Elfen Lied: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nyu is a babe in the woods.

Lucy is a vicious killer.

If only they didn t share the same body!

A strange girl washes up on shore naked, unable to communicate, scared and alone. Another, a powerful mutant, uses her inhuman telekinetic powers to escape from her prison and leaves a trail of death and destruction behind her. These two couldn t be more opposite...except for the fact that they are both the same person. When two cousins give the strange girl shelter, will they come to realise the deadly secret that lies inside the mind of this horrible monster?

Series details

• Title: Elfen Lied
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2004-07-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 2061

Cast and credited roles

• Mamiko Noto — Yuka
• Sanae Kobayashi — Lucy / Nyu
• Chihiro Suzuki — Kouta
• Hagiwara, Emiko — Mayu
• Yuki Matsuoka — Nana
• Hitomi Nabatame — Shirakawa
• Osamu Hosoi — Kurama
• Jouji Nakata — Bando
• Eriko Ishihara — Arakawa
• Tomoko Kawakami — Mariko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-25; final listed air date 2004-10-17; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Elfen Lied on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.