Product Details

• Actors: Jessica Boone Christine M. Auten, Mamoru Kanbe
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009PLM9E
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,351 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

• This is item 2 in The Elfen Lied Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Lucy is a Diclonius, a beautiful female mutant destined to destroy mankind. With deadly psychic pwers, she can kill with merely a thought. Fearing for the safety of the world, the government has locked Lucy away for observation and study. However, Lucy escapes, leaving a trail of carnage in her wake. Renamed Nyu by the young man who finds her, she must fight the evil alter-ego that resides inside her mind.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging And Addictive, July 26, 2005

By	M. Hencke "m hencke" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a must see anime. I watched the first volume and I wasn't too sure what to think. It takes some adjusting to it in how it blends moods and genres a bit. Its a very strange mix of Ai Yori Aoshi type humor and fan service with the gore and darkness of something like Berserk and the psychological turmoil moments in Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent. Once you get to the end of the first volume and view the first episode in the second volume you'll be hooked though...Trust me. The blood and guts are laid on pretty thick (although not the worst I have ever seen in an anime but pretty strong just the same) and the storyline/characters are dynamic and have riveting -- haunting histories and back stories. I found myself thinking about these characters days after I watched it the first time. Its a fascinating group this story follows and something tells me this show is headed towards a very tragic conclusion; which quite honestly I'm not too sure I'm all that prepared for...Anxious to see what happens in Volume 3!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ALL SHE NEEDS IS A FRIEND, July 18, 2005

By	Sesho "www.sesho.libsyn.com" (Pasadena, TX USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

As Vector 2 of Elfen Lied begins, Mayu, the young homeless girl that Kouta and Yuka took in last volume along with Nyu, has run away. She no longer wanted to be a burden on them. As she wanders the streets we see through flashbacks how she ended up as a runaway in the first place. Also on the loose is the pyschotic operative that Lucy dismembered in the first volume, newly reconstructed with cyborg attachments. He goes rogue and is out to revenge himself on Lucy, but how to find her? Another of Lucy's victims shows up and one of Kouta's professor's at college recognizes Nyu as one of his family, but is it really true?

There is really nothing like Elfen Lied out there in the anime world right now. It's a mix of a lot of anime conventions such as memory loss, harem comedy, superhuman fighting, fan service, and shojo. While having all these different genres juggling for your attention seems like a recipe for disaster, Elfen Lied mixes them all together in an entertaining and sometimes disturbing way. You get the same feeling from it as when you read the Battle Royale manga. It might be bloody and violent but there is a poignancy and sadness underneath it all. What is fiction but to put characters into extreme situations and see how they react? It's just that in this case, things are taken to the ultra-extreme. It is a great and thought-provoking show because while it has its sentimental edge, it also shows the horror and callousness that brings about murder.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-executed genre-bending Anime, September 21, 2005

By	Ollie L (London, England) - See all my reviews

Firstly, for those of you who have not yet seen past Vector 2, and are patiently awaiting the final two... believe me when I say it's worth the wait. If you liked it up to this point you'll love the final few episodes. You can almost taste the tension. And although you'll have some idea of the way it'll end, you'll be guessing right up until the last few minutes.

If you'd seen Vector 1 and were not quite sure wether or not to invest in the second instalment, I suggest you do. As with any good anime, it takes time to establish the characters and their personalities. Vector 1's episodes carry this out well, and by the 2nd DVD, the story and character progression becomes considerably more interesting.

Indeed, not for the faint of heart (due to violence) but this Anime has a very interesting, and at times genuinely touching story that can be enjoyed by anyone who likes their animes serious.

Having said that, excusing a few particularly violent scenes (one involving a puppy) the violence really isn't all that bad for an anime. It's more blood spurts than all-out guts and gore, so don't worry about throwing up if you're that way inclined!

Elfen Lied isn't for everyone, but what is? You could do much worse than to give this Anime a try, and If you do decide you want to watch it to the end, you will not be let down.

In short, Elfen Lied is a not-so-obvious love story, mixed in with violence and science fiction. It often presents moments of violence and evil alongside those of beauty and innocence, which, particularly in the later episodes, leaves you completely unable to predict what will happen next. It's this well-balanced blend of themes and genres that makes Elfen Lied what it is - a truly enjoyable anime