Serial Experiments Lain
“Close the world. txen eht nepO.”
199824m / epAnimation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
First aired
July 6, 1998
TMDB Score
82% match · 657 votes
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Layer:01 – WEIRD
Season 1 · Jul 6, 1998 · 24m
E01PlayingLayer:01 – WEIRD
Jul 6, 1998 · 24m
E02▶Layer:02 – GIRLS
Jul 13, 1998 · 24m
E03▶Layer:03 – PSYCHE
Jul 20, 1998 · 24m
E04▶Layer:04 – RELIGION
Jul 27, 1998 · 24m
E05▶Layer:05 – DISTORTION
Aug 3, 1998 · 24m
E06▶Layer:06 – KIDS
Aug 10, 1998 · 24m
E07▶Layer:07 – SOCIETY
Aug 17, 1998 · 24m
E08▶Layer:08 – RUMORS
Aug 24, 1998 · 24m
E09▶Layer:09 – PROTOCOL
Aug 31, 1998 · 24m
E10▶Layer:10 – LOVE
Sep 7, 1998 · 24m
E11▶Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHY
Sep 14, 1998 · 24m
E12▶Layer:12 – LANDSCAPE
Sep 21, 1998 · 24m
E13▶Layer:13 – EGO
Sep 28, 1998 · 24m
Lain Iwakura, a shy, 13-year-old schoolgirl, receives an email from a schoolmate after her suicide. Is it a prank? Lain doesn't feel horror, but curiosity.
About the Series
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.
- First aired
- July 6, 1998
- Last aired
- September 28, 1998
- Seasons
- 1 season · 13 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- Japanese
- Network
- TV Tokyo
Top Billed Cast
Kaori Shimizu
Lain Iwakura (voice)
Yoko Asada
Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
Rei Igarashi
Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
Sumi Mutoh
Chisa Yomoda (voice)
Keito Takimoto
Tarō (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno
Yūri Katō (voice)
Yuki Yamamoto
Myū-Myū (voice)
Sora Fujimatsu
Masayuki (voice)
Show Hayami
Eiri Masami (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Office worker
Jouji Nakata
Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice)
Takumi Yamazaki
Lin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice)
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