Elfen Lied
エルフェンリート
The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet... (Source: ANN - Revised)
Elfen Lied is a tv with 13 episodes, from Summer 2004, produced by ARMS, rated 6.8/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet... (Source: ANN - Revised)
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Tags
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Fugitive — Prominently features a character evading capture by an individual or organization.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Amnesia — Prominently features a character(s) with memory loss.
- Monster Girl — Prominently features a female character who is part-monster.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Dissociative Identities — A case where one or more people share the same body.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.
- Revenge — Prominently features a character who aims to exact punishment in a resentful or vindictive manner.
- Nudity — Features a character wearing no clothing or exposing intimate body parts.