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Elfen Lied

Elfen Lied

10.00Note #1,442Classement
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance
  • Supernatural
  • Suspense
  • Gore
  • Psychological
  • Super Power
  • Seinen

Synopsis

Lucy is a special breed of human referred to as "Diclonius," born with a short pair of horns and invisible telekinetic hands that lands her as a victim of inhumane scientific experimentation by the government. However, once circumstances present her an opportunity to escape, Lucy, corrupted by the confinement and torture, unleashes a torrent of bloodshed as she escapes her captors.

During her breakout, she receives a crippling head injury that leaves her with a split personality: someone with the mentality of a harmless child possessing limited speech capacity. In this state of instability, she stumbles upon two college students, Kouta and his cousin Yuka, who unknowingly take an injured fugitive into their care, unaware of her murderous tendencies. This act of kindness will change their lives, as they soon find themselves dragged into the shadowy world of government secrecy and conspiracy.

(Source: MAL)

Contexte

Elfen Lied is based on Lynn Okamoto's seinen manga series of the same name and premiered while the manga was still in publication. The anime follows the source material through the first 7 volumes, with several alterations to the story, and concludes with an exclusive ending. In an interview, director Mamoru Kanbe expressed his disappointment in having to 'condense' to story into 13 episodes and felt that more were needed to include significant plot details that would have made the series more emotive. The artistic design of both the opening and ending sequences are heavily inspired by the works of Austrian symbolist painter . Colors and patterns resembling Klimt's distinct style were used and characters of the series were drawn to recreate several paintings from the artist’s golden period, including . The opening theme Lilium, which is sung in Ecclesiastical Latin, uses lyrics taken from The Bible, the Renaissance hymn Ave mundi spes Maria, as well as the alchemical compendium Theatrum Chemicum.

Personnages

Kouta Principal
Lucy Principal
Mayu Principal
Nana Principal
Yuka Principal
Arakawa Secondaire
Bando Secondaire
Kakuzawa Secondaire
Professor Kakuzawa Secondaire
Kanae Secondaire

Équipe

Kazuaki Morijiri Producteur
Manabu Tamura Producteur
Seiji Suzuki Producteur adjoint
Mamoru Kanbe Réalisateur, Réalisateur d’épisode, Storyboard
Katsunori Shimizu Directeur du son
Takeyuki Sadohara Réalisateur d’épisode, Storyboard
Sumio Watanabe Réalisateur d’épisode, Storyboard
Takao Yoshioka Script, Composition de la série
Tatsuya Abe Storyboard, Directeur de l’animation
Daisuke Katou Composition du thème, Arrangement du thème

Œuvres liées

Manga Elfen Lied Volumes