Serial Experiments Lain is both intensely dramatic and emotional, and at the same time, great social commentary on geek life. The story takes place around 2020 and is a realistic vision of life in that era.
Lain is an quiet, lonely teenage girl in deep depression. Then she discovers computers.. Lain becomes captivated by the internet and acquires an incredible thirst for knowledge. She becomes friends with a group of hackers online and, among other things, starts coding in class on a handheld computer:) This is anime by geeks for geeks. There are references to C code, IPv6, etc. To preserve interest for the unwashed masses, everything technical is abstracted out, but in a way that remains plausible to/.ers:)
Even if you don't count the coolness of good computer-related television, Lain is still a great series. It has a unique surrealist atmosphere that captivated me from the first few minutes of the show. SE Lain captures the spirit of depression and loneliness in a way I've never seen before.
As any anime lover knows, even average anime tends to be way better than anything Hollywood can offer. Lain stands out from even the rest of the anime pack. I'd recommend to anyone who likes dark, thoughtful television (especially Eva fans who enjoyed eps 25-26)
http://www.animenation.com for a good price:). Get the sub! The final tape will be released commercially on nov. 23 I believe.
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Lain is an quiet, lonely teenage girl in deep depression. Then she discovers computers .. Lain becomes captivated by the internet and acquires an incredible thirst for knowledge. She becomes friends with a group of hackers online and, among other things, starts coding in class on a handheld computer :) This is anime by geeks for geeks. There are references to C code, IPv6, etc. To preserve interest for the unwashed masses, everything technical is abstracted out, but in a way that remains plausible to /.ers :)
Even if you don't count the coolness of good computer-related television, Lain is still a great series. It has a unique surrealist atmosphere that captivated me from the first few minutes of the show. SE Lain captures the spirit of depression and loneliness in a way I've never seen before.
As any anime lover knows, even average anime tends to be way better than anything Hollywood can offer. Lain stands out from even the rest of the anime pack. I'd recommend to anyone who likes dark, thoughtful television (especially Eva fans who enjoyed eps 25-26)
http://www.animenation.com for a good price :). Get the sub! The final tape will be released commercially on nov. 23 I believe.
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