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TV series

Serial Experiments Lain

1998•1 seasons•13 episodes•★ 8.2

AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

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Poster for Serial Experiments Lain

Overview

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.

Series details

First air date: 1998
Last air date: 1998
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Original language: JA
Origin country: JP
Networks: TV Tokyo
Production: Pioneer LDC, Triangle Staff

Cast

Portrait of Kaori Shimizu

Kaori Shimizu

Lain Iwakura (voice)

Portrait of Yoko Asada

Yoko Asada

Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)

Portrait of Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)

Portrait of Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)

Portrait of Rei Igarashi

Rei Igarashi

Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)

Portrait of Sumi Mutoh

Seasons

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Season 1

1998

13 episodes

Videos

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