The series I'm going to talk about today is very special to me, which makes it important. Elfen Lied wasn't just another anime or an adventure story that marked my life because of how beautiful it was, but quite the opposite. This series was one of the first of its kind to show a harsh reality to those who watch it, regardless of their age. In my case, I saw it when I was around 13-14 years old. I remember that the series itself was so peculiar that it could only be seen on DVD. You could say that it touches on topics that were taboo for society at the time, such as violent discrimination, gore, very explicit violence, situations of social alienation, identity, and many prejudices. Basically, everything that a child like me at that age should not be seeing.
Esta serie de la que les vengo a hablar hoy, resulta muy especial para mΓ, lo que la hace importante. Elfen Lied no fue nada mΓ‘s un animΓ© mΓ‘s ni una historia de aventuras que marcΓ³ mi vida por lo bonita que fue, sino por todo lo contrario. Esta serie fue una de las primeras en su gΓ©nero en salir que muestra una cruda realidad para quien la ve, sin importar la edad que tengas. En mi caso la vi alredor de los 13-14 aΓ±os. La serie en sΓ recuerdo que era tan peculiar que sΓ³lo podΓa verse en DVD. Se podrΓa decir que toca temas que en aquel entonces resultaban un TabΓΊ para la sociedad, como la discriminaciΓ³n violenta, el Gore, una violencia muy explΓcita, situaciones de alineaciΓ³n social, identidad y muchos prejuicios. BΓ‘sicamente todo lo que un niΓ±o como yo a esa edad no deberΓa estar viendo.
Even so, I watched it, and I liked it. I was captivated by the plot and all the issues it tackled in a raw and realistic way. The series didn't make me a bad person; it just taught me about the reality of the world at an early age. Just like many other anime series in this genre. The characters were very well developed, the story was also very well done, and although many criticize the manga and anime, for me, at that time I never read it, I never knew how it ended, I was left with the idea of how everything happened in the anime and the truth is that it left me satisfied.
AΓΊn asΓ la vi, aΓΊn asΓ me gustΓ³ mucho y me cautivΓ³ por su trama y por todos los temas que tocaron de manera cruda y real. La serie no me hizo mala persona, sΓ³lo me sirviΓ³ para enseΓ±arme la realidad del mundo a temprana edad. AsΓ como muchos otros animΓ©s de este gΓ©nero. Sus personajes tuvieron muy buen desarrollo, la historia tambiΓ©n fue muy bien llevada y aunque muchos critican el manga y el animΓ©, para mi, en ese entonces nunca lo leΓ, nunca supe cΓ³mo terminΓ³, me quedΓ© con la idea de cΓ³mo sucediΓ³ todo en el animΓ© y la verdad es que me dejΓ³ satisfecho.

I think that seeing a certain level of violence and discrimination in cartoons, even when I was very young, was normal for me, although it sounds strange to say so today. The way we were raised was very similar to what was shown here. Many children were mean to others, insulting them, hitting them, throwing things, breaking things, and everything was resolved with a scolding from the teacher and apologies between those involved. At least that's how it was with me many times, and everything went on as if nothing had happened. But in the case of these protagonists, especially Lucy, a Diclonius more powerful than the others, she did experience pure violence, and I understand why she came to hate and reject humans.
Pienso que ver cierto nivel de violencia y discriminaciΓ³n en dibujos animados, incluso que se experimentara de muy chico, fue algo normal para mΓ, aunque suene extraΓ±o hoy en dΓa decirlo asΓ. Y es que a forma en la que fuimos criados, fue muy parecido a lo que mostraron aquΓ. Muchos niΓ±os eran malos con otros, insultaban, golpeaban, lanzaban cosas, rompΓan cosas y todo se arreglaba con un regaΓ±o por parte del profesor y pidiΓ©ndose disculpas entre los involucrados. Al menos asΓ hicieron conmigo muchas veces, y todo seguΓa su cursor como si nada. Pero en el caso de estas protagonistas, sobre todo de Lucy, una Diclonius mΓ‘s poderosa que las demΓ‘s, ella si viviΓ³ violencia pura y entiendo por quΓ© llegΓ³ a odiar y repudiar a los humanos.
I also liked the contrast between the personalities that inhabited Lucy. One of them turned out to be a lethal killing machine who would mercilessly attack anyone who approached her, while her counterpart showed a tender, innocent, docile, and childlike side. Seeing this in an anime portrayed in such a simple way, that dissociation of personalities and such disparate extremes, made me realize how complex the human psyche can be. In other words, this series sparked my curiosity to want to know more about the world at an early age, without fear of what others might say, without fear of delving into topics that were considered taboo, not only for children but also for adults. As I said, those were different times, and yet I enjoyed those years very much.
TambiΓ©n me agradΓ³ el contraste entre las personalidades que habitaban en Lucy. Una de ellas resultaba ser una mΓ‘quina asesina totalmente letal a quien se le acercara sin piedad alguna mientras que su contraparte mostraba un lado totalmente tierno, inocente, dΓ³cil e infantil. Ver esto en un animΓ© mostrado de manera tan sencilla, esa disociaciΓ³n de personalidades, y extremos tan disparejos, me hizo comprender lo compleja que puede llegar a ser la psiquis humana. Es decir, esta serie despertΓ³ mi curiosidad por querer saber mΓ‘s sobre el mundo a temprana edad sin miedo al quΓ© dirΓ‘n, sin miedo a indagar por los temas que resultaban ser catalogados como prohibidos, no nada mΓ‘s para los niΓ±os sino tambiΓ©n para los adultos. Como dije, eran otros tiempos y aΓΊn asΓ disfrutΓ© mucho de aquellos aΓ±os.
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