Talk:Elfen Lied

message: Maybe it's just me, but 6 genres seems excessive. Couldn't we simplify things to just 3? Biopunk falls under science fantasy, psychological and horror could be combined to be psychological horror and tragedy is an implied element of horror.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.186.136 (talk) 21:06, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Many Genres 

message: I've removed 21 different "X in fiction" categories on the bases of overcategorization. Having that many categories is extreme and I very much doubt that most of them are defining characteristics of the work, but instead an attempt to throw anything and everything that may possibly "stick".  A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently define the subject as having. Generally, these characteristics should be supported in the text of the article as part of a reception or critical analyst section. —Farix (t | c) 21:09, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extreme amount of overcategorization 

message: The Theme Song Lilium is an amalgamation of biblical passages and various Christian sources.
The following quotation is from the Vulgate, Psalms 36:30:
::"Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam,
::Et lingua eius loquetur iudicium."
meaning "The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment." (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition).
The following quotation is also from the Vulgate, Epistle of James 1:12:
::"Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem,
::Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae."
meaning "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life." (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition).
The following quotation also appears in the Theatrum Chemicum, an alchemical mass written by Nicholas Melchior (the original source is probably much earlier):
::"Kyrie, fons bonitatis.
::Kyrie, ignis divine, eleison."
meaning "Lord, fount of goodness, have mercy. Lord, divine fire, have mercy." (my translation).
The following quotation also appears in Ave mundi spes Maria (again, the original source is probably much earlier):
::O quam sancta, quam serena,
::Quam benigna, quam amoena esse Virgo creditur.
::O castitatis lilium.
meaning "Oh how holy, how serene, how bounteous, how delightful the Virgin is believed to be. Oh lily of chastity/purity." (my translation).
Quotations from ancient religious texts are of encyclopedic relevance for two reasons: because those religious texts are of encyclopedic relevance and because the quotations help interpret the cultural references of the anime.
Perhaps those quotations - all free from copyright - might be added to the article?
Ignisāra (talk) 00:38, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theme Song ''Lilium'' 

message: Any reason why “Diclonii” is used for the plural of “Diclonius” in the article? The Japanese anime says “Diclonius”; even if the word was meant to evoke latin, shouldn’t it be treated the same way as, say, Tyrannosaurus? palpalpalpal (talk) 12:57, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  “Diclonii” vs “Diclonius” 

message: Should the OVA be counted as an episode in the infobox? Why?  -Daveout(talk) 00:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  OVA as an episode?