from the excellent opening to the brilliant and move end of the series and this be truly astonishing stuff . the anime work on several different level and on one level it ultra violent and on another level it about abuse and another level it a painful and tragic love triangle and and the most important level it about family . the diclonius be a mutated form of life and they be recognize by a set of horn that look like cat ear and they also possess telekinetic power through the use of their vector and invisible arm that they control with a number and a reach depend on the diclonius . they be consider to be the new race of humanity but also at the same time incredibly dangerous to the human race . reject from human world and quarantine where they be subject to sadistic testing in a research facility in order to protect the human race . one of the subject know a lucy who have a hatred for the human race and sadistically kill anyone in the human race without much concern or empathy escape from the lab in bloody form . after receive a nasty head trauma in her daring escape she be wash ashore . the day after her escape the story turn to a boy name kohta and who arrive at kamakura to meet his cousin yuka . kohta be study at a local university and have be give free rent at an old family own inn and provide he act a care taker . after meet with yuka they head down to the beach where they find lucy wash ashore . the head trauma that lucy receive during her escape cause her to develop a split personality . she awaken incapable to say anything other than nyu she be also completely docile and child like in innocence . this personality be a stark contrast to the cold violent killer that be lucy . kohta and yuka decide to take her in under their care at the innmeanwhile the research facility that lucy escape from dispatch soldier and even fellow diclonius to hunt down lucy and bring her to an end . what follow be 13 episode of some of the most heart break tale of lose innocence and abuse and and love that you will ever see in an anime . for all the complaint that this be a dark anime and i would actually like to say that the family theme be really strong in this anime . most of the character in it come from break home and or in the diclonius case no home at all . the family element between kohta and yuka and mayu and nyu and and nana be a really strong theme at the end of it . the love and warmth of the family element be very present once you get to the end and it really do make you think about it . this be a dark anime and play around with a lot of dark material and many theme that be the underbelly of human fabric . character be abuse both graphically and mentally . but at the end of it the theme isn not so much about a dark end but more a moral and happy one . i really love this anime . it have a fantastic look production wise and and just a really enthral plot that keep you think . the anime do have some humor and some light and dare i say ultra cute moment in it that do juxtapose the relatively dark nature of the show . i can not recommend this enough . my only complaint be that the end while very satisfy and also leave me want more and i can not help but think maybe this should have be a few episode longer . the pacing run perfectly for the main story but their be also a few loose end that i want tie up and maybe i shouldn not complain though a the end do a great thing and leave me think about it and or maybe an ova down the track and i would be all for it . overall this be a stunning piece of anime on every level and check it out now grade represent a plus on a side not and if their be to ever be a live action version of this story and please let takashi miike be the one to direct a this be so up his alley .