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Elfen Lied S1E2 — Annihilation

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Elfen Lied•Season 1•Episode 2

Annihilation

7.7/10 · 713 votesAug 1, 200425 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

The offshore facility, headed by the scientist Kurama, sends a special task force, headed by the ruthless, cold-hearted assassin Bando, to hunt down Lucy at a beach in Kamakura. However, they only encounter her in her innocent "Nyu" state. She is hit over the head

Directed bySumio Watanabe

Written byTakawo Yoshioka

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Cast13

Chihiro Suzuki

Chihiro Suzuki

Kouta (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Lucy / Nyuu (voice)

Emiko Hagiwara

Emiko Hagiwara

Mayu (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Professor Kakuzawa Yu (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Kouta (child) / Shirakawa (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Bandou (voice)

Kinryu Arimoto

Kinryu Arimoto

Chief Kakuzawa (voice)

Maria Yamamoto

Maria Yamamoto

Kanae (voice)

Osamu Hosoi

Osamu Hosoi

Kurama (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Mariko (voice)

Yuki Matsuoka

Yuki Matsuoka

Nana (voice)

Eriko Ishihara

Eriko Ishihara

Arakawa (voice)

Crew12

T

Takawo Yoshioka

Writer

H

Hitoshi Kamata

Key Animation

M

Mitsumasa Kimura

Key Animation

T

Takayuki Kanouchi

Key Animation

S

Sumio Watanabe

Director

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Yoshimi Imagawa

Key Animation

S

Sumio Watanabe

Storyboard Artist

S

Sumio Watanabe

Key Animation

M

Masaru Kanamori

Key Animation

M

Michio Sato

Key Animation

K

Kenji Hattori

Animation Director

T

Toshio Hasegawa

Special Effects

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Episode Summary

"Annihilation" is episode 2 of Elfen Lied season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 713 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Sumio Watanabe and written by Takawo Yoshioka, it aired on August 1, 2004.

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