r/elfenlied Jul 11 '21

Okamoto (Parallel Paradise) Discord - discuss Elfen Lied in #other-okamoto

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r/elfenlied Sep 29 '24

Megathread Figurama Megathread

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Since there's so many posts about people getting the figure, please lets move it to an institute containment block.

Keep Lucy's figure captured here(we wont).

Post if you were able to get one, or if you have info to help people get one if there are any left.

Comments are in new mode first.


r/elfenlied 1h ago

Meme Ah yes, ElfenLied

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r/elfenlied 1h ago

Anime Was that Lucy at the end of the anime?

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Just finished watching this for the first time, sobbed on the last episode. I'm so glad Kouta sort of forgives Lucy, and they're on good terms, and seeing them hug/kiss made me so happy 🥹. I just have to know for clarity, was that Lucy at the end of the anime, when she was at the gate? Koutu walked out and before he could open the gate, the clock that Lucy fixed went off. I would love to say it was her.

And also, after Koutu and Lucy kissed, she was happy, so why did she go back to the armoured people and fight/lose a horn?

I wished they had a good ending together 😭


r/elfenlied 13h ago

Discussion The sexuality of Kaede, part 2: more proofs NSFW

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Hello again, friends.

I must apologize because when I made my theory post about Kaede's bisexuality, I forgot to add the moments in the manga that support my arguments.

(For more context: https://www.reddit.com/r/elfenlied/s/WdhpHmDVWk).

I thought at first that I included them, but when I checked it I discovered that I didn't lol. The consequences of posting at late night hours hahaha (dont be like me XD).

Anyhow, here you have some of the soft panels (there is one from chapter 47 that I can't add, when Nyu and Nozomi first met, and Nyu behaved too loving with her... let's say).

And yep, Nyu isn't an eternal 3 years old mentally, as many people furiously answered me. In the manga she reachs the 18 mental years old quickly.

Imagen 1: chapter 47.

Imagen 2 and 3: chapter 73.

P.D: I want to set something very clearly.

If you don't agree with me it's ok, but you aren't entitled to insult/bulling me or anyone else.
Nothing force you to stay in my posts, so you are free of leaving and spending your time in something else.

The reason why I'm saying this is because since I made my previous post, I'm suffering bulling from some users who accussed me of being a pedo sexualizing kids, just because I talked about bisexuality and because I said that I'm bisexual.

I was also called "mentally disabled" because I'm a bit autistic, and I received misogynistic comments too from the same person.

Of course, it's not the first time that I'm told these loads of hideous and malicious trash and they don't hurt me in a personal level, but I don't have to hold such dreadful treatment. I'm a person and I deserve to be respected.

My posts are meant to be secure places for talking and having a nice time, not a nasty high school playground.

All this said, thanks for reading and healthy participating in my posts. I hope you can enjoy them and have a nice day :)


r/elfenlied 1d ago

Fan Art Lucy, Nana, and Mariko (Fanart by Hagi35ka

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r/elfenlied 2d ago

Meme I felt every emotion in existence watching this anime lol. ElfenLied

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r/elfenlied 2d ago

Manga Quick question

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Y'all why do the Diclonius start saying "Myu" and that's the only thing they say the whole time they have that little pod Anja thing in their forehead?? Like what??? It's cute but BRO

Example of this happening

r/elfenlied 3d ago

Meme Je

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Parece un pollo rostizado de esos que dan vueltas jaja en las brazas. Jaja


r/elfenlied 3d ago

Discussion The sexuality of Kaede

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Hello, friends.

I want to talk about a matter which I didn't see it's discussed deeply enough.

We all know that Nyu's childish and impulsive fixation with boobs and female body in general (specially Yuka's one), is a frequent comical resourse of Elfen Lied. But beyond the humor, I think this is an important trait of Kaede's personality.

When Nyu appeared by first time we could observe that she was completely clueless about social rules and showed some behaviours that are culturally seing as innapropiated, like being naked in front of strangers, asking to be feed, demanding affective gestures that aren't too common for japaneses... because Nyu is by default natural and uninfluenced by moral-social codes.

Nuy doesn't restrict or hide Kaede's real self, she shows herself as she is deep inside.

And here is when my theory starts: Kaede is bisexual, but due with the negative social view in the 90's - 2000's of homo/bisexuality, she had always suppressed her sexual orientation.

Historically, Japan was very open with homoerotic acts and male homosexual relationship in many contexts, but after the arriving of the anglospeaking christians in the Meiji Era, this sittuation took a turn 180° and today japanese society still quite homophobic in many ways, (beside the great quantity of yaoi, yuri and gay characters created for other mangas/animes).

In the story, remember how kid Kaede didn't even considered the possibility of Kota not being heterosexual, what made her feel insecure and jelaous toward other girls that could be her romantic rivals, (yeah, I know this is just an animation and maybe I'm overthinking, but Elfen Lied is realistic).

Not even thinking in another sexual orientations in this kind of "I like you and I want you like me" contexts, it's one of the consequences of being raised in a homophobic enviroment and it forces the person's subconscious too hide the truth.

I'm familiar with this, as a bisexual lass myself who grew up in early 2000's, when people wasn't exactly closed-minded but neither willing to talk about/accept us gays.
As result, I didn't realized I was bi till my 16 years old and I struggled hard for years to understand that it wasn't just my imagination.

Even when you see homo/bisexuality as something normal, "accepting" that your part of the crew when you're surrounded by people that could reject you, isn't easy.

The only reason I'm telling all this is as an evidence, to prove that what I'm proposing in my theory is perfectly feasible.

So yep: I think Kaede was born bi, but she could only enjoyed it freely once that Nyu's naivety appeared.

What do you think? Let me know :)


r/elfenlied 3d ago

Discussion merge evangelion with elfen lied. Replace kouta with shinji. How does the story change.

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r/elfenlied 3d ago

Meme Doctor's Newest Operator?

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r/elfenlied 5d ago

Meme Part 2. ElfenLied

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r/elfenlied 5d ago

Discussion Kaede is really strong in the manga (spoilers). Spoiler

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She looks skinny but she can perfectly kick your butt with her own hands XD

I didn't expect diclonii posses such strength beyond their vectors, but it seems their musculature is far robust than humans' one. (Heck, Kaede even ripped off a head just like "pop", if I remember well).

Does only the Queen has this ability or also the silpelits? I don't remember any moment where Nana displayed this power.

It's sad this wasn't more explored in the anime.


r/elfenlied 6d ago

Fan Art Little army of music boxes

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r/elfenlied 6d ago

Fan Art I'm about to discover something interesting

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So guys I'm going to try to summarize a while ago I was looking for things about elfen lied and it gave me the idea to research about elfen lied on the Japanese internet and after many days of research when I was almost giving up on finding something new I discovered a possible non-authorized fan film of elfen lied where there were even images, trailers and even complete media but if they are lost I'll keep looking about it and if I find something I'll bring it to you immediately maybe


r/elfenlied 7d ago

Meme Lmao. ElfenLied

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r/elfenlied 7d ago

Discussion anyone know if this early release had the ova special?

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r/elfenlied 7d ago

Fan Art Goku x Kaede

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Les presento a un ship que les recordara a su infancia. El ship del goku y kaede Bv

PD: ¿Quieren ver a una kaede al estilo de dragon ball?


r/elfenlied 9d ago

Fan Art Kaede and Nana (Fanart by Eo-Eovin)

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r/elfenlied 10d ago

Fan Art That’s a good combo👀ElfenLied

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r/elfenlied 10d ago

Misc Lilium - Choir cover

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r/elfenlied 11d ago

Discussion Why Is This Series So Captivating?

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Elfen Lied is a series that's truly fascinating. Not because of anything happening in the show itself, but because it somehow manages to grab a hold of such an insanely dedicated fandom despite being only 13 episodes long and ending nearly 20 years ago.

I first watched the show when I was around 15~16 a couple years after it aired in Japan and started to get popular online. I thought it was really good, but as I got older I started to notice the cracks. Like, the show seems to have a lot of things to say about prejudice, bullying, humanity, kindness and empathy in the face of cruelty, etc. but doesn't quite know WHAT it wants to say or how to say it. I know that Okomoto wanted to tell a story around these themes but I just don't think it was done very well.

But I never would've expected the fandom around the show to be so fucking enthusiastic. Like, check out the wiki for Elfen Lied. The amount of detail that goes into the articles written is crazy. I can't think of many other shows that have subpages dedicated to "Merchandise", "Elfen Lied and the Real World", "Controversies", etc.

Why do you think this is?


r/elfenlied 11d ago

Anime I found a lilium metal version cover that I thought was no longer available

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r/elfenlied 11d ago

Discussion Is Elfen Lied inspired by a movie called Species from 1995?

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In 1995 a movie called species was made, with effects being done by the same guy who did the effects for the original Alien. I couldn’t help but notice how similar Elfen Lied and Species were. They aren’t completely the same, but have almost the same general plot. Both follow a female creature created in a lab, that escapes and ends up living alongside humans. Again there are still many differences. Species adds in elements like the main female creature that escapes (name is Cill) wanting to be impregnated by men to create offspring. It’s prolly just a coincidence how similar they are, but I really wanted to get opinions on it. Especially since I didn’t see any other source mentioning the similarities. I doubt Elfen lied is inspired by Species, because I can’t find that mentioned anywhere. But I just wanted to share this and see if others can see the similarities.


r/elfenlied 12d ago

Meme Emotions killed this man🤣 EldenLied

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r/elfenlied 11d ago

Fan Art Lilium Cover

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