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Laincore Anime

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byIdeDial
Feb 24 2023, 8:21 AM | Updated Aug 2, 2023 10:37 AM
Anime similar in tone or aesthetic to the 1998 anime "Serial Experiments Lain"
Serial Experiments Lain
TV, 1998, 13 eps Me:- Author:9
The original!
Run=Dim
TV, 2001, 13 eps Me:- Author:-
Similar visuals
Koukaku Kidoutai
Movie, 1995, 1 ep Me:- Author:8
Similar tone and themes
Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex
TV, 2002, 26 eps Me:- Author:-
Similar tone and themes
The Animatrix
OVA, 2003, 9 eps Me:- Author:-
The Matrix was partially inspired by Serial Experiments Lain, Ghost in the Shell, and Megazone 23.
Shinseiki Evangelion
TV, 1995, 26 eps Me:- Author:4
Similarly psychological, though I'd say Evangelion's psychological scenes are scarier than Lain's
Megazone 23
OVA, 1985, 4 eps Me:- Author:7
Has similar setting and deals with the nature of reality
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
TV, 2011, 12 eps Me:- Author:-
Both horrifying, dark anime with female protagonists
Dennou Coil
TV, 2007, 26 eps Me:- Author:7
Significantly more upbeat, but it deals with a similar virtual world
Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World
TV, 2003, 13 eps Me:- Author:8
They come from the same director, so naturally they will be similar
NieA Under 7
TV, 2000, 13 eps Me:- Author:7
A happier version of Lain :)
Alien 9
OVA, 2001, 4 eps Me:- Author:-
Little girls go through horrifying experiences
Haibane Renmei
TV, 2002, 13 eps Me:- Author:9
Deals with similar religious themes to Lain
Colorful
TV, 1999, 16 eps Me:- Author:2
Has similar sound design and avant-garde style to Lain, even though it's a cringe Laincore anime.
Gasaraki
TV, 1998, 25 eps Me:- Author:-
Similar supernatural, stream-of-consciousness style.
Texhnolyze
TV, 2003, 22 eps Me:- Author:-
Boogiepop wa Warawanai
TV, 2000, 12 eps Me:- Author:-

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