S01E0124:181. Layer:01 – WEIRDLain Iwakura, a shy, 13-year-old schoolgirl, receives an email from a schoolmate after her suicide. Is it a prank? Lain doesn't feel horror, but curiosity.Episodes — Season 1
Season pageS01E0124:181. Layer:01 – WEIRDLain Iwakura, a shy, 13-year-old schoolgirl, receives an email from a schoolmate after her suicide. Is it a prank? Lain doesn't feel horror, but curiosity.
S01E0224:282. Layer:02 – GIRLSClassmates Alice, Julie, and Reika wonder if that was Lain they saw at the nightclub Cyberia. To find out, they invite Lain to go with them to the club.
S01E0324:583. Layer:03 – PSYCHEAlice, Julie, and Reika are minor celebrities in their class after they witness a shooting at The Cyberia. Lain is given a black-market chip for her computer, but it…
S01E0424:414. Layer:04 – RELIGIONSome players of a Wired game called PHANTOMa are dying suspicious deaths. Lain investigates, but her growing interest in the Wired worries her father, as well as…
S01E0524:115. Layer:05 – DISTORTIONLain receives cryptic messages about existence, God, and a coming prophecy. Meanwhile, Mika's world changes in ways both surreal and hyperreal.
S01E0624:416. Layer:06 – KIDSYoung children are acting strangely, arms outstretched and silently staring at the sky. A shocking vision suddenly appears in the skies; it looks like Lain! Determined…
S01E0724:037. Layer:07 – SOCIETYAs the Knights activities make the evening news, a strange man named Nazumi wanders the city with machines strapped to his body. People on the WIRED are asking: ""Who is…
S01E0824:588. Layer:08 – RUMORSStill shaken by the information she received from the Men In Black, Lain discovers that she is being blamed for spreading an ugly rumor in the WIRED. Is what the MIB…
S01E0924:009. Layer:09 – PROTOCOLA documentary about Roswell gives Lain some valuable information about the pioneers of the WIRED. Later, at the Cyberia, J.J. tells Lain that she left something the day…
S01E1024:1910. Layer:10 – LOVELain struggles with her identity. Is she a human being, or just a hologram? And are the Knights responsible for the Evil Lain? Lain decides to deal with the Knights once…
S01E1124:4911. Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHYAlone and frightened, Lain immerses herself in the WIRED, processing the events of the past few weeks and searching for the truth of who she is.
S01E1224:1112. Layer:12 – LANDSCAPETroubled by what she saw, Alice decides to visit Lain at home and find out what is going on. Meanwhile, the two MIB agents receive a terrible shock and Eiri reveals his…
S01E1324:2513. Layer:13 – EGOThe world is crumbling, people are dying and Alice's sanity is threatened. To save humanity, there is only one thing Lain can do; she must make the ultimate personal…Where to stream Serial Experiments Lain
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Serial Experiments Lain synopsis
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 cast
Kaori ShimizuLain Iwakura (voice) · 13 ep.
Yoko AsadaArisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice) · 13 ep.
Ayako KawasumiMika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice) · 13 ep.
Ryusuke OhbayashiYasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice) · 13 ep.
Rei IgarashiMiho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice) · 13 ep.
Sumi MutohChisa Yomoda (voice) · 13 ep.Keito TakimotoTarō (voice) · 13 ep.
Chiharu TezukaReika Yamamoto (voice) · 13 ep.
Manabi MizunoYūri Katō (voice) · 13 ep.Yuki YamamotoMyū-Myū (voice) · 13 ep.Sora FujimatsuMasayuki (voice) · 13 ep.
Show HayamiEiri Masami (voice) · 13 ep.
Shigeru ChibaOffice worker · 13 ep.
Jouji NakataKarl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice) · 13 ep.
Takumi YamazakiLin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice) · 13 ep.Serial Experiments Lain trailer
About the series Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain is a series (animation and drama), airing on TV Tokyo since 1998. It has 1 season and 13 episodes of about 24 minutes each. The series ended on September 28, 1998. Cast members include Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada and Ayako Kawasumi. It is rated 8.2/10 by 672 TMDB users.
Frequently asked questions about Serial Experiments Lain
Where to watch Serial Experiments Lain online?
In the United States, Serial Experiments Lain is available to buy on Apple TV Store (source: JustWatch via TMDB, offers subject to change). Each episode has its own page with this information.
How many seasons of Serial Experiments Lain are there?
Serial Experiments Lain has 1 season for a total of 13 episodes.
Has Serial Experiments Lain ended?
Yes, the series has ended: the last episode aired on September 28, 1998.
Who stars in Serial Experiments Lain?
The lead actors are 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)).
