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Serial Experiments Lain

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: July 6, 1998
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 13
  • Networks: TV Tokyo
  • Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
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Serial Experiments Lain(1998)

Close the world. txen eht nepO.

TMDB Rating: 8.2 (582 votes)

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.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

13 episodes • 1998Avg: 8.1Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Layer:01 – WEIRDJul 6, 19988.0
2Layer:02 – GIRLSJul 13, 19988.1
3Layer:03 – PSYCHEJul 20, 19987.8
4Layer:04 – RELIGIONJul 27, 19988.1
5Layer:05 – DISTORTIONAug 3, 19988.1
6Layer:06 – KIDSAug 10, 19988.4
7Layer:07 – SOCIETYAug 17, 19988.4
8Layer:08 – RUMORSAug 24, 19988.6
9Layer:09 – PROTOCOLAug 31, 19988.4
10Layer:10 – LOVESep 7, 19987.9
11Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHYSep 14, 19987.6
12Layer:12 – LANDSCAPESep 21, 19987.9
13Layer:13 – EGOSep 28, 19988.2

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