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Anonymous
from Elfen Lied, the best anime/manga series in existence
>> Anonymous
Snake, what happened? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!
>> Anonymous
>>248068
Tits, loli tits, and lots of fucking gore. What more can a person ask for?
>> Anonymous
>>248130
A sequel.
>> Anonymous
animow sucks fuck except for a select two or three series (one of which is cowboy bebop) which i wouldn't be embarassed to put on free-to-air tv.

elfen lied is not in this select group. elfen lied is very, very gimmicky and stupid.
>> Anonymous
>>248130
A non-cliffhanger ending!
>> Anonymous
>>248170
"Gimmicky?"
Maybe you're using the wrong word or something. Believing that it's stupid is a perfectly valid (though ignorant) opinion, but how is Elfen Lied "gimmicky?"
>> Anonymous
>>248178

you're an ignoramus
>> Anonymous
>>248068
>>248130
How about something non-preteens would enjoy?
Elfen Lied is like /b/ the anime.

I can think of tonds of animes that are better than this shit. One show that's also a bit "dark" is Monster, which is a better show... if your not retarded that is.
>> Anonymous
>>248178

gimmicky in the kinds of things its producers use to create and maintain a market share.

so in the instance of hormonal boppers and socially inept /g/tard weeaboos, you have schoolgirl skirts, ultraviolence, archetypal spookyplot, etc

this isn't to say that your average NYT bestseller or cinema release doesn't also use such marketing methods, but animow has nothing behind the gimmicry.
>> Anonymous
LoL - interweb !!!!!!!!! ^_^
>> Anonymous
I've never understood what's the big deal about Elfen Lied. It was complete shit.
>> Anonymous
>>248192
Y'know, you have a point, but I don't really see Elfen Lied using those anime stereotypes just as a gimmick, but more as a satire, or at least using them better than most anime. I mean, you can look at an anime like Dokuro-chan, which has ultraviolence and schoolgirls and loli and it fits into the preestablished mold of generic anime stuff. But you can look at Elfen Lied, which uses those same sterotypes, but in such a way that dramatizes and satirizes them, making them stand out from the dredgery of generic anime.
>> Anonymous
Damn, there are ppl here who watches other animes besides Pokemon.
And I thought that I was the only anonimous that loves Elfen Lied.

My favorites: EF, Lain, Paranoia Agent, Gantz, FMA, 12 Kindoms. There are a few of the best.

Cheers mates.
>> Anonymous
Elfen Lied is good fun. It's predictable, and it -is- gory as a gimmick, but it's a good laugh and it's easy to watch. If you watch it expecting gore, tits and possibly a story, then it's actually pretty good, as far as that sort of thing goes.
>> complete shit? Pod
If I may, not only is Elfen Leid complete shit, it is also the worst insult to the intelligent human race ever produced.

Everything in that series happens solely to satisfy some sick fetish sub-culture or other. It rips off and rapes both pieces of classical art and music, and is way too pretentious about it's own achievements in visual violence.

Add to this cardboard cut-out characters, that you wish would all just die horribly, and you have a true grade-A crapfest if ever there was one.
>> Anonymous
>>248278
>If I may, not only is Elfen Lied completely amazing, it is also the best introspective psychological analysis to the intelligent human race ever produced.

>Everything in that series happens solely to satisfy some psychological aspect or other emotional psyche. It cleverly utilizes pieces of classical art and music, and is incredibly bold and visceral about it's own achievements in visual violence.

>Add to this well thought out, deeply scarred, and multi-faceted characters, that you wish you could simultaniously feel pathos, apathy, and emote for, and you have a true grade-A story for the ages if ever there was one.
>> Anonymous
Too much fanservice. Also Nyuu was annoying AS FUCK, son.
>> Pod
I say, it takes a man to say something positive, instead of something negative. However, This series does not deserve it.
>> Anonymous
Pretentious "just for the sake of it" German: Check.
Excessive fanservice: Check.
People acting irrationally beyond comprehension: Check.
Incestuous relationship (well, sort of): Check.
>> Anonymous
>>248068
sticking animu heads on Klimt's paintings hurt my heart =(
>> Cats777 !ZMTjkDFhqY
Thank God, I'm not the only one who finds this anime pretty average. All it was is loads of gore and strategically-placed back-stories.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqP01f0bNk
>> Anonymous
>>248068
That's not saying much, because anime is horrible
>> Anonymous
>>248068
no.
>> Anonymous
From Elfen Lied, The shittiest, most overrated shockanime because-japan-is-running-out-of-ideas anime/manga in exsistence.
>> Anonymous
This thread is TRUTH TO POWWA, trendy overrated anime is gay. It's trendy like limp bizkit and bellbottoms.

And Elfen Lied is not satire. If you think that, it's because you're a weeaboo, and you don't even know what the fuck satire is, because you like anime. Liking anime means your opinions are exempt.
>> Anonymous
Remember when people thought Chobits and other shit was the best thing ever, just because it was some gay anime where a robot girl has an off switch in her pussy? Same old shit.

So much for that gay idea that anime fans are "more cultured" than everyone else just because they like anime, and oh they aren't cartoons because they have mature grown up themes for mature people like themselves. The "mature" shit is really just some naked hookers vivisecting cops like they're Japanese WW2 prisoners of war (or innocent civilians).

Why do weeaboos hate common sense so much?
>> Anonymous
I've never seen an anime that can hold a candle to an American movie like say Goodfellas.
>> Anonymous
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Everyone knows what the best animu is. And guess what, it's not Elfen Lied, it's... Nevermind.
>> Anonymous
This is by no means the best anime ever. It doesn't have the best animation, the best music, the best choreography, etc etc. If you are saying it's the best ever because it has little girls ripping people apart well...then sure. It's the best in THAT category.
>> Anonymous
>>248429
Wow, agreed.
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>>248429
so then what would you call the best? you seem to be the expert.
>> Anonymous
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GitS = best
>> Anonymous
>>248495
I agree. I really liked Elfen Lied, but GITS blows it away.
>> Karasu
>>248502
shit man, GiTS blows anything away, nothing can fucking stand up to that animation.
>> Anonymous
>>248495
>>248505
>>248502
Maybe if you're talking about the movie, but not the series
>> Anonymous
don't forget Bebop
>> Anonymous
Hmmm...GitS stands as one of my favorites. Other favorites: FMA, Naruto, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Evangelion...those are some of the best anime series' i can think of. Gunslinger girls may grow on me, however.
>> Anonymous
Evangelion fails in comparison to RahXephon.
>> Anonymous
Genshiken, Noir, Speed Grapher... there are lots of good shows out there. Anime is another genre of art and entertainment, so "good" shows are defined by a persons aesthetic.
>> Anonymous
>>248562
bebop was pretty good

i liked champeru tho
>> What the hell? fivepointo !dGuiqlQVjI
Elfen Lied was one of the best damn series ever. Cept for the fact that ep 14 is in OVA only....
I havnt seen GITS or nething so I cant compare it, but I think its better than Bebop. Think about it, blood gore, boobs, you fucking nerds love this shit. Dont lie!
>> Anonymous
I heard a very good quote from one of the older anime directors, who said something along the lines of 'today's anime does nothing more than appeal to the basest consumer. The best example is the whole idea of 'moe' (for all non-weeaboos, this is essentially what makes a weeaboo - it's the idea that an anime must include blatant fan service in the form of 'girl with glasses' or 'loli' or 'schoolgirl', etc.). Directors who want to make a popular anime these days focus more on the moe than the story, and this is unacceptable.'
>> Anonymous
>>248683
GAH!

Watch Ghost in the Shell, Akira, and Nausicaa, and then come back with an educated opinion... or an aneurism.
>> Anonymous
I want some of what you're smoking!
>> Anonymous
Elfen Lied was a steaming pile. Feel free to weep. Because it's true.
>> Anonymous
>>248694

Nah, it was a fair bit above 'steaming pile'. Unless you're judging it according to /b/ standards, aka, "all that is not pure WIN is made of SUCKS". I'd recommend Elfen Lied as a lead-in to some of the heavier stuff. It's like an early middle ground between the great old anime and the new syndicated fanservice crap.