It can be considered that “Elfen Lied” is truly an enigmatic horror work, considered a cult among the community, which greatly enjoys anime series, which have a peculiar or precisely, colorful touch in each segment of the story. That something that definitely gives us a good level of freshness in case we are looking for an adaptation, which, for its originality, is easily differentiated within the extensive catalog of more generic works for the community.
Meanwhile, the legendary author, Lynn Okamoto, besides being recognized for being the mind behind the creation of Elfen Lied, was also in charge of giving birth to the manga cataloged as “Parallel Paradise“. Of course, Lynn Okamoto is characterized for being a person with a peculiar rawness in his stories, something rarely seen in the industry. However, what brings us here today is the news that Lynn Okamoto has decided to take an interesting vacation in New York.
The author of Elfen Lied takes vacation in New York!
So what brought Lynn Okamoto here? New York is an attractive city for most people in the rest of the world, probably because it is one of the most popular destinations when the country of the United States is included in a topic of conversation. And the fact is that the city is related to multiple topics where we will see its appearance, from movies with an undeniable success at the box office, to series of all kinds, including anime, which put the place in sight of all foreigners in love with their sights.
In the following images published by the author of “Elfen Lied“, Lynn Okamoto through his social networks on the X platform, we can see that he had fun with the opportunity to visit the various tourist attractions that this beautiful city has, including the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world, the Empire State, however, do not forget the appearance of the face of advertising, called Times Square.
However, Lynn Okamoto, the acclaimed author of “Elfen Lied“, mentions in a later publication that his experience on the trip to New York was not entirely pleasant, because, in his own words, he considers the prices in the city to be too high compared to his normal life in the country of Japan. This is true if we take into account that he went to an Ootoya bar where the food was over 5000 yen (34 US dollars) and in Japan, the same menu should cost between 15 dollars less.
Although you may be wondering at this point, what would be an Ootoya bar? Ootoya is the name given to the series of restaurants that feature a food-oriented theme from the culture in Japan. Surely, it seems that the author of “Elfen Lied“, Lynn Okamoto made the decision to go eat at one of these places because of the great familiarity, which, no doubt, is very attractive to Asians outside their homeland, but instead, he ended up encountering the unpleasant surprise that tourists experience.
The followers of “Elfen Lied” author Lynn Okamoto on the X platform were incredibly amazed by the beauty that happens in the popular New York City, leaving comments about the experience he had in their different photos. Some mentioned their desire to go to the same destination, others apparently encouraged him to try the local food to make his trip more affordable, and they also wondered what if Lucy from “Elfen Lied” went to New York, it seems like a nice vacation…
