About this series
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.
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Quick facts
First aired
1998
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.2/10
Votes
626
Genre
Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Status
Ended
Network
TV Tokyo
Language
JA
Seasons & Episodes
S01E01
Layer:01 – WEIRD
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.
S01E02
Layer:02 – GIRLS
Classmates Alice, Julie, and Reika wonder if that was Lain they saw at the nightclub Cyberia. To find out, they invite Lain to go with them to the club.
S01E03
Layer:03 – PSYCHE
Alice, Julie, and Reika are minor celebrities in their class after they witness a shooting at The Cyberia. Lain is given a black-market chip for her computer, but it seems she is a…
S01E04
Layer:04 – RELIGION
Some players of a Wired game called PHANTOMa are dying suspicious deaths. Lain investigates, but her growing interest in the Wired worries her father, as well as classmates Mika an…
S01E05
Layer:05 – DISTORTION
Lain receives cryptic messages about existence, God, and a coming prophecy. Meanwhile, Mika's world changes in ways both surreal and hyperreal.
S01E06
Layer:06 – KIDS
Young children are acting strangely, arms outstretched and silently staring at the sky. A shocking vision suddenly appears in the skies; it looks like Lain! Determined to get to th…
S01E07
Layer:07 – SOCIETY
As the Knights activities make the evening news, a strange man named Nazumi wanders the city with machines strapped to his body. People on the WIRED are asking: ""Who is Lain"". Me…
S01E08
Layer:08 – RUMORS
Still shaken by the information she received from the Men In Black, Lain discovers that she is being blamed for spreading an ugly rumor in the WIRED. Is what the MIB said is true; …
S01E09
Layer:09 – PROTOCOL
A documentary about Roswell gives Lain some valuable information about the pioneers of the WIRED. Later, at the Cyberia, J.J. tells Lain that she left something the day before and …
S01E10
Layer:10 – LOVE
Lain struggles with her identity. Is she a human being, or just a hologram? And are the Knights responsible for the Evil Lain? Lain decides to deal with the Knights once and for al…
S01E11
Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHY
Alone and frightened, Lain immerses herself in the WIRED, processing the events of the past few weeks and searching for the truth of who she is.
S01E12
Layer:12 – LANDSCAPE
Troubled by what she saw, Alice decides to visit Lain at home and find out what is going on. Meanwhile, the two MIB agents receive a terrible shock and Eiri reveals his real motive…
S01E13
Layer:13 – EGO
The world is crumbling, people are dying and Alice's sanity is threatened. To save humanity, there is only one thing Lain can do; she must make the ultimate personal sacrifice.
Cast
dementia
computer
internet
cyberpunk
cyberspace
angst
seinen
anime
virtual world
internete
psychological
suspense
Questions about Serial Experiments Lain
How many seasons does Serial Experiments Lain have?
Serial Experiments Lain has 1 season and 13 episodes total.
What genre is Serial Experiments Lain?
Serial Experiments Lain is a Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery series.
Who stars in Serial Experiments Lain?
The cast of Serial Experiments Lain includes Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Rei Igarashi.
What is the TMDB rating for Serial Experiments Lain?
Serial Experiments Lain has a TMDB rating of 8.2/10 based on 626 votes.
