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'''''Elfen Lied''''' (エルフェンリート) is a ] and ] series by author ] (岡本倫 ''Okamoto Lynn''). The manga is published in Japan by ]. The story contains some nudity and a great deal of blood and gore, as well as psychological violence. | ||
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Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート) is a manga and anime series by author Lynn Okamoto (岡本倫 Okamoto Lynn). The manga is published in Japan by Shueisha. The story contains some nudity and a great deal of blood and gore, as well as psychological violence.
Story
The story involves human mutants called "dicloniuses", who grow horns on their heads and possess telekinetic powers. The mutants exclusively kill humans with "vectors" (invisible "arms" of telekinetic force) that can stretch and easily slice through bodies, and their tendency for violence varies amongst characters. Scientists contain them in cells where they are subject to inhumane experiments to test their abilities or they await to be executed for being too dangerous. An infectious virus is also associated with the mutation. The main non-mutant character in the story Kouta ends up becoming more involved with these dicloniuses, as they seek refuge from the scientists.
Artwork in the anime series
The opening sequence shows shots of characters in the anime. The settings these characters are in are based off of Gustav Klimt's works. The title is probably from the German song Elfenlied ("Elf Song") by Eduard Mörike.
The opening music theme is the song Lilium, based on several psalms and hymns in Latin (and a couple of words in Greek).
- Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam
- Et lingua eius loquetur iudicium
- Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem
- Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae
- Kyrie, Ignis Divine, Eleison
- O quam sancta, quam serena, quam benigna
- Quam amoena O castitatis lilium
- The Just shall meditate wisdom
- And his tongue shall speak judgement
- Blessed is he who resists temptation
- For at trial he shall receive the crown of life
- Lord, Divine Fire, have mercy
- O how holy, how calm, how benevolent
- How comforting, O lily of purity
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Elfen Lied deals with human evolution. The main drive of the dicloniuses is the propagation of their superior traits through the destruction of the human race. This homicidal drive manifests around the 3rd year of the diclonius's life. It seems that dicloniuses do not consider normal homo sapiens "human", and most of the time they show a complete lack of empathy towards non-mutants.
The story also deals with the issues of psychological trauma and repressed memories. The main diclonius character, Lucy, has a split personality, one of them infantile (Nyuu), and the other (Lucy) adult, full of painful memories and murderous hatred towards normal humans. Kouta, the other main character, completely blocked out a section of his childhood due to the trauma of seeing his little sister torn apart by young Lucy's vectors (invisible force "arms").
External Links
- エルフェンリート— Official site (in Japanese)
- www.ElfenLied.net — Elfen Lied fan site (with episode guide, scans, wallpapers, etc.)