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Talk:JJ

2016-01-04T02:21:24Z

Karyon:

If I recall correctly, Lain found the Psyche chip in her locker. However, he did give her an envelope containing a memory chip in episode 9. [[User:Cyber|CLICK_HERE]] 03:50, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

== JJ's Japanese VA ==

"JJ is voiced by an actual DJ, Wasei Chikada"

I can't seem to find a source on this; it may be true that Chikada voice some clips for the show, but it seems that all sources point to Ari Morizumi being the actual voice for JJ during regular dialogue. Just going to give it the benefit of the doubt for now until further investigation is done. --[[User:Karyon|Karyon]] 08:34, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

: The source is the episode credits. Just in case, I researched [https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=19751 other roles of Chikada] to confirm, since the credits confusingly call Chikada's role "JJ" and Morizumi's role "DJ." Chikada's voice is recognizable as the JJ role. And in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMO0QP_Ip_8 this youtube video], Ali's voice is recognizable as the "present day, present time" voice. As far as I know, that's his only line, so I guess they just decided to call that "DJ," since it's kind of an announcer-y role. --[[User:Cyber-the-password-forgetter|volatile memory]] 16:30, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

: Oh and Ali speaks English too, so that was a big clue. --[[User:Cyber-the-password-forgetter|volatile memory]] 16:36, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

:: Nice, the DJ speaking in english seems so obvious and hard to overlook and I didn't even bother to check the credits for an episode JJ is in, totally forgot to try anidb as a source as well. Chikada is credited as "Kazuo Chikada" so we should use that for the infobox. --[[User:Karyon|Karyon]] 02:10, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
:: Disregard that last part, just read the page on here for Chikada's incorrect credits --[[User:Karyon|Karyon]] 02:21, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

JJ

2016-01-04T02:19:38Z

Karyon:

{{CharacterInfo
|image = File:Jj.jpeg
|gender = Male
|age =
|family =
|affiliation = [[Cyberia]]
|navi =
|debut = [[Layer 02]]
|featuredin =
|location = [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[Wasei Chikada]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Eddie Frierson|Christy Mathewson]] (English)
}}

The DJ who works at [[Cyberia]].

JJ is voiced by an actual DJ, [[Wasei Chikada]], who did several songs for the [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix|SEL Cyberia Mix]] soundtrack.

{{AnimeCharacters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

JJ

2016-01-04T02:16:52Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{CharacterInfo
|image = File:Jj.jpeg
|gender = Male
|age =
|family =
|affiliation = [[Cyberia]]
|navi =
|debut = [[Layer 02]]
|featuredin =
|location = [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Wasei Chikada|Kazuo Chikada]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Eddie Frierson|Christy Mathewson]] (English)
}}

The DJ who works at [[Cyberia]].

JJ is voiced by an actual DJ, [[Wasei Chikada]], who did several songs for the [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix|SEL Cyberia Mix]] soundtrack.

{{AnimeCharacters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Talk:JJ

2016-01-04T02:10:23Z

Karyon:

Talk:JJ

2015-12-31T08:34:05Z

Karyon: /* JJ's Japanese VA */

Talk:JJ

2015-12-31T08:33:01Z

Karyon: /* JJ's Japanese VA */ new section

Juri Katou

2015-12-31T08:16:13Z

Karyon:

{{Infobox
|image=File:Kato_Juri.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=14
|family=Unknown
|affiliation=None
|navi=Unknown
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=[[Anime]]
|location=[[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=Manabi Mizuno (Japanese), Alexis A. Edwards (English)
}}

'''Kato Juri''' (加藤樹莉 ''Kato Juri'') is a friend of [[Lain]] at [[school]]. Juri's friends include [[Yamamoto Reika]] and [[Mizuki Alice]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Reika Yamamoto

2015-12-31T08:11:54Z

Karyon: Added Eng VA

{{Infobox
|image=File:Reika.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=14
|family=Unknown
|affiliation=None
|navi=Unknown
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=
[[Anime]]
|location=[[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=[[wikipedia:Chiharu Tezuka|Chiharu Tezuka]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Lenore Zann|Lenore Zann]] (English)
}}

'''Yamamoto Reika''' is one of [[Lain]]'s three known friends at [[school]]. Reika's other friends include [[Kato Juri]] and [[Mizuki Alice]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Professor Hodgeson

2015-12-31T07:27:24Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:Professor hodgeson.jpg
|gender = Male
|age =
|family =
|affiliation =
|navi =
|debut = [[Layer 06]]
|featuredin = [[Anime]]
|location = [[Wired]]
|voiceactors=Hikaru Miyata (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Michael Forest|Alfred Thor]] (English)
}}

The scientist who invented the original [[KIDS]] system used in the infamous Kensington Experiment. He appears briefly in [[Layer 06]] to discuss his findings with [[Lain]]. Lain strongly disapproves of his actions.

In [[Chiaki Konaka|Konaka]]'s [[Scenario Experiments Lain]], a footnote says Hodgeson is named after [[Wikipedia:Charles Lutwidge Dodgson|Charles Dodgson]], and ''not'' [[Wikipedia:William Hope Hodgson|William Hope Hodgson]]. Though similarities between Dodgson and Professor Hodgeson may not be immediately apparent, closer inspection reveals that they had at least two things in common. First, they both believed in psychic powers such as extrasensory perception and telekinesis; Dodgson was a member of the [[Wikipedia:Society for Psychical Research|Society for Psychical Research]]. Second, they both liked to play with kids.
{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Chisa Yomoda

2015-12-31T05:41:46Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
| image = File:Yomoda_Chisa.jpg
| gender = Female
| age = 13
| family = Unknown
| affiliation = Unknown
| navi = Unknown
| debut = [[Layer 01]]
| featuredin = [[Anime]]
| location = [[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=Kotomi Muto (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Lia Sargent|Lia Sargent]] (English)
}}

Chisa (四方田千砂 Yomoda Chisa) is a girl who commits [[suicide]] at the beginning of [[Layer 01]]. She has poor social skills and prefers to live on [[The Wired]]. She goes to the same [[school]] as [[Lain]]. Before the events of the [[anime]], she was taken to [[Cyberia]] once by [[Alice]], [[Reika]] and [[Juri]] but did not enjoy being there. She also walked home with Lain once.

After her suicide, she sends out [[email]]s to people in her [[school]], telling them to come to the Wired soon and that [[God]] is there. She reappears throughout the anime, although only Lain seems to be able to see her.

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Myu-Myu

2015-12-31T05:34:35Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:Myu Myu and Masayuki.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = 10
|family =
|affiliation = [[KIDS]]
|navi =
|debut =
|featuredin = [[Anime]]
|location = [[Cyberia]]
|voiceactors=Yuki Yamamoto (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Sandy Fox |Sandy Fox ]] (English)
}}

[[Taro]]'s girlfriend. They are often seen at [[Cyberia]] along with [[Masayuki]]. She becomes jealous when she witnesses Taro's advances on Lain in Layers [[Layer 03|03]] and [[Layer 09|09]].

===Trivia===
As the opening menu screen of the [[Game|PSX game]] loads with the LIF Network Operating System, you can see a message in the lower left hand corner of the screen that reads, "special thanks: myu-myu."

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[[Category:Characters]]

Masayuki

2015-12-31T05:30:31Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image=File:Myu Myu and Masayuki.jpg
|gender = Male
|age = 11
|family =
|affiliation = [[KIDS]]
|navi =
|debut =
|featuredin = [[Anime]]
|location = [[Cyberia]]
|voiceactors=Sora Fujima (Japanese)
}}

Masayuki, [[Taro]] and [[Myu-Myu]] are often seen together at [[Cyberia]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Reika Yamamoto

2015-12-31T05:18:26Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image=File:Reika.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=14
|family=Unknown
|affiliation=None
|navi=Unknown
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=
[[Anime]]
|location=[[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=[[wikipedia:Chiharu Tezuka|Chiharu Tezuka]] (Japanese)
}}

'''Yamamoto Reika''' is one of [[Lain]]'s three known friends at [[school]]. Reika's other friends include [[Kato Juri]] and [[Mizuki Alice]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Juri Katou

2015-12-31T05:13:12Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image=File:Kato_Juri.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=14
|family=Unknown
|affiliation=None
|navi=Unknown
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=[[Anime]]
|location=[[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=Manabi Mizuno (Japanese)
}}

'''Kato Juri''' (加藤樹莉 ''Kato Juri'') is a friend of [[Lain]] at [[school]]. Juri's friends include [[Yamamoto Reika]] and [[Mizuki Alice]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Men in Black

2015-12-31T05:04:39Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:Men in Black.jpg
|gender = Male
|age = Karl is 35, Lin is 32
|family =
|affiliation = [[Boss]]
|navi =
|debut = [[Layer 02]]
|featuredin = [[Anime]]
|location = [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Takumi Yamazaki|Takumi Yamazaki]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Jamieson Price|James Lyon]] (English) as Karl Haushofer
[[wikipedia:Jōji Nakata|Jōji Nakata]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Bob Buchholz|Robert Wicks]] (English) as Lin Sui-Xi
}}

[[File:Men in black unmasked.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Karl and Lin Sui-Xi, unmasked.]]
[[File:Mental experiments lin.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Lin is mysteriously killed in [[Layer 12]].]]

Karl Haushofer and Lin Sui-Xi work for the above "[[Boss]]" in tracking down and assassinating most of the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]]. They are not told the true plan, but they know that [[Eiri Masami]] is involved. They say that they "don't need a Wired God".

The Men in Black make their first appearance in [[Layer 02]] in which Karl conspicuously watches Lain from behind a lamp post, notably without his eyepiece. They re-appear in [[Layer 03]] in front of the Iwakura residence just as [[Iwakura Mika]] has returned, much to her confusion and anger. In response to Mika's threat that she would call the police, Karl and Lin tell her that she had never seen them, nor had they ever been there.

In [[Layer 04]] the Men in Black show up once again at the Iwakura residence, this time at the climax of Lain's fevered activity on the [[Wired]]. Angered by their intrusion, Lain yells at them to "go away" and causes Lin's eyepiece to malfunction, wounding him as well. This causes both of the agents to flee.

They are noticeably absent from [[Layer 05]], returning in [[Layer 06]] to confront Lain in person. She accuses them of being part of the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus|Knights]], but Karl simply tells her to "get down". Seconds later her coolant system explodes, shattering her window. Lain accuses the Men in Black of the act but Karl tells her that [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus|they]] planted a parasite bomb in her coolant system. Lain is still not convinced that the Men in Black are innocent, and Karl states again that it was the work of the Knights. The Men in Black depart, leaving Lain speechless and shocked.

In the next layer they intercept Lain as she returns from class. They request that she come with them, and promises that they do not intend to harm her. They escort her to the [[Boss]], witnessing Lain's shift in identity in the process when she is mercilessly questioned. As the more [[Identity|assertive Lain persona]] excuses herself, Karl tells her that she "is what is dangerous". The boss tells the Men in Black that something interesting is taking place, and that the three of them should observe the events to come.

The Men in Black do not resurface until [[Layer 10]], in which the identity of the Knights are released worldwide by Lain. The pair assassinate [[Takuyoshi Masuoka]], injecting a lethal substance into his neck. Subsequently, a mass [[Suicide in Serial Experiments Lain|suicide]] of the Knights takes place.

In [[Layer 12]], Karl suspects that they have been betrayed by their employer due to his contact with Masami Eiri. He also believes that Eiri still lives despite his supposed suicide, to the bewilderment of his partner. Moments later, they are approached by their Boss, who confirms Karl's suspicions. Karl recounts that they had been told to escape -- the boss says smugly that it should be somewhere "...where there is no electric wires and no electromagnetic waves from satellites.” Lin responds with outrage, saying that there is no such place on earth. Karl asks his erstwhile client what will happen when the real world merges with the Wired without devices. The boss simply replies that something "wonderful" will happen, and that he is looking forward to it. When he leaves, Lin is suddenly stricken with inexplicable pain and begins screaming in fear. He then collapses and begins convulsing, his body contorting wildly. Karl rushes to his aid, shocked to find an image of Lain in Lin's retina. He then realizes that his partner is dead. Moments later Karl is stricken by a similar terror and anxiously scans his surroundings before being confronted by a shadowy image. Karl lets out a similar horrified scream as the visage closes in, perhaps meeting the fate of his partner.

After the [[reset]] in [[Layer 13]], they are seen working as construction workers.

Karl is voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takumi_Yamazaki Takumi Yamazaki] in the Japanese version and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamieson_Price Jamieson Price] in the English version. Lin is voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nakata George Nakata] in the Japanese version and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Buchholz Bob Buchholz] in the English version.

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Taro

2015-12-31T04:52:24Z

Karyon:

{{Infobox
|image=File:Taro.jpg
|gender=Male
|age=11
|family=Unknown
|affiliation=[[KIDS]]
|navi=[[Taro's NAVI]]
|debut=[[Layer 02]]
|featuredin=[[Anime]]
|location=[[Cyberia]]
|voiceactors=Keito Takimoto (Japanese), Ian Hawk (English)
}}

'''Taro''' (タロウ ''Tarō'') is a boy, aged 11, who frequents [[Cyberia]]. Although not a formal member, he often works with the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]]. He is a PK in [[PHANTOMa]].

==Biography==

Little of Taro's life before the start of the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|series]] is known.

At the age of around ten, Taro began to frequent the Cyberia nightclub; it is assumed that it is here he met his girlfriend [[Myu-myu]] and best friend [[Masayuki]]. He met [[Iwakura Lain]] upon her asking him about the [[Psyche processor]], but knew her previously in the [[The Wired|Wired]]; he asks her out, and subsequently dates her. In her room, Lain uses [[Track 44|psychological warfare]] to extract the fact that he is in contact with the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus|Knights]]. After the [[Reset]], Taro is seen playing with Masayuki, Myu-myu, the Cyberia suicide and a female victim of PHANTOMa; he does not recognize Lain.

Pre-Reset Taro shows some signs of obsession with Lain, having watched her "always" in the Wired, and calling her an "angel" when breaking the news of their date to Masayuki and Myu-myu.

==Personality and private life==

Taro is very fickle with girls; despite being Myu-myu's boyfriend, he asks out both Lain and [[Iwakura Mika]] in the same short time. However, the only girl that he is known to have kissed is Lain.

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Mika Iwakura

2015-12-31T04:44:46Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image=File:Iwakura_Mika.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=16
|family=[[Iwakura Yasuo]], [[Iwakura Miho]], [[Iwakura Lain]]
|affiliation=Unknown
|navi=None
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=[[Anime]]
|location=[[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=[[wikipedia:Ayako Kawasumi|Ayako Kawasumi]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Patricia Ja Lee|Patricia Ja Lee]] (English)
}}

[[File:The prophecy.jpg|left|thumb|Mika loses her shit.]]
[[File:Iwakura modem.jpeg|left|thumb|Mika becomes a modem.]]

[[Lain]]'s sister. At the beginning of the anime, she is a regular teenage girl who often stays out late with friends -- a stark contrast to
her utterly asocial and lonely sister.

In the [[Layer 02|second layer]], Mika is curious of Lain's newfangled interest in [[NAVI]]s and the [[Wired]], at first commenting on Lain's vocal interactions with her NAVI as talking to her 'imaginary friend'. She reminds her sister that she will be late for school, and later watches [[Iwakura Yasuo|her father]] set up [[Lain's NAVI|Lain's new NAVI]], but feigns disinterest when he notices her eavesdropping.

Mika encounters the [[Men in Black]] at her door in the [[Layer 03|third episode]], and threatens to call the police; they simply respond that she never saw them, nor were they ever here. She later tells [[Iwakura Miho|her mother]] to call the police if the shady pair ever return. Mika visits Lain's room, only to find her sister tinkering very adeptly with computer hardware and wearing nothing but her underwear. Lain says that she heard that she had to look out for [[wikipedia:Electrostatic discharge|static electricity]], so she decided to take her clothes off. At Mika's bewildered response, Lain happily welcomes her sister home.

In [[Layer 04]], Mika only comments that Lain is "weird", perhaps due to her confusing shifts in personality and demeanor, as well as her sudden interest and incredible skills in computing.

In [[Layer 05]] Mika is subjected to many strange phenomena, culminating in being repeatedly told to "fulfill the prophecy" and hallucinating due to the influence of the [[Wired]]. She eventually loses her mind spends the next few episodes making random noises and hanging around pointlessly until [[Layer 09]], when she begins to make modem noises. She disappears in [[Layer 10]] along with the rest of Lain's surrogate family.

After the [[reset]] she is restored to her normal life.

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[[Category:Characters]]

Alice Mizuki

2015-12-31T04:41:33Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:830px-Alice Layer 01.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = 14
|family = Unknown
|affiliation = None
|navi = [[HandiNAVI]], [[Alice's NAVI]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|featuredin = [[Anime]]
|location = [[School]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Yōko Asada|Yōko Asada]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Emilie Brown|Emily Brown]] (English)
}}

'''Mizuki Alice''' (瑞城ありす, ''Mizuki Arisu'') is a 14-year-old girl who attends the same [[school]] as [[Iwakura Lain]]. She is also Lain's best friend.

Alice is introduced in [[Layer 01]] as Lain's classmate. She shows a greater concern for Lain than [[Kato Juri]] or [[Yamamoto Reika]]. It is due to her encouragement that Lain first visits [[Cyberia]].

It is revealed in [[Layer 08]] that Alice is attracted to a [[Alice's teacher|teacher]] in her [[school]]. Evil Lain spreads this information through the [[Wired]], and although Alice wants to believe Lain did not do it, evil Lain appears in her room and laughs at her. Lain eventually deletes everyone's memories of these rumours - except for Alice's.

In [[Layer 12]], Lain says that Alice is special because she became Lain's friend before she connected with everyone through the Wired. Alice teaches Lain that there is still value in having a physical form, placing Lain's hand over her heart to feel her heartbeat.

By the conclusion of the anime, a grown-up Alice is married -- possibly to the same teacher that she had been in love with in Layer 08.

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Miho Iwakura

2015-12-31T04:36:37Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image=File:Iwakura_Miho.jpg
|gender=Female
|age=38
|family=[[Iwakura Yasuo]], [[Iwakura Mika]], [[Iwakura Lain]]
|affiliation=[[Tachibana Laboratories]]
|navi=None
|debut=[[Layer 01]]
|featuredin=[[Anime]], [[game]]
|location=[[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors=[[wikipedia:Rei Igarashi|Rei Igarashi]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Petrea Burchard|Celeste Burch]] (English)
}}

'''Iwakura Miho''' is a woman in her 30s. She acts as surrogate mother to [[Iwakura Lain]].

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Characters]]

Yasuo Iwakura

2015-12-31T04:32:56Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:Iwakura yasuo.jpeg
|gender = Male
|age = 45
|family = [[Iwakura Miho]], [[Iwakura Mika]], [[Iwakura Lain]]
|affiliation = [[Tachibana Laboratories]]
|navi = [[Iwakura Yasuo's NAVI]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|featuredin = [[Anime]], [[Game]]
|location = [[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Ryūsuke Ōbayashi|Ryūsuke Ōbayashi]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Barry Stigler|Gil Starberry]] (English)
}}

[[File:Lain isn't scared!.jpeg|left|thumb|Lain asks for a new NAVI in [[Layer 01|''Weird'']].]]

'''Iwakura Yasuo''' (岩倉康男 ''Iwakura Yasuo'') is the surrogate father of [[Iwakura Lain]].

He's a [[Tachibana Laboratories]] employee, seen working on [[IPv7]] with [[Masami Eiri]] in a flashback. He is proficient with computers and has a high-end [[NAVI]] with multiple screens at home.

In [[Layer 01]] Lain approaches him -- a rare occurrence, according to Yasuo -- and asks for a new [[NAVI]]. He is amused by and encourages his daughter's new-found interest for NAVIs and the [[Wired]], approving her request due to her own machine being rapidly outdated and that she should not be afraid of the growing societal emphasis on the Wired. He asks Lain why she is interested, and she replies that she has to meet a [[Chisa Yomoda|friend]].

In the next episode, Yasuo informs Lain that her NAVI has arrived, and Miho says to clean up quickly due to the hardware blocking the way. Yasuo offers to set the NAVI up for Lain after dinner, commenting that the new model is so powerful that he would like to use it himself. His daughter asks if he can set it up now, surprising him, but he complies. Just before Lain begins using her [[Lain's NAVI|NAVI]], he warns her not to use it too much with kids, championing the importance of more 'advanced' communication systems in more mature relationships. His daughter does not reply, instead addressing her NAVI, and Yasuo says that she can show off her new NAVI to her friends.

In [[Layer 03]] he interrupts Lain before she can read her mail, asking her if she has gotten used to her NAVI. When she doesn't respond he asks if there's something wrong. She shows him her [[Psyche|new device]] and asks if he knows what it is. He responds coldly that he doesn't know.

In the [[Layer 04|next layer]] he is first seen watching Lain's flurry of activity on her NAVI. He confirms to Miho over dinner that Lain is acting "weird". Later in the episode he confronts Lain and warns her that the Wired is just a communications platform, and should not be mixed up with the real world. Lain responds firmly, saying that "The border is not so well-defined. Soon, I'll be able to enter it and I'll be metaphorized completely with full range and motion," and when he says that even the newest commercial NAVI cannot simulate reality, his daughter states that she can because she modified it. Yasuo asks if that is because of her Psyche chip, and Lain assures that she will always be herself.

[[File:Ghostly Yasuo discussing the Wired with Lain.jpeg|left|thumb|"Yasuo" discusses the Wired with Lain in [[Layer 05|''Distortion'']].]]
Yasuo is less prominent in the [[Layer 05|fifth episode]], paying little attention to Mika when she asks if Lain was in [[Shibuya]] earlier. However, in Lain's room he manifests as a pale, ethereal figure and she asks if he is really her father. He talks about the Wired, and theorizes that the development of electricity and phones, which brought about the Wired must have created [[Reality|another world]]. They then discuss the existence of a [[God]], only a concept in the real world while a [[Deus]]-like entity may lurk in the Wired, of power "...that is written of in myths". He then says that it is possible that such an entity could affect the real world, perhaps by a "prophecy".

In [[Layer 06]], Yasuo is shocked by the changes in Lain's room, pockmarked with puddles of water and filled up almost completely with hardware. His concern is magnified when she does not seem to notice him. Yasuo does not appear in the next episode, though the [[Boss]] mercilessly interrogates Lain using details of her supposed family.

After not appearing for four episodes Yasuo bids Lain farewell, addressing her as "Miss Lain". He says that "our work is finished," and that she should have it figured out for herself now. Lain doesn't respond. He pities that he could not have done more for her in such a short time, but says that she is now free to become whatever she wishes, or rather, she was always free. Yauso goes on to say that though he was not allowed to say goodbye, he loved her. Lain is still speechless, and her 'father' says that he did not enjoy pretending to be a family, but says that he envied a being like Lain. As he leaves, Lain begs him not to leave her alone. Without turning to face her, he says "Alone? You're not alone. If you connect to the Wired, everyone will welcome you. That's the sort of being you were". With that, Yasuo and the rest of the Iwakura family disappear.

In [[Layer 13]], the reset returns the Iwakura family to normalcy. He tells Miho to make sure to receive and pay for a package. "Computer parts again?" she says. He doesn't reply. Yasuo is the only person that notices Lain's disappearance. He appears later, looming over a despaired Lain when she desperately questions her existence. Both Lain and Yasuo appear seated at a floating table. He says that Lain doesn't need to wear [[bear suit|that]] anymore. Lain nervously asks if "knows," and that "I...everyone". Her father interrupts her, saying with a knowing smile that "You love them? Isn't that right?" Lain begins to cry, and Yasuo says that he'll "...make us some nice tea next time. Hey, with some [[wikipedia:Madeleine (cake)#Literary reference|madeleines]]! Definitely. They're great."

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Masami Eiri

2015-12-31T04:27:27Z

Karyon: Added voice actor info

{{Infobox
|image = File:Masami eiri 2.jpeg
|gender = Male
|age = 30
|family = Unknown
|affiliation = [[Tachibana Labs]]
|debut = [[Layer 10]]
|navi = n/a
|featuredin = [[Anime]], [[manga]] 
|location = [[Wired]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Shō Hayami|Shō Hayami]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Kirk Thornton|Sparky Thornton]] (English)
}}

[[File:Masami eiri after his beauty sleep and meds.jpg|300px|thumb|Who is this beautiful [[God|Kami-sama?]]]]
[[File:Masami eiri pwnzered forever.jpeg|300px|thumb|Who is this beautiful... [[God|Kami-sama?]]]]

'''Masami Eiri''' (英利政美, ''Eiri Masami''), is the key designer of [[Protocol 7]]. While working for [[Tachibana Laboratories]], he illicitly included code enabling him to control the whole protocol at will and "embedded" his own consciousness in said protocol. Consequently, he was fired by Tachibana Labs, and was soon found dead on a railway, having seemingly committed [[Suicide in Serial Experiments Lain|suicide]]. It is his belief that the only way for humans to evolve further is to absolve themselves from their physical limitations and live as digital entities.

In [[Layer 12]], Eiri becomes infuriated by Lain's resistance and attempts to manifest himself physically, becoming an abominable floating creature sprouting a prehensile tongue and bizarre fleshy growths all about his misshapen body. Fortunately, before Eiri is able to harm Lain or Alice, Lain smashes him into a bloody pulp by telekinetically throwing all of her hardware and equipment at him.

After Lain resets both The Wired and reality (it's unclear if they are in fact the same), he is seen grumbling on his way to work for Tachibana, idly threatening to quit.

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Lain Iwakura

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{{Infobox
|image = File:Lain.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = 14 ([[anime]]), 11-14 ([[game]])
|family = [[Iwakura Yasuo]], [[Iwakura Miho]], [[Iwakura Mika]] ([[anime]]); [[Father]], [[Mother]] ([[game]] and [[manga]])
|affiliation = [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]], [[Tachibana General Laboratories]]
|navi = [[Children's NAVI]], [[Handheld NAVI]], [[Lain's NAVI]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|featuredin = [[Anime]], [[game]], [[manga]]
|location = [[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Kaori Shimizu (voice_actress)|Kaori Shimizu]] (Japanese), [[wikipedia:Bridget Hoffman|Ruby Marlowe]] (English)}}

'''Please pardon our appearance. This page is currently under construction.'''
--[[User:Ain|Ain]] 05:02, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

'''Iwakura Lain''' (岩倉玲音 ''Iwakura Rein'', also rendered as レイン, ｌａｉｎ or れいん) is the main protagonist of the series. She is female, 14 in the [[anime]], 11-14 in the [[game]], and of an unknown age in other works. Visually, she is characterized by her short, brown, asymmetrical hair, one lock of which is secured by a [[hairclip]]. [[Masami Eiri]], in his desire to conquer reality, uses her as a pawn.

== Personality ==
Across all the works in the ''Serial Experiments Lain'' series, Lain is portrayed as introverted, shy and quiet. Her preferences are also quite childish, and she possesses a large number of toys and other child-themed objects. She often derives comfort from these objects when she is afraid, akin to a security blanket.

When it comes to interacting with others, she often has trouble making eye contact and having fluent conversation, many exchanges with her fellow classmates involving long pauses in her speech, and often looks visibly uncomfortable when asked questions. She usually does not speak unless spoken to and appears to find both talking to strangers and being the center of attention to be intimidating. Because of this, she has very few friends. However, on the Internet, Lain feels much more comfortable around people and is able to talk to them more easily, although she does not feel close to online acquaintances.

Generally, Lain appears to be indifferent to her surroundings, but she is actually very sensitive and worried about how others perceive her. As a result, Lain appears to be very concerned with her actions and how they affect other people, being terrified of being by herself or being universally rejected by everyone.

Due to her lack of close family or friends, Lain is often very lonely and can become unhealthily attached to anyone she feels treats her nicely, to the point of obsession. As a result, she often worries even more how people who know her perceive her and is quick to doubt herself and her friends; however, when she interacts with them, she feels elated and far more optimistic. If anyone she is close to leaves her life, Lain becomes heartbroken and worries about the others that remain. She is fiercely loyal to those she cares about and tries her best to care for them, although she often worries that she is not doing a good job of doing so. Terrible things happening to people, regardless of whether they are close to her or not, seem to deeply emotionally disturb Lain, often causing her to cry.

If Lain is completely alone, she becomes desperate and afraid of her own inner faults. In order to distract herself, Lain often throws herself into a specialization that interests her, such as programming or psychology and further isolated herself. However, extended periods of solitude cause Lain to begin to lose her mind, and she eventually neglects herself and becomes extremely depressed. It is possible that being left alone too long could result in her suicide.

When Lain is afraid, she will often want comfort from others, despite rarely approaching them directly, not wanting to burden them. If she cannot get comfort from other people, she will hide behind objects she designates as security blankets, like her bear pajamas, [[NAVI]], [[Bike-chan]], or [[Progenitis]]. If she is truly terrified or overwhelmed she will have what appears to be a panic attack of some kind, curling into a ball and shaking, apparently completely immobilized.

When it comes to Lain's specialization skills, she is extremely curious and hungry for information, avidly consuming information at astonishing speeds and learning very quickly. It does not take her long to become an expert on a subject, and she shows extreme prowess in both hardware and software, as well as aspects of philosophy, psychology and sociology. She appears to be able to analyze, recall and process data very quickly, working at high speeds and often doing several things at once. Many tasks that are difficult for experts are easy for her. Despite appearing to be highly intelligent, Lain is an extremely poor student, having a difficult time paying attention in class.

Lain seems to consider herself to be abnormal and often blames herself for bad things that happen around her or the troubles of loved ones, becoming easily depressed. She also often feels isolated from society and alone, and seems to want to fit in more than anything, but her shyness and social anxiety often gets in the way. Lain is also very easily embarrassed, which further worsens her low self-esteem and shyness. She often struggles with her [[identity]] due to the circumstances around her, a struggle that often confuses and frightens her.

When Lain finally feels that she has discovered her identity, she is at peace and seems to be quietly content with herself, her previous self-doubts becoming minimal.

=== Other Personalities ===

Lain's personality becomes another matter entirely when her alter-ego, the so-called "Lain of the Wired", steps into Lain's flesh body to act directly in the real world. In times of extreme stress, Lain's disembodied self might briefly inhabit her flesh body, suddenly causing a surge of confidence and brashness backed up by superhuman power. This personality appears fearless and ruthless, but not cruel (not to be confused with Evil Lain, the spinoff identity created by the Knights' hacking). She is also much more socially comfortable in this state, although this social comfort level seems to come and go coincident with Lain's visits to Cyberia, where unusual mind-altering technology exists. This "Lain of the Wired" personality also exists independent of Lain Iwakura the human; they seem to only share experiences part-time.

Yet a third personality also exists, apparently resulting from outside tampering upon both of the others. This third personality, is a cruel, inhuman prankster, and is apparently comfortable committing both mischief and murder. Like Lain of the Wired, it exists primarily in the Wired but is also capable of inhabiting and controlling Lain Iwakura's human body on occasion.

== Anime Biography ==

At the beginning of the anime, Lain is technologically illiterate and extremely shy. She hardly even checks her email and is visibly uncomfortable when doing so. While operating her old [[children's NAVI]], she puts on a bear hat. This, like her [[bear suit]], provides comfort to her and helps her face situations that she is intimidated by.

Lain's behaviour changes when she gets a proper [[NAVI]]. When online, she behaves much more confidently and assertively. Another Lain, commonly referred to by the fandom as "evil Lain", already exists in the Wired and, according to Lain in [[Layer 08]], acts like the part of Lain that she hates.

Lain appears to be highly intelligent and has a range of skills. The anime shows her learning extremely quickly how a NAVI functions and can even help the [[boss]] of the [[Men in Black]] repair his extremely old NAVI. Also, the [[manga]] shows some of Lain's skills in programming, as she modifies her plush dog, [[Bike-chan]], to be able to bark. In the [[game]], Lain becomes interested in psychology and is able to use that knowledge on [[Yonera Touko]], her therapist, when she becomes unstable.

She is quite distant from her [[family]] and rarely speaks at home. At [[school]], she is similarly quiet, although she begins to hang out with [[Alice]], [[Reika]] and [[Juri]]. Of the three, only Alice seems to have any real emotional connection with her.

Lain is revealed to be the product of the human collective unconscious that took form in the Wired. This means that there is a different image of Lain in each person's mind, represented by the chattering Lain mannequins in [[Layer 08]]. This led to Lain's [[identity]] crisis that forms a major plot point in the anime.

Lain considers herself to be a being that exists only in the memories of others, so when she edits herself out during the [[reset]], it is almost a form of suicide - although the Wired itself still retains her data, there are no people who truly remember her.

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VisualWired

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Karyon:

'''VisualWired''' is a monthly video stream for SEL Fans.

It is regularly the first Saturday of every month, at 20:00 UTC on http://www.livestream.com/visualwired

==Currently Queued==
*April: The Zero Theorem + Ghost in the Shell 1995 Movie
*May: Heavy Metal + Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
*June:
*July: Serial Experiments Lain

==Suggestions==
''please no series over 16 Episodes / 6 hours''
*Despera
*twin peaks
*eraserhead
*yokohama kaidashi kikou
*Twilight of the Dark Master (45min) ([http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=525611 Link to Nyaa])
*Tetsuwan Birdy Decode
*Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher
*Mardock Scramble (3 Movies, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardock_Scramble Wikipedia])
*Butt Attack Punisher Girl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA8wSpdK8xc)
*Stalker (1979) ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/] )
*23 (1998 German movie, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%28film%29 Wikipedia])
*World on a Wire ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_on_a_Wire Wikipedia], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvlQ8TQsmQA Trailer])
*Mind Game
*Fantastic Planet
*We live in Public
*Fritz the Cat
*Rebuild of Evangelion series
*Now and then, here and there
*Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
*Silent MÖbius (2 weeks)
*Kara no Kyoukai (it's [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4932 7 movies] totaling 8.5 hours, so maybe 2 or 3 weeks as well)
*Tokyo Godfather (Satoshi Kon)
*Sennen Joyuu / Millenium Actress (Satoshi Kon)
*Hoshi no Koe / Voices of a Distant Star (just 25 min, maybe best with 5cm/s because also from Makoto Shinkai)
*Cat Soup
*Kaiba
*Aku no Hana / The Flowers of Evil
*Trava: Fist Planet
*Solaris (1972) ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/] )
*Spaced (14 episode TV series ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHc0VDdhXVQ)
*Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
*Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

==Watched==
*All About Lily Chou-Chou (on fauux's channel)
*Serial Experiments Lain (Annually on July 5th)
*Black Mirror
*2013 Wipe
*Kino no Tabi
*Baccano!
*Summer Wars
*Akira
*Eve no Jikan
*Animatrix
*Metropolis
*My Neighbor Totoro
*Freedom
*Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
*Seven Samurai
*Gunslinger Girl
*Puella Magi Madoka Magica
*Paprika
*Angel's Egg / Tenshi no Tamago ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel%27s_Egg Wikipedia])
*Spice and Wolf S1
*Bartender
*megazone 23
*Boogiepop Phantom ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogiepop_Phantom Wikipedia])
*Malice@Doll ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malice@Doll Wikipedia]) & Alice in Cyberland
*Paranoia Agent ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_Agent Wikipedia])
*Tron
*Tron Legacy
*Armitage III
*Haibane Renmei
*Kaze Tachinu
*Sakasama no Patema
*Mai Mai Miracle
*Pale Cocoon + Garden of Words + Harmonie
*A Scanner Darkly
*5 Centimeters Per Second ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Centimeters_Per_Second Wikipedia])
*π ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_(film) Wikipedia])
*FLCL
*Hackers
*American Psycho
*Star Wars Holiday Special
*2014 Wipe
*The Interview
*Blame!
*Perfect Blue
*Cyber City Oedo 808
*Millennium Actress