エルフェンリート
Elfen Lied
📣 Overexposed
The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet... (Source: ANN - Revised)
Names
| Original | エルフェンリート (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Elfen Lied |
| English | Elfen Lied |
| Chinese | 妖精的旋律 (unknown · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Elfen Song · Elfic Song · 妖精的旋律 · Эльфийская песнь |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 25 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2004-07-25 → 2004-10-17 (Summer 2004) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | ARMS |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionDramaEcchiHorrorPsychologicalRomanceSupernatural |
| Themes | GoreSuper PowerFugitiveMonster GirlAmnesiaUrban FantasySeinenBody HorrorNudityRevengeFemale ProtagonistPhilosophyYandereCoastal |
| Streaming | Amazon Prime Video · Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.94 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.95 / 10 |
| Composite | 53.3 |
| On lists | 274,301 |
| Favourited | 6,371 (2.3%) |
| Completion | 87.5% |
| Drop rate | 4.8% |
| In backlog | 26.9% |
| Score spread σ | 2.03 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | ARMS | S | 2 of 50 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2004 | B | 5 of 37 |
| Year | 2004 | B | 40 of 178 |
| Genre | Horror | C | 76 of 272 |
| Genre | Ecchi | B | 85 of 745 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 151 of 687 |
| Genre | Psychological | D | 222 of 416 |
| Demographic | Seinen | C | 338 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | C | 471 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Supernatural | C | 507 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 567 of 1,687 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 908 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 919 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Action | C | 971 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,180 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,218 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,161 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Mamoru Kanbe, Akira Itou, Katsunori Shimizu |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Takao Yoshioka |
| Character design | Seiji Kishimoto |
| Music | MOKA☆ |
| Original creator | Lynn Okamoto |
Franchise — エルフェンリート
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2005 | Elfen Lied: Just How Did the Young Girl Arrive at Those Feelings? |
AniList id 226 · MAL id 226 · record updated 2026-08-27


