The character of lina had such a bad temper that i couldnt stand her. Follow along as fourteen year old 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 interconnectedpsyches. Apparently this is a 2cour show, so therell be a 0112 batch in a few months never. Follow along as fourteen year old lain driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmatelogs on to the wired and promptly looses herself in a twisted mass of. The serial experiments lain ost is the official soundtrack for the anime. Serial experiments lain episode 1 discussion thread. Anime episode guide, chapter serial experiments lain episode 1 english dubbed weird.
Tv14 hd 1080p 1998 from acclaimed artist of haibane renmei, yoshitoshi abe available languages. The other songs, which appeared as inserts and background music in the anime, were also written by nakaido. Watch serial experiments lain episode 2 english subbed at. A schoolgirl commits suicide, but several days later her classmates receive email from the dead girl. It was directed by ryutaro nakamura and written by chiaki j.
Anime, psychological drama, science fiction serial experiments lain is not your typical scifidrama anime. 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. Layer 01 year old lain iwakura is a shy, quiet schoolgirl who pretty much kept to herself. 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. Episode 01 twenty years ago this summer, a series premiered in japan that tackled the complex topics of communication, reality, depression, and even theology.
This anime is rated tv14 for the dark morals and themes of reality and the internet, mimimal gore, and some bad langauge. May 07, 20 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. Looking for episode specific information serial experiments lain on episode. I just hope ill have time to do everything i want in the summer with monogatari, asterisk, and macross. The show takes an informationrich dive deep into the nature of reality and truth, and. Mike toole of anime news network named serial experiments lain as one of the most important anime of the 1990s. Lains unsavory behavior within the wired turns her into an outcast at school. Serial experiments lain focuses on lain iwakura, a socially inept adolescent girl who receives an email from a school friend named chisa yomoda, who had recently committed suicide telling her that she did not really commit suicide, but has gone over to living in the wired, a global communication network summing up all of humanitys connection technology from telegraph to internet. Serial experiments lain episode 1 english dubbed watch. Lain wasnt interested in computers until she received her first email from a formerly suicidal classmate. Serial experiments lain sub lain iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. Dementia, drama, dub, mystery, psychological, scifi, supernatural type. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches throughout.
Her hands where greenish and she was really short, why. She is confronted by her separate bolder self, who reminds her that the. Onean introverted yearold called lain replies, and her correspondent claims not to be dead, but to have passed into the wired world. Over the course of between eight and 10 episodes, the show will examine the story of sergeant bowe bergdahl, a u. Episode 8 rumors posted on september 1, 2016 by mark oshiro in the eighth episode of serial experiments lain, lain takes a hard look at her own behavior after a nasty rumor spreads at school. After the suicide of a classmate, fourteen year old lain logs on to the wired and looses herself in a mess of hallucinations and memories. Go sub and watch it a couple of times, its one that really benefits from rewatches. Senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 11 part senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 10 part senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 10 part 23. Why was that alien spying on her in that one episode. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lain s wired wild side. In my opinion sel is leagues beyond both of them mostly a matter of taste of course, but i cant help. Aug 05, 2017 the first animes i remember watching, at least while having an actual idea of what anime is, are neon genesis evangelion, cowboy bebop and serial experiments lain.
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. As you can imagine, s erial experiments lain tries to do some big things, in fact it tries to do a whole lot of things of various sizes, it tries to do all the things. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone wires after. Oct 17, 2018 lain is both a very current series and a relic of the past. For reference, the abstract of episode 5 on wikipedia is rough but clear. 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. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lains wired wild side. The animation is obviously of its time, but i can still appreciate it today. Shonen has neon genesis evangelion, shojo has revolutionary girl utena, and seinen has lain. Watch serial experiments lain sub online free on kissanime. Lain decides to do a factory reset on her life, deleting herself from everyones memory. Jun, 20 read the topic about serial experiments lain dub or sub. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer monitors served as portals to brave new worlds.
The series episodes were originally broadcast on tv tokyo from july 6 to september 28, 1998, and. Watch serial experiments lain episode 2 and download serial experiments lain episode 2 in high quality. In layer 04, mika only comments that lain is weird, perhaps due to her confusing shifts in personality and demeanor, as well as her sudden interest and incredible skills in computing. Watch serial experiments lain episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Serial experiments lain has to be one of the most visually effective, original, and yet utterly confounding anime titles ever to be dreamed up. Like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told.
Not in the way bobobobo bobobo is weird with random comedy and unfamiliar cultural references. Serial will follow one story a true story over the course of a whole season. Yoshitoshi abe texhnolyze brings to life this existential classic that paved the way for films like the matrix. Lain can see a duplicate of her sister too in a form of a crystallized avatar at the end of the episode, and many other characters confirm the messages mika was exposed to exist, so the first traumatic events are not hallucinations but a starter for her conditioning. Dec 26, 20 like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain to. While the story gives us a lot of hints as to what might be going on, nothing is ever explicitly explained. Season 1 guide for serial experiments lain tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Watch serial experiments lain online full episodes of.
For my latest thoughts and lain news, be sure to check out my blog. Serial experiments lain quite possibly one of the best animes ever made. When the interrogation hits too close to home, lain flips from real to wired in the blink of an eye. Serial experiments lain, the brainchild of a number of individuals but most closely associated with yoshitoshi abe for his character designs, became an. Covert agents in black suits take lain in for questioning.
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. It runs a communication os, denoted by a large capital c as its logo reminiscent of the commodore logo the text seen on the blackboard in the classroom is code, written in the c. Serial experiments lain is a episode original anime. Serial experiments lain scenario books yoshitoshi abe. Onean introverted yearold called lainreplies, and her correspondent claims not to.
I got a rather different impression of lain and mikas relationship in one of the dubs scenes, for example. In my opinion sel is leagues beyond both of them mostly a matter of taste of course, but i cant help but feel that theres significantly more complexity to sel. Introduction annotated glossary lain links introduction below. Lain has questions about a computer chip someone left in her locker, and her dads not talking. Lain is both a very current series and a relic of the past. The other songs, which appeared as inserts and background music in the anime, were also written by nakaid. Disfrutenlo y no olviden comentarlo y recomendarnos con sus amigos. Serial experiments lain 02 bd english subtitled youtube. I saw the first episode of this and i thought it was quite one of the most mediocre anime ive seen next to serial experiments lain. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain. I really enjoyed all of serial experiments lain, but couldnt be bothered with either texhnolyze or ergo proxy past the second or third episodes. In a way i was lucky since all these shows are very good but i guess you could also say i was sort of thrown into the deep end. Serial experiments lain is a 1998 japanese anime television series produced by yasuyuki. Serial experiments lain is a complex anime series that follows the story of the main character, lain.
In serial experiments lain, things get very weird very quickly, and they stay that way. The questions it asks are still as significant today as back then, though the answers and context may be different. Like the people she was living with, who were they. She has never had much to do with technology, although her dad is a computer enthusiast. Then one day, she receives an email from a schoolmate who just committed suicide. Serial experiments lain is weird in the end of evangelion style of weirdness. Lain is a completely normal girl, living an average, relatively boring, life. Spot on, the nuances which get tinkered with by dubbing seem particularly important in a show like this. In the second layer, mika is curious of lain s newfangled interest in navis and the wired, at first commenting on lain s vocal interactions with her navi as talking to her imaginary friend.
Serial experiments lain sub 3 psyche by funimation. Watch serial experiments lain episode 1 english version online and free episodes. The storyline, direction, and structure is of a read more serial experiments lain revisited. Serial experiments lain ost serial experiments lain wiki. Think blue count one tow, an allusion to think blue, count two, a short story set in cordwainer smiths instrumentality of mankind series lains old computer is reminiscent of a 20 th anniversary macintosh.
The first time i watched this show was about a decade ago, and it made no sense to me then. Actually the url of the brand in the equipment is mebious. Which is unfortunate because she seems to have a hidden heart but there is not enough moments for her to show her sweet. Serial experiments lain is the most accurate cyberpunk story ive ever come across. Maybe some combination of age, a second watch, and you brilliant people explaining things will make it less confusing this time around. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead. Senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 11 part 1 3 senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 10 part 1 3 senkaiden houshin engi soul hunter episode 10 part 23. 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. 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. Konaka, with original character designs by yoshitoshi abe. Distraught from doing so, lain is determined to discover her true form and identity and takes radical action.
Lain and its deceptively ordinary title character redefined an entire generations concepts of the world. Updates no longer listed here old version final update. In my opinion lain was a great anime despite how many people hate it because it didnt just give you the answers bluntly. Serial is a new podcast from the creators of this american life, hosted by sarah koenig.
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. Read the topic about serial experiments lain dub or sub. Jun 22, 2012 serial experiments lain lain s unsavory behavior within the wired turns her into an outcast at school. Im sorry guys i tried but i just couldnt get that sentence to workthis show takes chances and doesnt shy away from experimentation. 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 episodes wrong every time. Lain even refers to himit as an annoying cheshire cat. In layer 05 mika is subjected to many strange phenomena, culminating in being repeatedly told to fulfill the prophecy and hallucinating due to the influence. She reminds her sister that she will be late for school, and later watches her father set up lain s new navi, but feigns disinterest when he notices her.