Alternate Titles:
エルフェンリート - Japanese
Content Rating:
Adult titles include all non-pornographic content regardless of degree of violence or questions about suggestive content. These titles as well may question any boundary up to the point of being illegal to show on public media. Adult titles do not include pornographic materials which are reserved for Mature-Adult content rating, as well do not include extreme violence which may be seen as illegal to distribute inside the US or any other firth world nation.
Adult
Contains:
Blood and/or Gore, Intense Language or Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Violence
Synopsis: Lucy is a Diclonius, an ancient form of human who is believed to bring destruction to mankind, is found by two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, after escaping from a secret government laboratory created for confining this monsters. When Lucy is discovered she can only say Nyuu, which becomes her knew name after she is discovered. Now the two try to help Nyuu remember her past which is clouded by death and a truly evil past. The Diclonius have a murderous history of killing humans and are almost immortal nature with telekinetic abilities capable of killing a man in an instant. Kouta and Yuka now are running into all sorts of trouble and facing a very dangerous situation.
Audiences:
Shōnen
Shōnen: (lit. 少年 "teenager") Demographic aimed towards boys. Shōnen often, but not always, includes high action stories with humorous action and comedy scenes. Many shōnen titles will often have bizarre plots with androids and robots as well as have a high stress on technological advancements or abnormalities. Shōnen is specifically defined as a demographic and should not be defined strictly on style or plot. Style and plot are only common references that many shōnen seem to share.
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Seinen
Seinen: Anime and manga designed for older males often college aged or older and contained more mature content. Seinen titles are more plot based and less focused on action or slapstick comedy. Seinen as well normally has a much stronger sense of "logic" placed within the plot requiring a deeper audience.
Genre:
Drama, Horror, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Themes:
Enhanced Humans, Science & Technology, Supernatural
Original Run: 7/25/2004 to 10/17/2004
Episodes: 13 - Learn More
Duration: 24 minutes