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Elfen Lied - Vol. 1 Reviews

2004

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Like the cherry blossoms and bloody decapitations that saturate its frames, director Mamoru Kanbe's grisly anime series 'Elfen Lied' contrasts the opposing forces of innocence and evil with equal parts beauty and violence. Sexy, pink-haired Lucy is part of a race of genetic mutants known as Diclonius, who sport horns in their .. Read more

Starring	Chihiro Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Emiko Hagiwara, Mamiko Noto
Director	Mamoru Kanbe
Genres	Animated

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  Top-quality anime
  
  The most beautifully drawn anime. All the characters and scenery are beautifully drawn. Even a scene of a simple garden, it is like an art painting in itself, ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 20 May 2006 at 11:25
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  What a waste of a good story...
  
  Reading the blurb, this sounded like an intriguing premise.
  
  The first couple of episodes worked well and I thought I might finally have found an ... read more »
  
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- - Svarog
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  - Earth, I think...
  - 20 Mar 2011 at 11:25
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  elfen lied
  
  Well worth watching and I would recommend to anyone
  
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- - mark leather
  - secret
  - 06 Mar 2011 at 19:42
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  best anime ever
  
  This was trully amazing anime, watched all the series,all four discs, every episode was good,went out and bought it the other day, its violent,sexy,has amazing,... read more »
  
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- - Hayley Read
  - england
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 12:05
- - 2
  - 0
  Oh dear...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Well...after a VERY promising start to episode 1 it very rapidly goes downhill. Winging Japanes kids that seem to have no adult supervisoin bitching on about ... read more »
  
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  - Coventry
  - 11 Nov 2008 at 19:22
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  asdgsgsdfhfikuo8opi[
  
  I realise a lot of people are offended at gory and anime that contains nudity. I first find this anime online a year or so ago, and showed it to a friend who ... read more »
  
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- - fairycake92
  - 2 reviews
  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 17:09
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  cynical commercial tactics..
  
  Since everyone else has given this rave reviews I will deliberately err on the negative side.
  
  This one in my opinion is possibly cynically trying to ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Aug 2008 at 12:30
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  totaly wicked
  
  this is one of the best series's I have ever seen I would definatly rekomend it to anyone who like jap anime if there was 10 stars it would have it '... read more »
  
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  - Doncaster
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 09:06
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  Surprisingly good!
  
  Being a fan of anime and reading the very good reviews of Elfen Lied I decided to check it out. At first I was expecting just another excuse for some gratuitous... read more »
  
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- - technobabble
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  - Worcestershire, England
  - 19 Jul 2007 at 11:22
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  Great if you have a srong stomache
  
  I really enjoyed the frank way this series treats death and injury, if only because it allows the writer to complete pull your feet out from under you when he ... read more »
  
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- - William Hollister
  - Gatwick, England
  - 16 Jul 2007 at 17:37
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  Don't believe anything else
  
  Filled with everything you would never expect to see in a cartoon series ranging from baby killing, animal cruelty, child porn, parents killing their children, ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Feb 2007 at 00:34
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  Top-quality anime
  
  The most beautifully drawn anime. All the characters and scenery are beautifully drawn. Even a scene of a simple garden, it is like an art painting in itself, ... read more »
  
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- 246401
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  - England
  - 20 May 2006 at 11:25
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  Manganificent.
  
  Being my first animated series from The East i wasn't quite sure what to expect, but i'm a big fan of all things anime and manga so i guess it isn't... read more »
  
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- - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 24 Apr 2006 at 17:35
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  Gory, but a great story and top quality anime
  
  The opening scene let's you know what you're letting yourself in for ... or does it? It starts with a bloodfest of the highest order then the next ... read more »
  
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- - TerraeFilius
  - Darkest Oxfordshire
  - 24 Apr 2006 at 17:16
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  cynical commercial tactics..
  
  Since everyone else has given this rave reviews I will deliberately err on the negative side.
  
  This one in my opinion is possibly cynically trying to ... read more »
  
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- 619884
- - a customer
  - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
  - 27 Aug 2008 at 12:30
- - 2
  - 0
  Oh dear...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Well...after a VERY promising start to episode 1 it very rapidly goes downhill. Winging Japanes kids that seem to have no adult supervisoin bitching on about ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 657571
- - a customer
  - Coventry
  - 11 Nov 2008 at 19:22
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  Elfen Lied: My review...
  
  What is it about?
  
  The story begins with a diclonius (two-horned human)who was a mutant created by humans. It had a special ability that could be ... read more »
  
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- - ismail ismail
  - Nottingham, England
  - 19 Dec 2005 at 14:28
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  Violence...nudity...and red hair...hmm...
  
  A mesmerisingly beautiful anime that sates the appetite for violence in a poetically appealing way. This first volume of 'Elfen Lied' comprises 4 ... read more »
  
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- - Christopher Clayton
  - London, UK
  - 21 May 2006 at 00:24
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  Great if you have a srong stomache
  
  I really enjoyed the frank way this series treats death and injury, if only because it allows the writer to complete pull your feet out from under you when he ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 458816
- - William Hollister
  - Gatwick, England
  - 16 Jul 2007 at 17:37
- - 1
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  asdgsgsdfhfikuo8opi[
  
  I realise a lot of people are offended at gory and anime that contains nudity. I first find this anime online a year or so ago, and showed it to a friend who ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 621925
- - fairycake92
  - 2 reviews
  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 17:09
- - 1
  - 0
  best anime ever
  
  This was trully amazing anime, watched all the series,all four discs, every episode was good,went out and bought it the other day, its violent,sexy,has amazing,... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 692310
- - Hayley Read
  - england
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 12:05

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- Elfen Lied - Vol. 1
  
  Like the cherry blossoms and bloody decapitations that saturate its frames, director Mamoru Kanbe's grisly anime series 'Elfen Lied' contrasts the opposing forces of innocence and evil with equal parts beauty and violence. Sexy, pink-haired Lucy is part of a race of genetic mutants known as ...