Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain (1998)

1998 • 1 season • Animation, Drama • TV-14
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Season 1 • Serial Experiments Lain
Released: 1998-08-03 • Animation/Drama/Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Mystery
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Lain receives cryptic messages about existence, God, and a coming prophecy. Meanwhile, Mika's world changes in ways both surreal and hyperreal.

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Episode air date03.08.1998
Episode runtime24 min
Episode rating8.10
GenresAnimation / Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Mystery
TMDB series rating8.2
IMDb series rating8.0
Series statusEnded
Age rating14+
CountryJP

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Cast

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

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