Shiriaru ekusuperimentsu rein, stylized in lowercase as serial experiments lain is a 1998 japanese anime television series produced by yasuyuki ueda and animated by triangle staff. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch discussion. Serial experiments lain is a piece of truly impressive filmmaking, built around a frightening, dreamlike vision and laid out with a steady, confident hand. Serial experiments lain is a 1998 japanese anime television series produced by yasuyuki. Serial experiments lain episodes posted on may 7, 20 by bobduh so, now that the viewing club has actually moved on to a show i both havent seen and am very interested in watching, i suddenly realize ive successfully doubled the number of episodes ive assigned myself to commit serious thought to every week. Remember how we were talking about the series pivoting. So when i heard about a lain fan guide, i was both thankful at an explanation of the series, and skeptical that it was possible. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch finale layer. Lain has questions about a computer chip someone left in her locker, and her dads not talking. As eye candy or a source of obscure information for the serial experiments lain series, this ultimate fan guide is indeed a good buy. Serial experiments lain has a special connection to preteens in another waythe director also directed digimon tamers. While the story gives us a lot of hints as to what might be going on, nothing is ever explicitly explained. Lain wasnt interested in computers until she received her first email from a formerly suicidal classmate.
Lain before will be following the rewatch, so put references to future episodes in a spoiler tag. Then its time for mark to watch serial experiments lain. Dementia, drama, mystery, psychological, scifi, supernatural duration. Watch serial experiments lain season 1 episode 1 anime. Every scene, every action feels significant, however little sense it might make, and everywhere there are subtle hints and allusions to. This is my attempt to explain the story of the anime serial experiments lain. If you dont like having your brain slowly drained through a hole in your temple by cyborg ants, lain wont be for you. Serial experiments lain was first aired on tv tokyo on july 6, 1998 and concluded on september 28, 1998 with the thirteenth and final episode.
The first episode is largely her staring blankly and possibly tripping out im not sure. The series premiered on mon jul 06, 1998 on tv tokyo and ego. Watch serial experiments lain season 1, episode 3 psyche. Serial experiments lain tv episode titles anime news. Otakon lain panel discussion with yasuyuki ueda and yoshitoshi.
Like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. Setting the background masami eiri, chief engineer at tachibana laboratories, worked on protocol 7 and added code from his own initiative that introduced. Her hands where greenish and she was really short, why. Dive anime reveals 3 more returning cast members 08. I just finished watching serial experiments lain in 2 days time.
The series episodes were originally broadcast on tv tokyo from july 6 to. Omnipresence is full of information about sel and includes episode. Serial experiments lain deus dvd 3 19991012 serial experiments lain deus geneon signature series dvd 3 200404 serial experiments lain reset dvd 4 19991123. The discussion might have spoilers, so if you still didnt watch it and intends to do so, read. Its assault of ambiguous, evocative images makes it a challenge to understand this rather demanding show. Serial experiments lain episode full reaction duration. Serial experiments lain episode 4 wrong every time. The series consists of episodes referred to in the series as layers of 24 minutes each, except for the sixth episode, kids 23 minutes 14 seconds. For the first anime of the series, i brought serial experiments lain. Why was that alien spying on her in that one episode.
Serial experiments lain tv series 19981998 posters. However, some disagree on the grounds that lains vision of the future, specifically its depiction of the purpose and mechanics of the internet, does not turn out to be accurate. As for lain, i watched 1 episode, it was so damn dense and boring i didnt bother wasting my time with any more of it. Serial experiments lain fanfiction archive fanfiction. In closing one world and opening another, only lain will realize the significance of their presence. Im sometimes referred to by my friends as the legendary one arm gamer. In the fifth episode of serial experiments lain, this show hurts me. Review of serial experiments lain ultimate fan guide.
It is a episode anime, made in 1998, and i feel it was ahead of its time. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches throughout. Serial experiments lain has to be one of the most visually effective, original, and yet utterly confounding anime titles ever to be dreamed up. A collection of the scripts, by episode, of the serial experiments lain anime.
Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch discussion layer 00. Serial experiments lain episode reaction duration. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. After numerous watchings and searching the web for explanations i think i have figured it out. It has a detached, isolated tone, which is a perfect match to lains character and life, or rather, her outlook on life. In fact, most of the besmrelated section of the book the final twentyplus pages is filled not with information, but with sketches of characters, locations, and items from the serial experiments lain series. The most ambiguous aspect of the entire thing is the topic of lain herself, and the struggle of trying to ascertain the nature of her existence. Discussion in specific anime discussion started by don9aldo, jan 23, 2012. Serial experiments lain tv series 19981998 the movie. Serial experiments lain episode 5 full reaction youtube. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone.
Serial experiments lain is a episode original anime. Watch serial experiments lain season 1, episode ego. This anime is rated tv14 for the dark morals and themes of reality and the internet, mimimal gore, and some bad langauge. I only hope that ive added enough through commentary and discussion for it to qualify. Serial experiments lain episodes wrong every time. But really im just a guy who enjoys all things nerd and c. Serial experiments lain episode 3 discussion forums.
Serial experiments lain is a 25 minute animationanimescience fiction starring michiko neya as keiko yoshii, shou hayami as masami eiri and ayako kawasumi as mika iwakura. Hoping to learn more about the clandestine technology, lain abducts a young boy for a date. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 3 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime. I may watch it again now that i know the end, and how things were just to try, and understand it better. Serial experiments lain ultimate fan guide by bruce baugh.
Serial experiments lain english dub episode 3 youtube. Disturbing, perplexing, sometimes infuriating, ryutaro nakamuras serial experiments lain covers some of the same themes as the xfiles and the films of david lynch. Konaka, whose other works include texhnolyze, serial experiments lain is a psychological avantgarde mystery series that follows lain as she makes crucial choices that will affect both the real world and the wired. Serial experiments lain episode full reaction youtube. In 2012, ann produced two best of the 90s podcasts, and, appropriately, two of the panelists put forward serial experiments lain as one of the decades best anime. But im not really a technology buff so all i can say is that the story falls somewhat flat. I dont know exactly what makes me think this, maybe it is her eyes, maybe it is the earring, maybe it is the hair. The events from cyberia make the girls minor celebrities in their class. Serial experiments lain 1998 is an anime series about an adolescent girl in suburban japan named lain iwakura, and her introduction to the wired, an international computer network.
An erudite, confusing and chilling anime from the late 1990s, serial experiments lain is creepy cool seinen cyberpunk, as well as a notable mind screw in the genre. Introduction annotated glossary lain links introduction below. Lain is an avantgarde anime influenced by philosophical subjects such as reality, identity, and communication. It was directed by ryutaro nakamura and written by chiaki j. The new male voice does not seem to have a corresponding mouth. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lains wired wild side.
Lain is one of the most difficult anime series to comprehend. Tv14 hd 1080p 1998 from acclaimed artist of haibane renmei, yoshitoshi abe available languages. Welcome to the cutting edge part japanese anime series, serial experiments lain. Serial experiments lain vs neon genesis evangelion. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 3 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. Unsurprisingly, that season is host to some of the most screwed up stuff thats ever been connected to the franchise. When introverted yearold lain receives an email from a dead classmate, she gains access to the wired, a virtual world that promises unlimited power to those who can exploit it. There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. Serial experiments lain episode 4 full reaction youtube. The show takes an informationrich dive deep into the nature of reality and truth, and in the process leads the viewer to come to his or.
There is the wired world inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. Explanation of serial experiments lain anime thoughts. Serial experiments lain episode 3 full reaction youtube. Konaka, with original character designs by yoshitoshi abe. Like the people she was living with, who were they. Serial experiments lain fanfiction archive with over 248 stories. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain. Serial experiments lain is a series reputed far and wide for being confusing, slow and just generally hard to make sense of. In the eighth episode of serial experiments lain, lain takes a hard look at her own behavior after a nasty rumor spreads at school.
Pages in category scripts the following pages are in this category, out of total. A dj at the club passes lain a plain brown envelope containing a computer chip of unknown origins. Serial experiments lain episode discussion forums. Serial experiments lain episode 3 discussion forums myanimelist. Follow along as fourteen year old laindriven by the abrupt suicide of a classmatelogs on to the wired and promptly looses herself in a twisted mass of.
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