Elfen Lied Chapter 107 Discussion

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well, what a depressing manga, honestly, it is ok. I would be very critical on this but on the enjoyment side of things, I liked thinking about how humans act, how paranoid they are, the hate, the devilish behaviour. Elfen Lied is pretty good at showing this.



enjoyed this quite a bit.

thehangman65 said:
I just finished reading the manga and I'm really confused by the ending



Who's the mother of the twins? Lucy?

Are the twins Diclonius? (I noticed their hair had a ribbon tied the same way Nana does to hide her horns)

If the twins are supposed to be reincarnations of Lucy & Nyuu, do they have the same memories of Lucy?

What does it mean now that Lucy is a kid? Does she still feelings for Kouta? (I doubt Kouta can love a kid)



Also what was Nana's stepfather's answer? Does he see her as a daughter or waifu material?



Yeah it's mostly the twins part that confused me the most. Other than that everything kinda wraps up nicely except for Bondou and The Agent coming back to life (Felt unnecessary) but Anna still alive was surprising but alright.



Also Kouta marrying Yuka a.k.a his cousin. WTF. But then again I read Oreimo



The mother of the twins is unknown. I don't think it's anyone we know, and it's irrelevant if they don't tell us. They're simply "shell kids" for the resurrected Kaede (Lucy) and Nyuu. I don't think they are Diclonius, since there was birth control for some time until they solved the issue, and the twins seem to be the same age as Kouta's daughter.

Safe to presume they both have their memories, with the way they addressed Kouta and how he went crazy emotional at the end.

Lucy (Kaede) probably still likes Kouta but will keep a distance, since she knows he's taken now haha

Nana's stepfather thing, I don't remember too well. I think he was taking her as his wife, maybe, but either way, since they ended up together, it might be a natural development, since the idea is out there.



The Oreimo comment cracked me up, but won't comment on it since it's another series xD

And yea, it's pretty common, as I mentioned in my post, cousin relationships are legal. Doesn't surprise me anymore, nor does it stop me from enjoying good storytelling! :p

Nana does not become her Papa's wife, it was a a misunderstanding.

Why did every character come back to life.. bandou, kurama etc, but the one who deserved happiness the most had to die....feelsbad



Also yuka is really annoying, disliked her the entire time... I have to say the anime had a better ending, but both are terrible.

the anime was much better that this



after a certain point, people were "dying" and "resurrecting" so often i could care less about side characters.



the anime was much more compact, more "emotional" and had a great great ending. the manga felt like it dragged on because the writer wanted to get more money on a weekly basis, LAME!



7/10...

epic

At least this is better than the anime 50x over

Feel free to ignore this post.



I'm not sure what to think of this. It was really good, but ridiculous in places. Some parts made me feel very uncomfortable. I didn't like how Kaede died. I didn't like how she and Nyuu were reborn at the end. Even if it was meant symbolically, it was awkward for me. I liked how some things toward the end were very well put together. I liked how she sang, giving us an answer to the name of the series. I liked how she sacrificed her life to save Kouta. Most of all, I found it unbearably depressing; a girl who was told constantly that there was no place for her to live in her world, who wanted to live happily with someone who showed her light amidst misery, but wasn't allowed to. The note at the end showed me that...her brief visit to being a normal girl, shown through the line "Ah, I want to wear a wedding ring...", essentially the momentary desire she had of a happy future, completely crushed. It was devastatingly sad to watch through Kouta's eyes as he digs up this memento of their past. I don't even know how to describe it in language.



I can't say that I didn't like it, but I almost can't say that I did like it. It was stupid in places, but amazing in others. It didn't make me cry the way the anime did, it just made me feel depressed. I really don't know. It was very good.



Sorry for going on about this randomly...I just felt like I needed to write about it somewhere. I gave it an 8/10 overall, but that doesn't really mean anything. I can't think of a way to summarize how I feel about it. I do know that, as a writer and artist, this has been a heavy inspiration and learning experience for me, and the series of novels I'm working on (if I ever get them done) will show clear influence from this story. So yes, I guess I can say that I really, really liked it.