![]() Several days after her suicide, Chisa's friends receive emails purporting to be from Chisa herself. The story begins with apparently-normal schoolgirl Chisa Yomoda throwing herself off a building without warning. The setting for Lain is a place that appears to be contemporary Japan - albeit with a few telling differences. Directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura and written by Chiaki Konaka, the show takes an information-rich deep dive into the nature of reality and truth, and in the process leads the viewer to come to their own conclusions about the meaning of the show, the meaning of reality, and even what actually happens in both. ![]() Shōnen has Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shōjo has Revolutionary Girl Utena, and seinen has Lain.Īn erudite, confusing, and chilling anime which ran from July to September 1998, Serial Experiments Lain is Creepy Awesome seinen cyberpunk, as well as a notable Mind Screw in the genre.
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