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Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain

#3of 1998

Close the world. txen eht nepO.

1998 1 seasons 13 eps≈ 5h totalEndedTV TokyoAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

4.1/5

TMDB score· 647 votes

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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.

The vibe

dementiacomputerinternetcyberpunkcyberspaceangstseinenanimevirtual worldcomplex

Cast

Kaori ShimizuKaori ShimizuLain Iwakura (voice)Yoko AsadaYoko AsadaArisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)Ayako KawasumiAyako KawasumiMika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)Ryusuke OhbayashiRyusuke OhbayashiYasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)Rei IgarashiRei IgarashiMiho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)Sumi MutohSumi MutohChisa Yomoda (voice)Keito TakimotoTarō (voice)Chiharu TezukaChiharu TezukaReika Yamamoto (voice)Manabi MizunoManabi MizunoYūri Katō (voice)Yuki YamamotoMyū-Myū (voice)Sora FujimatsuMasayuki (voice)Show HayamiShow HayamiEiri Masami (voice)Shigeru ChibaShigeru ChibaOffice workerJouji NakataJouji NakataKarl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice)

Network

TV Tokyo

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Episode length

24 min

Total runtime

≈ 5h

First aired

1998

Country

Japan

Where to watch · US

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Genres

AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

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