FINISHED
Serial Experiments Lain
13 Episodes
23 min each
SUMMER 1998
Synopsis
We're all connected... There is the world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a 14-year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: I just abandoned my body. I still live here... Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur?
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Sci-Fi
Supernatural
Format
Unknown
Episodes
13
Per Episode
23 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
13 / 13 Episodes
1
Episode 1
Weird
13-year-old Lain Iwakura is a shy, quiet schoolgirl who pretty much kept to herself. Then one day, she receives an email from a schoolmate who just committed suicide. Instead of being horrified, she is curious. Soon, she is seeing visions and her life begins to change.
2
Episode 2
Girls
While out at The Cyberia, Alice, Julie and Reika are surprised to see a girl that looks remarkably like Lain toss a man. However, this girl's personality is exactly opposite from the Lain they know. Curious, Alice decides to invite Lain to come with them the next time they go to the club. Lain declines at first, but after some gentle prodding from Alice she reluctantly agrees. Once there a man high on Accela goes on a rampage, shooting people. What Lain does surprises everyone.
3
Episode 3
Psyche
The events from Cyberia make the girls minor celebrities in their class. But for Lain, more mysterious events continue to occur. She receives a Psyche chip from a mysterious benefactor, strange Men In Black are following her, and it appears there is another 'Lain' on the WIRED.
4
Episode 4
Religion
A disturbing net game called PHANTOMa has deadly consequences for its players. As Lain investigates the deaths, her growing interest in the WIRED has her Father, Mika and Alice concerned.
5
Episode 5
Distortion
Lain receives cryptic messages about existence, God, and a coming prophecy. While she ponders the meaning of this, Mika is about to start a very strange day. While on her way to school, she sees Lain in the middle of traffic. Then, she sees the message "Fulfill the Prophecy" everywhere she turns. As reality distorts around her, Mika rapidly descends into a nightmare that she may not be able to get out of.
6
Episode 6
Kids
Young children are acting strangely, arms outstretched and silently staring at the sky. A shocking vision suddenly appears in the skies; it looks like Lain! Determined to get to the bottom of this, Lain's investigations finally bring her to the creator of KIDS – but what she discovers is not what she hoped for.
7
Episode 7
Society
As the Knights activities make the evening news, a strange man named Nazumi wanders the city with machines strapped to his body. People on the WIRED are asking: "Who is Lain?" Meanwhile, the two MIB agents take Lain to the Techibana offices where Lain's identity is challenged by a man; how well does she know her parents, her sister, herself? Can Lain answer him?
8
Episode 8
Rumors
Still shaken by the information she received from the Men In Black, Lain discovers that she is being blamed for spreading an ugly rumor in the WIRED. Is what the MIB said is true; is she another person in the WIRED? Or is she doing it herself? Lain must find out or risk losing the one true friend she has.
9
Episode 9
Protocol
A documentary about Roswell gives Lain some valuable information about the pioneers of the WIRED. Later, at the Cyberia, J.J. tells Lain that she left something the day before and hands her an envelop with the Knight's logo on it. The envelop contains a chip. Believing this was the other 'Lain's' doing again, she decides to call Taro's bluff and go on a 'date'. Taking him to her room, Lain demands that he tell her what he knows. Together, with Taro's information and the mysterious chip, Lain finds out more then she expected.
10
Episode 10
Love
Lain struggles with her identity. Is she a human being, or just a hologram? And are the Knights responsible for the Evil Lain? Lain decides to deal with the Knights once and for all.
11
Episode 11
Infornography
Alone and frightened, Lain immerses herself in the WIRED, processing the events of the past few weeks and searching for the truth of who she is.
12
Episode 12
Landscape
Troubled by what she saw, Alice decides to visit Lain at home and find out what is going on. Meanwhile, the two MIB agents receive a terrible shock and Eiri reveals his real motive for removing the barrier between the real world and the WIRED.
13
Episode 13
Ego
The world is crumbling, people are dying and Alice's sanity is threatened. To save humanity, there is only one thing Lain can do; she must make the ultimate personal sacrifice.
Characters
Voice Actors
Kaori Shimizu (japanese)
Lain Iwakura
Main
Voice Actors
Shou Hayami (japanese)
Masami Eiri
Supporting
Voice Actors
Youko Asada (japanese)
Arisu Mizuki
Supporting
Voice Actors
Ayako Kawasumi (japanese)
Mika Iwakura
Supporting
Voice Actors
Ryuusuke Oobayashi (japanese)
Yasuo Iwakura
Supporting
Voice Actors
Keito Takimoto (japanese)
Tarou
Supporting
Staff
Yoshitoshi ABe
Original Character Design
Ryuutarou Nakamura
Director
Chiaki Konaka
Series Composition
Takahiro Kishida
Character Design
Hitoshi Kagiyama
Design Assistance
Masaru Satou
Art Director
Comments
Information
Aired
Jul 05, 1998
to Sep 27, 1998
Season
SUMMER 1998
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Triangle Staff
Please log in to post comments.
Comments (0)