r/elfenlied Jan 02 '26

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 6h ago

Fan Art Another drawing by Nana

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r/elfenlied 20h ago

Discussion Would you like to see Elfen Lied on Adult Swim?

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r/elfenlied 1d ago

Cosplay More Lucy cosplay

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Second time posting here after I made a first post of Lucy pictures few days ago. I wasn’t expecting such interaction with my post, each comment made me smile, so thank you, this really touched me, considering that I really did my best with only Lightroom and Procreate, without knowing anything about picture editing.
I said in my previous post that more photos were on the way, so here they are (+ some variations)
Drawing the vectors and making them look as realistic as I could, playing with multiple layers for the picture with the glass, and trying to draw realistic blood, were real challenges for me, and I’m kinda happy with the result.
Enjoy, and feel free to give your opinion/criticize my work, if this can help me improve !
(Also more pictures are in the works too haha)


r/elfenlied 19h ago

Manga Back order for how long?

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I’m late to the hype I’m aware and normally that’s what I prefer for the sake of things being spoiled before I can enjoy them, but I’m so incredibly upset that I cannot order this last manga to finish the series 🫠🫠🫠🫠 the closest I’m finding are eBay scalpers charging $70+ for a bent, stained copy. My heart hurts lol. Does anyone know how long in the past the back order for these manga took to reprint? From what I read this isn’t the first time Elfen Lied has been on back order .. but I also know back order can take anywhere from a few months to years.


r/elfenlied 21h ago

Meme This panel always reminds me of this image 🥀

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r/elfenlied 18h ago

Meme Why did Elfen have to lie? Why didn't she just tell the truth?

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r/elfenlied 1d ago

Misc Cup and QUO Card?

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I looked around on Okamoto's website and stumbled upon this picture ( http://www.okamoto.tv/lynn02.html ).
I used google translate on the text, and it seems like there was a giveaway of a cup with this image? As well as a QUO card? Has anyone seen pictures of these items before?

(Translated text: "This illustration was drawn for a cup given away as a reader prize. It was also used as the design for a QUO card.")


r/elfenlied 1d ago

Discussion Estos dos: ¿serian Buenos Amigos?

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r/elfenlied 1d ago

Anime Nana again

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r/elfenlied 2d ago

Discussion If the Diclonius existed in the MonsterVerse?

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Since I seen “What If in another series” posts so decided to do one of my own.

What if the Diclonius species existed in the MonsterVerse.

For set up:
*Diclonius will appear pre-2014/G-Day like around 2010's and Lucy will be around in that period.
*Diclonius are effected by Alpha Signals but will severely disorientate them due to clashing with DNA Voice’s commands.
*All of Elfen Lied characters including organizations will exist in this crossover universe.
*For Elfen Lied storyline it will be a hybrid of Anime & Manga timeline.
*Since the Diclonius came into existence naturally through mutation not manmade, so Godzilla won't wipe out and eliminate them though will intervene if they disturb the natural balance too much.

Shoot out what will happen?

For me I think Monarch will treat the Diclonius a billion times better by a long-shot after possible poor first impressions though.


r/elfenlied 2d ago

Meme This is Nan

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r/elfenlied 2d ago

Fan Art Wanta (Fanart by Sylwoos)

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r/elfenlied 2d ago

Discussion I think I came up with a ship between adult Chris Thorndyke and Lucy from Elfne Lied

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r/elfenlied 3d ago

Misc As a Collector Biggest ISO is this Elfen Lied keychain

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I’ve been looking for this keychain almost daily for two years. If you’re looking to sell it please sell it to me!


r/elfenlied 4d ago

Cosplay Lucy cosplay

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First time ever posting on Reddit and still not really sure about how it works, but here I am. Took the pictures with my iPhone 13, edited with Lightroom & Procreate. (which I normally use for digital drawing only, it was my first attempt editing pictures with it and basically I just fiddled with all the options & buttons without knowing what I was doing nor where I was going lol)
Other pictures are on the making.


r/elfenlied 6d ago

Misc Wayback Machine Elfen Lied Website

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There is an archived, old website (http://www.vap.co.jp/elfenlied/index.html or directly via wayback machine), but the site after entering seems to have lost some content, like the gallery. I think I remember being able to see more on the archived site a few years ago, maybe I'm misremembering. Does anyone have any info as to why some content seems to be lost? (Maybe it has something to do with flash player?) Or does someone have a local backup of the site or another way to reach it?


r/elfenlied 7d ago

Fan Art nyu/lucy fanart

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r/elfenlied 7d ago

Misc Art: 31221 Gustav Klimt - The Kiss (Source: Buggy)

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r/elfenlied 7d ago

Discussion ¿Que pasaria si Lucy conociera a Nina Tucker?. ¿Nina seria el nuevo amigo perrito de Lucy?

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r/elfenlied 8d ago

Discussion Elfen Lied 🥀

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Just finished The anime “Elfen Lied” !!

Elfen Lied feels less like an anime and more like finding a bloodstained music box in the attic of a house that should have been abandoned years ago. The opening intro is something u should never skip btw , it’s hauntingly beautiful. Everyone talks about the violence, but the real horror is how desperately every character wants to be loved, even after the world has taught them that love is usually followed by cruelty. The opening theme sounds like a prayer, and by the end it feels like a funeral hymn for childhood itself. What ruined my day wasn’t the gore ,it was the quiet moments: the way loneliness sits in the room like a second character, the way tenderness appears only long enough to remind you what has already been destroyed.


r/elfenlied 8d ago

Anime I finally made an archive of Elfen Lied in CRT resolution! (Even though no one wanted it!😅) Spoiler

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I'd finally made an archive of all the episodes of Elfen Lied (except OVA) shown in CRT resolution. I know no one wanted this 😅, but still I did it. You can watch this as it is uncommon. They are all TV rips which are subbed. I hope you can agree with it appreciate it. I took some work for it.

The link: https://archive.org/details/elfen-lied-CRT

If any problems is coming, ask me in comments!

(Even though you'd never wanted this😅)


r/elfenlied 11d ago

Meme Elfen Lied domestic violence after World Cup

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r/elfenlied 12d ago

Fan Art Preview of my other Yo-kai Lied alternate universe fanfic. - Shinygami - Elfen Lied, 妖怪ウォッチ

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Nothing new, just my catharsis towards certain bullies they know.