Serial Experiments Lain
Seen it?1998 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.2 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 529K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Kaori ShimizuLain Iwakura (voice)
- Yoko AsadaArisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
- Ayako KawasumiMika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
- Ryusuke OhbayashiYasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
- Rei IgarashiMiho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
- Sumi MutohChisa Yomoda (voice)
- Keito TakimotoTarō (voice)
- Chiharu TezukaReika Yamamoto (voice)
- Manabi MizunoYūri Katō (voice)
- Yuki YamamotoMyū-Myū (voice)