Elfen Lied

Elfen Lied has one of the craziest opening scenes of any anime, ever. It depicts a fully nude woman, killing a bunch of army guys in an underground base, with her mind. The scene kind of reminds me of the first pokemon movie, where mewtwo escapes from team rocket. I wonder if there was some copying going on there. It's kind of weird to think of the to haveing anything in common.
Elfen Lied is about a girl. This girl has about a dozen weird insible arms growing out of her back that can easily tear a man in half. She escapes from an army base, but injures her head in the process thus lossing most of her memory. She's found by a young man, who takes her in and cares for her. Together with his friends, the boy lives peacefully with the girl. However, the girl's origins keep coming back to haunt her.
I think the huge switch from gore and nudity to family friendly fun is insane. Alot of anime now a days try to achieve this, but Elfen Lied acheives it with great results. I also like the strange power this anime came up with. It's original and cool. Of course, this anime is not meant for the young ones, watch at your own risk.


Watch the first episode here: http://www.veoh.com/static/swf/webplayer/WebPlayer.swf

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