Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain is a 13-episode original anime directed by Ryuutarou Nakamura and produced by Triangle Staff. It is a psychological science fiction series that explores themes of identity, reality, and the relationship between the physical world and a pervasive digital network. The show follows a junior high school girl who becomes involved with a mysterious online presence after a classmate's suicide.

DenpaPhilosophyVirtual WorldDissociative IdentitiesAugmented RealityFemale ProtagonistArtificial IntelligenceMemory Manipulation

Source

Original

Episodes

13 eps

Studio

Triangle Staff

Director

Ryuutarou Nakamura

Series composition

Chiaki Konaka

Character design

Yoshitoshi ABe, Takahiro Kishida

Art director

Masaru Satou

Music

Reichi Nakaido

Sound director

Youta Tsuruoka

Voice actor

Kaori Shimizu(Lain Iwakura), Ayako Kawasumi(Mika Iwakura), Ryuusuke Oobayashi(Yasuo Iwakura), Jouji Nakata(Karl Haushofer), Wasei Chikada(J.J), Shou Hayami(Masami Eri), Sumi Mutou(Chisa Yomoda), Chiharu Tezuka(Reika Yamamoto), Takumi Yamazaki(Suiseki Hayashi), Manabi Mizuno(Juri Kato), Rei Igarashi(Miho Iwakura), Yuuki Yamamoto(Myu Myu), Keito Takimoto(Taro), Sora Touma(Masayuki), Youko Asada(Alice Mizuki)