Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lain s wired wild side. Live action anime videos with special effects, download stock audiovideo, articles. The alien version of lain is separate from this version of lain, but is nonetheless, one in the same. Maybe only second to neon genesis evangelion in provoking thought and sophisticating its viewers serial experiments lain is one of the best works of fiction ever created. People are getting emails from a girl, chisa yomoda, who killed herself last week, which claim that she only gave up her body, but is actually still alive inside the wired, and that god is.
Alien lain is a distant observer that is watching her own life, and those important to her, arisu. Real life anime,vfx,articles,videos hitokage production. Lain accuses the men in black of the act but karl tells her that they planted a parasite bomb in her coolant system. Setting the background masami eiri, chief engineer at tachibana laboratories, worked on protocol 7 and added code from his own initiative that introduced. Serial experiments lain episode 1 full reaction youtube. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead her into the twisted maze of the wir. This is a brief summary of the context of the show. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain. Setting the background masami eiri, chief engineer at tachibana laboratories, worked on protocol 7 and added code from his own initiative that introduced continue reading explanation of serial. Eiri attempts to use the newly virtual lain in order obtain infinite power. Its clear at the beginning of the series that lain suffers from some kind of mental health issue. After getting one of these emails, the introverted lain iwakura becomes.
An erudite, confusing and chilling anime from the late 1990s, serial experiments lain is creepy cool seinen cyberpunk, as well as a notable mind screw in the genre. Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to anime theory, where reality is questionable, and is super trippy. She has never had much to do with technology, although her dad is a computer enthusiast. Read the topic about serial experiments lain episode discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. Later, the border between reality and the wired is threatened when lain forces the world forget a secret that never should have been revealed. Sep 11, 2017 an analysis of the philosophy embedded in the cult classic, serial experiments lain. Shiriaru ekusuperimentsu rein, stylized in lowercase as serial experiments lain is a 1998 japanese anime television series produced by yasuyuki ueda and animated by triangle staff. Layer 08 is when the alien lain symbol is actually setup. Its not really possible to think of lain w actively going and killing somebody, so we need to discern differences between lain a and lain w on moral grounds for the most part. I will watch, record, edit, and upload one episode per day, every day, on top of minimum one episode of each themed slot show more likely 2 or 3. We also see evidence of lains omnipresence from episode 1 where she leaves the train and ends up in her house, her school, a subway station, and the train tracks which may also be indicative of her time travel. Lain is a completely normal girl, living an average, relatively boring, life. In addition, according to thought experiments lain, its possible that lain is the spirit of the planet gaia, if you will.
It is due to her encouragement that lain first visits cyberia. Archived spoilers serial experiments lain rewatch layer 10. Alice, juri, and reika talk to lain saying they saw her during their first visit to the hardcore techno clubcyberia, but with a far more vigorous and forceful personality. Lain is a girl with dissociative identity disorder slowly learning to connect to others using the internet and developing a new personality through online interactions. The show takes an informationrich dive deep into the nature of reality and truth, and in the process leads the. The ultimate fan guide for serial experiments lain is visually excellent, and wonderful for detailed synopses of the thirteen episodes of the series. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started.
Lain wasnt interested in computers until she received her first email from a formerly suicidal classmate. The series consists of episodes referred to in the series as layers of 24 minutes each, except for the sixth episode, kids 23 minutes 14 seconds. Disturbing, perplexing, sometimes infuriating, ryutaro nakamuras serial experiments lain covers some of the same themes as the xfiles and the films of david lynch. We are being shown a lustful version of lain, which is interpreted as the sexual lain.
While the story gives us a lot of hints as to what might be going on, nothing is ever explicitly explained. In 2012, ann produced two best of the 90s podcasts, and, appropriately, two of the panelists put forward serial experiments lain as one of the decades best anime. This is my attempt to explain the story of the anime serial experiments lain. Serial experiments lain explanation hitokage production. The most ambiguous aspect of the entire thing is the topic of lain herself, and the struggle of trying to ascertain the nature of her existence. Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to anime theory, where were finally getting to the 2nd part of this explanation on one of the trippiest anime in existence. Lain is ready to give her entire physical being and become one with the wired itself. Like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. As both are seen to have switched bodies, eiri introduces himself to lain as the creator of protocol seven, saying that lain no longer needs to have a body in order to be alive. While lain a is inclined to work with the knights and lain is too meek to act against them, lain w is the brave persona with the power and drive to force eiri to retreat from his manifestation. An analysis of the philosophy embedded in the cult classic, serial experiments lain. Looking for episode specific information serial experiments lain on episode 10. If youre interested in any of the topics i discussed, i implore you to research them. Even when things are explained in the form of commentary and speeches throughout.
Speaking of trippy, were talking about serial experiments lain, and what exactly it is in the first of two videos on lain. Serial experiments lain episode 12 discussion forums. Serial experiments lain acclaimed artist yoshitoshi abe haibane renmei, texhnolyze brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as the matrix. A critical analysis of serial experiments lain episode four. Serial experiments lain game serial experiments lain wiki. And, as the episode goes on, artificially alone in much the same way lain was in episode 3 complete with a similar sort of dialup static weve seen surrounding lain.
Alice is introduced in layer 01 as lains classmate. Please note that people who havent watched lain before will be following the rewatch, so put references to future episodes in a spoiler tag. Lain is still not convinced that the men in black are innocent, and karl states again that it was the work of the knights. People are getting emails from a girl, chisa yomoda, who killed herself last week, which claim that she only gave up her body, but is actually still alive inside the wired, and that. Interestingly, we also see her fade out at the end of the episode, much like chisa did. It doesnt matter if god exists to the user, says one of lains young peers at the beginning of the episode. There is guidebook for this game titled serial experiments lain official guide. This is a recap of important events in the show, for people that havent seen it recently. The theme of this episode is love, the deep emotional connection between beings. Why were the men in suits and goggles working on the telephone wires after. Tv14 hd 1080p 1998 from acclaimed artist of haibane renmei, yoshitoshi abe available languages. Introduction annotated glossary lain links introduction below. Some kids at the club say they know all about it but they want a piece of lains wired wild side.
Shonen has neon genesis evangelion, shojo has revolutionary girl utena, and seinen has lain. Interestingly, this revelation that lain a exists and is working with the knights should clarify a lot of what happened in girls when we know what happened at cyberia. Yet, serial experiments lain puts forward the notion that there is something that is less real when it occurs in the physical world than the digital world. Why was that alien spying on her in that one episode. But alice convinces lain to take a stand against the socalled god of the wired and take irreversible action in the process. Explanation of serial experiments lain anime thoughts. Serial experiments lain episode discussion forums. This wiki is a collaborative resource that anyone, including you, can edit. A full explanation of serial experiments lain forums. Lain has questions about a computer chip someone left in her locker, and her dads not talking. Serial experiments lain is a episode original anime. Ego is the thirteenth and final episode of serial experiments lain.
Feb 19, 2018 serial experiments lain is a series reputed far and wide for being confusing, slow and just generally hard to make sense of. Watch serial experiments lain episode 1 online weird weird weird etrange. Serial experiments lain was first aired on tv tokyo on july 6, 1998 and concluded on september 28, 1998 with the thirteenth and final episode. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead her into the twisted maze of the wired world. However, some disagree on the grounds that lain s vision of the future, specifically its depiction of the purpose and mechanics of the internet, does not turn out to be accurate. Oct 06, 2018 i will watch, record, edit, and upload one episode per day, every day, on top of minimum one episode of each themed slot show more likely 2 or 3. By refusing to explain itself any more than it did, serial experiments lain avoids that trap.
It was directed by ryutaro nakamura and written by chiaki j. It is due to her encouragement that lain first visits cyberia it is revealed in layer 08 that alice is attracted to. Follow along as fourteen year old laindriven by the abrupt suicide of a classmatelogs on to the wired and promptly looses herself in a twisted mass of. Serial experiments lain episode 1 discussion forums myanimelist. The most ambiguous aspect of the entire thing is the topic of lain herse. Lain risks a meltdown by uploading a navi clone into her own brain. Eiri is considered the god of the wired because he explained that he. As we have seen, lain is frequently isolated, both. This is a community website about the avantgarde 1999 anime series written by chiaki j konaka and directed by ryutaro nakamura.
Read the topic about a full explanation of serial experiments lain on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. She shows a greater concern for lain than kato juri or yamamoto reika. Crunchyroll adds yugioh vrains, serial experiments lain, ccontrol anime streaming jun 1, 2017 mvm q3 schedule may 25, 2017 snow white with. Serial experiments lain is a complex anime series that follows the story of the main character, lain. Serial experiments lain is a series reputed far and wide for being confusing, slow and just generally hard to make sense of. Released on november 26, 1998 for the playstation, the serial experiments lain game consists mostly of pieces of information collected in a random order that allow the player to piece together lain s story. Konaka, with original character designs by yoshitoshi abe. More precisely, the experience of connection is more pure in the digital world due to the lack of traditional, physical obstacles to its success. Dec 26, 20 like when she told alice that she could erase what everyone heard on the rumors that another lain told. Can anyone explain the ending of serial experiments lain to. Mizuki alice, mizuki arisu is a 14yearold girl who attends the same school as iwakura lain.
Lain wasnt interested in computers until she received her. A crowded street at night in tokyos shibuya district. Meanwhile, her sister is haunted by mysterious messages demanding that. However, some disagree on the grounds that lains vision of the future, specifically its depiction of the purpose and mechanics of the internet, does not turn out to be accurate.
Protocol 7 was implemented as a communication protocol on the wired internet that had one special. It is revealed in a later episode this behavior is the result of lain being an artificially created program. Watch serial experiments lain online full episodes of. Serial experiments lain serial experiments lain wiki. Speaking of trippy, were talking about serial experiments lain, and what exactly it is.
This anime is rated tv14 for the dark morals and themes of reality and the internet, mimimal gore, and some bad langauge. A critical analysis of serial experiments lain episode eight. After numerous watchings and searching the web for explanations i think i have figured it out. For lain herself, it is important to remember that religion can refer to ones private spiritual life. Her hands where greenish and she was really short, why. When introverted yearold lain receives an email from a dead classmate, she gains access to the wired, a virtual world that promises unlimited power to those who can exploit it.
The men in black depart, leaving lain speechless and shocked. Serial experiments lain wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. I hope it gets explained later and not at the last few episodes. Dec 03, 2016 hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to anime theory, where were finally getting to the 2nd part of this explanation on one of the trippiest anime in existence. As she, back in her own body, comes home, yasuo says his farewell, after realizing she.
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