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Serial Experiments Lain: Signature Series Box Set (V.1-4)

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Disturbing, perplexing, sometimes infuriating, Ryutaro Nakamura's serial experiments lain covers some of the same themes as The X-Files and the films of David Lynch. When introverted 13-year-old Lain receives an e-mail from a dead classmate, she gains access to "the Wired," a virtual world that promises unlimited power to those who can exploit it. Gradually the borders between the real and the virtual blur, and Lain's own identity begins to fade and fragment. Her parents tell her that she is not really their child, her online self grows in power and independence, and shadowy organizations pursue her in both worlds. Finally she begins to realize that she is either reality's only hope, or its worst enemy.

Nakamura keeps the pace of serial experiments lain deliberately slow, imbuing the early episodes with a sense of mounting dread that pays off as the plot develops. The anime technique of panning across static images creates a meditative stillness that works perfectly, and the repetition of certain key images gives them a dreamlike significance. Viewers will either love or hate the complex plot, which seems intent on incorporating every possible paranoid conspiracy, from sinister nanotechnology to alien plots. However--unlike many other anime--it somehow hangs together, and frankly not understanding everything is part of the pleasure of this kind of story. Fans of action-heavy anime and people who like every loose end tied up should steer clear, but those who surrender themselves to the slowly unfolding mysteries of the plot will be amply rewarded. --Simon Leake



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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Copy May 22 2013
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great transfer to Blu Ray
took so long for this to finally come out but worth the wait. get it while you can because the dvd jumped to 300$ after they all got bought up so if you aren't sure get it now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outsdanding Jan 1 2013
By Ash
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Still one of the greatest series I've ever watched, properly converted with some new art for high definition. If you're the kind of person who knows what BeOS is, read Neuromancer, and think esoteric literary references are for more than english majors, then this is pretty much flawless.
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By John Thomas Anderson TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
Serial Experiments Lain is another classic from the old Pioneer/Geneon stable that has been license rescued and re-issued by Funimation in a premium BD/DVD Combo Pack complete with art booklet. It's a very impressive package. Whether you will regard Lain as equally impressive depends on you.

Lain is from the same artist who created Haibane Renmei: The Complete Series (Anime Classics) (also recently licensed rescued by Funimation) but the two series could not be any further apart. Where Haibane is full of wonder and light, Lain is dark and creepy. Both are weird, but Haibane is joyful weird whereas Lain is anything but! So don't pick this up if you expect another Haibane; you could be in for quite a shock!

At first it seems like a normal anime with a young school girl by the name of Lain, her parents and older sister but this soon changes when she receives an email from a classmate who recently committed suicide! But claims that she still lives on the net which here is called "The Wired!" And then it really begins to get creepy! Slowly Lain gets sucked into the wired and begins to lose touch with the present. Or is it the other way around? What is reality? What is fiction? If this is beginning to sound a bit like The Matrix? Then I guess in a way it is!

The closest animes I can compare this series to would be Paranoia Agent, Perfect Blue and Texnolyze. It's that sort of series. It was made back in '98 when the internet was just really getting rolling so don't expect state-of-the-art animation. But it does blend elements of The Matrix, Ghost in the Shell and Cyberpunk all in one weird and very disturbing package! Is her life real or fiction? Is Lain God or delusional? What in heck is this story really about? Just 13 episodes of increasing weirdness very well done. I guess you could almost call it an art film. A very highly crafted one.

If you like this sort of series, dark and introspective, mysteries within mysteries, no clear plotlines or perhaps even an understandable ending? Then Serial Experiments Lain may very well be one of the best ever made and you should seriously consider it. It is a true classic! But if you like series with clear plotlines. lots of action and a clear ending, then you should steer clear of this!

Two stars for those into the likes of Dragonball Z or other action oriented series. Five stars for those into the likes of The Matrix and their ilk. Personally, I'd rate it a three since I'm not really into this sort of storytelling but I have to admit; it is very well done if confusing! So I'll compromise and rate it a four. Depending on your tastes, your rating will undoubtedly vary from one extreme to the other!

Highly recommended for those who like them dark and mysterious. Not recommended for those who don't!

J. A.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lain: as advertised
Excellent videos - the outer box missing was not a problem, as it was the contents I wanted. In the process of watching now, and will update review at a later date! Read more
Published 15 months ago by W. J. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good animation and characters
The DVD is mainly about this game called the Wired. Lain, the main character, gets interested in this game. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars Darn you Jean Paul Sartre
I can't decide if I like this series or not. I oscillate between thinking it's boring and pretentious and thinking it's absolutley brilliant. Read more
Published on May 8 2004 by Henry Platte
5.0 out of 5 stars "Hello, Navi."
How do I even begin reviewing a show like "Serial Experiments: Lain?"

To start with, this is one of the most visually amazing, compelling, twisted, sci-fi-ish, dramatic,... Read more

Published on April 13 2004 by Denny Vu Quach
5.0 out of 5 stars Playing around with the concept of existance like The Matrix
Watching this anime reminds me of the movie The Matrix. The interesting thing is that both films were released in the year 1999. Read more
Published on April 10 2004 by Amazonian
3.0 out of 5 stars Variable
Lain is a mixed box. The music is excellent, and the art is nice to look at. However if you forgetting to look to symbolism for a plot (because honestly who can be bothered) there... Read more
Published on April 3 2004 by Kathryn Beattie
1.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get much worse then this...
LAIN is one of the worst series ever done in anime. It doesn't make any sense, it piles on some useless religious symbolism (any anime grasping for meaning does this) and uses... Read more
Published on Mar 13 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars Some of the greatests use of symbolism EVER
Every good writing needs a good thesis, hook, supporting paragraphs etc. Anime itself is essentially a long piece of writing that is animated. Lain has many things going for it. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars Animae that targets only one audience ( Sadly )
Alright people, this is what i see in this movie, i already bought it not knowing that what it is, i thought it is suppose to be really good according to this huge RATINGS. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2004 by "dreamvampire"
3.0 out of 5 stars Animae that targets only one audience ( Sadly )
Alright people, this is what i see in this movie, i already bought it not knowing that what it is, i thought it is suppose to be really good according to this huge RATINGS. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2004 by dreamy
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