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| that was intense damn lol, she meets grown up alice, i guess they can meet anywhere because lain is god now 0.o lol so much to wrap your brain around |
| Ok, I watched all of this and I have come to this conclusion without looking at anyone's comments. lain is a visual representation, a motif of the connection and technological networks people have between the wired, she is a program and everyone's waifu. i feel like she is also a database of information. because she deleted the memories of her from everyone, meaning she like cut off that connection they had with the wired and network. Basically lain is your waifu, a program, a network and the connection of memories (aka database) which is stored on the network. If erased, you forget the memories aka the history you had. For example a chat log. If erased you probably forget most of it. There might be Remanent but most is lost due to the time passed. This anime brings about the idea that through time and memory lapse, people forget about things easily and memories and data is so easily lost. The last scene where she meets alice again, that is like alice meeting the wired again, and the connection to the internet. She remembers using it and dealing with it, but can't quite remember. This is where Lain being the motif of the internet (the wired) comes in as Lain herself is that representation. And she says 'nice to meet you'. She also then goes to say anyone can visit her or see her. This means that the internet (the wired) is accessible from anywhere at any time. |
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| i liked it until lain used the dragon balls to reset |
| What an amazing show. I would write something down, but I really can't process my thoughts at the moment. Definitely one of my new favourite shows! |
| I like that last bit at the end with the grown up Arisu. ^^ I guess I understand why she reset everything, but after that talk with Arisu in the previous episode, I had hoped that things would have ended differently. The appearance of that God guy just traumatized Arisu too much, I guess, which is not surprising really. ★3/5 Overall, I didn't care for this anime much. It started out strange and interesting, but then dragged on and on and left me confused and lost most of the time. Soon, I pretty much had to force myself to continue watching. Even when they explained things and I understand more about Lain and what she was, it still didn't explain why certain things happened the way they did. Some of all the weird stuff just doesn't makes sense to me, and probably still wouldn't even if I re-watched it. Much of it was weird simply to be weird, and mess with our heads more than have actual meaning. At least that's my opinion. |
| Masterpiece. Gonna rewatch it like a madman! I grew to really love Lain. |
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| This is definitely the most unique anime I've ever seen. I enjoyed every bit of it, and I definitely wanna add...Lain is always gonna be in my memory. An anime worth all that brainstorming. Loved it. <3 |
| I love Lains character and her adorable bear onesie, although i enjoyed the first half way more. Some episodes were kind of boring like the one with the 11 minute flashback, i felt like in some parts it could have done with a little more explanation although after reading about Lain i now understand most of it. The ending made me cry, poor baby Lain D: anyway 7.5/10 although i guess i rounded it down to 7/10 in the end. |
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| I really liked this show but...it just feels incomplete Too many things dont add up and I guess I'll have to rewatch it to see the big picture or maybe there simply isn't one. Hmm I dont really know what to think |
| I've been here way too long... |
| I'm gonna miss Lain so much! I like it very much! |
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skapuppet said: I'm glad I watched this anime. :] I admit though, this anime was confusing as hell and really boring to watch most of the time but still, this was pretty good as a whole. I will always remember Lain. :] I second that |
| Can someone explain to me how did Chisa came back to live?! I mean even if Lain reseted people's memories; how would this brings back dead people? unless she wasn't actually dead? Also why did Chisa suicided? Was she a failure former subject used by God aka Eiri? Was Lain really a homunculus created by Eiri as he stated? if not; are those her real family? if not; who they are? hired adopters? |
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| Mindfucked from the beginning, things got clearer and I enjoyed interpreting the events that transpired. A lot of the best Anime are from the 90s and early 2000. I'm so tired of repetitive and predictable plots from the same Anime and manga producers that I'm so glad I gave this a chance after reading so much about it. I enjoyed it a lot and that ending was really touching. It's nice to see a grown-up Arisu meet Lain in her only known form. I was really touched by it. Especially when Lain said that they would eventually meet again. 10/10 for me. I'm sure watching this a second, third, fourth, etc. time would make it more comprehensible and enjoyable too. Also, people claiming they know what the true story is about is full of shit. The creators of the show have explicitly said that any interpretation is welcome and is accepted as it is your own and that is how you perceived the transpired events. There is no wrong or right. |
ApawtheCorgiJoJan 15, 2016 6:37 PM
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| This anime is seriously a masterpiece. 10/10 |
| quite a kickass ending tbh 6/10 raised from a 5 in one episode it had some nice quotes...but on overall this anime was just really weird.. |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| I liked that song in the first half of the episode , Good ending . My Opinion of the series : - Animation - Bad - Art - Average , didn't like it so much but its unique and spooky lol . - Soundtrack - Good OST , but not so much . - Voice Acting - Good - Sounds - Bad , very annoying sound effects . - Visually acceptable for its release date , but nothing spectacular . - Characters - meh , not interesting , the only character which i can say great is Lain , it is actually Excellent , amazing personalities for the main character , other characters are below average . Lain Personality was really DEEP . - Story - Wasn't interesting for me , ( coming from someone who didn't liked the matrix much :P ) , good themes though , original , some episodes were interesting and some were not . but overall its a good story . - Development - Lain - Great , Other characters - Bad . - Themes - Very Good - Entertainment - Average - Re-watch Value - Great - Directing - Average - Value - 8/10 - Best Episode : Episode 9 ( so damn amazing ) - Worst Episode : Episode 11 - Overall : I have some mixed feeling for this , it is good and important and a must watch for every anime fan , but it wasn't that great for me , perhaps on another rewatch it may get better . My Final Rating : 6.25/10 |
| So time reset it is... Well this was something else, never have I seen a show before that has left me so puzzled and confused. Overall don't know what rating I wanna give it since I can't honestly say i enjoyed the show in it's entirely. Something i forgot to mention, while I love the OP and all it seem it was mocking me eveytime i would watch it thanks to the first line "And you don't seem to understand" xD |
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| this was honestly one of the most depressing series I've seen yet 8/10 bc it was really good though i have no idea what the feck was happening half the time but alice x lain ftw!! |
| What a trip, this anime was amazing. I love how they referenced John C Lilly. The information that this anime references to is very worth looking into. |
| I'd say partly the message of this anime would be that the net or virtual world has to be considered as an medium that can be used for gathering information. It shouldn't be taken in the wrong way where it becomes essential for yourself and you can't differentiate between reality and the virtual world. |
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| Great series with a great story. There is also a SEL game for Playstation One. |
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| If you're not remembered, then you never existed. |
CemeteryFlower said: If you're not remembered, then you never existed. "If you're not remembered, then you never existed"  |
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| Damn bruh everyone forgot bout my nigga Lain smh 7/10 i enjoyed the fuckery |
| She was erased for our sins(not really or...was she?I don't know but does anyone know anything?) gr8 anime overall, well, time to play the game/read the manga and read some theories later:^T |
| So Lain reset everything. And was able to meet with a grown-up Arisu (and the guy next to her is the teacher?) That was a pretty okay ending. Okay as in idk bittersweet but slightly more on the happy side. So Lein will exist forever? There were things I understood, things I am still unclear about. 7/10. Solid anime. First 5 episodes were a pain to watch though. Got interesting later on, but remained confusing for a good length. Even now some things require thinking (which is not necessarily a bad thing) The themes were nice. And Lain went through lots of character development. Arisu played a bigger role than we were initially led to believe, nice. She grew out into a beauty, too. |
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Deago said: Can someone explain to me how did Chisa came back to live?! I mean even if Lain reseted people's memories; how would this brings back dead people? unless she wasn't actually dead? Also why did Chisa suicided? Was she a failure former subject used by God aka Eiri? Was Lain really a homunculus created by Eiri as he stated? if not; are those her real family? if not; who they are? hired adopters? Depends, some say that what is more fundamental in the world is information, you can read the article that comments on "it from bit" freely available in the wired. If you can alter the information, the underlying memory of reality, you can effectively manipulate reality. It is said there exists naturally occurring nuclear reactors, a complex thing that some may think could not have existed naturally. Already it has been shown that what can be called "infinite complexity" can emerge from extremely simple rules. So a naturally occurring simulation is not out of the question, reality might very well be a naturally occurring simulation. As for whether it's a real family or not, a homunculus or not, etc those are open questions. We already saw what some call "the first cell whose parent is a computer."( from Craig Venter's research), some super advanced lab producing an airborne micro organism that can either be implanted into a couple or infect them and start embryonic development a bit after sexual intercourse synchronized with the proper time with regards to a woman's monthly cycle, such a thing is not inconceivable. One possible interpretation of the series is some sort of hard start. assuming the technology of the era can rapidly bootstrap reality warping, akashic engineering. |
Radical_DestroyAug 30, 2016 6:43 AM
YuniYasha said: Holy shit. After finishing this my brain feels like mush. I think I got the majority of the show, and it's pretty epic. I'll have to re-watch it to notice things from the earlier episodes as those were just chaotic to watch without knowing anything about the show. I personally think Lane never actually 'physically' exists in the real world. She can manipulate memories so I think she makes it seem that she exists by manipulating the memories of people around her, unknowingly. However, there are also a lot of things that prove otherwise, so I'm not 100% sure on this. Guess it's just a theory. The show also pokes at Religion. Would god still exist if no one believed in him? Think about it. As a figure who only exists because people believe in him, then what would happen when no one believed in him? Would he simply fade from existence? Can you exist after death? Some character believed that. But did they mean it literally? Could they actually stay alive in the 'Wired' after dying in the real world. Or are the only alive in the wired because of there presence and logged history? Because unlike in real life, in the wired you don't decay. Every post you made a forum for example would still be a capture of you and your personality. So in the wired they could live forever, unlike in real life where they'd decay and fade away and once everyone forgets about them they no longer existed. Did Aliens help us build our technology? The show also seems to think that. They point out that a Alien spacecraft landed on Earth and Aliens helped Humans created 'the wired'. Was Lain programmed by the Alien? How could humans program such a diverse program that can literally form into it's own personalty and it's own being. It must have been the Alien who created Lain. The dude who got hit by the train(The fake god) claimed he did, but was determined not to be the real 'god'/'creator'. The real creators were most likely the aliens. In one of the episodes you see Lain with a Aliens body; I think this is the biggest hint that she is linked to the Aliens and this is the only way I could think of. I am a computer programmer and I specialize in website programming; so naturally after watching this I feel like a god of the internet. :) I can create my own worlds in the 'wired' and do what I want with them. great episode analysis |
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| That Proust reference surely takes the cake. SEL treats the whole NGE world like a baby. This anime is the shit. Now I wanna read a smut doujin regarding this |
| So that's what being on LSD looks like. Ok. The OST is good tho |
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| Good execution of themes & great development of the titular character. Enjoyment-wise, definitely a 6, but retrospectively, it's an easy 8. So I'm going with a solid 7/10. |
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| i loved this show so much! it was a bit of a mindfuck, and felt slow at times but i stil think it was a masterpiece i'd give it a solid 8/10 |
| for real.... make a crazy story full of misteries for in the end, throw the development out of window reseting everything? like lost and evangelion? what a waste of time. |
| Not gonna lie, probably didn't understand even 20% of the show, but it was surely interesting and was one hell of a ride. |
| I think that lain was made after that weird exchange that happened with the alien . She said in an episode that she exists only for people who know about her so maybe when she resets everything back she changes the idea of doing that old doctor's project and stop the whole KIDS thing therefore stopping chisa from dying and changing the lives of many of the characters there including her sister . Also the fact that she exists as a god of the wire was how she changed everything because at that time the barrier between the wire and real life was really weak so she was able to manipulate all those memories from the past and present but after feeling lonely she was returned in the future to meet arisu/alice to feel connected to her as she is her only friend . Anyway i would give the show a 7 / 10 . |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| Eh.. Disappointed much? I'll give this a 6/10. Far ahead of its time and is still relevant today. Damn is it boring though.. Haibane Renmei is far better. |
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| This anime was pretty much a masterpiece, the final episode was a perfect way to end the series. The feels were real in the end. |
"Most anime makers are basically autistic" - Hideaki Anno |
| This anime was a very good on my and got the concept. It was sad in the end when Lain reset and omitted herself from the memories of all those around her, especially when Arisu came to her in the end and ask if she had met her before. The series was thought provoking and had an enlightening message in a sci-fi way. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| I think this is definitively one of those shows that doesn't have a definitive or complete answer, many things are left scattered and left to the viewers own discretion to analyze and interpret; this is neither a good or a bad thing, and it's appreciation lies on each individual. I am too confused about Lain's own existence, i don't think (given the information provided) it's fair to say she was this or that, or neither this and neither that with 100% security . In my opinion Lain actually didn't exist, mainly cause i support the theory hinted by the series (but left unverified) were she was created in the Wired and as such couldn't possibly have a physical body and she just altered people's memories, and after altering them she indeed came to 'exist' in the 'real' world, since she existed inside each human's mind. Thou i can understand how it is also possible to think she existed for real. So that answers for me the question about the various Lain's and how this various Lains were inside everyone's lives. If i understood 'correctly' both Tachibana and Masami worked ultimately for the same goal even if Tachibana wasn't aware of it, since Masami was that client even if the man in black didn't actually wanted the Wired to be fused with reality they were unconsciously cooperating with knights/Masami's goal since he was behind their orders, hence the fake family and the man in black monitoring Lain. Now, the father is something i don't quite understand, i thought he was some random guy payed to fake as Lain's dad, but that last scene of Lain being uncovered by him and then sitting on the table really got me. Is this father the true creator? is he just a passing guy? is he God? i mean i don't know. Also, what happened with the sister? Last thing shown was her completely lost and out of herself in that destroyed house, Arisu was quite shocked when looking at her and no wonder about that! Lain's ultimate solution was really sad. She ended up being all alone by herself, confused about who she is and what she is, maybe even regretting resetting it all. But ultimately came to terms with it since it was the best she could do for the sake of the only person she could ever call a friend, and for humanity's own sake. She finally meeting again Arisu felt like a nice conclusion to her. I guess the only reason i can think of for not calling her a 'God' it's the mere fact that she desperately seeks to exist and affirm her existence, and as such she leaves the Wired to connect with reality acquiring a body and merging with such reality, hence her 'human' part.Also, after deleting herself from ppl's memories nobody can love or worship her. So is she basically a program that seeks to be human and thanks to this very same desire went berserk and forgot and betrayed the purpose she was created for? Hahha, anyways, i loved how the whole internet, God, even what a person is and what it consist of, is touched in this series. Also, how the Wired or the Internet are kinda taking over the reality, and ppl's multiple versions all very real, are very relatable things nowadays. That being said, i'm part of the population that isn't that much bothered by the questions still remaining cause i love this type of very interactive and quite subjective series. It really makes us wonder and question and make our imagination work. 9/10 |
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| I just came to say: THE SHADOWS HAVE RED POINTS / SPOTS!  Out of jokes, I thought that at some point it would be something important for the story, perhaps it had a purpose and I did not see it (nobody saw it?). Maybe it was just aesthetic and add a "dark" environment (that redundancy) |
| The question isn't "What anime do you like?" That is merely a list. The question is "Why do you like it?" That tells a story. Your story. |
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