Although serial experiments lain does not attempt or pretend to offer a totally new vision, it succeeds wildly as a new and wonderfully constructed synthesis of older elements. Hey everybody, here again with another lain article. In closing one world and opening another, only lain will realize the significance of their presence. As a regular human he wears a plain gray suit with a tie and has short black hair. At the last moment before eiris influence becomes complete and lain transfers herself to the wired likely by committing suicide alice appears and manages to convince lain otherwise. Welcome to the cutting edge part japanese anime series, serial. Of course, you wouldnt have transcendence without serial experiments lain.
It seems that lain has at least 2 personalities, and lains first personality is changing even now. It was produced by the now defunct triangle staff and directed by ryutaro nakamura, who has worked on over 29 different major projects over his career. Anyone notice other series influenced by serial experiments lain. I had to purchase the most expensive lain box set which is the japanase restore edition, followed by the 2nd most expensive lain boxset etc. Serial experiments lain is a series reputed far and wide for being confusing, slow and just generally hard to make sense of. The menace of the matrix takes on the tiny heroine of serial experiments. A byproduct of descartess formalism, however, is the persistent, reinforced notion that all local properties of a universe may be extended. His major influences are nature and everything around him. Time for another lain article, since i havent had much other inspiration for writing at the moment. 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. One particularly intriguing series in this vein is serial experiments lain 1998. Satoshi kons perfect blue is among the most influential anime to ever exist.
Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate, and a number of strange occurrences, conspire to pull lain into the world of the wired, where she gradually learns that nothing is what it seems to be. Watch serial experiments lain online free kissanime. Drawing a direct line from these works to lain might be a stretch, but its not impossible to imagine the influence of this extraordinary show lingering on, partly remembered, in the collective unconscious. Specifically speaking about lains character, abe was inspired by kenji tsuruta, akihiro yamada. Influences on serial experiments lain spoilers hey everyone. Eiri masami is the main antagonist of the anime serial experiments lain. Konaka, whose other works include texhnolyze, serial experiments lain is a psychological avantgarde mystery series that follows lain as she makes crucial choices that will affect both the real world and the wired. At the onset, lain iwakuras father warns her about the social perils of the internet, alternatively known as the wired in the parlance of serial. Heroine lain transports herself into a network of computer wires to discover the a rash of teen suicides are actually the work of the knights, a super hacker group with strong influence over the. Serial experiments lain is a scifi tv show from the late 1990s. Computers are among humanitys most remarkable creations, and allow us to share knowledge on a scale our ancestors never dreamed possible. A full explanation of serial experiments lain forums. This is the first episode of the series, so its purpose is to.
High quality serial experiments lain gifts and merchandise. Konaka, the writer on all episodes of lain, was influenced by neon genesis evangelion or neal stephensons book snow crash, but konaka. Within lain the influence of this theory is immense. Lains mother miho and lains father yasuo to speak to and influence 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. The influences on serial experiments lain the objective. In serial experiments lain, the knights were used by eiri masami, who needed them to believe in him so he would be perceived as a god. 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 amv influence of the wired youtube lain amv using infected mushrooms none of this is real. Lains statement there is if i believe there is can be seen not as a means of avoiding the question but as a reflection of the state of affairs later, in layer 10. He is voiced by shou hayami in japanese version and kirk thornton in english dub.
Serial experiments lain sub lain iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. Crunchyroll serial experiments lain library overview. Konaka, with original character designs by yoshitoshi abe. It is pretty much the entire central theme of the show. Lain is an existence greater than herself, with more than one lain, and a large influence that a little girl would never have. Serial experiments lain bruce baugh, lucien soulban on. Lain is an introverted schoolgirl who knows little about computers, until after receiving an email from a girl who committed suicide. Hollywood scifi films are ripping off anime the daily beast. Serial experiments lain is a mindtwisting scifi anime film. It seems that lain has at least two personalities, and lains first personality is changing even now. Is hollywood addicted to ripping off story ideas from anime. I mentioned i was going to take a break from writing articles about lain unfortunately for the most part this meant a break from writing at all so i didnt burn myself out but now that its. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. One of the other girls in the class has been receiving email messages from chisachan, and lain discovers she also has mail from chisachan.
Unlike others who see this as a prank, and ignore the email, lain replies to it. It was directed by ryutaro nakamura and written by chiaki j. 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. Which of these creepy digital juggernauts will triumph. Alice, juri, and reika talk to lain saying they saw her during their first visit to. After getting a new navi and adding a psyche circuit, lain spends more and more time in the wired. Serial experiments lain similarities and references in. Before some of you sharpen your pitchforks, im not saying that its a completely unknown anime, just that it wasnt as influential or talked about. Tvtropes and wikipedia has a good summary of the plot. Lain iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteenyearold, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate chisa yomodathe very same chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain amv using infected mushrooms none of this is real. We can only sit and stew in our conviction that anime is becoming an.
We follow one lain, the lain of irl, and until the middle of the show, the. Series influenced by serial experiments lain archive. It really makes me happy that serial experiments lain has such a vibrant art community. The wall meets altered states from the flip side of the matrix, as directed by stanley kubrick while taking breaks from editing the last scenes in 2001. In that sense, lain the anime has a distinct postmodern identity, the type of identity that lain the character is searching for. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even basic. He created lain and was one of the main developers of the wired the internet in the series. While watching sister princess, i noticed a couple of the gals were wearing. This article has clarified some gaps for me especially in regard to the impact of social media on our identity. Anime galleries dot net home serial experiments lain.
Perfect blue is a terrifying anime with incredible influence. But where even yoshitoshi abes other works, haibane renmei and texhnolyze, got barebones dvd releases. Serial experiments lain amv influence of the wired youtube. From the strange washed out streets coupled with bizarre blood splattered shadows to eerie glow of lains navi, serial experiments lain is one of the most unusual and visually arresting series i have seen in quite some time. Lains guilt over the havoc caused by her interaction within the wired provokes her to take drastic and irreversible action. Lain herself comes from the collective unconscious, the knights are trying to turn the unconscious into the conscious by merging everyone together, and the wired works by connecting everyones minds in order for them to share thoughts and socialize. Serial experiments lain in the modern age of social media and the. I just wanted to give my token of appreciation to all of the lain artists out there who provide this sub and presumably other forums with such amazing artwork. Strange events begin to occur as a withdrawn girl named lain becomes obsessed with interconnected virtual realm of the wired. The terrifyingly prescient serial experiments lain, 20 years later. Also of note is the series unsettling use of silence, many scenes play without.
Serial experiments lain is hardly the only golden oldie funimation has rescued of late. Long story short, i ended up with 7 differenent serial experiments lain boxsets because i felt i needed to own every different version ever released. This is where konaka and sel diverge the most from lovecrafts influence. Can the wired influence the real world with a prophecy. Lain site inculding information, media, images and the official fanlisting. The first episode opens with the mysterious suicide of a highschool girl, chisa yomoda. I stumbled upon an old website for lain and realized that there were at least 2 characters in tamers that were named. From the trajectories of satellites to computergenerated imagery, the influence of cartesian geometry is pervasive. 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. Chisachan was a classmate of lain iwakura, a quiet, 14yearold highschool girl. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Serial experiments lain 1998 is an anime series about an adolescent girl in suburban japan named lain iwakura, and her introduction to the wired, an international computer network. Serial experiments lain is what i would describe as pink floyd.
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