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Review for Serial Experiments Lain
English is not a native language and at the time of writing my review I did not intend to translate it well, even so I hope that it is minimally understood and for third world speakers who speak Spanish like me they have the original version in Spanish at the end of the text.
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This comment will have minor spoilers that will not ruin the experience of watching the series, but in case you do not want to know anything about it, do not read the comment.
Serial Experiments Lain is a special series, even among those of its genre since the experience ... does not end once you complete the series, but this is complemented by a one-shot manga, a game for Play Station 1 and most importantly the interpretations that the spectators give to this one, the series invites you from the first moment to theorize and investigate on the extremely varied themes that it covers.
Referring to the latter, the series deals with various topics to a greater or lesser extent throughout it, among which we find the concept of collective consciousness proper to the areas of psychoanalysis (by Carl Jung) and also of sociology (by Émile Durkheim), mental illnesses, as it also treats reality and the "I" from an existentialist approach, passing through various authors belonging to the branch, but what sustains all this is its theme on technology and communication, how these affect us and They are related to us in contemporary society, this is something to highlight of the series since for an era in which the internet was just beginning to appear, it has an understanding of it and what will be quite advanced for its time.
The story is about how they will have read in the synopsis about Lain Iwakura, a 14-year-old withdrawn and not very sociable student, she is not very close to her family, although she is fond of them, they are rarely seen talking, especially the mother who presents an extremely cold. Various surreal events will attract Lain to the network where she will rethink her existence while discovering various organizations that are interested in her for some reason.
The artistic resources of the series are great, he uses the visual narrative in an exemplary way using his unconventional animation to tell us what is not mentioned in his dialogues, he plays very well with it, making us interpret his surreal scenes and baffling close-ups.
The soundtrack of the series is perfect for this one, since the opening the series takes us its terrain, the sound effects are very well occupied to develop scenes that could well be part of a psychological horror movie.
The design of the characters is quite good, all the characters fulfill their role well in the series but compared to the protagonist they are not as well developed.
The series is enjoyed quite especially by half of it. Although it can be a little slow to watch and not recommended for marathons, but rather to watch it calmly and think about what the hell you just saw and hopefully understand it.
To finish, I recommend having seen other series of this style before, such as Evangelion, Madoka, Girls Last Tour or Ghost In The Shell, which deal with themes similar to those of Lain, so you will feel more comfortable with the language used and the discourse that deals with narrate the series.
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Serial Experiments Lain es una serie especial, aun entre las de su genero dado que la experiencia no termina una vez que completas la serie, sino esta es complementada con un manga one-shot, un juego para Play Station 1 y lo más importante las interpretaciones que los espectadores le dan a esta, la serie te invita desde el primer instante a teorizar e investigar sobre las sumamente variadas temáticas que esta abarca.
Refiriéndome a esto ultimo la serie trata varios temas en mayor o en menor medida a lo largo de la misma entre los que encontramos el concepto de la consciencia colectiva propia a las áreas del psicoanálisis (por Carl Jung) y también de la sociología (por Émile Durkheim), enfermedades mentales, como también trata la realidad y el "yo" desde un enfoque existencialista pasando por diversos autores pertenecientes a la rama, pero lo que sostiene todo esto es su temática sobre la tecnología y la comunicación, como estos nos afectan y se relacionan con nosotros en la sociedad contemporánea, esto es algo a destacar de la serie ya que para una época en la que el internet recién comenzaba a aparecer tiene un entendimiento de este y lo que sera bastante avanzado para su época.
La historia trata como habrán leído en la sinopsis sobre Lain Iwakura, una estudiante de 14 años retraída y poco sociable, no es muy cercana a su familia, aunque les tiene cariño se les ve pocas veces hablando, especialmente la madre quien presenta una actitud sumamente fría. Diversos sucesos surrealistas atraerán a Lain a la red donde se replanteara su existencia a la vez que descubre diversas organizaciones que se interesan por alguna razón en ella.
Los recursos artísticos de la serie son grandiosos, emplea la narrativa visual de una manera ejemplar utilizando su animación poco convencional para narrarnos lo que no es mencionado en sus diálogos, juega muy bien con ella, haciéndonos interpretar sus escenas surrealistas y primeros planos desconcertantes.
La banda sonora de la serie es perfecta para esta, desde el opening la serie nos lleva su terreno, los efectos de sonidos están muy bien ocupados para desarrollar escenas que bien podrían ser parte de una película de terror psicológico.
El diseño de los personajes es bastante bueno, todos los personajes cumplen bien su rol en la serie pero en comparación a la protagonista no son tan bien desarrollados.
La serie se disfruta bastante en especial por la mitad de esta . aunque puede ser algo lenta de ver y no recomendable para maratones, sino para verla con tranquilidad y meditar que mierda acabas de ver y así con suerte entenderlo.
Para terminar recomiendo haber visto otras series de este estilo antes como Evangelion, Madoka, Girls Last Tour o Ghost In The Shell las cuales tratan temas similares a los de Lain, por lo que te sentirás más cómodo con el lenguaje empleado y discurso que trata de narrar la serie.

---D English is not my native language, so this will be poorly written but I assume it will be understood the same, in the end for those who speak Spanish there will be a version in that language
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Dead Dead Demon's Dededededetruction is probably the work that Inio Asano has enjoyed the most, among all that he has done to date, while in my opinion it is the most complete work of Asano and curiously also the most different compared to the rest of his sleeves, a refreshing change that was already necessary.
Although in parallel with "A Girl on the shore" or "Oyasumi Pun Pun" his ... script falls from time to time it is balanced with his wonderful visual narrative, a polished drawing that many times without the need for any dialogue transmits us almost perfectly all the feelings and thoughts of the characters.
As usual in Asano, he presents us with a work riddled with existentialism and almost ridiculous ironies in a slow-paced slice of life format in which a group of adolescents close to reaching adulthood face a series of conflicts that will make them evolve. as characters and in most cases it occupies them to show us the most shameful, disgusting and in general dark that people can become, but to this format already preset in their sleeves we are surprised by adding in the background science fiction, with a world attacked by aliens who look much more tender than usual, with obvious references to racism and Japanese foreign policy but adorned with an extremely bizarre and sometimes childish but quite bearable humor. It is quite interesting in how in the world presented by Asano humanity continues to seek its desired routine even when the world could be in imminent danger and without taking weight they continue with their lives.
Without a doubt I recommend it and if it is not noticeable, I have liked it a lot, being among my favorites in Asano, although I also understand those who were not, since they were predisposed to the usual works of Asano, but not because they are different, they are bad and for the On the contrary, it gives Asano more flexibility than we would expect from him in terms of stories and their type.
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Dead Dead Demon's Dededededetruction es probablemente la obra que Inio Asano más ha disfrutado realizar, entre todas las que ha hecho hasta fecha, a la vez que es a mi opinión la obra más completa de Asano y curiosamente también la más diferente en comparación con el resto de sus mangas, un refrescante cambio que ya iba siendo necesario.
Aunque en paralelismo con "A Girl on the shore" u "Oyasumi Pun Pun" su guión caiga de veces en cuando este es equilibrado con su maravillosa narrativa visual, un pulido dibujo que muchas veces sin necesidad de dialogo alguno nos transmite casi a la perfección todos los sentimientos y pensamientos de los personajes.
Como ya es costumbre en Asano nos presenta una obra plagada de existencialismos e ironías casi ridículas en formato de slice of life de ritmo pausado en el que un grupo de adolescentes cercanos a llegar a la adultez se enfrentan con una serie de conflictos que los harán evolucionar como personajes y en la mayoría de casos los ocupa para mostrarnos lo más vergonzoso, asqueroso y en general oscuros que pueden llegar a ser las personas, pero a este formato ya preestablecido en sus mangas nos sorprende agregando en el fondo ciencia ficción, con un mundo atacado por aliens de aspecto bastante más tierno que el acostumbrado, con obvias referencias al racismo y a la política exterior japonesa pero adornados con un humor sumamente bizarro y a veces infantil pero bastante llevadero. Es bastante interesante en el como en el mundo presentado por Asano la humanidad sigue buscando su deseada rutina aun cuando el mundo podría estar en inminente peligro y sin tomarle peso estos siguen con su vida.
Sin duda la recomiendo y si es no se nota ya me ha gustado bastante quedando entre mis favoritas de Asano, aunque también comprendo a los que no ya que iban predispuestos para las obras usuales de Asano, pero no por ser diferentes son malas y por el contrario este dota a Asano de más flexibilidad de lo que esperaríamos de el en cuanto a historias y su tipo.

Ao Haru Ride is a story that's fine ... but not more than that. The series does not go beyond, even having the opportunity to do so. I think that much of what you get to enjoy with the series depends on what you connect with the characters, which are well achieved or at least more than characters many other mngas of the genre, in my case I did not connect at all with them that in part is the deep stress that the protagonist caused me, but ignoring that fact the series triumphs with its secondary characters making the series enjoyable.