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Wednesday February 20, 2008 - 10:40 AM
- Category:
- Movie
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Director:
- Lynn Okamoto
- Year:
- 2005
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Genre:
- Animation
- Average:
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17 reviews
The Story starts out with a secret facility for a mutated breed of human called the diclonious. The diclonious are known to have horns, usually pink eyes and hair and invisible arms called vectors. Vectors are extremly dangerous and are considered weapons. So when a diclonious is born she is usually put to death. With the exception of a few who are painfully tested in the faciliated.
Elfen Lied is an anime that explores the dark impulses of the human mind that people fail to acknowledge. The anime explores such negative themes like prejudice, torture, and savagery through the interactions between diclonius and human characters, especially through the perspective of Lucy whose memories the viewer will experience at some points of the series. The series makes use of gratuitous violence and nudity to show the savage nature of both the humans who torture the diclonius and the diclonius who brutally murder their torturers. Kohta’s interactions with Lucy represent a world of acceptance and trust that Lucy desired away from the people who imprisoned her. Besides diclonius-human relationships, the series also delves into psychological conditions that affect some of the characters, which help make the series more than just a gore fest. In terms of animation, Elfen Lied features smooth, bright animation that flows quite well in action sequences with diclonius. The opening song, “Lilium”, goes well with the dark environment that Elfen Lied tries to establish.
The animation itself is extremely beautiful and the story line keeps you hooked the entire time. The series is nice too cause it is only 4 disks long!
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