Serial Experiments Lain
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.
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
8.2/10
620 votes
IMDb
8.0/10
Users
Rating consensus
81/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb
Warm reception overall — weighted ~81/100 across 2 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
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)
Sumi Mutoh
Chisa Yomoda (voice)
Keito Takimoto
Tarō (voice)
Chiharu Tezuka
Reika Yamamoto (voice)
Manabi Mizuno
Yūri Katō (voice)
Yuki Yamamoto
Myū-Myū (voice)
Sora Fujimatsu
Masayuki (voice)
Show Hayami
Eiri Masami (voice)
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Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
Unknown creator
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