Synopsis
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
Serial Experiments Lain
1998 ‘シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン’ Directed by Yuichi Tanaka, Masahiro Sekiguchi …
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Serial Experiment Lain, serial experiments lain, 시리얼 익스페리먼츠 레인, Experimentos en serie Lain, Серійні експерименти Лейн
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V̴̨̳̥͓͖́̂́̊̍̊͌̐͜Ǭ̷̺͍͖̟̼̟̏̆̈́͌̆Į̶̡̡̺̻̭̺̺͂̏͐̀͊̔̋D̴̡͕͍̞͖͊ ̴̲̙̰͖̗͇̲̑̈́͒͌̀̀̕V̵̧̘̹̥̠̊̿̊O̷̡̧̨̡̮͚͍͖͊̒̊̏̈́̽̌I̸̫͇̋̓̄̓Ḏ̸͍͓̩̆͐̅̈́̏͂̆͜͜ͅ ̴̢̺̖̣̙͇͒̔V̵̧̨͍̬̺̲̊͆̅Ȍ̶̟̜͚̘͉͋̌̿́̕ͅȊ̵̞̜͌̓̈́͑͋̔͑ͅD̵̩́̾͂̒̌̃̔̂ ̴̦̠͐̔͛V̷̻́̃̽̕̕͜͠͠Ơ̸͎̱̫̞̲͉͙͔̿͐̆Ĭ̷̭̲̠Ḓ̸̨̦̥̂͊̏́̽̅̐͠ ̶̨̱͂̍̀̍̈́͊̃͠V̶͔̰̭͓̉͜͜͠Ó̵͙͚̻͍̯̉Ỉ̸̪͕̑͠D̵̖̋̓̉̄̅̆̿̚ ̷̤̹̳̞̚V̷͍͓͈̓̔̂̀͜O̶̲̭͖̭͕̫͈͋͛͂͂́I̷̧̢̧̠̰̜̝͕͑̕͝D̴̢͇̈̃̍̄͘͝ ̴̱̬͙̒̋̌̃͘̕̕V̷̢̹̼̝͈͕̙͗́̒͝O̴̧̙̠̩͎͗̓̊ͅI̶͈̖̣͍̰̤̺͒̈́̅͆̎͆̅͠D̵͉̻̈̐̓͑̿̿́̾ ̸̨͉̦̩͎͇͉͆́̐͊̿ͅV̵̭̜̦̩̞͎̅O̴̟̽̾͝Ì̶͈̑͋̔͐̾̓͒D̶͔͖̼͉̙͎̎͂̋̇̔̓͆ ̵̟̬̭̿͑̽̓̌͑̕͝V̵̖̣̓͝O̶̠̝͂̒I̵̢̨̹̼͚͌́̓̇́̽͘Ḑ̷̛͉͕̝̳͓̄͌̂̀̇͘͘ ̸̛͙̥̅̉̏͛̏̕͘V̶̢̥̱̯͎̜̂͑̐̈́̅͜O̵̻̦͉͕̥̜̬̿̏̒̿̀͝͠I̴͙͕̩͓̼͖̘̒͂̕̕͠D̸̺̎͒̇͘ ̸̟̺̘̙̃̚͝ͅV̷̨̳̞̅̇̊͑Ó̵̧̢̘͕̱̒̚I̸̧̧̜̘͕͇̖̝̓D̸̰̈́͑ ̷̢̭͕͈̣̥̰̖̀̆̈́̀V̶̙̔́Ơ̸̝̥̼̱̗̊̂̃͒͘͠I̴͈̪̼̲̟͂̇̍D̶͈̫̥̈͠ ̷̺̯͑̅́̇̿V̵̨͖͆̿̾͠Ô̸̬̰͎͎͒͑́I̵̛͖̳͎̫͕̞̣͛͋̃̑̕͝D̸̡̩̂̐̆̕͜ ̶͓̬͇̺͖̺̮̝͂̃͆̊͂̓́V̶̢̻̦͔̾͝Ǒ̸͎̝͇̙̤͆̎̈́̀̐͐I̴͇̩͙̲̅͋̀D̶̛̳͖͙̺̊̾̇̽͋̋͘ ̸͓̹̞̌V̵̭͂̋̔͠Ö̵͎̠̬̭́̓̃̂͆͗̚I̸̡̽̀̾̈͛̐̈́͘D̸͈̠̳̬̯͚̋̂ ̸̮̗̦̦̱̳̟̱̀͗͊̔̓̀̑͌V̷̢̮̪̒O̸̪͉̳͓̮͔͝I̴͇̥͇̔D̶̗̃͌̆͂̊͐̎͘ ̶̬̪̃̊͑̓̐̓ͅV̸̡̤̯͕͊̄͌̀̓̀̀̉͜O̵͙̟͒͆̀̂͐I̵̧̛̝͌̈́̐Ḓ̶̎̀̅͛̿͂͘͝ͅ ̶̛̖̯̜̀̇̑̓V̴̢̖͗͐̐̆̓̀̽̓ͅͅO̴͎̊͋͒̊̇̂̾̀I̸̛̫̮͙̘̳͍̓̈́̽̏̾D̴̮̤͉͍͈̟͍͉̒̎̐ ̴͎͈̽V̴͉͖̗̥̬̭̬̪́͊̍O̴̘̞̤̝̹̤̎̐̇̎Ǐ̴̛̥̠͇̙̔̄͝Ḋ̷̖͆ ̶̛̫̟̥̿̀̆̔̋̕̚V̴̥̉Ǫ̶̥͈͕̣̳̮̪̏̔̅́̚I̸͇̗̎͊̐͒͘͝D̷̲̩̪͇̥̱͈͈̽͗̐ ̶̬̙̙̗͙̇̾͝V̷̰͙͈̰̠̝̥̻̑̂͗́̓̂͑͗O̸̝̪̻͎̤͗̊͜I̴̢̧͖̺̞͇͐Ď̷̠́̉͑ ̸̧̦͂͛̉͊̕͝V̸̩̍̀Ò̶̘̘̐̈̀́̒͝Ī̵̭͚D̷̢̆̒̂̈́̿̃͂́͜ ̸̬̺̥̂ͅV̴̧̰̼̝̞̘̪̭͛͛́̕O̷̗͋͒̇̓̅I̴̖͆̂̽̆̈́̏̀D̴͔͕͈̻̰̟̃̈́ ̶̧̝̩̫͚̠̙͊̉̈́͜͝V̵̩͎̹͊̈́̄̾̌̈́͘O̴̳̬͂Ì̴̠̣͇̽̕D̷̤̮̀̅͂̅̈͠ ̴͍̻̣̝͈̮̫͊̄̒̓̐̉̚ͅV̷͖͎͘O̴̢͎̻̼̘̱̖̎I̷͔̻͚̒͆͝D̴̡̨̥̘̹̙͖̱̆̀̊̌͂̕ ̷͎͙͕̈͝V̴̧̘̬̇̍̊̔́̀̑͘ͅO̸̞̙͉͍̊̅͑I̵̞͛̈́̏̽͒̐͝D̶̞̥͎̹͉̝̿̉͘͠ ̵͔͚͎̈́͆̈́V̷̜̔́̀͆̐Ó̸̼̦̫̯̪̣͖͋Ȉ̵̧̨̲̔͗͐̐̇̆Ď̶̢̩̻̖̙̓̓͒̔̑̈́ ̸̢̨̡̟̥̀̌̆̓͊̔̿̋V̴̧͔͗͛̎̇̔͠O̴̳͙̳̳͕̗͚̅̎̍I̸͈̭̝͂̉̄̂̏̋D̶̺̲̹̩̭̪̜̐ ̸̢̱̣͙̐̿̒V̴̧̜̳̝̪̄͌͒̊̋͂̀̕ͅǑ̵͕̺̤̲͜I̶̩̜͆̍̈́̽D̸̗̜̗͕̯̫̼̑̿̚ ̶̤͙̗̘͓̑̀̂̑̑͘̕͝V̸̧̡̡̻̱̖͇̪͑̅̉̒̾͌Ŏ̷̲̉̃͆̄͛̀Ī̵̡̺̜̙̆̔̃͛̐̈́͝D̶̹̪̎͊̽ ̶̡̺̎̈́Ṿ̴̢̙̩̤̏̈́̍̾̊͠O̴̤̰̞͍̩̗͓̓̔̂̓̕̚͜I̸̖̹̺̲̼̤͗̅̿͗͠͝D̶̩̪̠̤̠̱͊̿̀ ̵̛̝̻̜̾̋͆͑̉̈́V̵̛͔̲͎̟͔͑̂̇͑̌Õ̴̳͚̱̱̱̓͒ͅĮ̷̰̪̳̺͌̏́D̵̥̰̣̄̈́̍͆̕͠͠ ̵̢̢̛̘̩̭̒̑̿̔͗͊͝V̵̭͖͔͇̩̤͉̒͋̎̇̉͋̕Ǒ̵͖͚I̴̙̦̜͖̭͛͌͜D̸̛̝̭̀͑̏͗ ̷̳̍̍͐̽͝V̴̫̘̼͍̳̳̲̹̅͐̄́͑̀̚Ö̶̡̞̪͓̗̗̼̮́͋Ȋ̶̫̼̗͙̉Ḑ̶̹͉͕͍̟̂̔̐͝ͅ ̵̦͚̞̦͎̩̅̏̇̎ͅV̶̝̤̬̲̫̹̇͒͝O̷̧͉͓̫̘̝̟̾͋I̸̧̛̟̻͕̠̭͠Ď̸̼̑̍̌̎͠ ̴̡̢̪̗̪̀͗V̸̧̟̫͈͔̦̝͋́͛͆O̷͔̫͌̈́Ì̷̤͑̀D̴̡͊̔̈̓̈́͛̚ ̴̡̻̓V̴̛͓͉̫͚̫̩̰̽Ǒ̴̖͕͘Ì̵̯̘̲͓̹͘Ď̶̡̡͓̜̬̩͙̽̃̏̐͘͜͠ ̸͉͐͝V̶̙̺̥͑̄͂͌̊͆Ǒ̶̧͕͎͇͖̹̹͜Ī̵̱͈͕̌̀́̿͝D̶̛̫͕̳̗̣̀̄͛͑ ̸̲̞̰̗̈́̽̋̐̕V̶͇͔̯̭̯͚̙̉͑̚Ỏ̵̰̺̼̼̔͆͑̕ͅI̴̗̰̺͎͔̥͕̓̑͌D̸̳̺̟̟̦̈̈́̆̓̚ ̶̹̩͓͉̰͍̉ͅV̸̺̙̠̲̞̳̱́̕O̶̫̫͊́I̵͔̝͍͍̖͘D̵̡̜̯̞̩͍̙̯͒̋̚͘͝ ̶̬̰͓͚́͌́͋V̷̬̮͉͒̕O̴̻̗̒́̽̏̄̃̅̚I̸̢̹̤̓̐ͅD̸̥̲̹̝̯͒ͅ ̷̧̧͉̝̫̇͗́͒͌͑V̶̤̦́̒Ǫ̴̬̱̹̖̮̈́̿͒̑͠I̴̫̼̎̇̊D̸̹̜̺̅͑̀̄͂̅̃̚ ̶͓̠̼͔̝̠̂V̶̧͔̬͚̤̫̒̈́ͅO̴̢̹̙̹͉̊́͒̄͋́̚Ǐ̶̜̰̘̪̗̂̀̊̚D̶͕̜̆͊̀̊̓ ̷̢̛̼̟̫̼̳̞̅̽V̴̫͓̓̍̕Ó̶̧̑̈́̽̇́Į̵̫̰́̓͐̉͛D̵̦̖͈̞̺͉̉̑ ̶̟͛V̶͎̙̊̃́̅̽̎̀O̴͈̣̺̖̟͐̂̂̐̃̌̐͝ͅÎ̷͇̬̳̮͈͌͐́͘D̷̰̣͒͌̍͂̈́͗̈́̚ ̸͓͖̣͎̀̏̀̓V̶̼̲͍̱͉̋̆Ơ̷̢͙̤̞̹̬͐̊I̴͖͂̍̋̉͘Ḑ̷̞̳̬̬̹̲̙͐̓̑͘ ̷̡̛͚͉̯̗̻̬̼̒̈́́͆̈͑V̶̾ͅÒ̵͔̘͈̲͓̳̝̪̽̈͆̀I̴̮͖̟̯͒͌̊͗̐̓Ḍ̵̟̯̻̰͈͑ ̸͚͇͔͆̀͆̈́̿̓Ṿ̴̛̗̃̾͐Ǫ̶͓͋͒́̊̀͝I̶͔̟̝̖̥͈̊̄̒͒͒̾̋ͅD̶͚͔̯͕͒̋̒ ̴̾͜V̵̰͍͎̬̹̣̈́̇̐́̈́̈́͘͜Ó̷̡̢͇̫̎̃̇̓̐͗ͅĮ̸̡̹̤͚̭̙̦̊͝D̷̪̙̘̺̯̦͒̚͜ ̵̡͖̟̘̐̈́Ṽ̵̖̻̥̻̳̇̒͛̐̊͠͝Ò̵͎͖͈̻̅̈͑̔̕͝I̵̡͖̭̖̭̳̻͋͝D̵̰̱̫̐̒̌ ̴̡͖̟͈͙͎̈́̈͗V̵̦͈̜̻̍́͊͂̒ͅO̷̤̤̜̎̇I̸͙͚͉͋̽̆̍̄̉̕D̸̝̞̮̈́ ̶̛̛̝̍̀̆͂̚̚V̴̧̠̩͉̒̿Ȯ̷̭̭͈̗͖̳͒̂̾́̇͐͜Ì̴̟̼̪̓Ḑ̶͕͚͙̺̈́̊͌̋͂̑̊͂͜ ̷̡̢̨̬̮͈̥̦̓́̃͛̿̏̅̕V̸̢͇͊O̷̖͒ͅI̵͉̲͎̳͈̒̑Ḋ̸̖̞̤̤̝̣̾͜ ̶̠̭̮̗͉̮͎̏̇̃͂V̷̦̺͔̅͗́O̴̺̫͙̽́̍̋́͆͐͝Î̷̘͇͌͊̒D̸̦̤̔̑ ̸̱̪̙͓̹͉͑V̷̪͎͖͈̟̮̗̳̈́Ơ̷̛͍̙̪͍͓̝̖̺͊͆͋̕I̵͇̰͇͆̅̈̒̈̿͂̈́D̶̤̟̤̆̅͐̍͌ ̷̨̢̨̦̦̲̤̭̍͑̚V̸̛̭̖͂̇͋́̊̚͘ͅȮ̴̭̜̼̝̻̣̩̬͝Ḯ̷̧͉̯̯̫̪̰̪̐̈́̑̐̚D̷̢̟͎̮͝ ̷̢̮͚̲̑̌̈̑̀V̷̛̘͚̺̠͛̈́͐̈́́̿͝Ơ̸̗̔̒̐͌́Į̸͕̝̰̔͗̔̀Ḑ̴̲̳̽͊͗̃̆̈́͘͜ ̶͎̰̣̎V̸̜̐̈̎̄̚͝͠Ō̵̤̤̗̓̍̋͗̔͘İ̷̻̮͆̄̉͊̐̒͘D̷̞̘͉͈̳͔̼̓͛̌͐̍͐͜ ̶̫̖̠͇̳̞̿͜ͅV̴̧̛͕̱̼̒̑̔͐͌̿̕O̷̪̣͎̮͂̑ͅI̸̜̫̯͂̎́͝D̶͕̯͎̔̉̌͆́̈́͘ ̴̧̧̢̖͚͔̺̀͋͂̕͝V̷̨͕̊̍ͅO̷̞̳̪̠̲͎̱̣̾̈̀̽̔̊̕Ȉ̴̘͖̯͕̙̬Ḑ̵̺̣̺̾̍͗͒̓͝͝ ̵͖̯̹͎̼̮͒̑̔̀̒̓͘͝V̷̛̺̜̺̝͗̇̉͘̚͘O̶̢͚̟̤͚̠̞͇̿̃̏͐̀͛͌͝I̶̜̠̿̈́̒̅̍͝Ḏ̵̢̡͚̃̔ͅ ̴͈̹̥̃V̸̧̞̫̦̱̙͖͔͑̿O̸͇̤̞̯͈̹͙͝͝ͅI̵̼̼̙̲̓́̒̎̌͘͝D̸͖̣̟̹̣̮͓̫̓̓͊̓̋̾͗ ̶̗̱͔̫͋̅V̸̠̤̠̘̋͑̋́̃́̒̽O̷̢̟̣̰̒̋̕I̵͉̘̪̪̗̻̝̗̐D̷̦̯͇̜͐̃̿̕̚͜͝ ̸͍͛͗̊́͑̒̉͠V̷̡̛̘̜̠̭͝Ơ̵͈̱̒̐I̸͚̠̟̦̝͖̔͑̽́̈̄̈́͠Ḍ̴̢̧̛̭̝̬͈̖̉̉͊͊̀ ̶͖̘̣̅̾̆̇V̷̳̜̹̼́O̴̬͕̝̙̦͂͝I̶̡̛̫̰̪̥̗͓͕̾͑͂͘̚͠D̴̬̃̐͛͋͛̚ ̵̻͌̊͛̐͐V̸̨̼̙̒Ō̵̧̠̻̇I̸̡̩̝̤͎͋̂Ď̷̢̡̯̜̭̉͊̄̂̒̄̑ ̷̭̟̯̮́́̽̋̉V̵̰͍͎̬̹̣̈́̇̐́̈́̈́͘͜Ó̷̡̢͇̫̎̃̇̓̐͗ͅĮ̸̡̹̤͚̭̙̦̊͝D̷̪̙̘̺̯̦͒̚͜ ̵̡͖̟̘̐̈́Ṽ̵̖̻̥̻̳̇̒͛̐̊͠͝Ò̵͎͖͈̻̅̈͑̔̕͝I̵̡͖̭̖̭̳̻͋͝D̵̰̱̫̐̒̌ ̴̡͖̟͈͙͎̈́̈͗V̵̦͈̜̻̍́͊͂̒ͅO̷̤̤̜̎̇I̸͙͚͉͋̽̆̍̄̉̕D̸̝̞̮̈́ ̶̛̛̝̍̀̆͂̚̚V̴̧̠̩͉̒̿Ȯ̷̭̭͈̗͖̳͒̂̾́̇͐͜Ì̴̟̼̪̓Ḑ̶͕͚͙̺̈́̊͌̋͂̑̊͂͜ ̷̡̢̨̬̮͈̥̦̓́̃͛̿̏̅̕V̸̢͇͊O̷̖͒ͅI̵͉̲͎̳͈̒̑Ḋ̸̖̞̤̤̝̣̾͜ ̶̠̭̮̗͉̮͎̏̇̃͂V̷̦̺͔̅͗́O̴̺̫͙̽́̍̋́͆͐͝Î̷̘͇͌͊̒D̸̦̤̔̑ ̸̱̪̙͓̹͉͑V̷̪͎͖͈̟̮̗̳̈́Ơ̷̛͍̙̪͍͓̝̖̺͊͆͋̕I̵͇̰͇͆̅̈̒̈̿͂̈́D̶̤̟̤̆̅͐̍͌ ̷̨̢̨̦̦̲̤̭̍͑̚V̸̛̭̖͂̇͋́̊̚͘ͅȮ̴̭̜̼̝̻̣̩̬͝Ḯ̷̧͉̯̯̫̪̰̪̐̈́̑̐̚D̷̢̟͎̮͝ ̷̢̮͚̲̑̌̈̑̀V̷̛̘͚̺̠͛̈́͐̈́́̿͝Ơ̸̗̔̒̐͌́Į̸͕̝̰̔͗̔̀Ḑ̴̲̳̽͊͗̃̆̈́͘͜ ̶͎̰̣̎V̸̜̐̈̎̄̚͝͠Ō̵̤̤̗̓̍̋͗̔͘İ̷̻̮͆̄̉͊̐̒͘D̷̞̘͉͈̳͔̼̓͛̌͐̍͐͜ ̶̫̖̠͇̳̞̿͜ͅV̴̧̛͕̱̼̒̑̔͐͌̿̕O̷̪̣͎̮͂̑ͅI̸̜̫̯͂̎́͝D̶͕̯͎̔̉̌͆́̈́͘ ̴̧̧̢̖͚͔̺̀͋͂̕͝V̷̨͕̊̍ͅO̷̞̳̪̠̲͎̱̣̾̈̀̽̔̊̕Ȉ̴̘͖̯͕̙̬Ḑ̵̺̣̺̾̍͗͒̓͝͝ ̵͖̯̹͎̼̮͒̑̔̀̒̓͘͝V̷̛̺̜̺̝͗̇̉͘̚͘O̶̢͚̟̤͚̠̞͇̿̃̏͐̀͛͌͝I̶̜̠̿̈́̒̅̍͝Ḏ̵̢̡͚̃̔ͅ ̴͈̹̥̃V̸̧̞̫̦̱̙͖͔͑̿O̸͇̤̞̯͈̹͙͝͝ͅI̵̼̼̙̲̓́̒̎̌͘͝D̸͖̣̟̹̣̮͓̫̓̓͊̓̋̾͗ ̶̗̱͔̫͋̅V̸̠̤̠̘̋͑̋́̃́̒̽O̷̢̟̣̰̒̋̕I̵͉̘̪̪̗̻̝̗̐D̷̦̯͇̜͐̃̿̕̚͜͝ ̸͍͛͗̊́͑̒̉͠V̷̡̛̘̜̠̭͝Ơ̵͈̱̒̐I̸͚̠̟̦̝͖̔͑̽́̈̄̈́͠Ḍ̴̢̧̛̭̝̬͈̖̉̉͊͊̀ ̶͖̘̣̅̾̆̇V̷̳̜̹̼́O̴̬͕̝̙̦͂͝I̶̡̛̫̰̪̥̗͓͕̾͑͂͘̚͠D̴̬̃̐͛͋͛̚ ̵̻͌̊͛̐͐V̸̨̼̙̒Ō̵̧̠̻̇I̸̡̩̝̤͎͋̂Ď̷̢̡̯̜̭̉͊̄̂̒̄̑ V̷̛̺̜̺̝͗̇̉͘̚͘O̶̢͚̟̤͚̠̞͇̿̃̏͐̀͛͌͝I̶̜̠̿̈́̒̅̍͝Ḏ̵̢̡͚̃̔ͅ ̴͈̹̥̃V̸̧̞̫̦̱̙͖͔͑̿O̸͇̤̞̯͈̹͙͝͝ͅI̵̼̼̙̲̓́̒̎̌͘͝D̸͖̣̟̹̣̮͓̫̓̓͊̓̋̾͗ ̶̗̱͔̫͋̅V̸̠̤̠̘̋͑̋́̃́̒̽O̷̢̟̣̰̒̋̕I̵͉̘̪̪̗̻̝̗̐D̷̦̯͇̜͐̃̿̕̚͜͝ ̸͍͛͗̊́͑̒̉͠V̷̡̛̘̜̠̭͝Ơ̵͈̱̒̐I̸͚̠̟̦̝͖̔͑̽́̈̄̈́͠Ḍ̴̢̧̛̭̝̬͈̖̉̉͊͊̀ ̶͖̘̣̅̾̆̇V̷̳̜̹̼́O̴̬͕̝̙̦͂͝I̶̡̛̫̰̪̥̗͓͕̾͑͂͘̚͠D̴̬̃̐͛͋͛̚ ̵̻͌̊͛̐͐V̸̨̼̙̒Ō̵̧̠̻̇I̸̡̩̝̤͎͋̂Ď̷̢̡̯̜̭̉͊̄̂̒̄̑ ̷̭̟̯̮́́̽̋̉V̵̰͍͎̬̹̣̈́̇̐́̈́̈́͘͜Ó̷̡̢͇̫̎̃̇̓̐͗ͅĮ̸̡̹̤͚̭̙̦̊͝D̷̪̙̘̺̯̦͒̚͜ ̵̡͖̟̘̐̈́Ṽ̵̖̻̥̻̳̇̒͛̐̊͠͝Ò̵͎͖͈̻̅̈͑̔̕͝I̵̡͖̭̖̭̳̻͋͝D̵̰̱̫̐̒̌ ̴̡͖̟͈͙͎̈́̈͗V̵̦͈̜̻̍́͊͂̒ͅO̷̤̤̜̎̇I̸͙͚͉͋̽̆̍̄̉̕D̸̝̞̮̈́ ̶̛̛̝̍̀̆͂̚̚V̴̧̠̩͉̒̿Ȯ̷̭̭͈̗͖̳͒̂̾́̇͐͜Ì̴̟̼̪̓Ḑ̶͕͚͙̺̈́̊͌̋͂̑̊͂͜ ̷̡̢̨̬̮͈̥̦̓́̃͛̿̏̅̕V̸̢͇͊O̷̖͒ͅI̵͉̲͎̳͈̒̑Ḋ̸̖̞̤̤̝̣̾͜ ̶̠̭̮̗͉̮͎̏̇̃͂V̷̦̺͔̅͗́O̴̺̫͙̽́̍̋́͆͐͝Î̷̘͇͌͊̒D̸̦̤̔̑ ̶͖̘̣̅̾̆̇ ̶͔̳͌̈͘
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Words to begin talking about the experience that I have had with Serial Experiments Lain, the brilliant miniseries from Ryutaro Nakamura are so difficult to come up with on the spot, other than simply stating the obvious, it was a beautiful experience that I surely am never to forget in a long while. Anime is a medium that I have only recently started to explore more, but not since Neon Genesis Evangelion have I ever experienced something that ever felt like Serial Experiments Lain – avant-garde expressionism at some of the most beautiful that any screen would be lucky enough to host. If more well known works like those of Studio Ghibli, or Akira and Ghost in the Shell are…
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I’ve existed on the internet for most of my living memory. It’s an essential part of my life and always has been. However, I do think that at some point there was a shift. The internet became more closely linked with our identities. It stopped being a place to view, to read information, to put out information. It began to become a place where we exist and live every day.
I think there’s a lot of fear that comes with knowing that, especially if you didn’t grow up embedded in online culture. Watching it from a distance or watching it as it began to happen, I can only imagine how scary that would be. I think this is where a…
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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"Humans are all alone. They're not connected to anyone at all" -Lain,
Yep, the internet sure is crazy.
Serial Experiments Lain is a chilling (the whole series literally feels cold) examination of the social consequences of lives becoming lived online. How does that change us as individuals? How does that change the structure of society and communication, etc.. It's an interesting thing to see examined for someone my age, who went up through high school before having any meaningful internet access. I regret not being cool enough to have seen this in 1998 when this was a warning about the dangers of your world online but it is interesting to watch in 2020, especially during the pandemic since most of…
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(NOTE: THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE SERIES EPISODE-BY-EPISODE. AS SUCH, SPOILERS ARE PRESENT ALL-AROUND. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED).
Few series have had their legacy defined by mystique and complete obliqueness like Serial Experiment Lain, delving into complex themes like the nature of reality, identity, and communication just as the internet’s interconnected stream of information began taking the form it takes today. Forming a trifecta of late 90’s anime mindfucks alongside Neon Genesis Evangelion and Revolutionary Girl Utena, a series like Lain was always destined to have niche appeal, something people will say is 100% the best while fully knowing that it's nowhere near accessible as something like Cowboy Bebop or, hell, even Evangelion to a certain degree (at…
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A day after and I can still feel everything from this show; every buzz from the telephone poles, every rave at Cyberia, and every surreal moment. What started as an anime has now turned into something much, much more for me; the metaphysical blending with the rise of technology, the edges bleeding like no one has ever seen before. In the present we feel no fear, but in the 90s they had all the right to be. Unknown forces, unknown potential, unknown power. One moment you're a girl, next you're a God. Where's the barrier between the two? What's to stop the online persona and the real one to eventually merge into something that you never wanted to create? Personalities…
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Morality, gender, philosophy, art, politics, religion...
All of these are ideas created by the magnificent human mind. Ideas that started out as simple fantasies existing in our heads but later became a part of the human condition and society.
They are now as real as the money you spend and the hospital that you go to see your loved one. They are real but they can eventually disappear once the the mind and Earth vanish. Like they had never existed.
Just like Lain, they are concepts that were not created by nature but instead by mankind. And for these to exist, humanity must validate their existence. Stay aware of their existence. As long as there is a record to these…
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I will now be jamming out to the opening for like a week haha. That aside great concept, kinda reminds me of aku no Hana. Quiet and eerie.
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Bumping while also losing my identity through the artificial internet persona I’ve created for myself. Goddamn is this anime horrifically relevant today...
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La vi hace unos meses y me gustó mucho
Una narración con muchos saltos, ideas filosóficas bien aterrizadas y un uso del lenguaje audiovisual bastante interesante
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the first anime I’ve EVER watched. top 3 of all time. sci fi thriller and i WISH it had a movie. it would be so cool and i think personally it could rival Akira or even EoE. beautiful animation and great voice acting. it’s definitely worth the hype it’s just now getting.
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