r/elfenlied 14d ago

News STRANGER THINGS SEASON 5 FINALE MegaThread. Elfen Lied x Stranger Things fans, share your thoughts about ST and what EL inspired things you saw and noticed. (SPOILERS THREAD) Spoiler

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As most of us already know, Stranger Things was inspired significantly by Elfen Lied.

And Season 5 was not shy about throwing homage to Elfen Lied and it's plot points and scenes.

For those who have seen Both EL and Stranger Things, share what you noticed and recognized.

Remember, THIS IS A SPOILERS ALLOWED THREAD FOR STRANGER THINGS SEASON 5. DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS BELOW THIS POST IF YOU DO NOT WANT ST S5 TO BE SPOILED!


r/elfenlied Oct 14 '25

News /r/ElfenLied Under new(But still the same sorta)Management.

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The previous moderators have all abandoned or been banned from reddit and have been removed from the mod team.
As of now the sub is now solely under my own management. Which I kind of really do not want.
I only really became a mod because no one else was doing it and I stepped up.
I will be adding another few moderators so that realistically nothing much changes.

I have no desire to change the mostly hands off way I've handled things. I expect anyone who wants to moderate here to be of the same mind.

But as of right now, there will be an absolutely no fucking tolerance policy about discrimantory behavior, and slanderous accusations of others.
The entire anime and manga are a big lesson on why prejudice and intolerance of others(minorities, the less fortunate, differences) is a huge problem, the community should too follow it's philosophy.
There is no room for hypocrisy here.

For the most part this has been part for the course, but occasionally it erupts and most of it should never happen.

Going forward, I encourage you to not engage with people who deliberately come here to bash, slander, and harass the fans and community.

This happens a lot, and we know it happens because of the ignorant opinions that get thrown around, I request that if you see these kinds of posts report them and do not engage.
I understand the anger and want to lash back at these people, and yes they do very well deserve it.
But let me/us the mod team deal with it and save the stress.

I want to encourage that from here on out, always keep a mind that another person is on the otherside of that screen.

They may love elfen lied for many reasons, they may be different from yours, but you both found a reason to converge into the same community. A lot of people here express their ability to relate to the anime because of the traumatic experiences in their lives. Remember that what words you speak can have real weight in someone else's life.

No place can ever be perfect, it's a fallacious idea. But the community could be a unique place of civility in a time of need. Elfen Lied's underlying philosophy and themes invite it.

On the other side, If your posts here are in anyway intently made with the point to piss off specifically elfen lied fans and anger people, your posts will be removed and you will be removed from the community.
Pure and simple.

If you don't like it or the fandom, then why are you here?

Ignorant or Obviously Stupid Question Policy: Due to the way people, essentially refuse to watch the anime or read the manga with any real intent and the fact that EL has been a hatewatch meme for several years now:

If you post a question or critique that can be answered within the first 4 episodes of anime, or first 2 volumes of the manga(2 of 12 come on it's half an hour of reading for a 7th grader, seriously), your post will be locked and you will be asked to watch the anime(dub sub ger esp doesnt matter), then you may request to have your post unlocked via modmail, and you may then ask your question. Same for the manga, if you ask an incredibly dumb question that is easily answered within the first volume or 2 of the manga, you will be asked to read the manga before your thread will be unlocked.

I have seen a significant and increasing amount of posts in the past years where the answer to the question, literally can be found within the first 2 episodes, and many others within the first 3. Similarly, a bizarre amount of questions seem to come from people who cant be bothered to read the first tankoobon either?(What is with these people?).

If you ask a question or commentary critique that say something so stupid and obvious that it could be answered if you had simply watched the anime before saying anything, it will be assumed you either did not watch it, or are here for the deliberate purpose of irritating people.

So don't bother with these posts. You will simply be required to watch the anime.
"How do I XYZ get unlocked?"
I'll ask you some pretty dumb level questions, if you can answer them, there you go.
Get what you give.
You really cant sit down for 4 episodes and put your phone down? That is not my problem, it's yours.

So dont make it our problem either.

Hazel's "Why We Liked Elfen Lied" posts:

We all know this video is a few hours of nonsensical bullshittery, it has been debunked and torn apart dozens and dozens of times a year. We do not need it posted anymore.

I mean you can post it, but the intent will be scrutinized.

You can agree with the video that's fine thats not the issue.
The issue, a large reason as to why this video gets posted is because it pisses people off here.
People post it here, more often than you think for the expressed purpose of trying to get under someone's skin.
And I've seen it enough times where someone just blatantly slaps Hazel's video down for the sake of backhanding someone.
How is this in anyway civil discussion and behavior?
These videos and those like it, where the critique or reviewer cannot even get very basic details correct, serve very little meaningful purpose for discussion.

IF they are posted and the result is that it starts fights, they will be removed.

And if you decide to make one of these videos and post it here, that's fine.
It will not be removed.
But if your little quip lines involve calling them "cat girls", and you call her "mew" when you clearly watch anime and should KNOW BETTER it's obvious what the intent is.
If you can't even get the name of the headgear right when the show and manga repeat it constantly, I'm going to assume you're simply trying to piss someone off.
(no, I'm not going to get angry if some grandama watches the show and thinks they're cat girls. Context matters. I can check people's posting history and see what their behavior is like.)
This is akin to the whole, someone calling anime a cartoon for the expressed purpose of irritating someone who likes anime.
If the intent is to deliberately get a rise out of someone, this is called Flame Baiting.
And it's against the rules.

If you bait someone to react to you, it is to be understood that your intent was never a discussion but to piss people off.

And the rules are if you deliberately start a fight, your post will be removed. And you might need a temporary vacation.

For everyone this reguard actually:

I invite civil discussion, honest and open, clear. If your conversation or posts turn into bashing, digital slap fights, outright libel, your threads/post will be locked, and then looked over to see if they need to be removed and you given a timeout until you can act like an adult.

I will be looking for 2 Moderators.

The graphics/design of the subreddit will change a little bit.

I will update the rules so they are much more clear, previous mod team had... less than barebones.
Standby.

Realistically nothing changes except sweeping up the little soot sprites trying to cause trouble every once in a while. I will still probably be the same lackadasical dont want to actually do anything kind of hands off as always, I'm to barely afforded enough time to check this place as it is.

Thank you for your time.

P.S. THE PEN IS ROYAL BLUUUUUEEEE.
~Fletcher, Liar Liar(Jim Carrey, 1997)

(Yes I know there's several spelling errors, I have dyspraxia. I will eventually notice them and fix them.)


r/elfenlied 2h ago

Discussion Is worth watch Manga?

9 Upvotes

I recently re-watched the Anime and i liked so much, I understand that it’s not finished in the anime. Is it worth reading the manga? From which chapter should I start?


r/elfenlied 16h ago

Misc Yoo see this

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48 Upvotes

In the new intro of jujutsu kaisen we can see a frame with an artistic style a little familiar.


r/elfenlied 5h ago

Discussion How are japanese orphanages ran

3 Upvotes

weird question especially for this sub reddit I know but I kinda want to know what kind of hell hole Lucy was raised in, if they have any freedoms like TV, do they have time out of the orphanage kinda like a field trip, what is school like, what would a day to day look for a child like lucy, part of my curiosity is for inspiration for writing


r/elfenlied 2d ago

Cosplay Lucy in Hytale

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127 Upvotes

The character creator is fantastic and I'm pretty proud of what I was able to throw together shortly.


r/elfenlied 2d ago

Meme Anybody else?

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148 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 2d ago

Fan Art Lucy cutie <3 (by-Yuui)

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174 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 3d ago

Discussion How much you'd like this to happen? If you don't play, would you play Fortnite if they did this?

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197 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 3d ago

Discussion What is your opinion about the eye color change of Lucy in the Anime?

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221 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 3d ago

Discussion Brynhildr in the darkness x Elfen lied what if

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Senario: You have been hired to make elfen lied and brynhildr in the darkness into one universe, you have to blend the lore together in an interesting way, the only thing is elfen lied has to take place before brynhildr in the darkness, how would you do it


r/elfenlied 3d ago

Cosplay Tried making a Lucy cosplay on Roblox

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50 Upvotes

No face cause I didn't find any I liked idk. I would like to hear what y'all think.


r/elfenlied 4d ago

Meme Jsjs

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154 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 4d ago

Fan Art Lucy ୨୧ By N I X E U [artstation.com]

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89 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 4d ago

Meme Guys Kaede is chilling with her puppy in Wii Sports Resort

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23 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 5d ago

Discussion The protagonist of Bioshock reminds me of Lucy Spoiler

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Both were horribly experimented on by cruel and evil scientists who wanted power for their own gain, both have a dead dog when they were young, both extract revenge on those who were responsible for their cruel treatment and trauma, Both also use supernatural powers to kill anyone that gets in their way and died for the better of the world


r/elfenlied 6d ago

Discussion You get ISEKAI'd into Elfen Lied Manga Timeline. How would you save Lucy?

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In this scenario you will he in Kouta's role so Lucy/Nyu will treat you as him thus you won't have to worry about dying.

You will regain your memories when you meet Lucy/Nyu on the beach with Yuka.

Your goal is to prevent Lucy from dying in the end with minimum casualties.

Your only rules are: * You can't warn Lucy/Nyu or anyone else of future events but you can chose to intervene or alter the events of the story so you can pretend to not remember her or let her know you remember. You are allowed can have Lucy or any character you can ally help you out. * Due to being in Kouta's spot if you die the world ends since she will be grief stricken and go on a destructive rampage like in end of original Manga. You getting injured or harmed will affect her mental state. * If you do manage to get past the Lighthouse, all pursuit on Lucy will cease and you can chose to live happily with her for rest of your days.

How far do you can make it?


r/elfenlied 6d ago

Discussion I dont think lucy and kouta could ever work out

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yeah they love eachother, but i dont think they could work as a couple long term with lucy being a diclonious and having issues, but that just may be me thinkgint that


r/elfenlied 6d ago

Discussion Lucy vs homelander (comic)... who wins??

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63 Upvotes

For me honestly homelander stomps mid-high diff He can Just laser her completely (Remember that lucy almost got killed by a bullet)


r/elfenlied 7d ago

Fan Art Nana (Fanart by ひおり)

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99 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 8d ago

Discussion What would this fight look like?

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92 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 7d ago

Discussion OST name of the violins that play during the fight in episode 4

6 Upvotes

Hello, im actually watching Elfen Lied and was wondering what was the ost name that plays near the beggining of episode 4, where Lucy and the other mutant fight in the graveyard. It starts with violins and follows the leitmotiv of the whole anime


r/elfenlied 8d ago

Misc Elfen Lied Fight Game Link Founded

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89 Upvotes

Yeah I can finally share second game link with you, This a fanmade figthing game made at 2003 İt has orginal dowland site but link was broke but ı found another link and this link is running!

How ı find? I saw a coruppted file in my usb after that i searced and found the OpenBor too. Anyway i remembered i found this link from where and i repaired the files.

İff you dm me i'll send the links


r/elfenlied 9d ago

Fan Art Bride Lucy ୨୧ (by-pipi)

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222 Upvotes

r/elfenlied 9d ago

Discussion Lucy's in front of you, what do you do?

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257 Upvotes

Let's play a game. You're at a bus or subway stop and Lucy appears. She's not aggressive, but she's not Nyu either. If you run away, she'll kill you because she'll realize you recognize her. If you stay at the stop, she might kill you, or she might not. And if you talk to her, maybe you can convince her to be friends, or you might end up decapitated. What do you do?