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Serial Experiments Lain

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About Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain is a mystery and sci-fi & fantasy anime series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 6, 1998. It has 1 season and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 13 "Layer:13 – EGO", aired on September 28, 1998.

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.

  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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13 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1998 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 28 years ago

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    13. Layer:13 – EGO

    Finale

    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.

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    12. 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 for removing the barrier between the real world and the WIRED.

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    11. 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.

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    10. 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 all.

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    9. 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 hands her an envelop with the Knight's logo on it. The envelop contains a chip. Believing this was the other 'Lain's' doing again, she decides to call Taro's bluff and go on a 'date'. Taking him to her room, Lain demands that he tell her what he knows. Together, with Taro's information and the mysterious chip, Lain finds out more then she expected.

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    8. 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; is she another person in the WIRED? Or is she doing it herself? Lain must find out or risk losing the one true friend she has.

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    7. 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"". Meanwhile, the two MIB agents take Lain to the Techibana offices where Lain's identity is challenged by a man; how well does she know her parents, her sister, herself? Can Lain answer him?

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    6. 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 the bottom of this, Lain's investigations finally bring her to the creator of KIDS -- but what she discovers is not what she hoped for.

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    5. 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.

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    4. 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 and Alice.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

Serial Experiments Lain FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Serial Experiments Lain?

Serial Experiments Lain has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 28, 1998.

When did the latest episode of Serial Experiments Lain come out?

The most recent episode of Serial Experiments Lain, Season 1 Episode 13 "Layer:13 – EGO", aired on September 28, 1998.

How many seasons of Serial Experiments Lain are there?

Serial Experiments Lain has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.

When did Serial Experiments Lain first air?

Serial Experiments Lain first aired on TV Tokyo on July 6, 1998.

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