User Recommendations for Elfen Lied

These shows are very different in many ways. I'd still say that the comparison is sound: * Both shows are grim and brutal * Some protagonists have extremely unsettling backgrounds * Neither show starts out overly happy, and both keep getting darker Differences: * Unlike Elfenlied with it's “read-the-manga”-ending, Fate/Zero has a great ending. (Note that great doesn't mean happy) * The characters in Fate/Zero are less likely to make idiotic decisions * Fate/Zero is a fantasy-anime that involves historic figures and magic, whereas Elfenlied is much more grounded in science and reality. * Elfenlied mostly deals with young people (college-students), whereas the characters in Fate are almost all significantly older I consider several