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The vast majority of the characters in Elfen Lied end up as technical or literal outlaws. The authority of the Japanese government to deal with the Diclonius as they see fit and their choice to invest that authority in literally the worst person possible is as central to the premise as the Diclonius themselves,or even the star-crossed romance of Lucy and Kouta.

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  • Law and Legal Authority in Elfen Lied
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  • The vast majority of the characters in Elfen Lied end up as technical or literal outlaws. The authority of the Japanese government to deal with the Diclonius as they see fit and their choice to invest that authority in literally the worst person possible is as central to the premise as the Diclonius themselves,or even the star-crossed romance of Lucy and Kouta.
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  • Essay
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  • To attempt to look at the real-world legal view of events from the Elfen Lied series
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  • Series events vs. Real world methods and approaches
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  • In-Story Law and Authority
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  • The vast majority of the characters in Elfen Lied end up as technical or literal outlaws. The authority of the Japanese government to deal with the Diclonius as they see fit and their choice to invest that authority in literally the worst person possible is as central to the premise as the Diclonius themselves,or even the star-crossed romance of Lucy and Kouta. In fiction, aspects of the real world are often exaggerated and amplified, even in works that are otherwise accurate. A governmental authority in a work of fiction is much more likely than not to be portrayed as brutal, corrupt, uncaring and almost certainly counter-productive. It is an easy foe to portray, often being faceless and detached from both the supposed threat it is empowered to counter and the consequences of its actions. How true this is to the real world is a matter for debate. But in Elfen Lied, there is no debate. The few decent souls there might be on the side of the government are rarely the ones calling the shots. To the central characters that have to live with the government's choices, the basis or correctness of their authority is a moot point. But in studying the levels of the law and authorities they encounter in-series, certain aspects of the series once murky can at least be made somewhat clearer.
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