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Elfen Lied

Original title: Erufen rîto
  • TV Series
  • 2004
  • TV-MA
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
42K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,498
646
Sanae Kobayashi and Kira Vincent-Davis in Elfen Lied (2004)
Elfen Lied (Us)
Play trailer1:01
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JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeBody HorrorHand-Drawn AnimationPsychological DramaPsychological HorrorPsychological ThrillerSeinenSplatter Horror

Two teenagers take in a mutant girl who has lost her memories.Two teenagers take in a mutant girl who has lost her memories.Two teenagers take in a mutant girl who has lost her memories.

  • Creator
    • Lynn Okamoto
  • Stars
    • Sanae Kobayashi
    • Chihiro Suzuki
    • Mamiko Noto
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,498
    646
    • Creator
      • Lynn Okamoto
    • Stars
      • Sanae Kobayashi
      • Chihiro Suzuki
      • Mamiko Noto
    • 169User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Elfen Lied (Us)
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    Photos66

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    Top Cast59

    Sanae Kobayashi
    Sanae Kobayashi
    • Lucy…
    • 2004–2005
    Chihiro Suzuki
    • Kota
    • 2004–2005
    Mamiko Noto
    • Yuka
    • 2004–2005
    Sam Saletta
    Sam Saletta
    • Kohta
    • 2004–2005
    Kira Vincent-Davis
    Kira Vincent-Davis
    • Lucy…
    • 2004–2005
    Nancy Novotny
    Nancy Novotny
    • Yuka
    • 2004–2005
    Cynthia Martinez
    • Mayu
    • 2004–2005
    Adam Conlon
    • Kohta
    • 2004
    Emiko Hagiwara
    • Mayu
    • 2004
    Yuki Matsuoka
    • Nana
    • 2004
    Hitomi Nabatame
    • Shirakawa…
    • 2004
    Osamu Hosoi
    • Kurama
    • 2004
    Masakazu Kohara
    • Researcher…
    • 2004
    Jôji Nakata
    Jôji Nakata
    • Bando…
    • 2004
    Kinryû Arimoto
    • Chief Kakuzawa
    • 2004
    Maria Yamamoto
    • Kisaragi…
    • 2004
    Eriko Ishihara
    • Arakawa
    • 2004
    Ken Takeuchi
    • SAT Member…
    • 2004
    • Creator
      • Lynn Okamoto
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    User reviews169

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    • Trivia
      Influenced Matt and Ross Duffer (the Duffer brothers) in their creation of the Netflix series: "Stranger Things", which has a similar plot.
    • Quotes
      • Lucy: When you're miserable, you need to make someone even more miserable than yourself.
    • Connections
      Featured in AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Lilium
      Opening Theme
      Lyrics, Music, and Arrangements by Kayo Konishi & Yukio Kondô
      Soundtrack courtesy of VAP

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 24, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Erufen rîto
    • Production company
      • Arms
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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