Serial Experiments Lain (1998)

AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

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.

First Air Date

July 6, 1998

Seasons

Episodes

Rating

8.2/10 (620 votes)

Cast: Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Rei Igarashi, Sumi Mutoh, Keito Takimoto, Chiharu Tezuka

Network: TV Tokyo

Full Cast (15 people)

Kaori Shimizu as Lain Iwakura (voice)
Yoko Asada as Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi as Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
Rei Igarashi as Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
Sumi Mutoh as Chisa Yomoda (voice)
Keito Takimoto as Tarō (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka as Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno as Yūri Katō (voice)
Yuki Yamamoto as Myū-Myū (voice)
Sora Fujimatsu as Masayuki (voice)
Show Hayami as Eiri Masami (voice)
Shigeru Chiba as Office worker
Jouji Nakata as Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice)
Takumi Yamazaki as Lin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice)

Serial Experiments Lain

Name: Serial Experiments Lain
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1998-07-06
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Rei Igarashi

Serial Experiments Lain

24 min

1 seasons

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.

8.2

24 min

1998

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.

Networks & Studios

Networks

TV Tokyo

Production Companies

Pioneer LDC

Triangle Staff

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

First Aired7/6/1998

Last Aired9/28/1998

Seasons1

Episodes13

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

Creators & Crew

Written by

Produced by

Seasons

Episodes

24m

Per Episode

1998

First Aired

Keywords

dementia computer internet cyberpunk cyberspace angst seinen anime virtual world internete psychological suspense internet connection psychological horror depressed

Content Ratings

Languages

External Links

More Info:

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Cast

Kaori Shimizu

as Lain Iwakura (voice)

Yoko Asada

as Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

as Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)

Rei Igarashi

as Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)

Sumi Mutoh

as Chisa Yomoda (voice)

Keito Takimoto

as Tarō (voice)

Chiharu Tezuka

as Reika Yamamoto (voice)

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Seasons

1 seasons

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Season 1

1998

13 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Serial Experiments Lain about?▾

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 many seasons does Serial Experiments Lain have?▾

How many episodes does Serial Experiments Lain have?▾

Is Serial Experiments Lain still running?▾

No, it ended in 1998.

When did Serial Experiments Lain first air?▾

July 6, 1998

Who stars in Serial Experiments Lain?▾

Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada, Ayako Kawasumi

What genre is Serial Experiments Lain?▾

Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

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