Screenplay:
Chiaki KonakaCinematography:
Takashi AzuhataComposer:
Reichi NakaidoCast:
Kaori Shimizu, Ayako Kawasumi, Miki Itō, Shigeru Chiba, Susumu Chiba, Masahito Kawanago, Michael Gregory, Masahito Yabe, Jōji Nakata, Fumihiko Tachiki (more)Episodes(13)
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Acclaimed artist Yoshitoshi ABe brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as The Matrix. Close the World. Open the Next. Decades before the internet was something people carried around in their pockets, these words introduced anime fans to a surreal existence where computer monitors served as portals to brave new worlds. Serial Experiments: Lain and it's deceptively "ordinary" title character redefined an entire generation's concept of the world wide web, prompting us all to suspiciously take note of humming power lines and central processing units. Follow along as 14 year old 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. Close the World. Open the Next. It's as simple as the flip of a switch. (MVM Entertainment)
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Kaori Shimizu
Japan
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Mushi-Shi (2005) (series)
Kamisama Kiss (2012) (series)
Banner of the Stars (2000) (series)
Ayako Kawasumi
Japan
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Initial D: First Stage (1998) (series)
Initial D Fourth Stage (2004) (series)
Miki Itō
Japan
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Grimm Masterpiece Theater (1987) (series)
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016) (series)
Shigeru Chiba
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Grimm Masterpiece Theater (1987) (series)
Demon Slayer (2019) (series)
Susumu Chiba
Japan
Best series:
Attack on Titan (2013) (series)
Demon Slayer (2019) (series)
Hikaru no Go (2001) (series)
Masahito Kawanago
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Berserk (1997) (series)
Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019) (series)
Michael Gregory
USA
Best series:
The Wonder Years (1988) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) (series)
Masahito Yabe
Japan
Best series:
Mushi-shi: Next Passage (2014) (series)
Mushi-Shi (2005) (series)
Samurai Champloo (2004) (series)
Jōji Nakata
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (series)
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Fumihiko Tachiki
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) (series)
Hunter x Hunter (2011) (series)
Shō Hayami
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Grimm Masterpiece Theater (1987) (series)
Demon Slayer (2019) (series)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Grimm Masterpiece Theater (1987) (series)
Attack on Titan (2013) (series)
Takumi Yamazaki
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Demon Slayer (2019) (series)
Hellsing (2001) (series)
Eriko Kawasaki
Japan
Best series:
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (series)
Hikaru no Go (2001) (series)
The Twelve Kingdoms (2002) (series)
Takehiro Murozono
Japan
Best series:
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (series)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) (series)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) (series)
Kenji Nomura
Japan
Best series:
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Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (series)
Vinland Saga (2019) (series)
Jin Yamanoi
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Hunter x Hunter (1999) (series)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) (series)
Jin Horikawa
Japan
Best series:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (series)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) (series)
Initial D Fourth Stage (2004) (series)
Sōichirō Tanaka
Japan
Best series:
Gintama (2006) (series)
Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) (series)
Tytania (2008) (series)
Hiromi Ōtsuda
Japan
Best series:
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Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) (series)
Oreimo (2010) (series)