Elfen Lied Vector One - Anime News Network
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- 06/29/05
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"... a fascinating show that?s near impossible to put down."
"Cute girls with a deadly streak? Hell yes."
I am beside myself with giddiness with how much I love this show, and how much I terribly enjoy the senseless violence in the first few minutes of episode one. Little girls who can slice through an ensemble of men with a few invisible chops of their hand are
really neat. Add on to that
another little girl who can also kill things with invisible hands and it's just pure entertainment. Rampant bloodshed aside,
Elfen Lied is shaping up to be a really intriguing series. There?s a million and one questions about who the girls are, why they were created, and how they were made, and I can?t wait for the answers. After wiping out an entire facility of men, a genetically-altered human named Lucy somehow washes ashore and is discovered by two kind strangers. Left with amnesia and no way of communicating outside of ?nyu..!?s, she?s taken under their care and saddled with the impossibly cute name, Nyu. As innocent as she seems though, she can turn into her vicious self at the drop of a hat, a convenience she uses often whenever she comes in contact with those trying to retrieve her. It?s still unknown what exactly is going on and it?s anyone?s guess as to what will happen next. If that doesn?t keep you watching, I don?t know what will. Mixing insane amounts of violence with a heavy dose of ultracuteness,
Elfen Lied samples both ends of the spectrum. What comes out is a fascinating show that?s near impossible to put down. Cute girls with a deadly streak? Hell yes.
Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 (Archive on Friday, July 29, 2005)