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Elfen Lied

13 Episodes
25 min each
SUMMER 2004

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...

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Format
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Episodes
13
Per Episode
25 min
Source
Unknown

Episodes

13 / 13 Episodes
1
Episode 1

A Chance Encounter: Begegnung

An unknown girl with invisible hands, or vectors, and telepathic powers escapes from a secret facility. The next day two cousins, Kouta and Yuka, find her. But she is different from before. She can only say one word, nyuu. Not knowing anything about her, the two cousins take her in. Kurama, the head scientist from th efacility where she escaped, has sent a merciless man, Bando, after her. With Bando tracking Nyuu, and Nyuu herself, will Kouta and Yuka be safe?
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Episode 2

Annihilation: Vernichtung

After breaking Kouta’s seashell, Nyuu runs way. Kouta finds her later at the beach, but he isn’t the only one. Bando and Satou, two members of the SAT who are after Lucy, are there as well. With Lucy acting more like an animal than a murder, does she stand a chance against the cold-hearted Bando?
3
Episode 3

Deep Feelings: Im Innersten

It’s the calm after the storm... but the calm won’t last long. Kurama and the secret facility are sending two people after Lucy. One is the newly healed and stronger Bando. The other is a diclonius just like Lucy. At Kouta’s house, Yuka and a homeless girl named Mayu talk about the events that happened two nights ago at the beach. All of a sudden, Nyuu slips and falls. She bangs her head and Lucy awakens inside of her. Will Kouta and the others be safe with the murderous Lucy in their house? And will Lucy stand a chance against a fellow diclonius?
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Episode 4

Attack: Aufeinandertreffen

After alerting the soldiers and Kurama to Lucy’s whereabouts, Nana confronts her and the two begin to fight in a cemetery. Can Nana hold Lucy off long enough for Kurama and the others to arrive? Meanwhile, hearing loud noises in the cemetery, Mayu stumbles upon the two fighting.
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Episode 5

Receipt: Empfang

Mayu’s tragic past is revealed. She remembers back to when she ran away from home. At school, Yuka and Kouta’s new professor is none other than Yu Kakuzawa, Chief Kakuzawa’s son. He instantly notices Nyuu as Lucy and tricks Kouta into handing her over to him.
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Episode 6

Innermost Feelings: Herzenswaerme

With new, stronger hands, Bando searches for Lucy hoping to gain revenge. But, Lucy is still missing, because after killing Professor Kakuzawa, she runs away again. Kouta and Yuka set out to look for her, but cannot find her.
7
Episode 7

Confrontation: Zufaellige Begegnung

After fighting, Bando and Nana realize that they are allies and not enemies. Nana agrees to bring Lucy to the beach when she senses her. Meanwhile, at the temple, Mayu meets Nana. The two become friends and Mayu agrees to bring Nana back to her house for food.
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Episode 8

The Beginning: Beginn

After Lucy is knocked out by Nana Kouta tends to her. She sleeps and relives her childhood in a dream, revealing many things about her. Meanwhile, Nana tells Mayu about Lucy and the diclonius and Arakawa is called in to work for Director Kakuzawa...
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Episode 9

Reminiscence: Schoene Erinnerung

More of Lucy's past is revealed: Her meeting with Kouta, their friendship that will end in tragedy, and the reason why Lucy became the killer she is today.
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Episode 10

Infant: Saeugling

Lucy and Nana start to fight, but Mayu stops them and Lucy turns back to Nyuu, hugging Kouta and telling him she likes him. Later, Kurama's past is revealed and so is more about the dicloniuses.
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Episode 11

Complication: Vermischung

Number 35, Mariko, is released and immediately kills the soldiers around her. The professors, who were prepared for this, set off one of the explosives inside her, destroying her arm. Later, they fly her to where Nyuu and Nana are. Meanwhile, Nana is enjoying living in the inn but Kouta tells her she needs to work as well. Things seem to be going as peaceful as it can get... but how long with the peace last?
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Episode 12

Quagmire: Taumeln

Mariko is torturing and playing with Nana like an insect while Kouta runs to her to protect her. Mariko temporally looses her vectors, thanks to Nana, and has to be sent back. Nyuu follows Kouta, but when the soldiers start to shoot at her she turns into Lucy. Seeing the bloodthirsty Lucy, Kouta recalls everything...
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Episode 13

No Return: Erleuchtung

Yuka informs Mayu of Kouta's past. Meanwhile, Lucy and Mariko find each other and face off in a fight. Now, Nana and Kurama have to find Mariko because Kurama needs to kill her...

Characters

Kouta
Voice Actors
Chihiro Suzuki (japanese)

Kouta

Main

Lucy
Voice Actors
Sanae Kobayashi (japanese)

Lucy

Main

Nana
Voice Actors
Yuki Matsuoka (japanese)

Nana

Main

Yuka
Voice Actors
Mamiko Noto (japanese)

Yuka

Main

Mayu
Voice Actors
Emiko Hagiwara (japanese)

Mayu

Main

Mariko Kurama
Voice Actors
Tomoko Kawakami (japanese)

Mariko Kurama

Supporting

Staff

Lynn Okamoto
Lynn Okamoto
Original Creator
Mamoru Kanbe
Mamoru Kanbe
Director
Takao Yoshioka
Takao Yoshioka
Series Composition
Seiji Kishimoto
Seiji Kishimoto
Character Design
Hiroyuki Taiga
Hiroyuki Taiga
Mechanical Design
Akira Itou
Akira Itou
Art Director

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Aired Jul 24, 2004 to Oct 16, 2004
Season SUMMER 2004
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