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1998·Animation·13 episodes
8.7
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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.
Created by Ryutaro Nakamura and Shigeru Ueda
dementia
computer
internet
cyberpunk
cyberspace
angst
seinen
anime
virtual world
complex
internete
psychological
suspense
internet connection
psychological horror
depressed
horror
complicated
Rank
#2 in 1998·#39 overall
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Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 1998

Cast

Kaori Shimizu
Kaori Shimizu
Lain Iwakura (voice)
Yoko Asada
Yoko Asada
Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Ayako Kawasumi
Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
Rei Igarashi
Rei Igarashi
Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
Sumi Mutoh
Sumi Mutoh
Chisa Yomoda (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Chiharu Tezuka
Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno
Manabi Mizuno
Yūri Katō (voice)
Show Hayami
Show Hayami
Eiri Masami (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
Office worker
Jouji Nakata
Jouji Nakata
Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice)
Takumi Yamazaki
Takumi Yamazaki
Lin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice)

Crew

Chiaki J. Konaka
Chiaki J. Konaka
Writer
Chiaki J. Konaka
Chiaki J. Konaka
Screenplay
Chiaki J. Konaka
Chiaki J. Konaka
Series Composition
Yoshitoshi ABe
Yoshitoshi ABe
Character Designer
Yoshitoshi ABe
Yoshitoshi ABe
Visual Effects
Yoshitoshi ABe
Yoshitoshi ABe
Key Animation
Jasmine Rodgers
Jasmine Rodgers
Main Title Theme Composer
Jasmine Rodgers
Jasmine Rodgers
Theme Song Performance
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Opening/Ending Animation
Hirofumi Suzuki
Hirofumi Suzuki
Opening/Ending Animation
Akihiko Yamashita
Akihiko Yamashita
Opening/Ending Animation
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Key Animation

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ur3vy
ur3vy
9.0★ · 09/18/26
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NYMPH
NYMPH
Serial Experiments Lain
I'm really high rn but this was amazing idk I'll write actual stuff later i already talked with ky therapist about this show
I'm really high rn but this was amazing idk I'll write actual stuff later i already talked with ky therapist about this show
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123abc
123abc
10.0★ · 07/14/25
Serial Experiments Lain
It’s not clocking to you that Lain is standing on business.
It’s not clocking to you that Lain is standing on business.
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hazel
hazel
10.0★ · 06/12/22
Serial Experiments Lain
this is my joker
this is my joker
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Piebomb
Piebomb
9.5★ · 09/07/26
Serial Experiments Lain
god i love divine machinery, what a great series
god i love divine machinery, what a great series
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