So recently i watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, and throughly enjoying it when i noticed something.

Most anime/manga fans in america are not mature enough for story that is not a pretentious pseudophilosophical power fantasy (cough Berserk cough, seriosly Guts is actually far better described as whiny than shinji, in the anime series Shinji does not generaly openly display any suposed bitching). Also that main trio of characters (Shinji, Rei, Asuka) are very similar to characters in elfen lied (specifically Kaede, Kohta, Yuka, and Nana ) mostly visualy but also in personalities to certain extent

Kohta looks a bit like Shinji but does not share shinji "Wants to do good but is too mentally weak to commit it " personality, (at least in the manga, i didn't watch anime beyond first episode)

On the other hand Lucy and Asuka share a lot more than long haired horny Tsun(in Lucy case half Yan)dere, Both become Abusive as a result of traumatic pasts (asuka verbaly, Lucy murderously ), Lucy also has a bit of Rei in her in her generally emotionless nature, and devotion to people she loves (kouta and aiko) albeit it is far more healthier than in Lily jr case.

In case of Yuka and Nana the similarities to rei are also almost only based on apearance, albeit nana is essentialy anti-rei

There are three other simmilarities other than main characters:

Both series have a lot to do with love: arguably the central theme (or one of major) of Neon Genesis Evangelion is mental damage caused by lack of parental love, while arguably lucy biggest flaw is her desire to be loved, essentially due to lacking parental love herself

Another similarity is the fact that both Diclonius Research Facility and NERV are pawns in hands of an old man wanting to become god: Director Kakuzawa and Keel Lorenz

And finaly the Vector Crafts, esentially meat mechs like Evangelions

So I think that Elfen Lied is at least partialy inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion

PS.:Also by the way i am actually Janlor1996 i had to make new acount

Girls bravo anime yukinari bonded within spilt personality, enemy within Lucy diclonius like venom parasite 🦠 Yukinari Sasiki /Lucy Diclonius We are Venom We are Lucy.

Lilium is a beautiful intro, and I love it very much. However, I've noticed that anywhere the lyrics are published, it reads:

Kyrie, fons bonitatis.

Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison.

However, when I see this song sung (particularly in the intro), I only hear the "Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison". I only found one cover video a guy did where he sang Lilium, only he changed the pronunciation to be closer to actual Latin and he included the "Kyrie, fons bonitatis."

What version of this song is correct? :D

Kurama mariko

Nyuu jr

So, in this website it is stated that the vectors are made up of molecules.

"Vectors are stated to be made up of molecules, and the vibration frequency of these molecules determines their abilities."

Mind if I ask where this was stated? Or was this drawn from different bits of the manga?

Thank you!

I'll get right to it - the flashback scenes do not have the strong indicators from the original Japanese that Kouta's father and Yuka's mother were indeed siblings. No indication of relation status is anywhere in the new manga release. I am somewhat disappointed.

I first came in contact with EL through Myuuji's cover of Lilium. Honestly i didn't think much of it and forgot about it for a few years. Then i came across Death Battle's Lucy vs Carnage episode, which initially sparked my interest in watching the anime. Once i finished, i just fell in love with this series. I later went on to read the entire manga while listening to the above-mentioned Myuuji cover of Lilium. That increased my love of EL ten fold. I'll admit there are some things about both versions i don't like. I hate the way they turned Lucy into a total wimp against Mariko, and i also don't quite agree on the ambiguous ending. The manga's story was much better, but there are still some things i don't like. I preferred Lucy 18 rather than c.15. I also don't agree on killing Lucy (or KoutaXYuka). So overall i liked the characters of the anime better (with some exceptions), but i like the manga's story better (again with some exceptions). A second season, volume 13, or an anime reboot that follows the manga more (i honestly don't care which) would be my prayers answered. 2019 anyone?