--- product_id: 90805143 title: "Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1" price: "AED 113" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/90805143-elfen-lied-omnibus-volume-1 store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1 **Price:** AED 113 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1 - **How much does it cost?** AED 113 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/90805143-elfen-lied-omnibus-volume-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1: 9781506711737: Okamoto, Lynn, Okamoto, Lynn, Gombos, Michael: Books Review: Very cool - Just as I suspected, the manga is much better than the anime! - So, I recently re-watched the Elfen Lied anime, and to be honest, it's not that great. What I saw in it was the core of a good story, but that popcorn kernel never blossoms into a delicious morsel. The nudity and violence in the anime feel gratuitous and exploitative because there isn't a whole lot of story to justify it, so it feels like a cheap horror film. Teen tits, cousin incest, urination, and treating a nonverbal mentally challenged girl as "cute" and sexualizing her, and you could say it even feels like a hentai with the actual sex scenes taken out. The manga is, however, on another level. Without the pretentiousness of the opening title sequence, it also doesn't feel like it's pretending to be more than it is. Although, it is kind of weird how it has a "cute girls doing cute things" type of cover, when the content is actually much darker. I'd say this manga is charming and intriguing, and that you care more about the emotions of the characters. You get more story, obviously. This means there's more time for building up character relationships, explaining back stories (the homeless girl's past is revealed more, for example), and they can do more exposition. In the anime, it often seemed like stuff just happened out of nowhere. Motivations for characters didn't seem built up over time, they just popped up like whack-a-mole. The pacing problems caused by the anime being only 13 episodes are fixed, and this book's story goes much further than the "ending" of the anime. So if you're like me and you watched the anime, thinking "this has such potential, but it's wasted, and I don't understand why things are happening the way they are", this manga will definitely be a more enjoyable experience than the anime. I also want to disagree with a different reviewer who made it seem like this would be rife with errors just because he was able to screen shot one spelling error where they spelled "Kamakura" wrong - the book, other than that typo, is actually very well-written. Every book will have like 1-3 errors in it. This book only has that one that I've seen so far, although I'm not done reading it. Anyway, I'd definitely call this manga the definitive way to experience the Elfen Lied story. There's so much more here! Review: After all these years... - Like many Westerners I first heard about Elfen Lied from the 2004 anime. I was an instant fan. The anime being so short with an unsatisfying ending drove me to find the manga. Man was I glad I did. The manga actually tells a completed story. Unfortunately until about a year ago there was no legit way for me to read this manga so I resorted to the unsavory methods that everyone who has read manga knows about. I moaned, begged and complained to everyone who would listen that I would pay out the nose for a legit copy in a language I could read and look what we have now. I am overjoyed. I would have preferred it in singular volumes instead of omnibuses from a collector's stand point but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Some people are complaining about the art especially when compared to the anime. Yes the art is rough early on but it improves over the course of the series. It is really interesting to watch the artist improve in his craft as the chapters go on. Elfen Lied was also Lynn Okamoto's first foray into being a manga artist so some roughness is to be expected. For prospective readers. Don't let the cute cover art trick you. This series is very dark and violent. It is not for the faint of heart. Go read the wikipedia article on Elfen Lied if you are interested. It has minimal spoilers but still mentions the themes and some of the less palatable content. I love this series but I know it is very much not everyone's cup of tea so I'm against recommending it for the unprepared. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #77,007 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #165 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels #279 in Horror Manga (Books) #1,099 in Action & Adventure Manga (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (628) | | Dimensions | 5.13 x 2.02 x 7.22 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 1506711731 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1506711737 | | Item Weight | 1.2 pounds | | Language | English | | Part of Series | Elfen Lied | | Print length | 656 pages | | Publication date | June 4, 2019 | | Publisher | Dark Horse Manga | ## Images ![Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81MtRphUrSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very cool - Just as I suspected, the manga is much better than the anime! *by R***L on November 11, 2020* So, I recently re-watched the Elfen Lied anime, and to be honest, it's not that great. What I saw in it was the core of a good story, but that popcorn kernel never blossoms into a delicious morsel. The nudity and violence in the anime feel gratuitous and exploitative because there isn't a whole lot of story to justify it, so it feels like a cheap horror film. Teen tits, cousin incest, urination, and treating a nonverbal mentally challenged girl as "cute" and sexualizing her, and you could say it even feels like a hentai with the actual sex scenes taken out. The manga is, however, on another level. Without the pretentiousness of the opening title sequence, it also doesn't feel like it's pretending to be more than it is. Although, it is kind of weird how it has a "cute girls doing cute things" type of cover, when the content is actually much darker. I'd say this manga is charming and intriguing, and that you care more about the emotions of the characters. You get more story, obviously. This means there's more time for building up character relationships, explaining back stories (the homeless girl's past is revealed more, for example), and they can do more exposition. In the anime, it often seemed like stuff just happened out of nowhere. Motivations for characters didn't seem built up over time, they just popped up like whack-a-mole. The pacing problems caused by the anime being only 13 episodes are fixed, and this book's story goes much further than the "ending" of the anime. So if you're like me and you watched the anime, thinking "this has such potential, but it's wasted, and I don't understand why things are happening the way they are", this manga will definitely be a more enjoyable experience than the anime. I also want to disagree with a different reviewer who made it seem like this would be rife with errors just because he was able to screen shot one spelling error where they spelled "Kamakura" wrong - the book, other than that typo, is actually very well-written. Every book will have like 1-3 errors in it. This book only has that one that I've seen so far, although I'm not done reading it. Anyway, I'd definitely call this manga the definitive way to experience the Elfen Lied story. There's so much more here! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After all these years... *by K***S on February 27, 2020* Like many Westerners I first heard about Elfen Lied from the 2004 anime. I was an instant fan. The anime being so short with an unsatisfying ending drove me to find the manga. Man was I glad I did. The manga actually tells a completed story. Unfortunately until about a year ago there was no legit way for me to read this manga so I resorted to the unsavory methods that everyone who has read manga knows about. I moaned, begged and complained to everyone who would listen that I would pay out the nose for a legit copy in a language I could read and look what we have now. I am overjoyed. I would have preferred it in singular volumes instead of omnibuses from a collector's stand point but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Some people are complaining about the art especially when compared to the anime. Yes the art is rough early on but it improves over the course of the series. It is really interesting to watch the artist improve in his craft as the chapters go on. Elfen Lied was also Lynn Okamoto's first foray into being a manga artist so some roughness is to be expected. For prospective readers. Don't let the cute cover art trick you. This series is very dark and violent. It is not for the faint of heart. Go read the wikipedia article on Elfen Lied if you are interested. It has minimal spoilers but still mentions the themes and some of the less palatable content. I love this series but I know it is very much not everyone's cup of tea so I'm against recommending it for the unprepared. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Manga, Need to prepare it before reading *by G***S on May 21, 2021* It's an amazing story, and definitely better experience than the anime. As for it being an Omnibus, 3 volumes in 1, it is insanely thick for a book the same height as an average manga, making it sketchy to read as is when it first comes in. I have a history with thicker mangas having spines cracking and pages falling out, which was before I knew how to prepare thicker books. I would suggest using proper ways to stretch the spine of papercovers, which you should look up if you plan on reading thicker books, before anyone starts reading it. ## Frequently Bought Together - Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1 - Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 2 - Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 3 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/90805143-elfen-lied-omnibus-volume-1](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/90805143-elfen-lied-omnibus-volume-1) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*