Elfen Lied

Both mangas are the story of a group of people who have a "virus" and have a power for the virus. In both the main character have a bloody past and are reject by the society and are enclosed. In both a girl meet a boy in the childhood and after years they see again.  And in both very people dead cause the "virus" and the powers. 

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Gore, yandere , abusive parents , mysterious girls knowing no sense of shame. Deadman is piece of art comparing the drawings in Elfen Lied 

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They both contain lots and lots of blood and gore. The art in Deadman Wonderland is more detailed than in Elfen Lied, but both contain the same storyline: making large sacrifices to save everyone else. They're both great stories. 

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similar feelings, grotesque, violence and story-developing, the main girl is a schizophrenic too 

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Very similar in nature, lots of gore, not many happy moments here.
Elfen lied is more pervy though, but these two are similar in so many ways, see for yourself... 

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-Both are bloody
-Both the girls are overpowered and can kill people in seconds
 
Differnt
-Deadman Wonderland have more characters,with great background story

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Both manga contain a seemingly normal main protagonist in an unfamiliar environment. In both stories, the man meets a girl who was his childhood friend, but he no longer remembers her. Both women have split personalities, and were experimented on in their childhood. Both are especially violent and a bit convoluted.   

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Both have a lot of gore and follow similar story progressions, but the character development in Deadman Wonderland was better. 

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They both contain lots and lots of bloody elements. Both contain the same storyline: making large sacrifices to save everyone else.  

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Elfen Lied and Deadman Wonderland follow a very similar storyline and have a very similar feeling. Both are very gory and dark manga with yanderes and complete insanity. Both involve human experimentation as well. Deadman Wonderland is a shōnen (a very damn dark shōnen), and has better art than Elfen Lied, which is a seinen. 

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Gokukoku no Brynhildr addpermalink

Girls with supernatural powers are pursued by an evil laboratory who make experiments with them. A boy finds them and try to protect them from the organization. Both have lot a sad scenes and dramatic deaths. 

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- same author
- similarly desperate atmosphere in general
- both of them deal with superhuman powers and secret organisations
- a normal boy and a mysterious girl on the run from a secret organization as main characters 

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Both Gokukoku no Brynhildr and Elfen Lied involves experiments dealing with young girls that are considered a threat to society. Because they are dangerous to everyone around them, they are ostracized by society. However, one particular character from both series stands out as a prominent 'experiment'.

There is violence from both series with psychological themes, deaths, and other cruel themes exploring the nature of characters and human society as a whole. 

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Both are by the same Author and they share many similar plot points but have enough differences to make them unique from each other 

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Well, here we see a diferent develop, because this manga is of the same creator of Elfen Lied, so in the end if you read it you will find it with a bit of similar things that is Elfen Lied, and they are so much alike, but with a diferent list of characters and story 

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both starring potential lovers  who used to be childhood friends who later grew to suffer amnesia.   like lucy   neko loses her memory   and  escapes a lab. both these girls have super powers   and the lab they're in   treat them and a whole bunch of other super girls harshly  sometimes even killing them....the lab is after them...   ryota like kouta (these names almost rhyme!) meet the main wench from their childhood   and frequents a place  surrounded by wenches..and a big chunk of them like him.. harem     
also   there's a wench  with glasses  who parades around in her underwear  freya and arakawa (later on)
the harnesses   the special girls in both elfen lied (forehead) and brynhildr (back of neck) wears them..each with a unique consequence when removed.
both Elfen Lied and Brynhildr  have a thing for Germans..you have to wonder if Lynn Okamoto  is half german or just obsessed with German culture..the elfen song , german codes, a german girl,  a german title ..etc.
the girls can melt   both lucy from elfen lied and the brynhildr wenches read more 

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~Both manga have blood, gore, and much pain, both mentally and physically. 
~They both have organizations that do cruel and inhumane testing on people, and there are 'monsters' which cause the deaths of many people. 
~They both also go deeper within the character's mind and show how what's happening affects them.
~The characters and/or main characters are also female. 

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Mirai Nikki addpermalink

Corpses, corpses and... more corpses.

Albeit the concepts are entirely different, both Mirai Nikki and Elfen Lied depict a very crude and gory visualization of realism that consumes the whole series with its crazy factor (although Elfen Lied is way more intense).

The main female protagonists happen to be anti-heroes as well, having occasional antagonistic personalities throughout the story and resulting to protect the typical weak-minded (at first) male protagonist that once had a normal life. 

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Chobits addpermalink

A girl is found -> she is taken home -> she is innocent, childlike, and she cannot speak but one syllable (so she is named) -> she is found to be unique of her kind, and seems to have a darker "version of herself" lurking somewhere deep in her subconscious. 

(Note though, that Chobits does not delve into the level of gore Elfen Lied does, and Elfen Lied, though it does contain nudity, does not focus primarily on ecchi as comic relief like Chobits.) 

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ES: Eternal Sabbath addpermalink

Experiments which create dangerous "people" with supernatural powers, AKA science gone wrong. Both are pretty bloody, but Elfen Lied has much more gore and ecchi. 

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Rosario to Vampire addpermalink

These series are set in a reality apart from society. From different species that have been hidden from humans. Where a girl who holds immense power is discovered by a boy who can only admire his innocence, which turns out to be one of his two personalities. From there he will be involved in evil plans for the diclonius (Elfen Lied) and the Yokai (Rosario to Vampire) threatening humanity, bringing together different girls of those spices who only seek the company of others and understanding. In these two works you can see how the protagonist would give everything for them, despite being a simple human, how they become more than friends, how they will fight for their lives, trying to find peace and happiness in their lives for the differences that exist between these species. read more 

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Claymore addpermalink

Both have woman who fight and aren't human, and a human guy with dead parents as one of the main character. Both are pretty dark and gory and have no clear line between the good and the bad guys. 

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Another addpermalink

Elfen Lied and Another are works of God for fans of psychological horrors. Both stories contain the element of mystery as the characters investigate the past, where they slowly unravel the truth of their predicament. Elfen Lied differs as the story investigates the protagonists repressed past. While the story of Another features the characters trapped in a curse where they make attempt to escape, by investigating past cases. So, if your a big fan of an investigative story-line that contains people being ripped to shreds and dying at ever corner, it's likely you will love both series. 

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Sora no Otoshimono addpermalink

- Girls belonging to an strange race (Elfen Lied: Diclonious, Sora no Otoshimono: Angeloids)
- The protagonist accepts them as they are, regardless of the biological weapons that are for humanity.
- The main girl escapes and begins to live with the prota. The other girls will be sent to assassinate her.
- These girls were chained and forced to follow orders for fear of dying.
- In both series exists the desire of the new world, which is related to the origin of the girls. Also they are important pieces in the evolution of the races.
- We have the friend of childhood, who is jealous of the affection of these girls towards the protagonist
The girls go beging to know more  the world, living with the closest people. But little by little that smile, will be the beginning of their suffering, of being accepted and of their very existence.
Unlike Elfen Lied, Sora no Otoshimono, it takes time to reach its dramatic effect, since it can also be enjoyed with good comedy. read more 

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Manga: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu addpermalink

Story about Elf, a lot of people hate elf, and the elfs (satella, kaede) want mc to kill them, and the elfs can use invisible hand 

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IO addpermalink

IO and Elfen Lied   both deal with a main character who like kouta, suffers amnesia...he moves into a certain town and winds up living with a bunch of girls....a history of dead parents......there's alot of ecchi...and also the elements of incest and love triangles.    falling in love with a girl while courting and taking care of another girl  ...shibuki the jealous love interest like Yuka....mio like lucy a special girl with a stoic nature   who the mc  courts and takes care of..like kouta and nyu!..... 

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Manga: Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners

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Elfen Lied is particularly similar to Kara no Kyoukai's "Tsuukaku Zanryuu/Remaining Sense of Pain" arc. Both this arc and Elfen Lied start with what seems to be a chick going crazy and killing people with what seems to be telekinetic abilities. From there the story progresses into the personal struggles and issues with these girls, whilst also investigating what happened to them in the past. If you like one for its investigative story and excessive level or gore and nudity you’ll be sure to like the other. 

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Kimera addpermalink

Since I have not finished the whole series.  It may not be a perfect recommendation, but they have similarities.  In both series they have bloody violence.  They also have psychological moments (Though Elfen Lied has a mature feeling than Kimera). But I thoroughly enjoyed both series, especially since the heroines are awesome
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Shoujo Null addpermalink

"Shoujo Null" draws thematic inspiration from "Elfen Lied," with Riaha mirroring Kouta's role and Marie embodying traits akin to Lucy. Both manga depict the bond between a human and a powerful, seemingly otherworldly female companion facing societal challenges. The parallel of Marie's darker side with Lucy's malevolent persona adds a compelling layer of similarity, threading the narrative with psychological complexity and exploring the consequences of their extraordinary abilities. Fans of "Elfen Lied" may find "Shoujo Null" to be a captivating journey through friendship, conflict, and the blurred lines between good and evil. 

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Ajin addpermalink

Both are science fiction/horror manga that focus rather heavily on the tense relationships between humanity and those who possess something that makes them somewhat not human. 

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Berserk addpermalink

They both dwell in extremely dark themes in which the main characters are going through absolute hell for our other characters.  

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Chainsaw Man addpermalink

Depressive. Elfen Lied and Chainsaw Man both follow young people with immense power who have this depressive mood to them, due to not being respected as they should.

Elfen Lied does this with Lucy wanting to live a good life but is being hunted down for what she is. CSM does this with Denji essentiality being a dog for Makima.

Both are good action manga with both not holding back on the gore that comes to be from deadly fights. 

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Crazy Food Truck addpermalink

Hear this recommendation out first. Elfen Lied and Crazy Food Truck both follow protagonists who end up getting partnered with one who has deep government official affairs, the duos in each manga continue to have their male MC hide these inhuman females from those pursuing them, making for plenty of intense moments in such a time.

Crazy Food Truck is more action type and comedy type with its setting for it, Elfen Lied however being a dark and depressing feeling.

Both manga is good at maintaining an intense atmosphere with their respective diverging genres. And yes, the ecchi is similar. 

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Darling in the FranXX addpermalink

If i can recall correctly , elfen lied was one of my first horror mangas ever ( aside from HRI && Doubt ) , I begun it in around 2018~? && Darling in the franxx was my first mecha anime which i also got into a bit around 2019 , both hold a special place in my heart && both are incredibly similar && have a similar feel to one another despite being different 

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First things first , main characters . These two series have the classic troupe of non-human girl loves human boy && they met before but don ' t realize it . They ' re also similiar in appearence , as 002 && lucy are both girls with pink hair && horns . These two series also show a similar theme of these hybrids of the human race are often shunned && have to hide their horns or else they ' ll be harmed in some way or outcasted . Lucy && 002 are both lab experiments in a way , which were made to fight or overcome something . Of course , these both have fanservice to some degree , though elfen lied is so much worse , they both have it . 

If you lied one , you most certainly would like the other , I ' m certain of it .  read more

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Yakusoku no Neverland addpermalink

Innocent victim. Elfen Lied And The Promised Neverland both feature young individuals who have seen the dark side of the world they situate in first hand.

Elfen Lied does this with Lucy as she is to be hunted down for what she is. TPN is the same with the Grace Field Children to be farmed due to their place in this new chain of beings. Without going into too many spoilers, they both have an ironic situation to do with aid later on in the stories.

Both are good manga with TPN being psychological in terms of mind games, Elfen Lied having a different psychological aspect with mind's darkness itself.
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Akame ga Kill! addpermalink

Dreaded. Elfen Lied and Akame ga Kill have a tendency for showing the most brutal fatalities manga has to offer. Apart from that they also have an overarching darkened atmosphere to convey the harsh reality of the world and how it destroys the dreams and desires of the young ones.

Elfen Lied revolves around Lucy's past ultimately leading to her state of hating humanity's dark nature. Akame ga Kill is the same but it gives its MCs hatred towards how humanity runs things, in this case, tyranny. 

Both are good dark manga with Akame ga Kill being a dark fantasy full of action, in comparison to Elfen Lied's psychological nature. They both also have unfaithful anime adaptations.
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Kanojo no Kagi wo Akeru Houhou addpermalink

I wouldn't recommend the  Kanojo manga due to it being terribly raunchy (please avoid this series) however if i may make a comparison to Elfen Lied,   Chitose is like mild, non violent,   tad happier  version of flash back Lucy. like Lucy she's cold and unfriendly and brooding. both are cold and unfriendly for their respective reasons. Lucy due to trauma and abuse while the Chitose due to stress from having to balance her family being in a bad financial state+having a pregnant sister. like Lucy, Chitose is cold to the boy yet softens up eventually except lucy more than Chitose.  Chitose also compares to Lucy in Nyuu mode due to inappropriate touching except one out of dirty intent while the other out of innocent childlike curiosity and exploration. on the flip side, Chitose can also compare to Yuka being that she is sorta jealous of the other girls getting inappropriately close to the main guy. also both yuka and chitose wear striped panties chitose more than yuka (in fact yuka only wears the striped panties in the anime and kanojo doesnt have an anime) both Nyuu and yuka compare to Chitose because of the romance and  both series feature the main guy living in some kind of home where all sorts of girls including the main girl on each story make some point or another to live there with the boy. (romantic love interest lives with each respective guy) chitose lives with the main guy throughout kanojo like nyuu and yuka lives with kouta throughout elfenlied but in both scenarios the girls add up. ecchi  moments and comedic moments happen.  both elfen lied and kanojo has alot of nudity except one is used for typical ecchi fanservice while the other is used for psychological and cruel reasons . elfen lied is dark while Kanojo is slice of life . elfen lied is slightly more cleaner on the ecchi department (albeit slightly) yet very violent gory and sad.  yet kanojo is more light hearted and more comedic and void of any blood and gore  yet  awfully ecchi.  both of them are controversial in their own manner. both of them have their ways of being disturbing. read more 

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Shingeki no Kyojin addpermalink

Dreadful reality. Elfen Lied and Attack on Titan both follow individuals who have to live the hard way with life gives to them, even if they never asked for it. All the more having one simple desire to strive for in the harsh nature of the world.

With Elfen Lied being about Lucy and her upbringing, along with her split mind, with Kouta, as she is hunted down for who she is. AOT being more drastic with humanity being slain by titans, with Eren only wanting to have his freedom back.

Both are good manga showing how hate within people can forever, whether it be by escaping reality or strengthening one. Both are also good action, though AOT has military elements, with Elfen Lied being a psychological horror.
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Change 123 addpermalink

the story's are different yet with similar elements  change 123 being more lighthearted compared to elfen lied and with the chaotic messes being different...here's where change 123  compares to elfen lied   an average Joe and  a multi-personality girl that he meets    are the main characters   like kouta and lucy    kosukegawa  courts this multipersonality girl who has a dark personality hidden within her and it seems kosukegawa is the only one who can calm her down  much like kouta calming down lucy in her violent state..  it is very ecchi     except elfen lied has more nudity and sexual assault where as change 123 has more panties. a bit of nudity but more panties..     ...though in a light hearted way compared to elfen lied, the multi personality girl gets studied.  lucy by a cruel lab with the dicloniuses ....motoko/hifumi   by a friend (hence why i say lighthearted)...   like lucy   people are just out to get motoko..   much like lucy is troubled about her horns, motoko is troubled about her hifumi personalities...    i guess motoko could be compared to kid Lucy and Nyuu, Mikiri can especially be compared alot to Nyuu  and then  Hibiki, Fujiko and Zero. especially fujiko and zero   can be compared to Lucy..  like Lucy/Nyuu, aside from the multi personality,   Motoko/HiFuMi   deals with a dark traumatic past      ....and she is kinda also like kouta  due to her dark past causing her  a state  amnesia ...so there you have it the main thing that gives a taste of elfen lied is amnesia, traumatic pasts, and girls with multi personality who can shift between cute and badass   and an ordinary dude courting the multi personality girls plus nudity and ecchi stuff                        read more 

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Fizon Core addpermalink

Both mangas tell about a hard life of people with extraordinary abilities. 

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Show Me The Money addpermalink

Strong girl > weak guy 

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Ibitsu addpermalink

If you liked Elfen Lied then you will probably enjoy Ibitsu. Be warned however, if you dislike the gore in Elfen Lied, Ibitsu is not only gore but also significantly unsettling as a manga. 

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Mahou Shoujo of the End addpermalink

Both mangas have to do with overpowered little girls hell bent on destroying humanity. 

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Manga: Toaru Majutsu no Index Gaiden: Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

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The main plot of the two mangas may not be the same, but Railgun's Sister's arc is very similar to Elfen Lied. While in Railgun clones are created, the same happens in Elfen Lied when people try to make clones that could be just like the original, capable of reproducing and giving birth to new "beings". Railgun's characters have abilities like teleport, generating electricity and Elfen Lied characters have hidden hands that can be used for killing. 

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Blood+ addpermalink

Both about a near-human female demon who has to fight her own kind. Main characters both have amnesia and a split-personality which enables them to be adopted into a family. Main characters also lose their shit a couple times and kill regular humans for no reason. 

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2002) addpermalink

Both have blood, violence, nudity, girls with super powers, mediocre art, and animated adaptations. 

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Red Garden addpermalink

Experiments, a race of blood thirsty super humans, drama, tragedy, gore, action, and strong fighting girls.
Red Garden is definitely more refined and well-drawn than Elfen Lied, though. 

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Manga: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

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Their drawing style is similar and they are both horror mangas.  

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Shingetsutan Tsukihime addpermalink

Scheme: we see the struggle and the development of the relationship between the naive and unsuspecting guy and the iconic "girl on the run" in a supernatural ambient of sublime darkness, constant gore and riveting suspense that paves way to a very emotional and solemn story (albeit Elfen Lied requires a more unyielding stomach than Tsukihime). In any case, they give the same overall intrinsic feel that reminds one of the other. 

 

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Zero addpermalink

Elfen Lied and Zero deals with dark themes that includes tragic pasts and experimentation. Both series' main male protagonist gets involved with dangerous circumstances that tests the limits of their skills. Similarly, the main female protagonist/anti-hero demonstrates special powers because of their origins. In addition, both series relates to a sort of cat-and-mouse game as government and other organizations are seeking their capture. Recommended for fans seeking a story of dark twists and mature context.  

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Heads addpermalink

Both are very dark and have blood/gore and shows the mental change of a person due to outside forces.  

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Sankarea addpermalink

Sankarea and Elfen Lied are really similar (the anime of Elfen Lied more than the manga though, since the manga is really unfocused) - a guy gets into a relationship with a girl with special powers who needs his care but sometimes get violent. Through out the story, lots of events coincide, and the dramaturgy is really similar. Both are even unnecessary ecchi... If you compare the Elfen lied anime and the Sankarea manga I think they are both are great, tightly woven shounen stories with a "seinen" depth, and I recommend them both just as much. (I haven't seen the Sankarea anime, just so that is said) read more 

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Kasane addpermalink

I have found both Elfen Lied and Kasane to be very similar manga. Both of the mc's are seen as a freak of nature due to their deformities, and are both bullied as small children to the point of breaking. Kasane and Lucy each have their own powers, and use them to achieve their revenge. 

If you like Elfen Lied, you'll like Kasane, and vice versa - they each are beautifully drawn and give the same feel, and are fantasy-tragedy-romance.  

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Dawn: Tsumetai Te addpermalink

Both series deal with main characters going through experments and losing humanity, although Elfen Lied is much more bloody and violent. Dawn Tsumetai Te deals with a virus called "nightshift" (very simlar to T-virus in Resident Evil) and the main characters' school life is greatly disturbed by it. Although the two series are not extremely similar, you will get similar impressions when readng them. 

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Bokurano addpermalink

They both deal with themes of misanthropy and both are rather depressing to read. Bokurano, however, is better written and has better characters. 

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Shinazu no Ryouken addpermalink

Elfen Lied and Shinazu no Ryouken portrays a story that has violence and tragedy. In their story, there's are individuals with a virus/disease that can potentially change the future of the world. Both series' main female protagonist gets involved with dangerous individuals in cat-and-mouse like game scenarios as they fight for what they believe in. There is experimentation, gore, and mature themes so be caution of what you'll be reading. 

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Gunslinger Girl addpermalink

Young girls are put through brutal and inhumane circumstances leaving them psychologically damaged and emotionally repressed. Despite their suffering, they manage to retain their humanity.
In Gunslinger Girl, the girls are trained to kill and obey. 
In Elfen Lied, killing is their response to the discrimination and incarceration they suffer under the label as a threat to all humanity.
 

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Soul Eater addpermalink

If you're into the neuroticism and breaching sanity given through bits of Soul Eater and crave something more intense, Elfen Lied might be a good route. 

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