Latest revision as of 09:03, 13 April 2021

Elfen Lied

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Official Blu-Ray cover

Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan
Language	Japanese
Channel	AT-X
Creator	Lynn Okamoto (Concept) Mamoru Kanbe (Director)
Genre	Drama Horror
Broadcast	July 25, 2004 – October 17, 2004 (Japan) 2005 (USA)
No. of Seasons	1
No. of Episodes	13+OVA

Main Cast
Character	Actor

Lucy/Nyu	Kira Vincent-Davis(English) Sanae Kobayashi(Japanese)
Kouta	Adam Coulon (English) Chihiro Suzuki(Japanese)
Yuka	Nancy Novotny (English) Mamiko Noto(Japanese)

In the premise of the story, a newly evolved species of humans, called "Diclonius", came to the world. Notable traits that distinguish "Diclonius" from normal humans are pink hair, horns protruding from the skull, and an invisible set of hands named "vectors", which is able to rip through flesh and material with ease. Due to their tendency to murder humans wherever they roam, the government orders the extermination of the Diclonius and any surviving members of the species that are caught are experimented on in a secret facility. One of these subjects, codenamed "Lucy", stages a bloody escape from the facility, killing everyone in her way except Chief Kurama. Before making her escape, she was hit by a glancing sniper bullet to the head and falls to the sea. The protagonist Kouta and his cousin Yuka found her while walking along the beach, however "Lucy" appears to them in a childlike state, an effect from the bullet hitting her head during her escape and is unable to talk or even say her name. Kouta and Yuka takes her in to their house and name her "Nyuu" for the only word she is able to say. While they tend to "Nyuu", the government begins responding to the escape with the National Police Agency's S.A.T. to apprehend and terminate "Lucy", one of the officers is the bloodthirsty Bandou, who lusts for a combat. The story follows as the Kouta and Yuka gets involved with many incidents the government creates to find and capture "Lucy". The anime based on the manga of the Lynn Okamoto (Gokukoku no Brynhildr).

The following weapons were used in the anime series Elfen Lied:

Pistols

Minebea P9

Kakuzawa, the head of the Diclonius Research Facility, uses a stainless-steel Minebea P9, which is a Japanese licensed copy of the SIG-Sauer P220. The S.A.T. members arresting Lucy and Aiko in the OVA also have the Minebea P9 as their weapon of choice. Isobe pulls out an SIG-Sauer style pistol.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''The following weapons are seen in the anime series ''Elfen Lied'':'''
+{{Infobox TV|{{PAGENAME}}
-[[Image:Elfenlied.jpg |thumb|right|300px|''Elfen Lied'' (2004)]]
+|name= Elfen Lied
+|picture = EL BR cover.jpg
+|caption = Official Blu-Ray cover
+|country = [[File:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan
+|channel = AT-X
+|genre = Drama<br>Horror
+|creator =  Lynn Okamoto (Concept)<br>[[Mamoru Kanbe]] (Director)
+|dates = July 25, 2004 – October 17, 2004 (Japan)<br>2005 (USA)
+|language = Japanese
+|seasons = 1
+|episodes = 13+OVA
+|character1= Lucy/Nyu
+|actor1= Kira Vincent-Davis(English)<br> Sanae Kobayashi(Japanese)
+|character2=Kouta
+|actor2=Adam Coulon (English)<br> Chihiro Suzuki(Japanese)
+|character3=Yuka
+|actor3=Nancy Novotny (English)<br> Mamiko Noto(Japanese)
+}}
+In the premise of the story, a newly evolved species of humans, called "Diclonius", came to the world. Notable traits that distinguish "Diclonius" from normal humans are pink hair, horns protruding from the skull, and an invisible set of hands named "vectors", which is able to rip through flesh and material with ease. Due to their tendency to murder humans wherever they roam, the government orders the extermination of the Diclonius and any surviving members  of the species that are caught are experimented on in a secret facility. One of these subjects, codenamed "Lucy", stages a bloody escape from the facility, killing everyone in her way except Chief Kurama. Before making her escape, she was hit by a glancing sniper bullet to the head and falls to the sea. The protagonist Kouta and his cousin Yuka found her while walking along the beach, however "Lucy" appears to them in a childlike state, an effect from the bullet hitting her head during her escape and is unable to talk or even say her name. Kouta and Yuka takes her in to their house and name her "Nyuu" for the only word she is able to say. While they tend to "Nyuu", the government begins responding to the escape with the National Police Agency's S.A.T. to apprehend and terminate "Lucy", one of the officers is the bloodthirsty Bandou, who lusts for a combat. The story follows as the Kouta and Yuka gets involved with many incidents the government creates to find and capture "Lucy". The anime based on the manga of the Lynn Okamoto (''[[Gokukoku no Brynhildr]]'').
+{{Anime Title}}
 __TOC__<br clear="all">
-==Handguns==
+=Pistols=
-===SIG P220===
+==Minebea P9==
-Kamuzawa, the head of the Diclonius Research Facility, uses a stainless-steel [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG P220|SIG P220]].
+Kakuzawa, the head of the Diclonius Research Facility, uses a stainless-steel [[Minebea P9]], which is a Japanese licensed copy of the [[SIG-Sauer P220]]. The S.A.T. members arresting Lucy and Aiko in the OVA also have the Minebea P9 as their weapon of choice. Isobe pulls out an SIG-Sauer style pistol.
-[[Image:SigP220EarlyModel.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|SIG-Sauer P220 - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:P220 Japanese-ver 9mm Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Minebea P9, Japanese licensed copy of the P220 - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Kamuzawa.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:EL 8 P220.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kakuzawa raising his Minebea P9. Here we can see the left side of the pistol. (Ep.8)]]
+[[Image:Kamuzawa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kakuzawa with his Minebea P9 now aimed at the viewer. (Ep.8)]]
+[[File:EL OVA 226.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Police arresting Lucy and Aiko in a warehouse. (OVA)]]
+[[File:EL OVA 226 (1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|A police officer flanking Lucy and Aiko points his P9 from an airshaft. (OVA)]]
+[[File:EL OVA 226 (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|FPS view of the P9. (OVA)]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied pistol.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Isobe takes aim with the pistol. (Ep.13)]]
-===Desert Eagle Mark VII===
+==SIG-Sauer P226==
-In a rare case of justified use of a [[Desert Eagle#Desert Eagle Mark VII|Desert Eagle]], the mercenary Bondo wields two of these .50AE handguns against Lucy (One is kept as a backup weapon). While her vectors can block most handgun rounds, both high-velocity rifle rounds and heavier handgun rounds (such as the .50 Action Express) can pass through her vectors, making this normally ludicrous weapon choice perfectly reasonable.
+Bandou uses a stainless steel [[SIG-Sauer P226]] to talk down one of his squad mates in a scene in Episode 1,
-[[Image:DesertEagle44Magnum.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Desert Eagle Mark VII - .44 Magnum]]
+[[Image:SIGP226Rstain.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SIG-Sauer P226R Stainless - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:EL_Deagle.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Bondo raises his Desert Eagle on Kurama for disturbing his can gathering.]]
+[[Image:EL 1 SIG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bandou aims his P226 at his squadmate. (Ep.1)]]
-[[Image:EL_Deagle_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Instead of wasting Lucy, Bondo gloats for a few crucial seconds, Desert Eagle in hand.]]
+[[Image:EL 1 SIG (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bandou pulls back the P226 hammer with its double-action trigger...that clicks empty on his squadmate's neck. (Ep.1)]]
-[[Image:EL_Deagle_3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Bondo lowers his handcannon. Note the smooth barrel top, indicative of a pre-Mark XIX Desert Eagle.]]
+[[Image:EL 1 SIG (3).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bandou holding up his P226. (Ep.1)]]
-===Unknown Handguns===
+==Desert Eagle Mark XIX==
-Utilized by Chief Kurama and a S.A.T. officer.
+In a rare case of a justified usage of a [[Desert Eagle Mark XIX]],  Bandou wields two of these .50AE handguns against any Diclonius he happens to meet (one of the pistol is kept as a backup weapon). He says the pistols are loaded with "custom .50 Tungsten rounds", which can passes through the Diclonius vectors as opposed to normal pistol rounds due to its mass and velocity, making this normally ludicrous weapon choice perfectly reasonable. In Episode 12, a S.A.T. officer fires poorly-rendered [[Desert Eagle]] to Lucy.
-[[Image:EL_Unknown_Pistol.jpg|500px|thumb|none|An important looking S.A.T. officer holds his empty pistol before being cut in half.]]
+[[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|none|400px|Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE]]
-[[Image:EL_Unknown_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Kurama drops an unknown pistol in the final episode.]]
+[[File:EL 7 Deagle (2).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou points his Desert Eagle at Nana, a Diclonius. (Ep.7)]]
+[[File:EL 7 Deagle (4).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou points his Desert Eagle at Nana. Note the rail slots on the top. (Ep.7)]]
+[[File:EL 7 Deagle (5).jpg|600px|thumb|none|A view on the Desert Eagle's trigger. (Ep.7)]]
+[[Image:EL_Deagle.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou raises his Desert Eagle on Kurama for disturbing his can gathering. (Ep.11)]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied pistol 2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The S.A.T. officer firing his pistol at Lucy (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied pistol 3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The officer holding the pistol as he's caught in Lucy's vectors. (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:EL_Deagle_2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou with his Desert Eagle as he reswears his vengeance on Lucy when he meets her again. (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:EL_Deagle_3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou lowers his handcannon. Here the Desert eagle appears to have a smooth barrel top, which misidentified it as a pre-Mark XIX Desert Eagle before. (Ep.12)]]
+[[File:EL 13 Deagle.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou's dropped Desert Eagle as he is defeated by Lucy again. (Ep.13)]]
+[[File:Elfen Lied Desert Eagle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bandou takes aim with his pistol at Nana. (OVA)]]
-===Unknown Snub-Nosed Revolver===
+==M1911A1==
-Used by a security guard in the first episode.
+A [[M1911A1]] pistol is used by Chief Kurama in the final episode.
-[[Image:EL_Revolver_.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A guard raises his revolver, before being presumably cut in half]]
+[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|350px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP. This was an issued U.S. Army pistol with parkerized finish, thus the official designation of M1911A1]]
+[[Image:EL 13 pistol (2).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Kurama aims his M1911A1-esque pistol at Mariko. (Ep.13) Note Nana's horns.]]
+[[Image:EL_Unknown_2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Kurama drops the M1911A1 pistol in the final episode. (Ep.13)]]
+==Glock 17==
+The Police also uses hammerless pistols at times, they have resemblance to a poorly-rendered [[Glock 17]].
+[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|300px|2nd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. This model added finger stepping and cuts to the backstrap of the frame to make it easier to hold than the Generation 1 model.]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied Pistol 1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Policemen with their poorly-rendered pistols as they encounter a diclonius. (Ep.10)]]
+=Revolvers=
-==Sub-Machine Guns==
+==Nambu Model 60==
+Security guards in the Diclonius Research Facility have [[Nambu Model 60]] revolvers as their sidearms, though they are a poor choice of weapon considering the facility's inmates.
+[[Image:Nambu60revolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Model 60 Snub-nose - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:EL_Revolver_.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A guard fires his revolver at Lucy, to no effect. (Ep.1)]]
+[[File:EL 10 Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard fires his revolver at a Diclonius #3, who deflects the rounds easily. (Ep.10)]]
-===Heckler & Koch MP5-A4===
+=Sub-Machine Guns=
-Both Japanese S.A.T officers and security guards inside the Diclonius research facility use [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A4|H&K MP5-A4]] sub-machine guns. All have a Safe/Semi/Burst/Auto selectors, and a few have dual magazine clamps. This is by far most seen weapon in the anime.
+===MP5A4===
+Security guards inside the Diclonius research facility uses the [[MP5A4]] when Number 35 "Mariko" was released.
 [[Image:H&KMP5A4.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A4 - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5_Magazines.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Guards load dual-magazines into their MP5s]]
+[[Image:EL_MP5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A Guard rolls through a window with his MP5A4, a bit of a strange move as a huge hangar door was open just to the side and that the only window in the room was already broken by "Mariko". (Ep.11)]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A Guard rolls through a window, a bit of a strange move as a huge hangar door was open.]]
+[[Image:EL_11 MP5 (2).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Guards rush in to secure Number 35 "Mariko". (Ep.11)]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|S.A.T. Officers prepare to open up on Lucy, despite a doctor pleading them not to.]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5_3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A MP5 with clamped magazines rides the gore wave.]]
-===Heckler & Koch MP5A4 with M203 attachment===
+===MP5A5===
-The borderline psycopathic Bondo uses a [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A4|H&K MP5-A4]] outfitted with a [[M203 grenade launcher|M203]] during his initial hunt for the escaped Diclonius. Disappointingly, he only uses the grenade launcher once.
+Both Japanese S.A.T officers and security guards inside the Diclonius research facility uses the [[MP5A5]] sub-machine guns, given that all have a Safe/Semi/Burst/Auto selector option. This is by far most seen weapon in the anime. Lucy also uses a MP5A5 in Episode 2.
+[[Image:H&KMP5A5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:EL_MP5_Magazines.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A guard loads a dual-magazine into his MP5A5. (Ep.1)]]
+[[File:EL 1 MP5 (2).jpg|600px|thumb|none|A guard switches his selector switch on his MP5 out of "safe". (Ep.1)]]
+[[File:EL 1 MP5 (5).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Security guards empty their MP5s on an escaping Lucy. (Ep.1)]]
+[[File:Lucy with a gun.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lucy picks up a suppressed MP5A5 to "cheat" her way around her limited vector range. Note that she's left handed and she holds gun with outstretched arm so empty casings don't hit her breasts. (Ep.2)]]
+[[Image:EL_4 MP5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|S.A.T. officers stand in shock with their MP5A5s when Chief Kurama, unprotected and unarmed, punches "Lucy" in the face. (Ep.4)]]
+[[Image:EL_11 MP5_(3).jpg|600px|thumb|none|A squad of S.A.T. with their MP5A5s. (Ep.11)]]
+[[Image:EL_12 MP5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A squad of S.A.T. aiming their their MP5A5s. (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:EL_12 MP5_(3).jpg|600px|thumb|none|S.A.T. officers with their MP5A5s. (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:EL_MP5_3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lucy lands in a middle of a S.A.T. squad full of MP5s. Needless to say, it was a slaughter. (Ep.12)]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied MP5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|S.A.T. officers holds their MP5A5s at the final battle against Lucy. (Ep.13)]]
+===MP5A5 with M203 attachment===
+Bandou uses a unique MP5A5 outfitted with a [[M203 grenade launcher]] during his hunt for the escaped Diclonius "Lucy". Disappointingly, he only uses the grenade launcher once despite his MP5 9mm rounds failing to damage Lucy.
 [[Image:EODMP5A3rubberprop.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP5/M203 Combo]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Bondo hold his MP5 with grenade launcher ( A 'bling' attachment if there ever was one), suppressor and clamped magazines on Lucy, who is still in her alternate identity, Nyu.]]
+[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203_2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou about to hit his squadmate with his MP5+M203 for trying to ruin his "fun". (Ep.2) ]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Bondo's squadmate about to get a face-full of rifle butt for trying to ruin his 'fun' ]]
+[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203_4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou empties his MP5 magazine into Lucy, but to no avail. (Ep.2)]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203_3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|After realizing 'Lucy' isn't going to put up a fight, Bondo walks away in disgust with his heavily customized MP5 in tow. ]]
+[[Image:EL 2 MP5203 (2).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou takes cover with his MP5/M203. (Ep.2) ]]
-[[Image:EL_MP5%2BM203_4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|In a moment reminiscent of [[Predator]], Bondo fires a whole magazine of ineffective 9mm at Lucy.]]
+[[Image:EL 2 MP5203 (3).jpg|600px|thumb|none|Bandou fires the M203 on his MP5 at a boat Lucy is about to throw. (Ep.2) ]]
-==Rifles==
+= Assault Rifles=
-===FAMAS G2===
+==FAMAS G2==
-When one of the Diclonius escapes into the hallways of the S.A.T. research facility, Professor Kakazawa uses a [[FAMAS#FAMAS G2|FAMAS G2]] to stop her. The Diclonius' vectors are capable of stopping most bullets (such as the 9mm Parabellum used in the guards' MP5s) but cannot stop higher velocity rounds (such as the 5.56 NATO used by the FAMAS) if they are not distinctly aware of the threat.
+Professor Kakuzawa uses a [[FAMAS G2]] in episode 10 to kill a loose Diclonius, stating that while the Diclonius' vectors can block normal bullets such as the MP5 9mm rounds, it can't stop an armor-piercing round such as the 5.56 so easily. Which begs to question if this logic was discovered early, why is the security armory only filled with MP5s?
-[[Image:Famas g2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FAMAS G2 - 5.56x45mm using a STANAG magazine]]
+[[Image:Famas g2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FAMAS G2 with proprietary bipod deployed - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:ElfenLiedFAMAS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[File:EL 10 FAMAS (1).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Kakuzawa aims down the sights of the FAMAS G2 onto the Diclonius. (Ep.10)]]
+[[Image:ElfenLiedFAMAS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Kakuzawa armed with a FAMAS G2 after taking down the Diclonius. (Ep.10)]]
-===AW50F===
+=Sniper Rifles=
-A [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series#Accuracy International Arctic Warfare 50|AW50F]] is used by a S.A.T sniper against Lucy in a last-ditch attempt to thwart her escape.
+==AW50F==
+A [[AW50F]] is used by a guard against Lucy in a last-ditch attempt to thwart her escape, using the .50 BMG mass and velocity to penetrate Lucy's vectors.
 [[Image:AW50F.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Accuracy International AW50F - .50 BMG]]
-[[Image:EL_AT_Rifle.jpg|500px|thumb|none|
+[[Image:EL_AT_Rifle.jpg|600px|thumb|none|"This is a .50 caliber anti-tank round. Strong as her vectors are, they won't be able to stop a round from this rifle". (Ep.1)]]
-'''Sniper:'''''"This is a .50 caliber anti-tank round. Strong as her vectors are, they won't be able to stop a round from this rifle"''. '''Kurama:''' ''"Back of her head"'']]
+[[Image:EL_AT_Rifle_2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A full view of the AW50F rifle. (Ep.1)]]
-[[Image:EL_AT_Rifle_2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|'''Sniper:''' ''"Copy."'']]
+[[Image:EL 1 Sniper (3).jpg|600px|thumb|none|A view of the trigger of the AW50F rifle. (Ep.1)]]
+==Accuracy International Arctic Warfare==
+A S.A.T. sniper in Episode 4 attempted to shoot Lucy with a [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]], but misses.
+[[Image:Accuracy International Arctic Warfare - Psg 90.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Accuracy International AW - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:Sat sniper.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The S.A.T. sniper with his Arctic Warfare rifle. (Ep.4)]]
+=Grenades=
+==M26 Hand Grenade==
+S.A.T. member Sato carries a [[M26 hand grenade]].
+[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M26 Hand Grenade]]
+[[Image:Elfen Lied Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M26 grenade on Sato's corpse. (Ep.2)]]
+[[Category:Action]]
 [[Category:Anime]]
+[[Category:Horror]]
+[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
+[[Category:Mamoru Kanbe]]
 [[Category:Science-Fiction]]
-[[Category:Horror]]
+[[Category:Thriller]]

Elfen Lied: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:03, 13 April 2021

Pistols

Minebea P9

SIG-Sauer P226

Desert Eagle Mark XIX

M1911A1

Glock 17

Revolvers

Nambu Model 60

Sub-Machine Guns

MP5A4

MP5A5

MP5A5 with M203 attachment

Assault Rifles

FAMAS G2

Sniper Rifles

AW50F

Accuracy International Arctic Warfare

Grenades

M26 Hand Grenade

Navigation menu

Search