special show, good and bad parts taken into consideration." The Duffer Brothers have cited Elfen Lied as an influence on their 2016 Netflix show Stranger Things. They said that Elfen Lied was like an "ultraviolent E.T." and noted that the character Eleven was inspired by the anime. The Duffer Brothers also cited the influence of Akira, which they felt had in turn influenced Elfen Lied. On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed Elfen Lied among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China. Notes References External links Official VAP anime website Official Madman Entertainment anime website Elfen Lied 2002 manga 2004 anime television series debuts 2005 anime OVAs ADV Films AT-X (TV network) original programming Arms Corporation Biopunk anime and manga Bioterrorism in fiction Bullying in fiction Censored television series Dark Horse Comics titles Dark fantasy anime and manga Discrimination in fiction Domestic violence in fiction Fiction about familicide Murder in television Television shows about telekinesis Madman Entertainment anime Mass murder in fiction Anime and manga about revenge Seinen manga Sentai Filmworks Shueisha franchises Shueisha manga Splatterpunk Television censorship in China Television shows set in Kamakura Works about murder Works about rape Works about sexual abuse Works about sexual harassment Works about torture Works banned in China Works banned in Russia Fiction about animal cruelty Works about abuse