The incredibly popular series Stranger Things has been inspired by the classic anime series is absolutely must-watch.Ā
The sci/fi and horror TV series Stranger Things had amazed an enormous audience around the globe and recently its Season 4 had been released.Ā
Interestingly, the part of the story had been inspired by the classic anime, and itās the perfect show to watched while watching Stranger Things.Ā
Overview:Ā
In the latest interview with the Daily Beast, Stanger Things Creators Matt and the Ross Duffer had talked about what had influenced the popular series.Ā
The Matt Duffer had said that he āhad seen an anime named Elfen Liedā and had noted that it was inspired by great classic anime series Akira.Ā
He further added āthere were a lot of the things in there that had really liked and that made their way into the show, particularly related to the character of the Elevenā.Ā
About the Anime: Elfen Lied:Ā
The anime Elfen Lied has been written by the Lynn Okamoto, which started out as the manga in the Weekly Young Jump in the year 2002.Ā
In year 2004, it had turned into the anime with help of Mamoru Kanbe as being the director of the series and Arms responsible for Animation for the anime.Ā
Elfen Lied tells the story of the lucy a girl is a Diclonius is a new species that are been not human despite looking like them at the first glance.Ā
However, they had also horn-like things on their heads, and they are ability to control the Vectors.Ā
Vectors are being basically telekinetic invisible arms that allows the Diclonius to manipulate things in the ways a human cannot.Ā
At the first, lucy has been held in a government facility where they had subject her to be horrible tests and the experiments. Even though she goes on the rampage, the killing her captors and the escaping from the facility.Ā
While escaping, however, Lucy gets into injure and had developed a second personality.Ā
This personality is being childish and innocent, with the limited speech capacity and the complete amnesia of her other self.Ā
Two students, Kouta and the Yuka, finds the girl and the dubbing her Nyu, opted to take care of her and tried to the nurse her back to the health.Ā
Even though, this unknowingly puts them in the center of the massive government conspiracy as the various groups tried to recapture Lucy.Ā
It is being easy to see how the Elfen lied had been inspired the character of the Eleven in the Stranger Things, as she was too kept in the secret of the government facility due to her special power.Ā
Like the characters Lucy, Eleven had been escapes and it is taken in the by an unknowing the person.Ā
Both of the shows also had explored the idea of the strange otherworldly forced for trying for the attack and eventually wipe out humanity for its own its mysterious ends, turning previously mundane world into the horrific battlefield war.Ā
The idea of the young people trying for the balance everyday problems and the existential threat is the prevalent, with the Kouta and the Yuka having to the be navigate life and the romance while the also dodging the government agents.Ā
Abstract:Ā
While the Elfen Lied and the Stranger Things featured the similar themes, the anime is the darker, more violent, and the more willing to be extremely cruel to be its characters.Ā
This was the leads to several moments that will be turning the viewerās stomach and stick in the memory for the long after the shows finishes.Ā
The out of world concept of the human-like Diclonius and the groupās often confusing in nature has been handled well, and the story had put a fascinating twist on the various outsider themes.Ā
Conclusion:Ā
So, it was really amazing to known how Elfen Lied had inspired the Stranger Things and many of the other stories related to it.Ā
Even though while both the shows share similar themes, they both had they are own approaches to convey their stories.
So, what are your views on it?Ā
Can see similarity in both the show? (If you watched the anime)Ā
Will you give try to the anime? (If haven’t watched)Ā
Let me know in the Comment Section.Ā
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