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- Jul 25, 200492% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
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- Oct 17, 200492% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
Elfen Lied Premieres
13 episodes
The action-horror TV anime Elfen Lied begins broadcast, following the psychotic, telekinetic Diclonius Lucy after two teenagers take in her amnesiac alter-ego "Nyuu".
- Elfen Lied is a 13-episode TV anime by Arms that aired Jul 25 to Oct 17, 2004, Sundays at 22:30 JST, adapted from a manga (seinen; action, horror, romance)[1]
- Lucy, a Diclonius with horns and invisible telekinetic hands, escapes government experimentation in a bloody breakout; a head injury leaves her with a childlike split personality[1]
- She is taken in by college students Kouta and his cousin Yuka, who are unaware of her murderous tendencies[1]
- The anime follows the manga through the first seven volumes with alterations and an original ending; director Mamoru Kanbe felt 13 episodes were too few[1]
- The opening "LILIUM" uses Ecclesiastical Latin lyrics, and the opening and ending visuals are inspired by Gustav Klimt; MyAnimeList score 7.45 (929,905 users)[1]
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