Elfen Lied Concepts

Characters excepting traits of attraction to both genders instead of just one or the other.

A massacre

The loss of limbs and body parts is a common concept in many of the more violent Japanese manga and anime.

To suffer and most likely die for a purpose; whether it be for ideology, symbolism, religion, culture or simply to save another. Most prevalent in anime is to die so someone else will live also known as holy suicide.

The act of taking another person's life.