elfen lie be an beautiful and emotionally charge story about human nature with a catch . the catch be that the tale contain extreme amount of adult content in every episode and from dismemberment to nudity . if you be capable of look at this content and understand it bearing on the story then i highly recommend the series . the story on a surface level may be straight forward and a mutant go on a rampage against it oppressor and however the draw lie in the implication of the story . psychological problem and tragedy and love and betrayal and and human emotional response to all the above flow from the storyline and make elfen lie much more than a first look at the plot may suggest . the character be multi dimensional and and will be both love and hat over the course of the series . by the time the series draw to a close i personally be quite attach to the protagonist and admittedly cry during the final episode . far concern the adult content and i can not stress enough the maturity require to view this series . this anime have the most blood and nudity i have ever see in one place and contain plenty of adult language . if you be too immature to watch the character for their personality rather than their body or be of weak constitution pas on this series . if you take this warning seriously and consider yourself capable of handle it and elfen lie make for an excellent and engross story worthy of thought and laughter and tear .