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Serial Experiments Lain is a science fiction anime series directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura, with character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998. The series explores themes such as reality, identity and communication, and it explores them through philosophy, computer history, cyberpunk literature and conspiracy theory.
Original Release
07/06/1998
US Release
07/13/1999
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaori Shimizu | Lain Iwakura (voice) / Lain Iwakura |
| Bridget Hoffman | Lain Iwakura |
| Dan Lorge | Additional Voices |
| Randy McPherson | Additional Voices / Various voices (English Dub) / Voice on Wired |
| Ali Moriizumi | DJ (Present Day announcer) |
| Ayako Kawasumi | Mika Iwakura (voice) / Mika Iwakura |
| Yoko Asada | Arisu Mizuki (voice) / Arisu Mizuki |
| Patricia Ja Lee | Mika Iwakura |
| Emilie de Azevedo Brown | Arisu Mizuki |
| Chiharu Tezuka | Reika Yamamoto |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weird | Monday, 06 July 1998 |
| 2 | Girls | Monday, 13 July 1998 |
| 3 | Psyche | Monday, 20 July 1998 |
| 4 | Religion | Monday, 27 July 1998 |
| 5 | Distortion | Monday, 03 August 1998 |
| 6 | Kids | Monday, 10 August 1998 |
| 7 | Society | Monday, 17 August 1998 |
| 8 | Rumors | Monday, 24 August 1998 |
| 9 | Protocol | Monday, 31 August 1998 |
| 10 | Love | Monday, 07 September 1998 |
| 11 | Infornography | Monday, 14 September 1998 |
| 12 | Landscape | Monday, 21 September 1998 |
| 13 | Ego | Monday, 28 September 1998 |
Directors
Lia Sargent, Masahiko Murata, Akihiko Nishiyama, Jôhei Matsuura
Writers
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaori Shimizu | Lain Iwakura (voice) / Lain Iwakura |
| Bridget Hoffman | Lain Iwakura |
| Dan Lorge | Additional Voices |
| Randy McPherson | Additional Voices / Various voices (English Dub) / Voice on Wired |
| Ali Moriizumi | DJ (Present Day announcer) |
| Ayako Kawasumi | Mika Iwakura (voice) / Mika Iwakura |
| Yoko Asada | Arisu Mizuki (voice) / Arisu Mizuki |
| Patricia Ja Lee | Mika Iwakura |
| Emilie de Azevedo Brown | Arisu Mizuki |
| Chiharu Tezuka | Reika Yamamoto |
| Manabi Mizuno | Juri Kato |
| Lenore Zann | Reika Yamamoto |
| Dari Lallou | Juri Kato |
| Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi | Yasuo Iwakura / Yasuo Iwakura (voice) |
| Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | S / Lain's NAVI / Additional Voices |
| Barry Stigler | Yasuo Iwakura |
| Rei Igarashi | Miho Iwakura (voice) / Miho Iwakura |
| Brianne Brozey | Taro |
| Petrea Burchard | Miho Iwakura |
| Keito Takimoto | Taro |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Akihiro Kawamura | Executive Producer |
| Yasuyuki Ueda | Producer |
| Shojiro Abe | Producer |
| Mie Ide | Producer |
| Yutaka Maseba | Producer |
| Makiko Iwata | Producer |
| Minako Shimoi | Producer |
