Elfen Lied

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Introduction

Elfen Lied is an anime series originally broadcast in 2005.

Plot

Elfen Lied follows the story of Lucy, a strange girl who has escaped from a laboratory, and the two people who discovered her (Kohta and Yuuka) after her escape.

Characters

Lucy: A strange, young, pink haired, horn headed, Diclonius, who's only goal in life is the eradication of the human race to make room for the Diclonius. She can ensure that this happens with her "vectors" her telekentically controlled arms that sprout from her when she is in need of them. Lucy was a test subject on a top secret island, in a top secret facility that was primarily dedicated to the eradication and experimentation of Diclonius for human gain. When she tries to escape this facility, she murders many of the officers, which causes Chief Kurama to send a sharpshooter after her. A .50 BMG cartridge is fired into the side of her head, and an alternate personality emerges, named by Kohta and Yuka as "Nyuu," after the only word she is first able to say. She is likely to be a sadist, and does not show sympathy to anyone who has lost a loved one because of her. Although she is set on destroying the human race, she also bears old feelings of love for Kohta, however, cannot act on them because of what she has done.

Nyuu: An alternate personality to Lucy, she is kind, gentle, and does not seem to be aware that she is able to use vectors. She is also unable to remember the use of language, only being able to say "nyuu" and "Kohta" when she is first found. When she is attacked, she regains the violent, destructive form of Lucy.

Kohta: A college boy, around nineteen years of age, who is staying in an inn that used to belong to a family member. When he first finds Lucy at the beach, she was transformed into her "Nyuu" self and he takes her into his inn, unable to discover what to do with her. Kohta feels that he has known Lucy for a very long time, however, cannot remember exactly what has happened.

Yuka: A young woman who decides to stay with Kouta in the old inn after he takes Nyuu into his home. She has been in love with Kouta since they were children, however he does not notice this in the beginning. Her feelings for Kohta tend to make her jealous, especially when Kohta begins to take many people into the inn, all of them being girls. Nevertheless, she acts as a mother figure to all these people, and treats them like family.

Nana: A strange Diclonius subject that was being held prisoner in the same island facility that Lucy was in. Nana's name comes from her designation as "Number 7", Nana being the Japanese word for Seven. Nana is a strange Diclonius because she is the only Diclonius that does not hate or harm any Humans although she has every right to do so. She also believes that the Chief of the Island Facility is her father and often calls Chief Kurama her "Papa".