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45. Elfen Lied (17.5 points)
Nominated by: Johnbobb (2/5 remaining)

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Importance: 5.5
Fear: 5
Snake: 7

Hold on, it's pronounced Leed? Elfen Lied is one of those animes I've always heard a ton about, but never really heard what it's about, and to what extent of a horror anime this is. This is an extremely gory and bloody series, with lots of fucked up moments, while also being a tragic romance story on-top of that. The two central characters are Kouta and Lucy; Kouta is a pretty normal boy for the most part, while Lucy was a girl who was experimented on and sadistically abused, and has the ability to telekinetically kill others, represented by invisible arms. Kouta and Lucy met each other when they were kids, while Kouta was on vacation with his parents and little sister. One of the most horrific parts of this is that, while Lucy seemed like a normal and innocent girl, she suffered from mental breakdowns and felt betrayed by Kouta and murdered everyone at a festival. Lucy would even go on to kill Kouta's sister and family on a train ride home. The most fucked-up part of this whole thing is that despite everything, Kouta still loves Lucy quite a bit, which is where the tragic romance comes into play. Now, this just scracthes the surface as I didn't have the proper time to truly delve into this series and discover all of its nuances, but I'm extremely interested in this twisted version of what is basically Romeo & Juliet. I guess Elfen Lied just continues that weird tradition of cute girls being psychopathic killers.
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I try in vain to slumber, my reveries gripped by violent terror. My only salvation, the shock of awakening. Something is very, very wrong here.