The Best Elfen Lied Quotes
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The Best Elfen Lied Quotes

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Updated March 15, 2024 11 items
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There are so many memorable quotes from the anime Elfen Lied, but which ones stood out to you the most? Since it's just a great anime, let's rank the best quotes from Elfen Lied, with the help of your votes. These memorable Elfen Lied quotes can be from any character in the series, whether they are a main character like Lucy, or even a side character like Kurama or Bando.

Based on the manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto, the 13-episode Elfen Lied tells the story of humanity's efforts to erase the existence of the diclonius, a species of mutant humans with horns. Elfen Lied aired between July 25 and October 17, 2004, and was followed by an OVA on April 21, 2005. The Elfen Lied OVA takes place around episodes 10 and 11, hence it being referred to as "episode 10.5."

Use your votes to let other fans of Elfen Lied know what your favorite quotes from the series are. You can also downvote any Elfen Lied quotes that you didn't like as much.

  • Someone Worse Off Than They Are
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    1
    140 VOTES

    Someone Worse Off Than They Are

    "Everyone in this place is unhappy. And since they're unhappy, they're probably looking for someone worse off than they are."

    -Lucy

    140 votes
  • More Miserable Than You
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    102 VOTES

    More Miserable Than You

    "When you are miserable, you need something that is even more miserable than you to feel good about yourself."

    -Lucy

    102 votes
  • All I have Is Shame
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    3
    57 VOTES

    All I have Is Shame

    "Regret is the domain of those who have earned the right to look back at the past. All I have is shame."

    -Kurama 

    57 votes
  • Good Enough
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    4
    84 VOTES

    Good Enough

    "All this time, I've lived in hope of telling you how sorry I am, I've fought armies, just to have this chance, but now, there's nothing I can say.. That's good enough."

    -Lucy

    84 votes
  • Monsters Inside
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    5
    95 VOTES

    Monsters Inside

    "Aren't we all monsters inside?"

    -Lucy

    95 votes
  • Wanted to Apologize
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    6
    52 VOTES

    Wanted to Apologize

    "You suddenly appeared in front of me in this hell. The day that I would get to meet you...I always wanted to apologize to you...I only endured because of that! I kept on living."

    -Lucy

    52 votes
  • Cannot Be Forgiven
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    7
    46 VOTES

    Cannot Be Forgiven

    "People who think that they can make up their past follies with regret, cannot be forgiven."

    -Kurama 

    46 votes
  • Let You Go
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    8
    45 VOTES

    Let You Go

    "I was going to let you go. After all, there aren't many of us out there, but you're just such a pain in the ass."

    -Lucy

    45 votes
  • I Envy You
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    9
    57 VOTES

    I Envy You

    "I envy you just for having someone who's worried about you."

    -Mayu

    57 votes
  • And You Get Dead
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    10
    42 VOTES

    And You Get Dead

    "I pull the trigger. The gun goes off. Your brains splatter all over the sand. The beach gets bloody and you get dead."

    -Bando 

    42 votes
  • Hate These Horns
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    11
    56 VOTES

    Hate These Horns

    "I hate these horns."

    -Lucy

    56 votes