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Elfen Lied

Elfen Lied (2004)

TV-MA 25m 7.1/10 IMDb

The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

Cast: Chihiro Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Emiko Hagiwara, Hiroaki Hirata, Hitomi Nabatame

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Death of a parent Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture
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Does It Get Worse?

Unknown Not enough data to determine a trend.

16 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 15 warnings
Avg severity:(4.3)
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentForced institutionalizationGrief / bereavement (major focus)Blood / medical goreBody horrorConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Needles / medical proceduresExplicit sexual content / nudityAnimal cruelty / animal deathChild abuse / harm to childrenGore / graphic violenceGun violenceSexual assault / rapeTorture

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