Serial Experiments Lain
"Close the world. txen eht nepO."
Overview
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.
Serial Experiments Lain at a glance
Serial Experiments Lain is a 1998 animation and drama TV series, starring Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada and Ayako Kawasumi. It has 1 season and 13 episodes. TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10 from 674 votes.
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Seasons
Cast
Kaori Shimizu
Lain Iwakura (voice)
Yoko Asada
Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
Rei Igarashi
Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
Sumi Mutoh
Chisa Yomoda (voice)
Keito Takimoto
Tarō (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno
Yūri Katō (voice)
Yuki Yamamoto
Myū-Myū (voice)