Does the dog die?
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Elfen Lied
Anime • 2003 • Horror
ReportThe 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...
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[EPISODE 8] SKIP (20:24-22:30) [EPISODE 9] SKIP (19:15-19:40)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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A child suffering from DV and CSA at home is essentially disowned by their parents and they become homeless because of it.
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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DeadguyKillz
Young Lucy stalks Kouta and his cousin at the carnival
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VictorRing
yes, a character endures graphic abuse by family, and another character is shown to beat up a woman and a little girl. characters are also slapped a few times by their friends.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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OtakuNonGrata
Extremely prominent throughout the show. The diclonyius (who are almost all young girls) are put through horrible situations repeatedly, largely to heighten the emotion of the story.
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OtakuNonGrata
Highly debatable. The story never intentionally highlights it, but the diclonii's violence towards others can be read as a response to the violence they've faced in life.
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One if the main characters is strongly implied to have been repeatedly raped by her father. Her mother assaults her when she tells her about it. Neither are shown on screen.
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Addiction
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VictorRing
Sort of. It's medication, but someone abuses it in a way to develop a "disease".
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Boop
The question asks if an animal other than a dog, cat, or horse dies. The dog is the only animal that dies.
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Are animals abused?
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ForrestCheffre
A main characters dog is kicked several times by multiple antagonists and they are worried he has died each time. This dog does not die. (Named Wanta)
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Assault
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Is rape mentioned?
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CSA is a major part of one characters backstory
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Is someone restrained?
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yes. several characters are used as test subjects and have to be restrained during them, or while being transferred across the facility. there is also a restraint scene before an SA attempt, but the SA itself never happens.
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canidaeTrot
Mayu is sexually assaulted by her step-father, multiple times.
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a child is forced to undress for an adult, though any further assault is not shown.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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VictorRing
someone is shown with scissors and it's implied at first that she may cut her throat for dramatic effect but she ends up just cutting her hair.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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FranBunnyFFXII
One character attempts to choke another, with the victim saying they can't breathe. However, this does not end in death or trauma.
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Is there decapitation?
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In the first minutes of the show, frequently. In pretty much every fight scene.
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Is someone burned alive?
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VictorRing
technically no, but characters die after a bomb goes off. only the explosion is shown.
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Is there amputation?
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FranBunnyFFXII
Gratuitous amounts of amputations and beheading in the series.
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Does a head get squashed?
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canidaeTrot
this is a fairly recurring theme.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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VictorRing
no. a character is meant to be castrated so he can't reproduce, but he ends up escaping right before the procedure. so it never happens.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Liam McNaught
The experiments done on the Diclonius can only be described as such.
Lucy also has a tendency to play with her victims, cutting off limbs one at a time.
Lucy also has a tendency to play with her victims, cutting off limbs one at a time.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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VictorRing
yes, a character is rendered blind after their eyes are mutilated. it's shown in pretty graphic detail.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Liam McNaught
Many.
Lucy/Kaede slaughters the bullies who kill her puppy, and later Kouta's little sister.
Lucy/Kaede slaughters the bullies who kill her puppy, and later Kouta's little sister.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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EmeraldHotGarbageGale
Constantly. All of the female main cast are sexualized & sexually harassed, their ages ranging but all below 18. A child is sexually abused, as well. There's a lot of blank-baiting done by the series, involving the underage cast.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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Some dicloni die though canonically they’re the next generation of humans so it’s up to debate whether or not you consider them human
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Is the r-slur used?
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VictorRing
yes, the slur is used against a young girl who only knows a few words and can't verbally communicate well.
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Liam McNaught
A young Lucy/Kaede kills Kouta's father.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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VictorRing
not exactly. a seashell, a very sentimentally important gift from someone's childhood, is broken accidentally.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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A young girl is kidnapped & held against her will. She is seen calling out to her friends as they are separated, then later crying as she is tied up in a basement by her kidnapper.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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The ocean is featured often.
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Are there mannequins?
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doubletrea
There are several mannequins in the opening to every episode.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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tedsy
no visual, only audio. episode 9 from 19:44 to 19:50. triggering regardless
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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lucy pees on the floor sometimes and it’s very uncomfortable
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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OtakuNonGrata
The protagonist routinely expresses the idea that the police can not be trusted, and is often shown as justified in this believe.
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Loss
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Are needles/syringes used?
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ForrestCheffre
Several Dicloni are injected with undisclosed drugs, throughout.
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Does someone have cancer?
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sevenroses34
Kurama's wife is said to have cervical cancer and her uterus is removed as a result.
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ForrestCheffre
It is implied a woman is going to cut her own throat with scissors for dramatic affect, it results simply in her cutting her hair.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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EmeraldHotGarbageGale
The main character who struggles with violent thoughts eventually succumbs to them, harming & killing many throughout the entire series.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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EmeraldHotGarbageGale
I'd argue that the main characters could be interpreted as having D.I.D., although the series explains it as being a result of a head injury. She frequently switches between two drastically different folks.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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FranBunnyFFXII
It is heavily implied that a main character dies of Suicide by Police.
In the manga specifically there is a direct depiction of a diclonius committing suicide with a knife.
In the manga specifically there is a direct depiction of a diclonius committing suicide with a knife.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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VictorRing
yes, more than one character has "flashbacks", moreso to explain plots and backstories, but these all mostly contain traumatic memories. 2 main characters in particular have suffered memory loss as a result of trauma and remembering them causes them obvious distress.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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VictorRing
A certain character uses curse words and slurs very heavily throughout the show.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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ForrestCheffre
Abortions are implied for women having horned children.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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VictorRing
no, but a woman dies after complications from giving birth.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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2headedboy
in episode 3 of the subbed version, the r-slur is used as an insult.
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There is heavy imagery from people having "horns" to genocide.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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FranBunnyFFXII
Sort of. One female character has a fascination towards female anatomy and grabs breasts, and another female character kisses a younger version of the previously mentioned character. It is shown lightly that these female characters care for each other.
Both of these characters die before the end of the series.
Both of these characters die before the end of the series.
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Is there hate speech?
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sfisher923
Towards Diclonius
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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ForrestCheffre
Two of the main characters are cousins and have romantic and sexual themes together, this is treated very nonchalantly as part of the culture, though the culture has changed considerably since the release.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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doubletrea
Yes, near the end of episode 5
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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VictorRing
yes, a character runs away and experiences homelessness with her dog due to abuse at home. it is shown that she has trouble getting food and is looked down upon for her homelessness. she is welcomed into a household eventually.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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ForrestCheffre
The anime finished before the manga, leaving an open ended story with loose ends. Read the manga for closure, I would consider the anime ending unhappy and unfulfilled.
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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Helicopters are destroyed
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Pugg
Too much to count..
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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No. There is a relatively small explosion late in the show that kills some people.
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