ScreenshotsSerial Experiments Lain
TV (13 eps)
1998
3.979 of 5 from 18,137 votes
Rank #1,319
"I have only abandoned my body, I still live here" - are the words emailed to friends of Chisa, several days after her death by suicide. As Lain delves deeper into the world of the "Wired" (also known as the internet), the line between it and reality becomes more and more unclear. Close the world, open the nExt.
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Reviews
Score 6.5/10
Story
If the purpose of Serial Experiments Lain is to get your mind whirling, it succeeds. If its purpose is to get you thinking, not so much. This anime is a hit-or-miss philosophical cesspool that could either captivate or disgust. It’s like swallowing a series of shots that burn your throat and make you either... read more
Score 8/10
There are anime in this world that will make you tilt your head to the side so hard you get a crick in your neck for a week. Lain is probably one of the best examples of this genre. There will be times while watching Lain where you need to stop and try to wrap your mind around what just happened. And while other anime slowly build to this point, like Evangelion or Paranoia Agent, Lain goes straight into the... read more
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Serial Experiments Lain: LPR-309
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Related manga
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Serial Experiments Lain: The Nightmare of Fabrication
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Characters
Staff
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Takahiro KISHIDA
Character Design
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Ryutaro NAKAMURA
Director
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Reiichi NAKADO
Music
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Shojiro ABE
Producer
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Yasuyuki UEDA
Producer
