Series synopsis
Serial Experiments Lain is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy mystery television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 6, 1998. It ended on September 28, 1998. It stars Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi and Ryusuke Ohbayashi.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Close the world. txen eht nepO.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kaori Shimizu as Lain Iwakura (voice)
- Yoko Asada as Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
- Ryusuke Ohbayashi as Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
- Rei Igarashi as Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
- Sumi Mutoh as Chisa Yomoda (voice)
- Keito Takimoto as Tarō (voice)
- Chiharu Tezuka as Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Supporting cast
- Manabi Mizuno as Yūri Katō (voice)
- Yuki Yamamoto as Myū-Myū (voice)
- Sora Fujimatsu as Masayuki (voice)
- Show Hayami as Eiri Masami (voice)
- Shigeru Chiba as Office worker
- Jouji Nakata as Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice)
- Takumi Yamazaki as Lin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 6, 1998 | September 28, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
July 6, 1998 |
| 2 |
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. |
July 13, 1998 |
| 3 |
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 also being followed. |
July 20, 1998 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 6, 1998 |
| Last aired | September 28, 1998 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |