Is Elfen Lied worth watching?

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I watched one episode, never went back to it, a year and a half later, curiosity finally got the better of me and I watched the whole subbed season. It was edgy in one moment and kawaii in another, depressing in one, and romantic in another, the plot was at least somewhat interesting, but it was only Lucy I was really interested in as a character, it felt needlessly edgy to the point I think it detracted from the story, and the climax was disappointing to say the least. I looked up the manga ending afterwards and thought it vastly superior.
 
It also features some unrealistically-sadistic little kids that murder a puppy.
Watched it years and years ago, didn't the main characters cousin also get raped by her uncle or something? Happy shit.
Puppy scene really stuck with me, Elfen Lied was probably a bad choice for a starter anime for a like 12 year old me.

If you want real horror watch Higurashi.
Higurashi is some good fucking shit
 
do you like violence, gore, waifus, and big anime tiddies? then you'll have a great time with elfen lied. otherwise, probably not so much.
As a fan of all those things I didn't care for it at all. Admittedly I only watched the anime though.
Whole thing felt pointless and gratuitous in a not fun or meaningful way. It just sort of is, and what it is is bad.
 
Elfen Lied's kind of baby's first edgy anime. A few anime I recommend (for a more mature audience, some with its fair share of gore without it being for the sake of "lol shocking" ):
Texhnolyze
Lain
Mushi-Shi
Shigurui
Mōsō Dairinin
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

If you're into manga Bokurano and Shamo's pretty good, too.
 
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Only way to know for sure is to watch it yourself. It’s one of those anime you either love or hate.
 
For me it was so bad it's good, but your mileage may vary. If you don't have any compulsion to use your time wisely and watch actually decent weeb shit, it's worth a try.
 
Read the manga, the anime is trash

The manga is trash too, but at least it's complete.
 
Baby's first seinen manga/anime.

Not a particular good introduction to it either but at least compelling for edgy teenagers.

That fucking opening deserved so much better goddamn.
 
I kinda liked it, but it does suffer greatly from never getting a sequel, especially with the shitty end it gets. For a quick watch it's a decent choice, but definitely no 10/10.

I tend to compare it to Deadman Wonderland (the anime), as they both suffer from the same problems (no sequel, no proper end etc) while both being half-edgy shows.
 
No. And if your girlfriend tells you just GOTTA see it, keep punching her until skittles comes out of her kidneys.
 

blood raining night > elfen lied
 
It’s one of those series that you might watch once if at all.
 
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