Elfen Lied
Elfen Song
エルフェンリート
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Romance
- Suspense
Tags
all 27- OtherGore92
- ActionFugitive90
- FantasySuper Power89
- TraitsMonster Girl89
- TraitsAmnesia89
- UniverseUrban Fantasy85
- DemographicSeinen83
- OtherBody Horror78
- DramaRevenge77
- OtherPhilosophy77
- TraitsNudity76
- Main CastFemale Protagonist75
- TraitsYandere73
- SceneCoastal70
- RomanceLove Triangle68
- Main CastPrimarily Female Cast65
- RomanceHeterosexual63
- Main CastMale Protagonist62
- TraitsTsundere60
- TraitsKemonomimi58
- OrganisationsMilitary56
- Slice of LifeFamily Life55
- SceneRural53
- Main CastPrimarily Teen Cast48
- ComedySlapstick40
- RomanceFemale Harem40
- RomanceCohabitation40
Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Suspense. Tags: Gore, Fugitive, Super Power, Monster Girl, Amnesia, Urban Fantasy, Seinen, Body Horror, Revenge, Philosophy, Nudity, Female Protagonist.
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- Premiered
- Summer 2004
- Aired
- Jul 25, 2004 – Oct 17, 2004
- Broadcast
- Sunday · 22:30:00
- Duration
- 25 min
- Time to Complete
- 5h 25m
- Rating
- R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Studio
- Arms
Alternative Titles
jaエルフェンリート
enElfen Song
enElfic Song
enElf Song
ruЭльфийская песнь
zh妖精的旋律
Synopsis
Elfen Lied follows the source manga through the first seven volumes, with several alterations to the story, and concludes with an original ending. In an interview, director Mamoru Kanbe expressed his disappointment in having to condense the 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
Elfen Lied follows the source manga through the first seven volumes, with several alterations to the story, and concludes with an original ending. In an interview, director Mamoru Kanbe expressed his disappointment in having to condense the 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 Gustav Klimt. 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 Kiss. 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.
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Elfen Lied follows the source manga through the first seven volumes, with several alterations to the story, and concludes with an original ending. In an interview, director Mamoru Kanbe expressed his disappointment in having to condense the 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
Elfen Lied follows the source manga through the first seven volumes, with several alterations to the story, and concludes with an original ending. In an interview, director Mamoru Kanbe expressed his disappointment in having to condense the 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 Gustav Klimt. 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 Kiss. 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.
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- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Summer 2004
- Aired
- Jul 25, 2004 – Oct 17, 2004
- Broadcast
- Sunday · 22:30:00
- Episodes
- 13 / 13
- Duration
- 25 min
- Time to Complete
- 5h 25m
- Rating
- R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Studio
- Arms
Alternative Titles
jaエルフェンリート
enElfen Song
enElfic Song
enElf Song
ruЭльфийская песнь
zh妖精的旋律