"Serial Experiments: Lain" (1998)Series de televisión

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 julio 1998 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Strange events begin to occur as a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with interconnected virtual realm of "The Wired".

Plot Keywords:

Cyberpunk | Young Girl | E Mail | Computer | Death

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Engaging, surreal, intelligent, bittersweet all at the same time

Cast

Kaori Shimizu	...	Lain Iwakura (1 episode, 1998)
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi	...	Yasuo Iwakura (1 episode, 1998)
Rei Igarashi	...	Miho Iwakura (1 episode, 1998)
Ayako Kawasumi	...	Mika Iwakura (1 episode, 1998)
Yôko Asada	...	Arisu Mizuki (1 episode, 1998)
Chiharu Tezuka	...	Reika Yamamoto (1 episode, 1998)
Manabi Mizuno	...	Juri Kato (1 episode, 1998)
Kazuo Chikada	...	JJ (1 episode, 1998)
Takumi Yamazaki	...	Man in Black (1 episode, 1998)
Kuniko Yoshioka	...	S (1 episode, 1998)
Ayako Kurosaki	...	Woman's Voice (1 episode, 1998)
Keichi Igarashi	...	Young Boy A (1 episode, 1998)
Kenji Nojima	...	Young Boy B (1 episode, 1998)
Miki Itô	...	Baby Girl (Adult Voice) (1 episode, 1998)
Haruka Tsunezumi	...	Baby Girl (1 episode, 1998)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Man's Voice (1 episode, 1998)
Madoka Akita		(1 episode, 1998)
Shinpo Chiba	...	Deliveryman (1 episode, 1998)
Tamotsu Nishiwaki		(1 episode, 1998)

También conocida como:

Laín (Spain) [es]

Duración:

24 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Company:

Pioneer LDC

Trivialidades:

The geek with the wearable computer is accessing a page that's utilizes Apple Computer's Hot Sauce web browser plug-in for 3D space navigation.

Quotes:

Chisa Yomoda: There was no reason for me to stay in the real world any longer. In the real world, it didn't matter if I was there or not. When I realized that, I was no longer afraid of losing my body.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Kaubôi bibappu: Brain Scratch (#1.23)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Duvet

Engaging, surreal, intelligent, bittersweet all at the same time

As most have already pointed out, `Serial Experiments: Lain' is a rather unique Japanese anime series. Watching `Lain' is not an easy trip to take, certainly, but one that is totally engaging nonetheless. Although exactly what the show is `about' is subjective and is open to interpretation to all who see it, I believe some people are completely missing some key points. Some have complained about the lack of character development during the series. But one must understand, that's the whole essence of the series: alienation. Look at the shots in Lain's classroom when the teacher is writing on the blackboard; all the other students except Lain are grayed-out. Look at the scene where Lain shows her father the Psyche processor and look how far she stands from him. Even look at the name of the club, Cyberia (as in Siberia: a cold, desolate place of exile). It's all done to emphasize how far, how detached, how alienated Lain is from everyone else. The direction in `Lain' is brilliant in depicting this. We, the audience, exist in the real world as we watch Lain, but we hardly ever get to know her. Yet we know she has a deeper personality because of what other characters say about her (`weren't you the girl at Cyberia?' Etc). These facets, which we only get a rare glimpse of, are her `online-self'. There have been studies that have shown a paradoxical relationship between time spent on the Internet and isolation and loneliness. Japan is one of the most `online' nations in the world, with almost 40% of the population having Internet access. At the same time, Japan also has one of the highest suicide rates amongst developed nations (which brings to mind a scene early in the series of the girl who commits suicide). Many are concerned with Japan's trouble youths and the increasing difficulty many have forming meaningful relationships with others. The only meaningful relationship we, the audience, see Lain have with another person is with Arisu. Other than some brief instant messaging via a palm pilot, Lain and Arisu's relationship exists entirely in the real world, not on the Wired. So, to me, the entire series is a metaphor for this increasing isolation of Japanese youth in an ever-expanding high tech world. For those having troubling getting into this series, I say focus on the directing, the atmosphere, the metaphors used throughout. Come to your own conclusions. I highly recommend this bittersweet, highly unique series to any who want to branch out from familiar territory.