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. Triangle staff, which was comprised of director ryutaro nakamura, script writer chiaki j. Crunchyroll funimation announces november release slate. A 4volume dvd box set was released in the us by pioneergeneon. Serial experiments lain will be available to crunchyroll members in the united states and canada. Lain iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteenyearold, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate chisa yomodathe very same chisa who recently committed suicide. Funimation productions, ltd lain iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl with almost no experience with computers. The show returns on bluray as well, giving uk fans a welcome treat. Serial experiments lain is an anime series directed by ryuutarou nakamura, original character design by yoshitoshi abe, screenplay written by chiaki j. The anime series returned to us television on october 15, 2012 on the funimation channel.
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Serial experiments lain 1998 was one of the first artisticsurreal anime series that combined a fragmentary narrative with collages of disparate visuals. Funimation entertainment, serial experiments lain, triangle staff, unboxing. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. Serial experiments lain has been released with a deluxe artbox, containing two standard blu ray sized cases inside of the outer case one for the two blu ray discs, and another for the two dvd discs. Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate and a number of strange occurrences conspire to pull lain into the world of the wired, where she gradually learns that nothing is what. This anime classics serial experiments lain complete collection contains. No need to shell out major bucks anymore for the japanese import. Her newfound desire to connect with the dead will lead her into the twisted maze of the wired world. It has been ranked up there with ghost in the shell, memories, and akira. Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate and a number of strange.
The series opening theme, duvet, was written and performed by jasmine rodgers and the british band boa. Animated, bluray, color, multiple formats, widescreen language. Although she can barely deal with email at the beginning of the series, yearold lain metamorphoses into a computer guru involved in the wired. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Lain serial experiments anime promo poster 11x17 inch. Ora grazie al nostro amico bdubtheanimemaster, possiamo apprezzare ancor meglio ledizione di funimation entertainment attraverso questi suoi scatti, realizzati in esclusiva per anime on bluray. These are good news to all the old anime fans out there who have missed the series, and even better news for those who have yet to watch this masterpiece. Take advantage of funimation s vast homevideo selection.
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Mar, 2017 the show returns on bluray as well, giving uk fans a welcome treat. Funimation enterainment did us a great service when they decided to license the remastered blu ray version of serial experiments lain the same version that was named lain restore in japan. Acclaimed artist yoshitoshi abe haibane renmei, texhnolyze brings to life the existential classic that paved the way for blockbuster films such as the matrix. But where even yoshitoshi abes other works, haibane. Visualizzazione post con etichetta serial experiments lain. When she begins to explore it, it appears that there are two lains, the one in this world and the one in the wired. Serial experiments lain anime serial experiments lain wiki. The complete collection blu ray dvdonly dvd discs 5 out of 5 stars 4 product ratings 4 product ratings serial experiments lain. It was broadcast on tv tokyo from july to september 1998 and has episodes. Funimation entertainment will be releasing a blu ray dvd combo pack of serial experiments lain comes november. So, when funimation finally, two years after licensing it, released it on glorious bluray i felt obligated to preorder it. A blu ray release of the anime was made in december 2009 called serial experiments lain blu ray box restore. Konaka, and produced by yasuyuki ueda credited as production 2nd for triangle staff.
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