Ok, after I had a couple of days to reflect on it, I believe that Elfen has a couple of problems with it. Don't get me wrong, It's good, but not great. First, It felt like it needed to be at least 24 to 30 eps long. It spends just too much time focused on back story and character development, and not enough time moving the actual plot forward. An entire ep of Mayu back story is acceptable, if you have 35 moar eps to blow. The series also left a lot of actual plot threads dangling in favor of these cute personal moments. The personal moments are nice, but the actual plot is whats important here. Like, what about the facility with the Diclonus? Should that not be taken care of? The Director is still in power there. He's still deranged. Hello? And I know a place like that has moar than 3 diclonus at their disposal. And another thing, does Kohta need to bring in EVERY person off the street into his home? I half expected Kohta to offer that bionic soldier on the beach a place to stay.... The series really needed to focus on the things it did well, the WTF moments, the brutal gore, oh, and some actual plot development instead of character development. The 2 are not always the same thing.

i know, but it was a change from what i have been reading so that is why i liked it! it is good but like you said not great. it did get boring at times, but someone getting cut in half makes it all worth it in the end xd  

[chakra1]

now i will help humanity end.... mwahahaha!!  

[metalmariogc]

I will say this: This was the first series that had lots of female nudity that did NOT turn me on... neutral  

[chakra1]

metalmariogc

I will say this: This was the first series that had lots of female nudity that did NOT turn me on... neutral

ditto................
but then again for me it is hard to do that because ........... ok this could e 13+ so i will stop now.  

[Undignified Indiana Joans]

I've heard a lot of bad and good stuff about this series, I wanna see it myself!  

[Tarantellatears]

A bit too bloody for me. . .you all enjoy though. . .  

[uchiha fxcks]

This is one of the most popular threads so far it seems...
I lied.
Netflix might have this? I'll go look.
~*DM*~

 

[Ethereal Cereal]

Great series, was the series that launched me back into anime fandom.  

[Cheremy LeBeau]

Gaah, still gotta see the ending (x___X) I'm waiting either for myself or my friend to make the first move and buy the final volume XD  

[Rio diGennaio]

I have seen what lurks beyond the door of death...

Watched it to the end, currently reading the manga. What I love is anime portraying the true acts of life. Elfen Lied is what really got my attention (I had to hide it from my mom so she doesn't burn it like she did my Ninja Scroll. crying ) what with all the cruelty and the greediness to it. That and the fact Lucy went apeshit, which made me laugh all the time. YES I AM NOT ASHAMED! '^'

...but I have not seen what lurks beyond the door of life.

 

[Degrees of Kitten]

It surprises people, but I loved Elfen Lied. It's no masterpiece, by ANY stretch of the imagination, but I love it to pieces. It's been about two years since I've seen it; I plan on buying it soon. =3 Could someone please tell me the little brunette's name? sweatdrop  

[MidBossVyers]

Sir Meggie

It surprises people, but I loved Elfen Lied. It's no masterpiece, by ANY stretch of the imagination, but I love it to pieces. It's been about two years since I've seen it; I plan on buying it soon. =3 Could someone please tell me the little brunette's name? sweatdrop

Mayu. Also, has anyone noticed that they never give full names? For young characters, they only give first names, like Kouta, Mayu, Mariko, etc. For old characters, they only give last names, like Kakuzawa and Kurama. For other characters, their names are derived from a codename, nickname, or serial number, like Lucy, Nyu, and Nana, respectively. Although you can figure out that Mariko's full name is Mariko Kurama, the rest of the characters you only know one name.