(L) Elfen Lied

[roriconfan]

Originally Posted by Yuuki97

Is the manga ending better than the anime ending, i have heard the series finished befor the anime!And if so what happens (as im not going to read it anyway!)

Spoiler for WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END OF THE MANGA:

Lucy thinks she is Tetsuo, grows a third evil personality and goes to destroy the world but Kouta's words make her two other personalities to fight back and kill her, while turning her body to goo. A few years later Kouta and his daughter (probably the mother is his cousin) stare at Lucy's grave and find behind them two dicloni twins, each being one of Lucy's personas reincarnated.

Plus most characters shown dead remain alive for no reason other than otaku catering.

I find all that BS.

[PastPrime]

Originally Posted by roriconfan

Spoiler for WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END OF THE MANGA:

Lucy thinks she is Tetsuo, grows a third evil personality and goes to destroy the world but Kouta's words make her two other personalities to fight back and kill her, while turning her body to goo. A few years later Kouta and his daughter (probably the mother is his cousin) stare at Lucy's grave and find behind them two dicloni twins, each being one of Lucy's personas reincarnated.

Plus most characters shown dead remain alive for no reason other than otaku catering.

I find all that BS.

You have some very incorrect info. You obviously never read the manga and are going on bits and pieces that other people, who probably haven't read the manga, have written.

Spoiler for manga:

When Lucy became highly emotional like when Kouta was shot and she thought he died, her powers became godlike. Vectors with unlimited range and things exploding when they touched. But this was supported by her very human body. The drain on her body caused it to start falling apart. By the time she realized it she was in a situation where she could abandon Kouta, flee, and live or stay and protect Kouta and die. She chose to protect Kouta. At that time the third personality, the personality that was the voice always telling her to kill, was trying to take over to make her flee, but she had let go of her hatred and her heart was filled with her love for Kouta. There was no doubt that the third personality could exploit. After she had defeated the planes and missiles she let Nyuu take over her dieing body to say her goodbyes to Kouta. It wasn't until the soldiers came for her and threatened to shoot Kouta as a traitor that there was doubt in Nyuu's heart that allowed the third personality to take over. And the Lucy and Nyuu that appeared to Kouta couldn't fight the third personality. All they could do was keep the vectors away from Kouta, Yuka, and the other girls from the Inn. That is why they asked Kouta to keep the promise he made on the bus and kill their body. As for the characters remaining alive, that was not in the original magazine chapter, it was, unfortunately, added by the author for the manga publication. Everyone hoped that the "expanded" manga ending would have more on the twins. Instead characters that should have been left dead were resurrected.

[Genetic_Fate]

So I don't know how far behind I am on this thread because I'm new but I think I can explain the ending.

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There is a lot of symbolizm in this series. Keep in mind that Lucy was always facinated by the music box and Nyu was always obsessed with fixing the clock.

So everyone knows that at the end of episode 13 kota sees a figure behind the door and at that very moment the music box stops and the clock begins to work. This symbolizes the end of Lucy and the begining of Nyu. The music box was always a symbol of Lucy's regret and hatred while the clock was Nyu's humanity that she was franticaly trying to piece together again. So I believe that it is Nyu behind the door but with all the memories of both of them. To support my point Nana wasn't able to detect the presence of Lucy.

I think that covers most of it. Hope that helped. ^-^

[Genetic_Fate]

Such a beautiful anime. v.v

[tyranuus]

Yep, I did like it, it was a few years ago I watched it now, and I'd still put it up there amongst the better series I've seen.
I also dont particularly disagree with your line of thought, I also think that was Lucy/Nyu (Kaede) behind the door, however it was left ambiguous as with many other things, because animation studios like that sort of ending, and it left room for a sequel.

[Genetic_Fate]

I really hope they will make a sequel because at one point the head of the operations took off his wig and said this was only the beginning. So that gives me hope. :3 Haha learned lilium on piano. XD

[ellifeedn]

I would say the odds of a sequel are rather low. I say this because 1) the studio will have to find a way around the ending of the first season (and I'm sure someone here will offer a way) and 2) based on what happens in the manga after the anime ends, I don't think any studio would want to go the direction the manga takes. But who knows, I've been surprised before.

[tyranuus]

Plus its been a few years now, if they were going to go down the sequal route, I think it already have happened (its not like Elfen Lied has the popularity of Full Metal Panic or Haruhi to back it up). Elfen Lied is probably just going to stay a bit of a cult favourite.
Not that thats a bad thing, as its easy to hurt the memory of a series if a cash-in follow up is released.

[Genetic_Fate]

Who know's. It's probably better to leave it as it is anyhow.

[Chrisjon]

Originally Posted by Genetic_Fate

Who know's. It's probably better to leave it as it is anyhow.

I agree. If it is not broken then don't fix it.

But anyways I picked up on Elfen about a month ago and loved every minute of it. The artwork, characters, and story were all wonderful and I loved how the author looked at the negativity of human nature. I am glad I managed to run into this anime it easily my 1st pick for all the anime series I have seen.

[Genetic_Fate]

I'v seen my share of anime and when I saw Elfen it instantly hit the top of my list. God I just love this anime. XD Now that i think about it,, it would ruin the whole feeling of the show if they made a sequel. Now for some breakfast.

[DKN117]

Say... this is for anyone who's read the manga. If Nozomi would've appeared in the anime, who do you think should've voiced her?

I vote for Nana Mizuki using her Hinata voice.

[defrule]

Im necroing this thread.

I just rewatched the series. Great stuff! Bow down!

[ellifeedn]

This was just an amusing thought, but does anyone know of any person who cosplayed as one of the characters of this series at an anime convention?

[Naru-Chan]

Originally Posted by ellifeedn

This was just an amusing thought, but does anyone know of any person who cosplayed as one of the characters of this series at an anime convention?

yeap my friend was dressed as a Lucy 2 years ago but to be honest personally i didn't like it cuz it's hard to make it look exactly as a Lucy but oh well we can't have everything

Anime was brilliant dont even remember how many times i rewached it for me it is one of the anime that everyone need to at least know if they dont really want to watch it but that just me...

[Magickaela]

Elfen Lied...sadness. I cried at the last few episodes. "I killed my own child and then my wife commited suicide"...great. I feel emo now.

[Amutox89]

I love Elfen Lied, SO much <3 Cosplayed as Lucy at AMKE in March xP she's so badass. One of my favorites of all time. Made me cry a lot, gets you emotionally tied to it. Also, if I can just point this out - best. first episode. ever.

[Boomproof]

So! Is it Lucy at the end (with the now running clock as a symbol for a new beginning) or not? In the manga she took her own life... :-( So freakin' sad if I'd go to bed now knowing Lucy died >-< Truly binds you emotionally to the characters!

[GreatTeacherKen]

^^

Spoiler for elfen lied anime ending:

Well, the anime never confirms it, so it's an ambiguous/open ending. But a common interpretation is that the figure at the end is Nyuu based on the fact that Lucy lost her dicloni horns and the shadow's sort of awkward way of standing.

So in essence, the Lucy personality is dead but the Nyuu one gets a happy ending.

[Boomproof]

I Guess you're right! After looking at it a second time, yeah, the standing is not at all Lucy (way to unconfident, look at her leg positioning, not even straight):

Spoiler for One of the last frames of the Series! Spoils pretty mouch if you're into the series and haven't seen all episodes!:

Nice <3