For detailed information about this series, see: Serial Experiments Lain on Wikipedia
Lain Iwakura, the protagonist of the series.
Serial Experiments Lain is an anime series co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka, directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura and animated by Triangle Staff.
Manga
- Serial Experiments Lain: The Nightmare of Fabrication (May 1st, 1998) a short color manga featured in the Omnipresence In Wired art book
Anime
- Serial Experiments Lain (July 6th, 1998 – September 28th, 1998)
Video Game
- Serial Experiments Lain (November 26th, 1998) for PlayStation
- //Signal. (April 30th, 2025) for PC
Links to Other Series
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Alice6 | April 1995 | Some names and concepts in Serial Experiments Lain were taken by Chiaki J. Konaka from his previous work, Alice6. | 3 |
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Alice in Cyberland | July 6, 1998 | Alice Mizuki, along with her friends Juri Kato and Reika Yamamoto from Serial Experiments Lain are expy characters taken by Chiaki J. Konaka from his previous work, Alice in Cyberland based on Alice Minazuki, Juri Yagami and Rena Ootori respectively. | 3 |
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Despera | June 2009 | Despera is a spiritual prequel to Serial Experiments Lain. Ain from Despera and Lain from Serial Experiments Lain appear in official artwork together. Father from the video game also appears in Despera. | 1 |
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Fallout | November 10, 2015 | In Fallout, one of Codsworth's recognized player character names is "Lain" referencing Serial Experiments Lain. | 2 |
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Shimeji Simulation | January 27, 2021 | Lain from Serial Experiments Lain cameos in chapter 15 of Shimeji Simulation. | 1 |
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Anime Abandon | May 7, 2021 | Bennett The Sage reviews “Serial Experiments Lain”. | 2 |
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VRChat | November 2024 | VRChat collaborated with Serial Experiments Lain to recreate the world of Lain as a playable experience, "Weird Exhibition: Welcome to the Wired". A redacted document, presumably from Tachibana, can be found in this experience. | 1 |
