Elfen Lied Episode 13 Discussion

The fact that the Diclonius want to make everyone like them kinda makes me think about how sad people want to make everyone else sad too, as is mentioned in Lucy's flashback. The fact that in the end she sheds her horns might indicate that she is ready to become a person content with themselves and the world, altough this would characterize Nana as someone fated to suffer, since she doesn't lose her horns... either way, cool series, made me feel emotional at times, I liked it

After all these years, the ending still destroys me. The older I get, the more heartbroken I am by the tragedy between the director and Mariko, which now overshadows the tragedy of Lucy and Kouta. The whole finale is heartrending.

a facebook reel got me watching this with my lover on a random lark and I was worried she wouldn't like it because I know too well the show's criticisms at this point. Yeah, it's juvenile, its gratuitous, and its pacing is so stilted the backstories feel hamfisted. But man, there's nothing else with an aesthetic like Elfen Lied. The opening episode's transition from Lilium into Lucy's helmeted naked body goring an entire legion captures the vibe so well. It's dark and gothic and romantic, how all Diclonius are young girls, the cerebral body horror, the way Diclonius are just reimagined elves, shit, even how the juvenile ecchi sex comedy juxtaposes all the preceding elements. Elfen Lied has an aesthetic I can't quite capture in words and unlike any other show I've watched.

I swear I've meant to read the manga my entire life, but every time I've the urge to dip back into it, I just rewatch the anime instead.