Serial Experiments Lain

Overview

Serial Experiments Lain is a highly acclaimed TV. Produced by the renowned Triangle Staff, this adaptation perfectly blends the Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Supernatural genres.

Serial Experiments Lain won the Excellence Prize in the 1998 Japan Media Arts Festival. It has been subject to commentary in the literary and academic worlds such as the Asian Horror Encyclopedia and The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation by the American Philosophical Society.

With a deeply passionate fanbase, it has secured a global AniList score of 80% and attracted over 14,569 favorites worldwide. It currently holds a massive popularity ranking of #233948 globally, making it a must-read/watch for enthusiasts of the medium.

Synopsis

We're all connected... There is the world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a 14-year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: I just abandoned my body. I still live here...

Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur?

(Source: Geneon Entertainment)

Official Rankings

• #309
  highest rated all time
• #184
  most popular all time
• #4
  highest rated 1998
• #2
  most popular 1998