People are getting emails from a girl that killed herself last week chisa yomoda, which claim that she only gave up her body, but is actually still alive inside the wired, and that god is also there. It is impossible to really spoil serial experiments lain. Sep 01, 2016 serial experiments lain is one hell of a trip. Spot on, the nuances which get tinkered with by dubbing seem particularly important in a show like this. The computer is a single unit with a monitor built into the front of the box. In that sense, lain the anime has a distinct postmodern identity, the type of identity that lain the character is searching for. Lain is a completely normal girl, living an average, relatively boring, life. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead her into the twisted maze of the wired world.
Setting the background masami eiri, chief engineer at tachibana laboratories, worked on protocol 7 and added code from his own initiative that introduced. It also features the tv edit and a remix of the opening theme song, duvet. 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. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone wires after. Last episode we saw lain ws first real human interaction in the analog world, as she made a concerted effort to take temporary control of lains body. Tv14 hd 1080p 1998 from acclaimed artist of haibane renmei, yoshitoshi abe available languages. The first episode is largely her staring blankly and. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lain s wired wild side. Lain iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteenyearold, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate chisa yomodathe very same chisa who recently committed suicide. Serial experiments lain ost cyberia mix full album duration. Perhaps the most important character to lain, alice is the one that gives the viewer a way to measure reality within serial experiments lain.
This is the first time we see anything of the sort outside of the implied cyberia lain the details of which are still pretty unclear but this episode picks up where things left off vague analysis and another little piece. Explanation of serial experiments lain anime thoughts. After numerous watchings and searching the web for explanations i think i have figured it out. Lain is a girl with dissociative identity disorder slowly learning to connect to others using the internet and developing a new personality through online interactions. Onean introverted yearold called lainreplies, and her correspondent claims not to. The thing with this title is that it was distributed. Many of the hidden secrets of the series, especially the intertext with several apple products, are highlighted, which is somewhat interesting but really only worth knowing for an animebased. The only thing i could appreciate about this show is if it has half as information rich as the serial experiments lain page implies. Serial experiments lain explanation hitokage production. I got a rather different impression of lain and mikas relationship in one of the dubs scenes, for example. It is due to her encouragement that lain first visits cyberia it is revealed in layer 08 that alice is attracted to a teacher. Maybe only second to neon genesis evangelion in provoking thought and sophisticating its viewers serial experiments lain is one of the best works of fiction ever created. This summer marks the 20th anniversary of serial experiments lain, a cult anime that is still boggling minds decades later.
Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain to. 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. Experiencing the anime is more contingent on witnessing how things piece together under the atmosphere, not on the tensions of novelty. She has never had much to do with technology, although her dad is a computer enthusiast. A full explanation of serial experiments lain forums. Introduction serial experiments lain is a paragon of many dimensions, and completely unrivaled in many more. Serial experiments lain weird tv episode 1998 imdb. Where the first episode is devoted to uncovering lains past, this episode is a pessimistic take on lains future. The first episode is largely her staring blankly and possibly tripping out im not sure.
This is a recap of important events in the show, for people that havent seen it recently. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain. Onean introverted yearold called lain replies, and her correspondent claims not to be dead, but to have passed into the wired world. But im not really a technology buff so all i can say is that the story falls somewhat flat.
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. It acts a soundtrack for the fictional nightclub cyberia, which is depicted in the show. Watch serial experiments lain online free kissanime. The serial experiments lain ost is the official soundtrack for the anime. In serial experiments lain, things get very weird very quickly, and they stay that way. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even basic technology. Lain risks a meltdown by uploading a navi clone into her own brain. Disturbing, perplexing, sometimes infuriating, ryutaro nakamuras serial experiments lain covers some of the same themes as the xfiles and the films of david lynch. Serial experiments lain episode 6 wrong every time. Dec 26, 20 like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. Like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told.
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 also features the tv edit and a remix of the opening theme song, duvet both of which were removed for the american pressing. Watch serial experiments lain online full episodes of. Looking for information on the anime serial experiments lain. Serial experiments lain wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Introduction annotated glossary lain links introduction below. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches throughout. The second is the common desktop model of the knowledge navigator.
Why was that alien spying on her in that one episode. Wandering around the city, socializing, partying, generally having their own fun. Mizuki alice, mizuki arisu is a 14yearold girl who attends the same school as iwakura lain. Of all the articles ive seen about serial experiments lain, not one has truly come to boil down the philosophical aspects of the anime.
While its not as pretty or as space efficient as the childs navi it is the most powerful consumer model on the market. 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. She constantly rushed to lains side when lain was in a touch position while reika and juri stood by on the side. Nov 06, 2012 serial experiments lain full opening legendado em portugues duration. There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. This is a brief summary of the context of the show. Later, the border between reality and the wired is threatened when lain forces the world forget a secret that never should have been revealed. The original lain is a cypher shes curious and lonely, but exhibits only the slightest traces of personality. A critical analysis of serial experiments lain episode six kids. She shows a greater concern for lain than kato juri or yamamoto reika. More importantly shes the one who loved lain without worshipping her. For reference, the abstract of episode 5 on wikipedia is rough but clear. Lain has questions about a computer chip someone left in her locker, and her dads not talking. I hope in the end we gets an interesting explanation.
Serial experiments lain has to be one of the most visually effective, original, and yet utterly confounding anime titles ever to be dreamed up. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lains wired wild side. Setting the background masami eiri, chief engineer at tachibana laboratories, worked on protocol 7 and added code from his own initiative that introduced continue reading explanation of serial. While the story gives us a lot of hints as to what might be going on, nothing is ever explicitly explained. Welcome to the cutting edge part japanese anime series, serial experiments lain. Her hands where greenish and she was really short, why. This is my attempt to explain the story of the anime serial experiments lain. 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. Once assembled the navi is ready to connect to the wired right out of the box.
Last episode we saw lain ws first real human interaction in the analog world, as she made a concerted effort to take temporary control of lain s body. Reika points down the street at a boy it is the same boy lain saw earlier in the episode. Anyways back to lain, if you are looking in to buying the japanese limited edition serial experiments lain restore bluray, and you have never seen the show before, i suggest putting a hold on that idea for now because it is extremely expensive, even if its used. Although serial experiments lain does not attempt or pretend to offer a totally new vision, it succeeds wildly as a new and wonderfully constructed synthesis of older elements. Psyche, i really think the fact that the computer modding is done by a device called psyche is probably one of the most explicit points in the show to tell you whats going on right now. Yes, it was produced by satoshi kon and he directed some episodes. Serial experiments lain relies heavily on philosophical subjects, such as reality, identity, and communication, to follow lain iwakura, an adolescent girl living in suburban japan, and her introduction to the wired, a global communication network. This anime is rated tv14 for the dark morals and themes of reality and the internet, mimimal gore, and some bad langauge.
It has a detached, isolated tone, which is a perfect match to lains character and life, or rather, her outlook on life. Read the topic about a full explanation of serial experiments lain on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. The series episodes were originally broadcast on tv tokyo from july 6 to. It is due to her encouragement that lain first visits cyberia. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone. There is the wired world inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. Serial experiments lain english dub episode 6 youtube. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. The other songs, which appeared as inserts and background music in the anime, were also written by nakaid. A schoolgirl commits suicide, but several days later her classmates receive email from the dead girl. The other songs, which appeared as inserts and background music in the anime, were also written by nakaido.
Aug 17, 2007 serial experiments lain excessively cool scene duration. Alice is introduced in layer 01 as lains classmate. Serial experiments lain is a episode original anime. 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. 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 is a complex anime series that follows the story of the main character, lain. After getting one of these emails, the introverted lain becomes interested in computers. Does it have a protagonist in the traditional sense. In the wired lain finds out about the kids project. Serial experiments lain ost serial experiments lain wiki. 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 episode 6 discussion forums myanimelist. In the sixth episode of serial experiments lain, lain is drawn into the wired after a bizarre experience in downtown tokyo. Watch serial experiments lain episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Its a masterpiece of intellectuality, and utterly unparalleled in providing a mindwarping trip into extreme psychological and philosophical themes whose impact lingers and haunts like nothing ive ever experienced. The lain, lein and rein fanromanisations are a bit arbitary and confusing. Serial experiments lain sub lain iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. The ultimate fan guide for serial experiments lain is visually excellent, and wonderful for detailed synopses of the thirteen episodes of the series. 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.
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