Recommendation of the Day: Elfen Lied

  For today, I feel compelled to tell my readers (the few I have) about a series I recently finished watching, called Elfen Lied. This Japanese manga series by Lynn Okamoto about a whole new race of people called the Diclonii who have two pairs of "vectors" which are telekinetically controlled arms that can cut and destroy objects and humans within their reach. The Diclonii are humans infected with a virus called the Vector Virus, identified by a set of horns protruding from the skull of the infected at birth; their vectors unable to be seen. The plot follows the story of several characters, connected through Kohta, one of the main characters. Kohta and his cousin Yuka, find a strange girl with horns and no memory or communication skills on the beach who they name Nyu because that was the only word she could speak (Nyu being the main Diclonii in the series). Later, plots unravel behind Nyu's strange appearance on the beach and background stories begin to unfold about the handful of main characters that the show focuses on.

  Elfen Lied (German for "Elf Song") is a show with mystery, love, blood, sorrow, and so much Declonii fighting that it's crazy. This anime is definitely unique and well done. I recommend this to everyone who enjoys suspenseful story lines and in-depth plots to watch this 12 episode series. I is definitely worth the time and it will have you begging for more even after the ending of the final episode. (The show includes random boob shots.)
Side effects from watching Elfen Lied may include (but are not limited to): suspense-caused seizures, the inability to move from your seat, spontaneous pink hair-dying, bloody nose, arguing among your roommates, attempting to use telekinesis, and an unexplained desire to drink Monster Energy.