BNP SpookMonth Presents! Elfen Lied

Welcome to our annual BNP spook month kids. Due to spooky life circumstances, the anime spooks weren’t utilized to their fullest this month, but don’t fret! We cooked up something really nice in our cacophonous cauldron. Alright, that’s enough alliteration. It’s time to talk about one of the spookiest shows that’s ever graced our respective digital screening mechanisms: Elfen Lied. Let’s start with the premise of the show. Elfen Lied centers around a diclonius girl named Lucy. A diclonius is a humanoid species with cute little horns and invisible telekinetic arms (vectors). Lucy’s mother is considered the progenitor of the diclonius race. Her mother was an ordinary human, but she was able to give birth to the diclonius species. Why? Cause it’s a spooky show, that’s why. After more spooky stuff happens that we won’t go into because spoilers are the scariest thing of all during this month, she eventually gets put into an orphanage and then is held captive at a facility for a few years. There’s also a cute dog involved, so if you like adorable puppies, then go ahead and watch this show. Lucy escapes from the facility leaving severed arms and legs in her wake. Did I mention this show was bloody? It’s pretty bloody. After she escapes, she gets sniped harder than Captain America and falls off of a cliff and into the sea. She’s then found by a boy and is brought in to his family to live a sweet quiet life full of peace and love. Oh, sorry. I meant she lives a life full of telekinet…