Hoping to learn more about the clandestine technology, lain abducts a young boy for a date. Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate, and a number of strange occurrences, conspire to pull lain into the world of the wired, where she gradually learns that nothing is what it seems to be. For my latest thoughts and lain news, be sure to check out my blog. Introduction annotated glossary lain links introduction below. Tensaitachi no renai zunousen episode 4 discussion. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead her into the twisted maze of the wired world. Serial experiments lain is a episode original anime. Serial experiments lain fanfiction archive fanfiction. According to the otakon 2000 lain panel discussion and the hk interview, konaka liked these names, so he wanted to use them for the secondary characters in lain. Serial experiments lain ultimate fan guide by bruce baugh. Serial experiments lain episode 4 discussion forums myanimelist. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 4 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world.
I guess were starting to drag the elements of the real world towards their thematic point here. The series premiered on mon jul 06, 1998 on tv tokyo and ego. Serial experiments lain episodes 1011 wrong every time. Serial experiments lain bddvd box delayed 4 months nov 2, 20 universal sony home pictures to release anime in australia feb 17, 20 north american anime, manga releases, november 25. In the fifth episode of serial experiments lain, this show hurts me. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch finale layer. But really im just a guy who enjoys all things nerd and c. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch anime reddit. Watch serial experiments lain season 1, episode ego. Serial experiments lain, an album by nakaido chabo reichi. A dj at the club passes lain a plain brown envelope containing a computer chip of unknown origins. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches throughout.
Serial experiments lain sub lain iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. So when i heard about a lain fan guide, i was both thankful at an explanation of the series, and skeptical that it. The first episode is largely her staring blankly and possibly tripping out im not sure. Serial experiments lain game serial experiments lain wiki. There is guidebook for this game titled serial experiments lain official guide. There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. Serial experiments lain by nakaido chabo reichi album. Watch serial experiments lain season 1, episode 4 religion. Im sometimes referred to by my friends as the legendary one arm gamer. However, sprinkled in there, it raises some questions about religion, most notably what makes someone or something a god. Unsurprisingly, that season is host to some of the most screwed up stuff thats ever been connected to the franchise. A collection of the scripts, by episode, of the serial experiments lain anime. Feb 19, 2018 additionally i believe that the scene at the start of episode 10 where lain and eiri seemingly switch bodies for the duration of their discussion is supposed to be symbolic of this, as it presents the visual of eiri being the prophet and lain being the god that directed him rather than the opposite.
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. Of all the articles ive seen about serial experiments lain, not one has truly come to boil down the philosophical aspects of the anime. There is the wired world inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The following article contains spoilers for serial experiments lain its been a long while since ive last written an article about lain. Updates no longer listed here old version final update. Why was that alien spying on her in that one episode. Serial experiments lain is a series reputed far and wide for being confusing, slow and just generally hard to make sense of. 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. Serial experiments lain episode reaction duration. Serial experiments lain episode 4 discussion forums. Released on november 26, 1998 for the playstation, the serial experiments lain game consists mostly of pieces of information collected in a random order that allow the player to piece together lain s story. Serial experiments lain similarities and references in. Watch serial experiments lain episode 03 in high 1080p quality.
May 19, 20 it was a little abrupt, but im glad the knights got handled in a thematically satisfying way all the conspiracy stuff is kind of secondary to the questions the show is now dwelling on. In closing one world and opening another, only lain will realize the significance of their presence. Oct 10, 2018 serial experiments lain episode reaction duration. Otakon lain panel discussion with yasuyuki ueda and. 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. Omnipresence is full of information about sel and includes episode. 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. While the story gives us a lot of hints as to what might be going on, nothing is ever explicitly explained.
Serial experiments lain vs neon genesis evangelion. 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. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch discussion layer. Was he always aware shed begin to enter this world. 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 scenario books yoshitoshi abe. Serial experiments lain acclaimed artist yoshitoshi abe haibane renmei, texhnolyze brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as the matrix. Serial experiments lain episode 4 full reaction youtube. Lain has questions about a computer chip someone left in her locker, and her dads not talking. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 1 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world.
A disturbing net game called phantoma has deadly consequences for its players. Welcome to the cutting edge part japanese anime series, serial experiments lain. Its assault of ambiguous, evocative images makes it a challenge to understand this rather demanding show. Tv14 hd 1080p 1998 from acclaimed artist of haibane renmei, yoshitoshi abe available languages. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 4 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime. Serial experiments lain official guide isbn 4073100831 was released. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 5 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. Serial experiments lain episode full reaction youtube. 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. 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. A disturbing net game called phantoma has deadly consequences for. Experiencing the anime is more contingent on witnessing how things piece together under the atmosphere, not on the tensions of novelty.
For the first anime of the series, i brought serial experiments lain. Aug 10, 2003 a friend and i went to the video store one day and got a whole load of anime, serial experiments lain included, we watched about half an episode and gave up, which i now regret as it looked really interesting, you just gotta be in the mood however, as with most anime. Serial experiments lain english dub episode 4 youtube. But im not really a technology buff so all i can say is that the story falls somewhat flat. Religion, proof that video games and computers inevitably lead to your painful death please note that people who havent watched lain before will be following the rewatch, so put references to future episodes in a spoiler tag. It is impossible to really spoil serial experiments lain. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode 6 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. If you dont like having your brain slowly drained through a hole in your temple by cyborg ants, lain wont be for you.
It was directed by ryutaro nakamura and written by chiaki j. Dementia, drama, mystery, psychological, scifi, supernatural duration. The show takes an informationrich dive deep into the nature of reality and truth, and. Alice in cyberland is related to serial experiments lain in an even more specific way. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch discussion. Serial experiments lain episode 5 discussion forums. Like the people she was living with, who were they. 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. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lains wired wild side. Today we will be exploring serial experiments lain, and what it says, among its many complexities, about the nature of god. Ive been meaning to write something along the lines of sociology and psychology still to add on to the philosophy post i wrote on lain but i havent yet, unfortunately.
Konaka, with original character designs by yoshitoshi abe. Serial experiments lain has to be one of the most visually effective, original, and yet utterly confounding anime titles ever to be dreamed up. The world is crumbling, people are dying and alices sanity is threatened. Aug 18, 2016 serial experiments lain is an anime that deals primarily with the relations between man and technology. Then its time for mark to watch serial experiments lain. Just be warned that there will be heavy spoilers, if you have not yet seen this anime. Hoping to learn more about the clandestine technology, lain abducts a young boy for a. This entry was posted in episode writeup and tagged lain, serial experiments lain by bobduh. Like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. Her hands where greenish and she was really short, why. Greetings readers, and welcome to another christianity v.
The only thing i could appreciate about this show is if it has half as information rich as the serial experiments lain page implies. Pages in category scripts the following pages are in this category, out of total. Lain is one of the most difficult anime series to comprehend. Serial experiments lain episode 4 wrong every time. 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. Watch serial experiments lain episode 9 online protocol protocol protocol protocole. 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. The series episodes were originally broadcast on tv tokyo from july 6 to. Spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch discussion layer 00. Lain wasnt interested in computers until she received her first email from a formerly suicidal classmate. Serial experiments lain is a 1998 japanese anime television series produced by yasuyuki.
Review of serial experiments lain ultimate fan guide. 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. Watch serial experiments lain episode 04 in high 1080p quality. It has a detached, isolated tone, which is a perfect match to lains character and life, or rather, her outlook on life. Jan 25, 2003 watch serial experiments lain season 1, episode 4 religion. Shonen has neon genesis evangelion, shojo has revolutionary girl utena, and seinen has lain. The game features a trio of female characters named minazuki alice, juri, and rena. Serial experiments lain has a special connection to preteens in another waythe director also directed digimon tamers. It was a little abrupt, but im glad the knights got handled in a thematically satisfying way all the conspiracy stuff is kind of secondary to the questions the show is now dwelling on.
Looking forward to seeing it once i accumulate enough money. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lain s wired wild side. Watch serial experiments lain online free kissanime. Serial experiments lain fanfiction archive with over 248 stories. The discussion might have spoilers, so if you still didnt watch it and intends to do so, read this topic some other time. 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. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain.
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