List of Elfen Lied episodes

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This is a list of all the episodes of the Japanese anime series Elfen Lied that aired on TV Tokyo's AT-X satellite channel from July 25 – October 17, 2004.

[edit] TV series

Title	Original air date	#

"A Chance Encounter ~ Begegnung" "Kaikō" (邂逅)	July 25, 2004	01
Lucy escapes from the facility she was imprisoned in, though a near-fatal injury to her head causes her to form a split personality. Later, she is found by Kouta and Yuka and taken back home with them.
"Annihilation ~ Vernichtung" "Sōtō" (掃討)	August 1, 2004	02
A special task force heads out to try to capture Lucy, but find out how difficult it really is.
"Deep Feelings ~ Im Innersten" "Kyōri" (胸裡)	August 8, 2004	03
Nana is released from her confinement in order to track down Lucy and bring her back to the facility. Meanwhile, a young homeless girl named Mayu comes to return Kouta's umbrella.
"Attack ~ Aufeinandertreffen" "Shokugeki" (触撃)	August 15, 2004	04
Lucy and Nana start to fight in a local graveyard and before long Nana is nearly dead. Afterwards, Mayu is taken into Kouta's home and given a place to stay for the time being.
"Receipt ~ Empfang" "Rakushō" (落掌)	August 22, 2004	05
Mayu's hard past and why she ran away from home are revealed. Later, Kouta and Yuka take Lucy along with them to the university though when their professor explains he's her relative, they leave Lucy with him.
"Innermost Feelings ~ Herzenswärme" "Chūjō" (衷情)	August 29, 2004	06
Bando escapes from the hospital still trying to find Lucy to satisfy his grudge against her. Professor Kakuzawa Yū's decapitated body is found by his assistant and Kouta. Finally, Lucy is found by Kouta and Yuka and taken back home.
"Confrontation ~ Zufällige Begegnung" "Saikai" (際会)	September 5, 2004	07
Nana is released with brand-new artificial limbs and enough money to last her for a while on her own. Soon, she is found by Mayu and they become friends with each other. Nana is then brought back to Kouta's home, and Nana instantly attacks Lucy.
"The Beginning ~ Beginn" "Kōshi" (嚆矢)	September 12, 2004	08
Lucy's back story of when she was a child is explained up to the point when she committed her first murders against her schoolmates that harassed her.
"Reminiscence ~ Schöne Erinnerung" "Tsuioku" (追憶)	September 19, 2004	09
As a child, Lucy and Kouta spend a very fun day together at the zoo, and her psychotic personality begins to manifest itself.
"Infant ~ Säugling" "Eiji" (嬰児)	September 26, 2004	10
Kouta's family grows by one as Nana is finally taken into Kouta's home. Kurama's past is explained, and it is shown how he became a part of the Diclonius research facility. Later when his daughter is shown to have been born a Silpelit, he is given the difficult decision to kill his own child.
"Complication ~ Vermischung" "Sakusō" (錯綜)	October 3, 2004	11
Mariko is released from the facility to try to bring back Lucy, and a fight starts between Mariko and Nana.
"Quagmire ~ Taumeln" "Deinei" (泥濘)	October 10, 2004	12
With Nana nearly dead, she falls into the sea below her only to be rescued later by Kurama. Also, it is finally revealed how Kouta's father and sister were killed.
"No Return ~ Erleuchtung" "Fugen" (不還)	October 17, 2004	13
After Mariko regains her ability to use her Vectors, she and Lucy have one final fight, ending in Lucy almost dying. Kurama then takes Mariko in his arms and dies with her when the bomb inside her is detonated. With a final goodbye kiss between Kouta and Lucy, she leaves and is last seen when she is shot at by a squad of soldiers. It is hinted, however, that Lucy does in fact return to Kōta, but this is not explicitly shown or stated in the anime version.

[edit] OVA special

Main article: Elfen Lied OVA

Title	Original air date	#

"Regenschauer ~ In the rain, or, how can a girl have reached such feelings?" "Tōriame ni te arui wa, shōjo wa ikani shi te sono shinjō ni itatta ka?" (通り雨にて或いは、少女はいかにしてその心情に至ったか？)	April 21, 2005	01
Nana is still settling in to live in Kouta's home, as she is given the task to help clean the place with Lucy. Lucy, as Nyu, hits her head and has a flashback of her capture by Kurama, and talks in her unconscious state, revealing her capture, and why she never harms Kurama. This episode has little effect on the plot of the series, and has more anime-style exaggerations in it.