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.
🎬 Created by: Chiaki J. Konaka, Chiaki J. Konaka
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Ep 1★ 8.11998-07-06
Layer:01 – WEIRD
Lain Iwakura, a shy, 13-year-old schoolgirl, receives an email from a schoolmate after her suicide. …
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Ep 2★ 8.11998-07-13
Layer:02 – GIRLS
Classmates Alice, Julie, and Reika wonder if that was Lain they saw at the nightclub …
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Ep 3★ 7.81998-07-20
Layer:03 – PSYCHE
Alice, Julie, and Reika are minor celebrities in their class after they witness a shooting …
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Ep 4★ 8.21998-07-27
Layer:04 – RELIGION
Some players of a Wired game called PHANTOMa are dying suspicious deaths. Lain investigates, but …
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Ep 5★ 8.31998-08-03
Layer:05 – DISTORTION
Lain receives cryptic messages about existence, God, and a coming prophecy. Meanwhile, Mika's world changes …
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Ep 6★ 8.51998-08-10
Layer:06 – KIDS
Young children are acting strangely, arms outstretched and silently staring at the sky. A shocking …
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Ep 7★ 8.51998-08-17
Layer:07 – SOCIETY
As the Knights activities make the evening news, a strange man named Nazumi wanders the …
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Ep 8★ 8.61998-08-24
Layer:08 – RUMORS
Still shaken by the information she received from the Men In Black, Lain discovers that …
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Ep 9★ 8.51998-08-31
Layer:09 – PROTOCOL
A documentary about Roswell gives Lain some valuable information about the pioneers of the WIRED. …
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Ep 10★ 8.11998-09-07
Layer:10 – LOVE
Lain struggles with her identity. Is she a human being, or just a hologram? And …
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Ep 11★ 7.71998-09-14
Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHY
Alone and frightened, Lain immerses herself in the WIRED, processing the events of the past …
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Ep 12★ 8.21998-09-21
Layer:12 – LANDSCAPE
Troubled by what she saw, Alice decides to visit Lain at home and find out …
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Ep 13★ 8.51998-09-28
Layer:13 – EGO
The world is crumbling, people are dying and Alice's sanity is threatened. To save humanity, …