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Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain

Alternative Titles

Japanese: シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 6, 1998 to Sep 28, 1998
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.951 (scored by 17059 users)
Ranked: #3842
Popularity: #83
Members: 30,564
Favorites: 1,118
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Synopsis

Lain Iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate, and a number of strange occurrences, conspire to pull Lain into the world of the Wired, where she gradually learns that nothing is what it seems to be... not even Lain herself.

(Source: ANN)

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Adaptation: Serial Experiments Lain: The Nightmare of Fabrication

Characters & Voice Actors

Iwakura, Lain
Iwakura, Lain
Main
Shimizu, Kaori
Japanese
Shimizu, Kaori
Hoffman, Bridget
English
Hoffman, Bridget
...
Taro
Taro
Supporting
Siddall, Brianne
English
Siddall, Brianne
Eiri, Masami
Eiri, Masami
Supporting
Chevalier, Roberto
Italian
Chevalier, Roberto
Hayami, Show
Japanese
Hayami, Show
...
Iwakura, Mika
Iwakura, Mika
Supporting
De Bortoli, Barbara
Italian
De Bortoli, Barbara
Kawasumi, Ayako
Japanese
Kawasumi, Ayako
...

Staff

Murata, Masahiko
Director
Nakamura, Ryutaro
Director
Ueda, Shigeru
Director
Konaka, Chiaki
Script


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Mar 11, 2008
seraphjei
Review for Serial Experiments Lain by John Kim

Introduction: I find myself typing this review thinking more about the conceptualization of existence, than the anime itself. Above all, there are two standards I hold true for anime. There are anime that simply entertain for the sake of enjoyment, and there are anime that stretches the boundary of human imagination. Serial Experiments Lain falls in the latter category and for this reason Serial Experiments Lain stands out as a true classic. Serial Experiments Lain pushes the envelope of what the perceived notion of what can be done with television as a medium. The show doesn’t just provide read more
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Sep 29, 2007
Venneh
Title: Serial Experiments Lain

Anime: Serial Experiments Lain was produced by Triangle Staff, who also did the animation for Magic User's Club and Boogiepop Phantom, and directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, famous for directing Kino's Journey and the upcoming Ghost Hound. It ran on Japanese television from July 6th, 1998 to Setpember 28th, 1998. Pioneer (now Geneon, now soon to be defunct) has licensed it Stateside, and the fourth and final volume was released on January 9th, 2002.

Story: Serial Experiments Lain kicks off with a suicide in its first few minutes. Then it cuts to a week later, when all of her classmates are read more
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Recommendations

strange deaths, beautifully haunting music, and strange color schemes make these two anime series almost siblings. . .
They're both very psychological and philosophical. Lain doesn't have Mechs or fights, but they're still rather similar.

Opening Theme

"Duvet" by Boa

Ending Theme

"Tooi Sakebi" by Nakaido Chabo Rei'ichi

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