User Recommendations for Death Note

Both animes focus on the killing of mankind. Elfen Lied: Diclonious that are genetically programmed to kill mankind. Death Note: Yagame findds a Death Note, and sets out to use it to become the God of the world.

Both involve HUGE amounts of murder, and a sort of mystery that only the viewer and one other person in the story knows the answer to. It creates huge suspense, and has extremely creepy moments, although not necessarily horror.

Both series feature a fast paced story, memorable characters, and high-stake scenes. Although Elfen Lied is much more explicit than Death Note, both storylines are serious. The main characters in each show could both be considered villains of a sort, since they do terrible things based off their own motivations. All in all both series are great and I'd highly recommend you watch them!

If you enjoyed elfen lied you will enjoy this dark anime too!