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Wow... just wow. I dont usually write reviews because i feel like my inability to choose the right words to describe my opinion will prevent me from doing an adequate job, but this anime was simply too amazing, and i felt the need.
I would like to continue by saying that although many websites have marked this anime as ages 13 and up, this is NONSENSE. This anime is not for everyone, as its is one of the most gruesome and gory anime i have ever seen(this puts Elfen Lied to shame xD).

There are some people who would find ... literally every scene after the first 15 minutes or so to be in some way disturbing(personally only 4 or 5 scenes bothered me at all).
Finally i would like to note if you plan to watch this series you should probably first watch Corpse Party Missing Footage as it is a prequel.
Now for the Review.

Story 10/10: The story was very gripping. It keeps you very absorbed in the events that are unfolding, and constantly has you asking yourself questions. There were many moments where i literally found myself leaning forward slightly in my seat.
Although it is rather fast paced so there is a lot of stuff that happens that you dont understand. And if you dont pay attention during most conversations you will be even more in the dark than the writers intended as the story progresses.

Art 8/10: The art was certainly not bad. It was at the very least on average with bar that anime fans have set. The characters design and movements were very smooth. I had no complaints.

Sound 9/10: The quality of the voice acting was perfectly acceptable, i had no complaints. I personally didnt find there to be a character with an irritating voice like there sometimes is. The BGM was very fitting. it added a lot to the suspense and tension in some scenes, and added mystery and immersion to the story in other moments.

Character 8/10: As always in the horror genre there are truly intense situations. As always in truly intense situations, there are stupid people who will make these situations worse for them or others. There were some characters i hated, some that i liked, and some that simply made me angry.

This is where i lack the ability to fully put my opinion into words, but i can at least say that there is a large variety of characters, and each one definitely adds to the story and the feels you get from this series lol.

Enjoyment 10/10: This series was truly outstanding. It is a must see for anyone who likes the horror genre or can stand intense gore and gruesome scenes. I loved every moment i spent watching this unfortunately short series.
Even the moments that stirred emotion up in me or caused me to become sad were simply amazing to be a part of based on everything else. And i usually let individual moments of a series that really shook me in some way affect my opinion greatly.

Overall 10/10: This anime was simply a masterpiece. I had no real complaints Personally i rate every section of this anime to be a 10/10, but thats only because of the sheer enjoyment i got from the series, so i still had to poke at the holes i found as much as i could.
I loved this anime and will be recommending it to all of my friends. This is one of the anime i will never forget, for both good and bad reasons.

Hope this was helpful ^_^

This is my first review on this website, so it may not be as great as some of the other reviews out there for Elfen Lied. First of all, SOME MAY CALL THIS A SPOILER but i dont really think so(just a forewarning), I have six words to describe this anime. An Anime Masterpiece. Worst Ending Ever(IMO). Story:9/10 One thing that bothered me, is that this anime(like many many before it)had SO much room for a longer series, and left so many questions unanswered by the end of the series. This anime is based tightly around very tragic, unfortunate, ... depressing(and usually incredibly gory), moments, that are often enough started because someone was looking for love, or because the foolish actions of the human being. While the story may be short and somewhat rushed throughout, it still has the main elements of a good, well held together anime. As in, there are few holes to poke at. It has unsuspected plot twists. Again, unfortunate, sad, depressing moments. Happy, everything's perfect moments. And even a few good humorous moments for the comedy relief to the gore and depression. Art7/10 The art wasnt bad, i personally didnt have but a few complaints, but i feel since i dont base anime on graphics i must be realistic. The graphics in Elfen Lied were nothing special, but they also werent low class or anything like that. They held together pretty well, seeing as they were taking a somewhat different approach with the events that would occur in Elfen Lied. Legs and arms flying off of body's, or slowly being ripped off for you to see. Body's falling in half, and/or internal organs flying out of bodys. You know, top notch gore shenanigans =). There were a few times were the art was obviously horrible for one reason or another, but other than a few moments like that, i had no complaints. Sound8/10 The opening theme was alright for a sad/mellow tune(im not really into slow foreign songs, only the fast ones). And the ending them was surprisingly upbeat for the type of anime it is. The background music was almost all the same thing throughout the entire series(different variants of the opening theme), which some would find unpleasant, but i didnt notice too much unless i tried. None of the sounds throughout the series like the voices, or the sound effects and such were really a bother to the ear. Some of there choice voices were actually appealing based on the character they were playing. Character7/10 As the series was relatively short, and rushed into the plot points relatively quickly, there wasnt as much room for character development as they could have had if they tried. But even though they didnt get as much as they could, they still got enough to justify the anime having increasingly interesting character development plot points, which would please most people, but it wasnt enough for me(hence the 7/10), solely because its obvious they had room to over achieve with this one. Enjoyment11/10? I genuinely enjoyed this anime from start to almost finish, except for the ending and a couple scenes that were a tad too graphic. The story was awesome, the gore was top notch, the supernatural side was pretty original, i liked all of the characters, the plot points were interesting. There's just not too much bad i can say about this anime. Except I am ashamed of humanity for its actions, and im even more ashamed that this would probably happen the same way in our world if the chance ever arose. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed it both times i watched it. Overall10/10 This anime takes gore to an interesting level, which was just grand for me, and anyone who can handle or likes that stuff is definitely in need of seeing this anime. I was very saddened multiple times throughout the series, and the ending was just unnaturally indecisive, but even so by the end of the series both times i didnt feel as torn apart by the bad end because of how awesome it was going through. Though i am obligated to warn you, this anime is insanely gory, very depressing, overly graphic with a few scenes to add to the horrifying mood. And finally, this anime is not generally considered to be of the ecchi genre, but it does have a small number of most definitely ecchi moments, and if you consider bare breast being shown in a non sexual way as ecchi then you have no idea how ecchi this really is xD. You see it at least once every episode, possibly more than once if you watch the opening theme every time(multiple pictures are shown). Ok im done with my rant, and i highly recommend you watch this or re-watch this if its been awhile. I hope this was of help, and any feedback would be appreciated, thanks =).