Serial Experiments Lain
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.
DramaFantasyMysteryAvant gardeAward winningScience fictionSupernaturalSuspense
First aired
July 6, 1998
Status
Finished
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
Characters
Episodes
1. Layer:01 – WEIRD
July 6, 1998
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24 min
2. Layer:02 – GIRLS
July 13, 1998
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24 min
3. Layer:03 – PSYCHE
July 20, 1998
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24 min
4. Layer:04 – RELIGION
July 27, 1998
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24 min
5. Layer:05 – DISTORTION
August 3, 1998
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24 min
6. Layer:06 – KIDS
August 10, 1998
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24 min
7. Layer:07 – SOCIETY
August 17, 1998
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24 min
8. Layer:08 – RUMORS
August 24, 1998
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24 min
9. Layer:09 – PROTOCOL
August 31, 1998
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24 min
Cast
Crew
Yuichi Tanaka
Director
Johei Matsuura
Director
Shigeru Ueda
Director
Akihiko Nishiyama
Director
Masahiro Sekiguchi
Animation Director
Yuji Takahashi
Animation Director
Yasuhide Maruyama
Animation Director
Takashi Azuhata
Director of Photography
Yasuyuki Ueda
Producer
Taro Maki
Producer
Masaru Sato
Art Direction
Osamu Honda
Background Designer
Shinobu Yamaguchi
Background Designer
Izumi Hoki
Background Designer
Takamasa Masuki
Background Designer
Yuka Ohashi
Background Designer
Shinji Takasuka
Background Designer
Kazuki Higashiji
Background Designer
Riko Shinohara
Background Designer
Kaori Chuubachi
Background Designer
Akira Ito
Background Designer
Masanobu Nomura
Background Designer
Hirofumi Haginiwa
Background Designer
Yuji Shimada
Background Designer
Michiru Nakatani
Background Designer
Sohei Koizumi
Background Designer
Kuniharu Kyoda
Background Designer
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First aired
July 6, 1998
Status
Finished
Seasons
1
Episodes