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Introducere
Elfen Lied e tot o miniserie, de 13 episoade, la care a aparut si un extra ep, cu actiunea situata candva inainte de ultimul din serial. Acum apar versiunile pe DVD. Dupa titlul care te lasa confuz, v-ati dat seama ca trebuie sa fie vorba de ceva verrry eeevil... Chiar este. Povestea si serialul sunt foarte violente, plus ca are si valente de film psihologic, iar daca violenta nu ar fi suficienta pentru a fi interzis copiilor, mai contine si cateva scene erotice. Nimic serios, though. V-am atras deja atentia? > Well, titlul precizeaza ca sunt cumva si elfi in serial. Dar se pare ca japonezii au definitia cam larga la acest gen. Cititi in continuare si veti afla de ce.

Poveste
Undeva, intr-un laborator strict secret, se faceau experimente secrete pe o specie aparte de oameni, considerati *blestemati*. Se nasteau cu coarne, si mai tarziu capatau o abilitate ce le permitea sa "extinda" brate din ei pe o distanta limitata, dar foarte puternice. De obicei, se transformau in bestii ce ucid tot in cale, fiindcă principala functie pe care o atribuiau bratelor extra era de taia/ smulge/etc parti ale corpurilor animalelor vii. Si cu acele brate se puteau apara si de gloante... Aceasta specie se numea diclonius, iar cel mai viguros specimen din laborator (si cel mai violent) era o fata pe nume Lucy, care statea inchisa in permanenta, din cauza obiceiului ei de a felia tot ce misca. Ei credeau ca i-au sigilat puterea, dar, de-a lungul anilor, isi dezvolta mai bine abilitatile si reuseste la un ocazie dat sa scape, ucigand totul in cale. Chiar cand sa evadeze de pe insula pe care era, un lunetist ii trage una in cap, si cade inconstienta in mare. Ziua urmatoare, Kouta pleaca la plimbare, impreuna cu Yuka, prietena sa din copilarie (din cauza unui accident, uitase toata copilaria sa), ce venise in vizita, pe plaja din apropierea casei, unde... din apa apare o fata cu parul lung si roscat, goala pusca, cu sange curgand din frunte, si care tot zice "nyu" intruna. O iau acasa, si o ingrijesc, dupa care incep sa apara tot felul de probleme, una mai ciudata ca alta, pe langa intamplarile comice ce tin de comportamentul instinctual al lui Nyu. Pe parcurs, in casa lui Kouta ajung sa stea mai multe fete, din diverse motive, si toti sunt o mare familie. Pana cand...

Personaje
Kouta - e un student obisnuit, ce merge la cursuri, si are o casa in apropierea plajei din orasul sau. In copilarie a suferit o tragedie ce l-a facut sa uite tot trecutul sau, dar din cand in cand mai are flashbacks. Partea cea mai importanta e ca a uitat ca se indragostise de Yuka, o verisoara a lui nespus de indepartata, si care a avut grija de el dupa accident, si il viziteaza constant. Kouta se decide sa o apere pe Nyu de politia care o cauta, si de tot ce se mai intampla, dar fara sa stie identitatea ei.

Nyu/Lucy - e un diclonius foarte periculos. Inca din copilarie a avut tendintele criminale, si de atunci a fost inchisa ~14 ani in acel institut de cercetari. Acum a evadat, si nimic nu ii va sta in calea libertatii. Nyu si Lucy sunt doua personalitati foarte diferite. Nyu e sperioasa, face chestii stupide, avand un comportament instinctual, fara a fi educata deloc. Dar zambeste foarte mult, si e draguta cu toata lumea, desi nu poate sa-si exprime sentimentele decat printr-un "Nyu" calduros. Lucy, pe de alta parte, e o criminala cu sange rece, care ar putea decapita pe cineva fara sa clipeasca sau sa aiba remuscari. Se pare totusi ca are un pretext ascuns pentru care tine la Kouta si prietenii lui. Lucy nu apare decat cand e provocata, si Nyu e prea speriata ca sa reactioneze.

Yuka - verisoara lui Kouta, pe care a cunoscut-o cand era foarte mic. De atunci au fost prieteni, iar ea il iubeste in secret. Kouta nu isi aminteste cat de mult o iubea, asa ca deocamdata sunt doar prieteni. Yuka va fi putin enervata de atentia pe care Kouta o acorda lui Nyu si de determinarea sa de a o apara pe Nyu de politie. Ca sa nu mai vorbim ca Nyu intra in tot soiul de situatii delicate cu Kouta întocmai inainte ca Yuka sa intre pe usa. In final, Yuka e doar ca o sora mai mare a sa, care are grija de toata lumea ce se aciueaza pe la el prin casa.

Mayu - o fetita care supravietuia singura pe strada, impreuna cu catelusul ei, Wanta. Mayu o gaseste pe Nyu si ajunge si ea sa stea la Kouta in casa, cand ei afla ca ea supravietuia stand singura pe strazi, si mancand doar ce primea de la vanzatorii de gogosi inimosi care se indragostisera deja de fetita cu catelusul ei ce treceau zilnic si zambeau la vitrine.

Nana - un alt diclonius, dar care facea tot ce ii spunea "tatal" ei, directorul institutului de cercetare, Mr. Kurama. Nana nu ucidea oameni, si era ascultatoare, rațiune pentru care era folosita pentru cercetarile cu privire la natura abilitatilor si modul in care erau folosite. Nana va ajunge si ea sa stea in casa la Kouta, dar prima ei reactie in momentul cand o vede pe Nyu nu va fi una buna... Insa Kouta nu avea cum sa inteleaga asta. Nana e suparata tot timpul ca Nyu se integra mai bine in societate decat ea, care nu stia sa faca nimic, pentru ca mereu gresea.

Kurama - e seful securitatii, si singurul care se simtea in siguranta pe langa Lucy, care avea planuri mult mai sumbre pentru el decat sa-l decapiteze pe loc. El o iubeste cel mai mult pe Nana, pe care o considera propriul sau copil. Si el are o poveste trista, in urma caruia a ajuns la acel institut. Kurama incearca sa intervina inainte ca Lucy sa decimeze orasul, dar nu stie ca ea s-a schimbat intre timp, si ca e pasnica, atat timp cat e lasata in pace, sa stea cu Kouta.

Impresie
Muzica are versurile in latina, si mi se pare mega bine realizata (pian). Povestea e dramatica, si, ca de obicei, totul este explicat in ultimele 2 episoade. Singura problema e ca sfarsitul e mult prea tras de par. Si nici nu se stie exact ce se intampla dupa ultima scena, lasand spectatorul in suspans (oare va fi continuata?). Grafica e excelenta, muzica pe masura, iar suspansul nu iti da pace pana nu vezi toata seria. E putin ciudata faza cu coarnele, deoarece ma asteptam la elfi, nu la hellspawns, but hey... Ati observat ca toti diclonius au parul rosu/roz? Si ca sunt fete? Well, nu sunt numai fete, dar nu va spun cine mai e diclonius... Probabil ca era mai bine daca aveau parul normal, si nu roz, dar e ceva ce tine de domeniul anime art.

Concluzii
E o înșiruire care merita vazuta - daca nu va deranjeaza violenta. A obtinut foarte numeroase premii pe anidb, pentru o miniserie. Ar fi trebuit sa fie mult mai lunga, pentru a avea mai mult timp Lucy sa devina cat de cat umana. Cred ca asta asteptau toti care au urmarit serialul.

Nota: 8/10
Recomandat: celor carora le plac povestile tragice.

Informatii luate de pe www.animeuri.blogspot.com

Trimis: 23/06/2007 22:27

Informatii in engleza despre Elfen Lied
Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto?) is the title of a Japanese manga series originally created by Japanese author Lynn Okamoto as well as a TV anime series based on it. Elfen Lied focuses on a mysterious and deadly breed of horned humans called "diclonius", and the havoc they wreak upon humanity. The title Elfen Lied is German for "Elf Song" (see Lied), and pronounced approximately [ˈɛlfən liːt], although the correct German spelling would be "Elfenlied".

Elfen Lied first began as a manga series, serialized in the magazine Weekly Young Jump and published in Japan by Shueisha, ending at the completion of the twelfth volume. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan on July 25, 2004 while the unfinished manga was still in production. This caused the anime plot to differ in some ways from the manga plot. A bonus OVA episode was released on April 21, 2005 giving some more background information.

So far, only the anime series spanning 13 episodes and the OVA have been licensed in the United States, by ADV Films. ADV Films said the series was one of their bestselling[1] and "most notorious"[2] releases of 2005. Elfen Lied and the character Nana were the inspiration for the popular Clone Manga fan-webcomic "Nana's Everyday Life" which has been completed and fully translated from English into 6 other languages.[3]

The story begins with a naked young girl named Lucy escaping under odd circumstances from an insular research facility off the coast of Kamakura in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Lucy manages to nonchalantly dismember and slay a fair number of the staff and guards with a form of seemingly supernatural power and gets outside. A sniper is seen trying to shoot her, only managing to ricochet a bullet off her metal helmet. Lucy then falls off a cliff into the sea, bleeding from her head but ultimately surviving and evading the research staff.

A diclonius' "vectors" take the form of long translucent or invisible arms.Lucy is not a normal human but rather a diclonius: a mutant variant of humans with two small horns on their heads (hence the name diclonius) that resemble cat ears. The diclonius race possesses telekinetic powers through use of their "vectors", invisible arms that they control with a number and length of reach depending on the diclonius.

The day after Lucy's escape, a boy named Kohta arrives at Kamakura to meet his cousin Yuka. Kohta has come to study at the local university and has been given lodging at an old, family-owned inn, the "Maple (楓, Kaede?) Inn", provided he acts as the caretaker. After meeting with Yuka, they go for a visit to the beach and find Lucy washed up on the shore, still naked and bleeding from her head. The head trauma Lucy experienced causes her to develop a split personality. In stark contrast to the cold and sadistic Lucy, this personality is completely docile, harmless and is incapable at first of saying anything other than "Nyū". Not knowing what to do with her, Kohta and Yuka take her back to the inn to look after her and name her "Nyū". Yuka quickly decides that it will be best that she also live at the inn.

Kohta, Nyū, and Yuka begin settling into their life at the inn and Nyū begins to dredge up painful repressed memories from Kohta's past. Meanwhile, the researchers from the laboratory where Lucy was held begin searching for her, dispatching both human and diclonius agents to hunt her down.

[edit] Main characters
Main article: List of Elfen Lied characters
Main article: Lucy (Elfen Lied)
Lucy (ルーシー , Rūshī?) is a teenage diclonius girl around 18 years old, Lucy has four vectors with a limited range of two meters.[4] However, she can be swift and lethal within that range, and will use any nearby objects as high velocity projectiles to kill at greater distances. She is also capable of stopping or deflecting most standard ammunition when she concentrates on the task. Lucy hates humans mainly because of how she was treated by her human peers as a child. Consequently, she discounts non-diclonii, claiming they are not real people. She seems to lack empathy, kills without much concern, and acts somewhat sadistically. Despite this lack of concern for human life she will not harm Kohta and refrains from killing in his presence.

Nyū (にゅう, Nyū?) is a split personality of Lucy that developed after a .50 BMG round ricocheted off a metallic helmet encasing her head. Nyū has a childlike personality and infantile knowledge of the world, and lacks spoken language skills. Nyū is innocent and incapable of violent acts, a foil to the normally cold and sadistic Lucy; she is the manifestation of her "good side". When Nyū is attacked violently (or hit on the head), she regresses into Lucy; likewise, when Lucy is treated with love and kindness, she will uncontrollably switch back into Nyū.

Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)

Kohta (コウタ, Kōta?) is around 19 years old and enters the story when his cousin's family allows him to move in to their closed down inn in exchange for maintenance while he goes to a local university. Kohta has repressed traumatic memories of his father's and sister's deaths during his childhood at Lucy's hands. Because of his repressing his memories, Kohta does not remember Lucy from when he met her earlier as a child. Due in part to his loss, he has a soft spot for girls in trouble and is extremely generous and protective to the girls around him.

Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki (Japanese), Adam Conlon (English)

Yuka (ユカ, Yuka?) is Kohta's cousin.[5] She is also around 19 years old and planning to attend the same university as Kohta. She moves in with him at the inn after having not seen him in many years. Having had a crush on Kohta since childhood, she is in love with him,[6] and is therefore jealous of Kohta's attention to Nyū, to the point of being very irrational.

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Nancy Novotny (English)

[edit] Manga

Two panels from the manga showing Lucy, Kohta and Mayu. Lucy is depicted with a greater number of vectors in the manga.Originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, the complete manga series runs for 107 chapters spanning over 12 volumes.

[edit] Volumes
The Elfen Lied manga has not been licensed by any company for official translation into English. The original Japanese collected volume releases are listed below.

Vol. ISBN Japanese Release Date[7] Chapters
01 ISBN 4-08-876358-0 October 2002 01-07
02 ISBN 4-08-876379-3 December 2002 08-17
03 ISBN 4-08-876406-4 February 2003 18-27
04 ISBN 4-08-876446-3 May 2003 28-38
05 ISBN 4-08-876477-3 August 2003 39-48
06 ISBN 4-08-876513-3 November 2003 49-60
07 ISBN 4-08-876579-6 March 2004 61-71
08 ISBN 4-08-876638-5 July 2004 72-75
09 ISBN 4-08-876696-2 October 2004 76-82
10 ISBN 4-08-876764-0 March 2005 83-87
11 ISBN 4-08-876838-8 August 2005 88-97
12 ISBN 4-08-876884-1 November 2005 98-107

[edit] Side stories
The manga also features several side stories from previous works done by Lynn Okamoto. These stories came included with the release of certain volumes of the manga as bonus material (not related to Elfen Lied) for fans of the manga to collect.

MOL - featured in volume 1
Digitopolis - featured in volume 2
Memoria - featured in volume 3
Carrera - featured in volume 5
In addition, volume 8 includes two other stories that form part of the Elfen Lied universe.

NOZOMI is the first side story featured, and explains Nozomi's past and why she chooses to move into the Kaede Inn. This tale is in canon with the continuity of the main storyline.
The second side story that follows after NOZOMI involves the whole residents at the Kaede Inn throwing a party and indulging themselves in excessive drinking. Nana and Mayu fall asleep, allowing both Yuka and Nyū to release their inhibitions and deliver an intimate fan service to Kohta. Unfortunately, their fun is suddenly brought to an end when Nyū without warning switches back to Lucy who seems rather upset, ending the story with a cliffhanger. This tale is not canon for Elfen Lied's overall plot.

[edit] Anime

[edit] Format
Main article: List of Elfen Lied episodes
The television series directed by Mamoru Kanbe and produced by GENCO and VAP ran for 13 episodes and adapted approximately the first 60 out of 107 chapters of the manga. Episodes 1 to 11 of the anime are in canon with the continuity of the storyline for volumes 1 to 6 of the manga, faithfully adapting most of the events happening in the latter. The last two TV episodes strayed from the manga's continuity and gave an original conclusion to the anime. The series' author, Lynn Okamoto, has a brief cameo appearance as a singular guest in episode 12.

Elfen Lied first aired on TV Tokyo's AT-X satellite channel from July 25, 2004 to October 17, 2004 and was broadcast again in 2005. The anime was licensed by ADV Films in the United States in 2004 and was released on DVD in 2005. A single 24 minute OVA episode was also released. It takes place between episodes 10 and 11 of the original TV series, and for that reason, some refer to it as episode 10.5, OVA special, or even as episode 14. The special itself takes on a lighter tone and answers some questions of the early episodes rather than advancing the plot. During the Anime Boston 2006[8] (May 26—28) convention, ADV Films acquired the distribution rights of the OVA for release in the United States.

The series will air in the United Kingdom beginning June 3, 2007, in conjunction with Anime Network UK's launch as part of the Propeller TV channel of the Sky Digital network.

[edit] Plot deviations
Compared to its manga original, the approach and depth of information presented by the anime involving the diclonius race differs greatly. The diclonius virus is explained in less detail with scenes such as Professor Kakuzawa's explanation of the half-diclonius status and ancestry of his family to Lucy being omitted. The diclonius characters are depicted as all having the same hair color, whereas in the manga Lucy/Nyū had pink hair, Mariko was blond, and Nana had dark violet hair. The diclonius characters in general are shown to have distinct limits on their vectors' quantity and range, which is not true in the manga.

Characters were introduced in the manga that were otherwise completely omitted from the anime series. An example of this early on in the manga is an acquaintance of Yuka's, referred to as "Nozomi-chan." Similarly, the music box playing the "Lilium" melody that is featured in the anime does not appear in the manga.

The colorful and lavish backgrounds of the anime have been praised for their technical excellence.
[edit] Western reception
The anime series of Elfen Lied has been praised for its technical excellence in production quality, animation and color.[9][10][11][12] Criticism has been leveled at both the Japanese and English dub for having sub-par voice acting in the first three episodes.[10] Another criticism is that the series ends abruptly with some loose ends to the story that could leave viewers unsatisfied.[13] Despite these criticisms, Western reviewers also describe the series as "really a genuinely good watch",[14] "a horror series of exceptional merit",[13] "certainly memorable"[9] and "a very particular show, good and bad parts taken into consideration".[15] In the 2004 AnimeReactor Community Awards, fans voted the Elfen Lied anime as the Best Opening/Ending Combination, Best Drama, Best Thriller (Mystery/Horror), Best Fanservice and also voted Lucy/Nyū as Best Female Character.[16]

[edit] Style and themes

Young Lucy lashes out violently at her tormentors. Strong graphical violence is prevalent throughout the series.Throughout the series, there is a great deal of graphic nudity, blood and gore, extreme graphic violence as well as psychological violence. One of the most prevalent motifs of the series is the humanity of the diclonius, especially contrasted against the inhumanity of ordinary people. One reviewer described the series as "devoted to quite a few of the darker, more callous factors of human nature".[15] Throughout the series there are various incidences of human sadism, casual beatings, cruel experimentation, pedophilic rape and outright killing. The series has drawn criticism as being "overly blatant"[14] or "sad and forced"[17] in this regard.

The series juxtaposes many different tones and genres and was described by a reviewer as "mixing insane amounts of violence with a heavy dose of ultracuteness."[18] The series also involves romantic sub-plots as well as many comic moments. Elfen Lied has been described as similar to, or borrowing elements from Chobits, 3x3 Eyes[9] and Gunslinger Girl.[18]

[edit] Theme songs
Opening theme
"Lilium" by Kumiko Noma
Ending theme
"Be your girl" by Chieko Kawabe

[edit] Cultural references

[edit] Art
The opening and ending sequences feature artistic drawings of the principal characters. These characters are drawn in a style based on Gustav Klimt's paintings, imitating poses, colors, and patterns.[9] In the following comparison images, the left side of each image shows Klimt's work, and on the right, Elfen Lied's counterpart:

Fulfilment The Kiss

[edit] Music and poetry
The German song Elfenlied ("Elf Song") appears in the manga[19] and is credited to the composer Hugo Wolf. A poem by Eduard Mörike is the basis for Wolf’s version. The song does not appear in the anime as it is taught to Nyū by the manga-only character Nozomi.

[edit] References
^ Solomon, Charles. "Mean Girls", New York Times, July 17, 2005.
^ ADV Films (September 28, 2005). Great Reason To Give Thanks With Nine New Releases November 15th. Press release.
^ Nana's Everyday Life. Clone Manga. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
^ Note: These restrictions on Lucy's vectors are not present in the manga.
^ Elfen Lied Ep. 1: Yuka greets Kohta and then says "Yuka desu... Itoko no..."「ユカです…従姉妹の…」, which quite unambiguously translates as "I'm Yuka. Your cousin."
^ Yuka's relationship with Kohta may be considered taboo or illegally incestuous by U.S. viewers, but relationships between cousins is not considered scandalous in Japan and is a topic seen regularly in anime. See: Why is Romance Between Cousins Common in Anime?
^ (Japanese) Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on 2006-01-18.
^ Anime Boston 2006 - A.D. Vision. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-06-05.
^ a b c d Robinson, Tasha (August 8, 2005). Elfen Lied. Sci Fi Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
^ a b Martin, Theron (May 16, 2005). Elfen Lied DVD 1 Review. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.
^ Martin, Theron (July 22, 2005). Elfen Lied DVD 2 Review. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
^ Pierce, Travis (May 27, 2005). Elfen Lied Review. Gamerz-Edge. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
^ a b Martin, Theron (November 28, 2005). Elfen Lied DVD 4 Review. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.
^ a b Laeno, Dominic. Elfen Lied review - Second opinion. THEM Anime Reviews 4.0. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
^ a b Høgset, Stig. Elfen Lied review. THEM Anime Reviews 4.0. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
^ AnimeReactor Community Awards - 2004. Results. AnimeReactor.net (February 27, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
^ Negative First Impression Theater: Elfen Lied. Iron Circus (February 12, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
^ a b Dong, Bamboo (June 29, 2005). Shelf Life - Sound of Bounce on Free Throw. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
^ (Japanese) Okamoto, Lynn. Elfen Lied Volume 5. Shueisha, 154. ISBN 4-08-876477-3.

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[edit] Official
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Official Madman Web site (Australian Distributor)

[edit] Unofficial
Elfen Lied (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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