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==<span style="font-size:115%">2025</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''March'''</span>
:* '''16th''' - The Serial Experiments Lain authorized spin-off game "[[://signal.]]" was announced, an occult RPG set to release on April 30 for Windows and macOS. ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-16/authorized-serial-experiments-lain-spinoff-game-launches-on-april-30/.222447 source (en)], [https://www.famitsu.com/article/202503/36727 (jp)])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2024</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''21th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 6th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:06]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://twitter.com/wasei_jj/status/1870072530578616627 source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2023</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''18th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 5th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:05]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://twitter.com/wasei_jj/status/1736016052562379007/ source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''April'''</span>
:* '''1st''' - A producer of the anime series releases a countdown website that lasts 24 hours. It's an April Fools Joke for the 25th anniversary of Serial Experiments Lain. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230401000342/https://en.serialexperimentslain.io/ source (en)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401000341/https://jp.serialexperimentslain.io/ (jp)])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2022</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''17th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 4th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:04]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-04 source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2021</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''November'''</span>
:* '''11th''' - Launch of [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]'s Patreon account. ([https://www.patreon.com/abfly source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''March'''</span>
:* '''29th''' - Released of the fan project lainTSX recreating [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PS1 game]] in English and playable on web browser ([https://www.otaquest.com/serial-experiments-lain-ps1-game-english/ source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''February'''</span>
:* '''24th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] launches his weekly music streaming show Club Cyberia Wired. Every Wednesday at 10 p.m. JST. ([https://www.otaquest.com/club-cyberia-wired-wasei-jj-chikada/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2020</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''June'''</span>
:* '''20th''' - Release of the remix album [[Cyberia Layer:03|Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2019</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''November'''</span>
:* '''23rd''' - Release of the concept album [[Cyberia Layer:03]] by [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-03 source])
:* '''10th''' - Messa Store is gathering together artists and designers to celebrate Serial Experiments Lain creating a variety of shirts, hats, and other accessories ([https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/11/10-1/artists-unite-for-serial-experiments-lain-pop-up-shop source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''13th''' - Residents of Japan have the express permission to create derivative works of Serial Experiments Lain for non-commercial purpose until July 2028 as part of an "Open Source Project." ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-07-13/serial-experiment-lain-goes-open-source-in-japan-until-2028/.148812 source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2018</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''14th''' - Release of the concept album [[Cyberia Layer_2]] by [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/album source])
:* '''6th''' - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 20 years!

==<span style="font-size:115%">2017</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''1st''' - Serial Experiments Lain is now available on the streaming platform Crunchyroll for the United States and Canada ([https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/06/01/crunchyroll-adds-serial-experiments-lain-and-c-control-anime source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''January'''</span>
:* '''28th''' - Launch of The [[TSUKI Project]] website preaching a Serial Experiments Lain-inspired conspiracy. ([https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tsuki-project source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2014</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''May'''</span>
:* '''20th''' - Release of the Serial Experiments Lain: Complete Series Anime in Blu-ray ([https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Serial-Experiments-Lain-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/53160/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2013</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''June'''</span>
:* '''29th''' - [[Nakamura Ryuutarou|Ryūtarō Nakamura]], director of Serial Experiments Lain, died due to pancreatic cancer. ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2009</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''April'''</span>
:* '''10th''' - At the Sakura-Con, [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] reveals he's working on the spiritual sequel of Serial Experiments Lain, [[Despera]] with many of the same staffers with whom he created Lain ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-20/abe-develops-desperant-anime-with-lain-staff source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2008</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''6th''' - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 10 years!

Alice Mizuki

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

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

== Anime Biography ==
Alice is introduced in [[Layer 01]] as Lain's classmate. She shows a greater concern for Lain than [[Juri Katou]] or [[Reika Yamamoto]]. 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 became a student teacher and is married -- possibly to the same teacher that she had been in love with in Layer 08.

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Lain Iwakura

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{{CharacterInfo
|image = File:Lain.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = 14 ([[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]), 11-14 ([[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]])
|family = [[Yasuo Iwakura]] (Father), [[Miho Iwakura]] (Mother), [[Mika Iwakura]] (Sister)
|affiliation = [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]], [[Tachibana General Laboratories]]
|navi = [[Children's NAVI]], [[Handheld NAVI]], [[Lain's NAVI]]
|debut = [[Layer 01]]
|featuredin = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]], [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], [[manga]]
|location = [[Lain's House]], [[Shibuya]]
|voiceactors = [[wikipedia:Kaori Shimizu (voice actress)|Kaori Shimizu]] (Japanese),
[[wikipedia:Bridget Hoffman|Bridget Hoffman]] (English), Lucila Gómez (Spanish)}}

'''Lain Iwakura''' (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 14 in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]], 11–14 in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|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 [[Lain's Hairclip|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 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 [[Progenetis]]. 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.

== 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 [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], Lain becomes interested in psychology and is able to use that knowledge on [[Touko Yonera]], 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 Mizuki]], [[Reika Yamamoto]] and [[Juri Katou]]. 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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[[File:Signal.jpg|thumb|Promotional image for the game.|right]]
'''''//signal.''''' is an upcoming official spin-off game based on the ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' franchise. Developed by the doujin circle Team MJM, the game was originally scheduled for release on April 30, 2025, for Windows and macOS via Steam and itch.io. It has since been delayed to May 19. A digital copy will be sold for 1,000 JPY, while a limited CD-ROM edition will be priced at 1,700 JPY.

==Summary==

Described as an "occult RPG", ''//signal.'' allows players to explore the [[Wired]] by collecting logs, emails, and diaries to piece together past events and restore broken connections. The game offers new insights into [[Lain Iwakura]] and invites players to consider why people form bonds and why those bonds sometimes fall apart.

The game features characters from both the anime and the 1998 PlayStation game, making it accessible and enjoyable for longtime fans. It was developed as a tribute to the anime's 30th anniversary.

==Development==

''//signal.'' is a derivative work created under NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan's official "lainTTL" guidelines. These guidelines allow individuals in Japan to produce commercial and non-commercial fan works related to Lain until July 6, 2028, as long as they agree to the terms of use. The project has received support from key figures from the original series, including writer [[Chiaki J. Konaka]], who contributed a recommendation, and [[Wasei "JJ" Chikada]], who remixed the game's theme song. Artist [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] also promoted the game by sharing gameplay footage.

Development began in 2019, led by Makkura Yuno, a fan of the original Lain game. The game was created by volunteers who formed Team MJM with the goal of honoring the series' legacy. Although development paused at one point, it resumed with renewed energy for the 30th anniversary.

==Release==

The full release is planned for May 19, 2025. Initially, Team MJM intended to produce only 300 physical copies of the game. However, after pre-orders exceeded 5,000 within a month, the team launched a crowdfunding campaign on Campfire starting April 15, 2025, to fund additional copies and exclusive rewards.

The campaign's original goal was 1.5 million yen, which it surpassed quickly. By early May, over 12 million yen had been raised. Supporters can choose from multiple reward tiers, ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 yen. Each tier, labeled as a "Layer", includes different perks such as digital wallpapers, a soundtrack CD, stickers, a mini artbook, and a limited-edition figure.

All reward items, aside from the game itself, are exclusive to the campaign and are not planned for public sale. International supporters are encouraged to use forwarding services like Tenso.com, as direct overseas shipping is not available.

The project will go forward regardless of whether the funding goal is met. Reward shipments are expected to begin around June 2025.

A free trial version of the game was released on March 29, 2025. The developers continue to polish the game with final system adjustments and bug fixes. The crowdfunding campaign will run until the end of May 2025.

==External Links==
* [https://rckskrs0089.wixsite.com/my-site-2 Team MJM official website]
* [https://x.com/MJM11663102 //signal. official X account]
* [https://camp-fire.jp/projects/840556/view Campfire crowdfunding page for //signal.]

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List of fanworks based on Serial Experiments Lain

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of fanworks based on ''Serial Experiments Lain''}}
This is a list of notable fanworks based on ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'', which includes (but is not limited to) derivative websites, fan projects, forums, and academic research dedicated to the series. The list is '''perpetually incomplete''', since it is updated based on notability.

'''If you have any suggestions for sites to add or if any of the links stop working, write so over [https://lain.wiki/wiki/User_talk:Prince here]. The site will be added or updated with Wayback Machine links.'''
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==Websites==
===English===
* [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lain.htm Thought Experiments Lain] ([[Thought Experiments Lain|article]]) is owned by Lawrence Eng aka Lawmune. It includes, among other things, a review, fanart contest and glossary. It is perhaps best known for the [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/apple-lain.htm list of Apple references in Lain].
* [https://lainzine.org lainzine]: a lain-themed online magazine about hacking, art, culture, and related topics.
* [http://lain.angelic-trust.net/ Omnipresence] is full of information about SEL and includes episode transcripts, screencaps, a fanlisting and a very outdated list of links. It is impossible to navigate. Content is [http://lain.angelic-trust.net/wired.html here].
* [http://asphyxia.su/ asphyxia.su] is a collection of every background image from mebious, going back over a year.
* [https://mebi.wirechan.org/ Wirechan Mebious] clone of [[Mebious.co.uk]] hosted on wirechan website.
* [https://mebious.neocities.org wired.entry.neocities] Fansite under constant occasional development.
* [https://lainchan.org lainchan] Anonymous lain-themed imageboard that mainly focuses on programing, technology, and other things. It has a lain board that isn't as active and mainly uses the lain name to attract people interested in technology and coding.
* [https://wirechan.org/ wirechan] Anonymous lain-themed imageboard centered around technology, with its own mebious instance.
* [https://initiate.space/ initiate.space] Spiritual successor to systemspace. Themed around Lain, has an anonymous imageboard and discord server.
* [http://www.konaka.com/ konaka.com] the english version of a site made by [[Chiaki J. Konaka]]. It has interview, info, links, and images about the show. You could also download the font used in the anime.
* [https://fauux.neocities.org/ fauux] fan website (note: contains rapidly flashing images)
* [https://blackwings.neocities.org/ blackwings] fan website, inspired heavily by fauux (note: contains rapidly flashing images)
* [http://lain.sk/ lain.sk] slovakian lain fan website, originally published in 2006
* [https://lain.church/ lain.church] services offered by lainchan users
* [https://lain.la/ lain.la] - services offered by lainchan user
* [https://lainon.life/ lainon.life] lainchan radio with songs similar to that of serial experiments lain's OST
* [https://re.wire.zone/ re.wire.zone] wirechan group
* [https://distortiongallery.tripod.com/distortion.htm distortiongallery] displays a private collection of lain cels and other merchandise
* [https://www.angelfire.com/anime/lainpage/index.html angelfire] just another lain fan site
* [https://cff.ssw.net/forum/ old-home-bulletin-board] the name is a reference to haibane renmei and they mainly discuss the show as well as [[Yoshitoshi ABe| ABe]]
* [https://ain-and-lain.tumblr.com/ ain and lain] a fan blog site run by ain with various scans and unofficial translations of ABe and Konaka's works.
* [https://modesofdesign.wixsite.com/explained expLAINed] a fan site dedicated to "finding the complete 'true answer' of serial experiments lain."
* [https://mebious.net mebious.net] another mebious.co.uk clone.

===Japanese===
* [http://www.konaka.com/alice6/lain/ konaka.com], a site by Chiaki J. Konaka, has interviews, information about [[Books|books]], and links related to Lain, as well as a font that was used in the anime.
* [http://www.geocities.jp/zatugakubeya/lain/index.html Deep Researches Lain] has a glossary of terms from the anime and a quiz game.
* [http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/grifonsgarden/garenwarehouse.htm Grifon's Garden] has pictures and descriptions of at least 6 homemade Lain figurines.
* [http://page.freett.com/boondock/lain/ LAINてんぷら] is a website used to start Lain threads on the 2channel BBS. Has links to many Lain threads on 2ch and many other obscure and edifying Lain-related links. てんぷら (tempura) is slang for template.
* [http://page.freett.com/m_utsumi/ Protocol of lain's world] has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the English portion of the site is unfinished. (Click lain's face to access the content.)

===Russian===
* [http://boards.haruhiism.net/abe/ Old Home], an image board that is primarily for discussions related to ABe.
* [http://lain.ru/index.php lain.ru]
* [https://lain.in.net/ lain.in] Russian speaking, lain themed forum.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010405072957/http://lain.narod.ru/ lain.narod] old website with lots of lain related information.

===French===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027100229/http://serialain.ifrance.com/ serialain.ifrance.com], a site that stores a lot of lain related, info and images.
* [http://supagil.chez.com/sitehtmlain/laintml.htm supagil.chez] a lain fan site made in pure html with pics, videos, glossary and links to other lain sites.
* [http://memelaraison.chez.com/serialexp-intro.htm memelaraison.chez.com] is a lain fan site, with pictures of the anime and lain magazines as well as lyrics.
* [https://disboard.org/server/1346124609874825306 Le Net] French speaking, lain discord server.

===Spanish===
* [https://wired-7.org wired-7] Spanish speaking, lain themed imageboard.
* [https://disboard.org/server/695054294604447885 SELWP] Spanish speaking, lain discord server.

===Korean===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018025112/http://www.lain.pe.ky/ lain.pe.ky] Korean speaking, lain themed imageboard.

===German===
* [http://www.lain-disconnected.de/phpBB/index.php lain-disconnected] is a german forum board based around lain which is ran on phpBB.

===Polish===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108042514/http://experimentslain.ovh.org/index2.php experimentslain.ovh] Fansite, with fanart, cyberpunk, and other lain related info.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081023233154/http://lain.klub.mylog.pl/ lain.klub] Polish speaking, lain themed imageboard.

===Chinese===
* [https://geocities.haggenso.org/Lain/ Haggenso Lain Geocities] One of the only Chinese-language Lain fansites, created by Dr. Haggen So.

===Portuguese===
* [https://discord.gg/yDzx55tX A Wired] Portuguese speaking, lain discord server.

==Defunct websites==
* [http://www.mebious.co.uk/ Mebious.co.uk] ([[Mebious.co.uk|article]]) comes from a URL that appears briefly on a pressure gauge. Sometimes called "Mebi" or "Mebby". Allows anonymous text or image posting. The most recent 10 lines of text are displayed. It has been inactive since November 11, 2020.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100515000251/http://thewired.info/ Thewired.info] ([[Thewired.info|article]]) just another lain related image-board
* [http://per.hedbor.org/lain/ Serial Experiments Lain: Root] ([[Serial Experiments Lain: Root|article]]) had a collection of Lain media for download, including cover scans and soundtracks.
* [http://misslain.homestead.com/index.html Lain - Alive in Cyberspace] included reviews, screencaps, poetry, and a rather intriguing [http://misslain.homestead.com/cyberqs.html dialogue] on Lain. Site has been disabled.
* [http://hr.deadgods.net/hr/index/ Wakachan's ABe board], R.I.P.
* [http://cerealexperiments.com cerealexperiments.com] Website that had an imageboard that was barely Lain-related.
* [http://easterncalcul.us/ ahania's boards] are available intermittently. /ec/ is for general discussion and /l/ is for all things Lain. Feel free to start or join in a discussion.
* [http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/9755/ serial experiments lain - Unnoficial Homepage in the Wired]
* [http://www.mebious.mobi/ Mebious.mobi] ([[Mebious.mobi|article]]), sometimes called "Mobi", is inspired by Mebious and notably includes features such as music upload and auto-refresh. (defunct as of May 10th 2015)
* [https://mebio.us Mebio.us] ([[Mebio.us|article]]) was another clone of the original .co.uk site, created after the closure of Mobi.
* [[VisualWired]]
* [https://legacy.arisuchan.jp/ arisuchan] anonymous lain-themed cyberpunk imageboard with a dedicated /lain/ board, it has since been archived.
* [https://discord.gg/Zwe6v35WRv lainland] Was a biggest lain discord server at one point, currently archived.
* [https://systemspace.link/ systemspace.link] Religion lightly themed around SEL. Has an anonymous imageboard named TSUKICHAN and a Rocket.Chat server.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208075509/http://www.cyberia-anime.com/ cyberia-anime] Cyberia Cafe - one of the first Lain fansites, started on 1999-04-18.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030330214322/http://kokujin.members.animeirc.com/ kokujin] Kokujin
* [http://www.lainspotting.com/ lainspotting] images of lain in different places

==Essays==
* [[VKK 320: Decoding Virtual Culture in the Media - a case-study of Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[Serial Experiments: Lain as a Reflection of Modern Japanese Anxieties in the Digital Era]]
* [[The Role of Technology in Modern Society according to Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation]]
* [[The Sight of Your God Disturbs Me: Questioning the Post-Christian Bodies of Buffy, Lain, and George]]
* [[Give some examples of cybernetic systems at play in specific visual texts. What metaphors of the body in contemporary society do they suggest? And to what commodity end are they marketed?]]
* [[To What Commodity End are Concepts of the ‘Post-Human’ and the ‘Cyborg’ Marketed? Give screen and theoretical examples of each.]]
* [[The Real Verses the Virtual]] [sic]
* [[All I Ever Needed To Know In This Fragile Layer Of Existence We Call The Real World I Learned From Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: An Essay on Serial Experiments Lain]]

==Scholarly articles and books==
*"Topologies of Identity in Serial Experiments Lain" by Craig Jackson, published in ''Mechademia'', Volume 7, 2012, pp. 191-201 [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mec/summary/v007/7.jackson01.html]
*"The Signal of Noise" (manga) by Adèle-Elise Prévost and MUSEbasement, published in ''Mechademia'', Volume 3, 2008, pp. 173-188 [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mec/summary/v003/3.prevost.html]
*"When the Machines Stop: Fantasy, Reality, and Terminal Identity in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain" by Susan J. Napier, published in ''Science Fiction Studies'' vol.29, No. 3, Japanese Science Fiction (Nov. 2002) pp. 418-435 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241108]
*"The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation" by Susan J. Napier, published in ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'', Vol. 149, No. 1 (Mar., 2005), pp.72-79 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4598910]
*"Screening Anime" by Steven T. Brown, an essay published in the 2006 book ''Cinema Anime'', a collection of essays by various authors, edited by Brown. [http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781403970602]
*''Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture'' by Steven T. Brown. This time the whole book is by Brown. [http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780230103597]

==Games==
* [[://signal.]] is an official spin-off game based on the Serial Experiments Lain franchise. It is notable for being the first fan-made game to receive official recognition.
* [https://laingame.net/ Lain Game] contains files from the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PSX game]], extracted using jPSXdec. It also includes a playable web-version of the game.
* [[Lain Visual Novel Project]], a project to create a Serial Experiments Lain visual novel, started on [[mebious.co.uk]] and worked on here.

==Software==
* [[Serial Experiments Lain Winamp Skins]] contains a collection of Lain-themed skins that have been created for the audio playback software Winamp

==Analysis==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjaG8gqE7uY&feature=g-u-u Youtube video] Analyzing exactly what happened in the anime.

==Fan fiction==

===English===
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196634/1/Stopped Stopped], a short story that concisely captures the essence of Serial Experiments Lain.
"Lain's watch stopped..."
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6974007/1/The_Gods_Themselves The Gods Themselves], an odd crossover between SEL and Puella Magi Madoka Magica in which Lain and Madokami are indistinguishable and [[Alice Mizuki]] discusses [[God]] with Homura.
""Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.*" Lain. Madoka. Homura. Arisu. I am uncertain what genre to classify this under."
(*Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.)

===Japanese===
* [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=14756418 せりあｌ　えｘぺりめんｔｓ　ぁいｎ], a manga by Gomennasai on Pixiv, probably inspired by [[Chibi Chibi Lain]].
* [http://ifs.nog.cc/i25127.at.infoseek.co.jp/281/rakkatan.html Ganbare Rakka-tan], a Lain/NieA/Haibane crossover manga in the style of Abe, drawn by a user of the 2channel board "hankaku nijigen ita" who went by the name ''281''.
* [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52044575.html One], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52064879.html two], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52067572.html three] threads archived from news4vip at 2ch.

==Music==
* [https://archive.org/details/keif_mesa_earth_brain_waves Earth Brain Waves], A concept album. The theme imaged the world of the network by the Schumann resonance in serial experiments lain.
* [http://3x6x.com/discography.html SUBHUMAN], serial experiments lain image album
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List of fanworks based on Serial Experiments Lain

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of fanworks based on ''Serial Experiments Lain''}}
This is a list of notable fanworks based on ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'', which includes (but is not limited to) derivative websites, fan projects, forums, and academic research dedicated to the series. The list is '''perpetually incomplete''', since it is updated based on notability.

'''If you have any suggestions for sites to add or if any of the links stop working, write so over [https://lain.wiki/wiki/User_talk:Prince here]. The site will be added or updated with Wayback Machine links.'''
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==Websites==
===English===
* [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lain.htm Thought Experiments Lain] ([[Thought Experiments Lain|article]]) is owned by Lawrence Eng aka Lawmune. It includes, among other things, a review, fanart contest and glossary. It is perhaps best known for the [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/apple-lain.htm list of Apple references in Lain].
* [https://lainzine.org lainzine]: a lain-themed online magazine about hacking, art, culture, and related topics.
* [http://lain.angelic-trust.net/ Omnipresence] is full of information about SEL and includes episode transcripts, screencaps, a fanlisting and a very outdated list of links. It is impossible to navigate. Content is [http://lain.angelic-trust.net/wired.html here].
* [http://asphyxia.su/ asphyxia.su] is a collection of every background image from mebious, going back over a year.
* [https://mebi.wirechan.org/ Wirechan Mebious] clone of [[Mebious.co.uk]] hosted on wirechan website.
* [https://mebious.neocities.org wired.entry.neocities] Fansite under constant occasional development.
* [https://lainchan.org lainchan] Anonymous lain-themed imageboard that mainly focuses on programing, technology, and other things. It has a lain board that isn't as active and mainly uses the lain name to attract people interested in technology and coding.
* [https://wirechan.org/ wirechan] Anonymous lain-themed imageboard centered around technology, with its own mebious instance.
* [https://initiate.space/ initiate.space] Spiritual successor to systemspace. Themed around Lain, has an anonymous imageboard and discord server.
* [http://www.konaka.com/ konaka.com] the english version of a site made by [[Chiaki J. Konaka]]. It has interview, info, links, and images about the show. You could also download the font used in the anime.
* [https://fauux.neocities.org/ fauux] fan website (note: contains rapidly flashing images)
* [https://blackwings.neocities.org/ blackwings] fan website, inspired heavily by fauux (note: contains rapidly flashing images)
* [http://lain.sk/ lain.sk] slovakian lain fan website, originally published in 2006
* [https://lain.church/ lain.church] services offered by lainchan users
* [https://lain.la/ lain.la] - services offered by lainchan user
* [https://lainon.life/ lainon.life] lainchan radio with songs similar to that of serial experiments lain's OST
* [https://re.wire.zone/ re.wire.zone] wirechan group
* [https://distortiongallery.tripod.com/distortion.htm distortiongallery] displays a private collection of lain cels and other merchandise
* [https://www.angelfire.com/anime/lainpage/index.html angelfire] just another lain fan site
* [https://cff.ssw.net/forum/ old-home-bulletin-board] the name is a reference to haibane renmei and they mainly discuss the show as well as [[Yoshitoshi ABe| ABe]]
* [https://ain-and-lain.tumblr.com/ ain and lain] a fan blog site run by ain with various scans and unofficial translations of ABe and Konaka's works.
* [https://modesofdesign.wixsite.com/explained expLAINed] a fan site dedicated to "finding the complete 'true answer' of serial experiments lain."
* [https://mebious.net mebious.net] another mebious.co.uk clone.

===Japanese===
* [http://www.konaka.com/alice6/lain/ konaka.com], a site by Chiaki J. Konaka, has interviews, information about [[Books|books]], and links related to Lain, as well as a font that was used in the anime.
* [http://www.geocities.jp/zatugakubeya/lain/index.html Deep Researches Lain] has a glossary of terms from the anime and a quiz game.
* [http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/grifonsgarden/garenwarehouse.htm Grifon's Garden] has pictures and descriptions of at least 6 homemade Lain figurines.
* [http://page.freett.com/boondock/lain/ LAINてんぷら] is a website used to start Lain threads on the 2channel BBS. Has links to many Lain threads on 2ch and many other obscure and edifying Lain-related links. てんぷら (tempura) is slang for template.
* [http://page.freett.com/m_utsumi/ Protocol of lain's world] has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the English portion of the site is unfinished. (Click lain's face to access the content.)

===Russian===
* [http://boards.haruhiism.net/abe/ Old Home], an image board that is primarily for discussions related to ABe.
* [http://lain.ru/index.php lain.ru]
* [https://lain.in.net/ lain.in] russian speaking, lain themed forum
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010405072957/http://lain.narod.ru/ lain.narod] old website with lots of lain related information.

===French===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027100229/http://serialain.ifrance.com/ serialain.ifrance.com], a site that stores a lot of lain related, info and images.
* [http://supagil.chez.com/sitehtmlain/laintml.htm supagil.chez] a lain fan site made in pure html with pics, videos, glossary and links to other lain sites.
* [http://memelaraison.chez.com/serialexp-intro.htm memelaraison.chez.com] is a lain fan site, with pictures of the anime and lain magazines as well as lyrics.

===Spanish===
* [https://wired-7.org wired-7] Spanish speaking, lain themed imageboard.
* [https://disboard.org/server/695054294604447885 SELWP] Spanish speaking, lain discord server.

===Korean===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018025112/http://www.lain.pe.ky/ lain.pe.ky] Korean speaking, lain themed imageboard

===German===
* [http://www.lain-disconnected.de/phpBB/index.php lain-disconnected] is a german forum board based around lain which is ran on phpBB

===Polish===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108042514/http://experimentslain.ovh.org/index2.php experimentslain.ovh] Fansite, with fanart, cyberpunk, and other lain related info.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081023233154/http://lain.klub.mylog.pl/ lain.klub] Polish speaking, lain themed imagedboard

===Chinese===
* [https://geocities.haggenso.org/Lain/ Haggenso Lain Geocities] One of the only Chinese-language Lain fansites, created by Dr. Haggen So.

==Defunct websites==
* [http://www.mebious.co.uk/ Mebious.co.uk] ([[Mebious.co.uk|article]]) comes from a URL that appears briefly on a pressure gauge. Sometimes called "Mebi" or "Mebby". Allows anonymous text or image posting. The most recent 10 lines of text are displayed. It has been inactive since November 11, 2020.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100515000251/http://thewired.info/ Thewired.info] ([[Thewired.info|article]]) just another lain related image-board
* [http://per.hedbor.org/lain/ Serial Experiments Lain: Root] ([[Serial Experiments Lain: Root|article]]) had a collection of Lain media for download, including cover scans and soundtracks.
* [http://misslain.homestead.com/index.html Lain - Alive in Cyberspace] included reviews, screencaps, poetry, and a rather intriguing [http://misslain.homestead.com/cyberqs.html dialogue] on Lain. Site has been disabled.
* [http://hr.deadgods.net/hr/index/ Wakachan's ABe board], R.I.P.
* [http://cerealexperiments.com cerealexperiments.com] Website that had an imageboard that was barely Lain-related.
* [http://easterncalcul.us/ ahania's boards] are available intermittently. /ec/ is for general discussion and /l/ is for all things Lain. Feel free to start or join in a discussion.
* [http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/9755/ serial experiments lain - Unnoficial Homepage in the Wired]
* [http://www.mebious.mobi/ Mebious.mobi] ([[Mebious.mobi|article]]), sometimes called "Mobi", is inspired by Mebious and notably includes features such as music upload and auto-refresh. (defunct as of May 10th 2015)
* [https://mebio.us Mebio.us] ([[Mebio.us|article]]) was another clone of the original .co.uk site, created after the closure of Mobi.
* [[VisualWired]]
* [https://legacy.arisuchan.jp/ arisuchan] anonymous lain-themed cyberpunk imageboard with a dedicated /lain/ board, it has since been archived.
* [https://discord.gg/Zwe6v35WRv lainland] Was a biggest lain discord server at one point, currently archived.
* [https://systemspace.link/ systemspace.link] Religion lightly themed around SEL. Has an anonymous imageboard named TSUKICHAN and a Rocket.Chat server.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208075509/http://www.cyberia-anime.com/ cyberia-anime] Cyberia Cafe - one of the first Lain fansites, started on 1999-04-18.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030330214322/http://kokujin.members.animeirc.com/ kokujin] Kokujin
* [http://www.lainspotting.com/ lainspotting] images of lain in different places

==Essays==
* [[VKK 320: Decoding Virtual Culture in the Media - a case-study of Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[Serial Experiments: Lain as a Reflection of Modern Japanese Anxieties in the Digital Era]]
* [[The Role of Technology in Modern Society according to Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation]]
* [[The Sight of Your God Disturbs Me: Questioning the Post-Christian Bodies of Buffy, Lain, and George]]
* [[Give some examples of cybernetic systems at play in specific visual texts. What metaphors of the body in contemporary society do they suggest? And to what commodity end are they marketed?]]
* [[To What Commodity End are Concepts of the ‘Post-Human’ and the ‘Cyborg’ Marketed? Give screen and theoretical examples of each.]]
* [[The Real Verses the Virtual]] [sic]
* [[All I Ever Needed To Know In This Fragile Layer Of Existence We Call The Real World I Learned From Serial Experiments Lain]]
* [[Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: An Essay on Serial Experiments Lain]]

==Scholarly articles and books==
*"Topologies of Identity in Serial Experiments Lain" by Craig Jackson, published in ''Mechademia'', Volume 7, 2012, pp. 191-201 [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mec/summary/v007/7.jackson01.html]
*"The Signal of Noise" (manga) by Adèle-Elise Prévost and MUSEbasement, published in ''Mechademia'', Volume 3, 2008, pp. 173-188 [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mec/summary/v003/3.prevost.html]
*"When the Machines Stop: Fantasy, Reality, and Terminal Identity in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain" by Susan J. Napier, published in ''Science Fiction Studies'' vol.29, No. 3, Japanese Science Fiction (Nov. 2002) pp. 418-435 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241108]
*"The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation" by Susan J. Napier, published in ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'', Vol. 149, No. 1 (Mar., 2005), pp.72-79 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4598910]
*"Screening Anime" by Steven T. Brown, an essay published in the 2006 book ''Cinema Anime'', a collection of essays by various authors, edited by Brown. [http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781403970602]
*''Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture'' by Steven T. Brown. This time the whole book is by Brown. [http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9780230103597]

==Games==
* [[://signal.]] is an official spin-off game based on the Serial Experiments Lain franchise. It is notable for being the first fan-made game to receive official recognition.
* [https://laingame.net/ Lain Game] contains files from the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PSX game]], extracted using jPSXdec. It also includes a playable web-version of the game.
* [[Lain Visual Novel Project]], a project to create a Serial Experiments Lain visual novel, started on [[mebious.co.uk]] and worked on here.

==Software==
* [[Serial Experiments Lain Winamp Skins]] contains a collection of Lain-themed skins that have been created for the audio playback software Winamp

==Analysis==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjaG8gqE7uY&feature=g-u-u Youtube video] Analyzing exactly what happened in the anime.

==Fan fiction==

===English===
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196634/1/Stopped Stopped], a short story that concisely captures the essence of Serial Experiments Lain.
"Lain's watch stopped..."
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6974007/1/The_Gods_Themselves The Gods Themselves], an odd crossover between SEL and Puella Magi Madoka Magica in which Lain and Madokami are indistinguishable and [[Alice Mizuki]] discusses [[God]] with Homura.
""Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.*" Lain. Madoka. Homura. Arisu. I am uncertain what genre to classify this under."
(*Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.)

===Japanese===
* [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=14756418 せりあｌ　えｘぺりめんｔｓ　ぁいｎ], a manga by Gomennasai on Pixiv, probably inspired by [[Chibi Chibi Lain]].
* [http://ifs.nog.cc/i25127.at.infoseek.co.jp/281/rakkatan.html Ganbare Rakka-tan], a Lain/NieA/Haibane crossover manga in the style of Abe, drawn by a user of the 2channel board "hankaku nijigen ita" who went by the name ''281''.
* [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52044575.html One], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52064879.html two], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52067572.html three] threads archived from news4vip at 2ch.

==Music==
* [https://archive.org/details/keif_mesa_earth_brain_waves Earth Brain Waves], A concept album. The theme imaged the world of the network by the Schumann resonance in serial experiments lain.
* [http://3x6x.com/discography.html SUBHUMAN], serial experiments lain image album
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The [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Serial Experiments Lain anime]] was released on VHS tape, in addition to [[Serial Experiments Lain DVD Releases|DVD]].

The VHS releases of Lain differed in each country - in the United States, the series was released as a set of four tapes in paper sleeves. In Japan, it was released as a set of five tapes in plastic cases. The full details of each release and their differences have been included below.

=United States Dubbed VHS Tapes - 1999=

In the United States, Serial Experiments Lain was released as a set of four VHS tapes in paper sleeves. The right side of each tape's sleeve also contained a section of artwork - when all four tapes were aligned next to each other on a shelf, their designs combined into artwork of Lain.

==Vol.01 NAVI==

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! colspan=2 | Release Information<ref>Pioneer Animation - Lain, 2001-04-14, https://web.archive.org/web/20010414024501/http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/lain/lain_01.htm</ref>
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| Title || Serial Experiments Lain Vol.01 - NAVI
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| Producer || Pioneer
|-
| Release Date || 1999-07-13
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| MSRP || $24.98
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| Audio || English
|-
| Subtitles || None
|-
| Runtime || 100 Minutes
|-
| Catalog Number || PIVA-2231D
|-
| UPC || 013023045033
|}

=Japan=
In Japan, Serial Experiments Lain was released as a set of five VHS tapes in plastic cases. An additional sixth VHS tape named "lif.00 - Preview" was also available.

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Third Lain

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Evil Lain

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[[File:Evil-lain.png|right|thumb|300px|SMUG FACE]]
She is one of the three forms of [[Lain Iwakura]]. She is one of the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]] creation. This version of Lain is horribly cruel and Lain's voice actress even purposely voiced her like an evil villain. Evil Lain kills without any concern for human life; in fact it almost seems that she enjoys it as it show in [[Layer 07]]. She's seen laughing at the Wannabe Knight implying she knows that she is going to kill him. She has no fear of death either, finding it amusing when Lain is “committing suicide”.

The most important thing to note about Evil Lain is Lain Iwakura's line of dialog in which she states that Evil Lain is “all the parts she hates about herself”. This means pretty clearly that Lain at least shares some THOUGHTS with Evil Lain, if not the outright desire to cause chaos. She's the result of the Knight's desire to create a clone of Lain and sabotage any ideas she was getting in her head that would go against the Knight's own objectives.

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Evil Lain

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Alice Mizuki

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

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

== Anime Biography ==
Alice is introduced in [[Layer 01]] as Lain's classmate. She shows a greater concern for Lain than [[Juri Katou]] or [[Reika Yamamoto]]. 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.

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Cyberia Layer:05

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|image = File:Cyberia Layer 05 Cover.jpg
|released = December 18, 2023
|format = CD, Album
|artists = [[Chikada Wasei|Chikada "J.J" Wasei]]
|related = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]]
|genre = Techno, House, Trance, Breaks, Drum & Bass, Chillout, Rock, etc.
|length =
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}}

Exactly one year and one day after [[Cyberia Layer:04]], [[Chikada_Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] released his latest [[Serial Experiments Lain]]-inspired project, Cyberia Layer:05. Similar to other releases by JJ, the cover of this album is a unique piece of art drawn by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]].

==Track List==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Cyberia Layer:05
| total_length =
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Intro (It's Like A Kind Of Awe)
| music1 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length1 =
| title2 =Techno Rebellion (Layer:01)
| music2 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length2 =
| title3 =Techno Rebellion (Layer:02)
| music3 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length3 =
| title4 =Chaos Theory
| music4 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length4 =
| title5 =Body Movin'
| music5 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length5 =
| title6 =Pa Delante
| music6 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length6 =
| title7 =Eva Adam (JJ's Cyberia Mix)
| music7 =Micu Prinzz (Remix by Wasei "JJ" Chikada)
| length7 =
| title8 =Two Turntables
| music8 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length8 =
| title9 =Juri
| music9 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length9 =
| title10 =Scar
| music10 =Itsuki Gabriel OG & Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length10 =
| title11 =Castalia (feat. Takeosaga)
| music11 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length11 =
| title12 =Outro (Keep Moving On)
| music12 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length12 =7:30
}}

==External Links==
*https://twitter.com/wasei_jj/status/1736016052562379007/ - Tweet first announcing the release of the album
*https://en.wasei.tokyo/product-page/cd-album-cyberia-layer-05-with-mp3-music-data - JJ Store listing for the album CD + MP3 data

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Cyberia Layer:04

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|image = File:Cyberia_Layer04_Cover.png
|released = December 17, 2022
|format = CD, Album
|artists = [[Chikada Wasei|Chikada "J.J" Wasei]]
|related = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]]
|genre = Techno, House, Trance, Breaks, Drum & Bass, Chillout, Rock, etc.
|length = 58:00
|publisher =
}}

Three years after the last album, "[[Cyberia Layer:03]]", many of the songs on this album, such as "Fulfill The Prophecy" and "Memory Is Just A Record," are titled with keywords from the anime "[[Serial Experiments Lain]]". The album also includes a variety of genres such as Techno, House, Trance, Breaks, Drum & Bass, Chill Out, Rock, etc. Enjoy [[Wasei Chikada|JJ]]'s diverse world of remixes and "Uta-mono" songs (with lyrics). Of course, the cover art for this album was also created by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]], who specially drew the illustration for this album.

==Track List==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Cyberia Layer:04
| total_length =58:00
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Intro
| music1 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length1 =1:08
| title2 =Memory Is Just A Record
| music2 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length2 =4:56
| title3 =Fullfill The Prophecy
| music3 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length3 =05:33
| title4 =Wired (JJ's Cyberia On The Floor Mix)
| music4 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length4 =4:32
| title5 =Distortion (Thousand Knives Mix)
| music5 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length5 =5:01
| title6 =Coma
| music6 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length6 =3:51
| title7 =I Am You
| music7 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length7 =3:37
| title8 =MEMEX
| music8 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length8 =5:08
| title9 =My Loving Hear Years For You
| music9 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length9 =6:04
| title10 =Restos (JJ's Cyber Mix)
| music10 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length10 =5:21
| title11 =Goodnight, Navi.
| music11 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length11 =5:19
| title12 = Lunar Eclipse
| music12 = Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length12 =7:30
}}

==External Links==
*https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-04 - Album's release page on Chikada Wasei's website

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Cyberia Layer:03

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|image = File:Cyberia Layer03 Cover.png
|released = November 23, 2019
|format = CD, Album
|artists = [[Chikada Wasei|Chikada "J.J" Wasei]], Q'HEY, Ko Kimura, Hideo Kobayashi, Keisuke Nuki, TaQ, DJ Koji Nakamura, WATUSI (COLDFEET), ScummV
|related = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]]
|genre = Electo, Trance, Techno, Trip-Hop
|length = 45:23
|publisher = studio eyebrow Records
}}

'''''Cyberia Layer:03''''' is the third entry in the Cyberia album series by [[Chikada Wasei]].

==Track List==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Cyberia Layer:03
| total_length =45:23
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Intro
| music1 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length1 =0:34
| title2 =Track 99
| music2 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & Kaori Shimizu
| length2 =5:33
| title3 =EGO
| music3 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length3 =4:44
| title4 =Joi Bangla Beat
| music4 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length4 =3:20
| title5 =Take You Out
| music5 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length5 =5:40
| title6 =The One And Only Truth
| music6 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & Hiroto Takimoto as TARO
| length6 =3:53
| title7 =Alice
| music7 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length7 =4:01
| title8 =Cheap Casio
| music8 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length8 =3:19
| title9 =Fugaku
| music9 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length9 =4:34
| title10 =Calculation
| music10 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length10 =4:07
| title11 =SERIALEXPERIENCE
| music11 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length11 =5:42
}}
[[File:Cyberia Layer03 After Hours Cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"
| total_length =45:23
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Time
| music1 =DBA (Iván)
| length1 =3:57
| title2 =Cascade (JJ_s Cyberia Mix)
| music2 =Mana Weaver
| length2 =5:09
| title3 =Cyber Matsuri
| music3 =MesoPhunk
| length3 =5:36
| title4 =Black Magic Connection
| music4 =Mana Weaver
| length4 =4:43
| title5 =Salve Regina (JJ_s Cyberia Mix)
| music5 =Acid Fader
| length5 =5:12
| title6 =psykhe-Pantera remix
| music6 =SocialPool
| length6 =2:45
| title7 =face reality
| music7 =um9
| length7 =4:26
| title8 =Feedback, Loopback, Flashback
| music8 =Ziken Akahane
| length8 =5:22
| title9 =Omnipotent Observer
| music9 =Aughflair
| length9 =3:11
| title10 =replicant funk
| music10 =Ryu-no
| length10 =3:27
| title11 =Mount My Fragmented Existance
| music11 =Zovi
| length11 =6:10
| title12 =Geoid
| music12 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length12 =4:54
| title13 =last present
| music13 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & Yugwe.
| length13 =4:27
| title14 =Painful Memory (JJ_s Cyberia Mix)
| music14 =Takeo Saga
| length14 =4:03
| title15 =LAIN
| music15 =Acid Fader
| length15 =3:57
| title16 =Spekt
| music16 =ScummV & Noha Manfredi
| length16 =5:47
| title17 =VR World
| music17 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & 響現 (kyougen) & Takeo Saga
| length17 =4:54
}}
==External Links==
*https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-03 - Album's release page on Chikada Wasei's website

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Chikada Wasei

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'''Chikada Wasei''' (近田和生) is a club DJ, radio personality, and actor from Okinawa, Japan. He performed several songs for the [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix|soundtrack]] of SEL, and voice acted the part of [[JJ]] in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]. He has lent his voice to several anime, including ''NieA_7'', ''Boogiepop Phantom'', and ''Devilman Lady'', but his roles seem to be mostly bit parts.

In the credits of the English release of ''Serial Experiments Lain'' by Funimation, his name is incorrectly romanized as "Kazuo Chikada."

==List of Works==
* [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix]] (1998)
* [[Cyberia Layer 2|Cyberia Layer_2]] (2018)
* [[Cyberia Layer:03]] (2019)
* [[Cyberia Layer:03#Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"|Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"]] (2020)
* [[Cyberia Layer:04]] (2022)
* [[Cyberia Layer:05]] (2023)
* [[Cyberia Layer:06]] (2024)

==External Links==
* His Website: [https://en.wasei.tokyo/]
* His YouTube channel: [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwUJzORXGHxora8RboJJtA]
* MixCloud: [http://www.mixcloud.com/waseichikada/]
* SoundCloud: [http://soundcloud.com/wasei-chikada],[http://soundcloud.com/waseichikada]

==See Also==
* [[Morizumi Ali]], another radio personality and musician who lent his voice to the anime.
* [[Cyberia Layers]]

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Cyberia Layer 2

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|image = File:Cyberia Layer 2 cover.jpeg
|released = July 14, 2018
|format = CD
|artists = [[Chikada Wasei|Chikada "J.J" Wasei]], Q'HEY, Ko Kimura, Hideo Kobayashi, Keisuke Nuki, TaQ, DJ Koji Nakamura, WATUSI (COLDFEET), ScummV
|related = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]]
|genre = Techno, electro, tech house, acid house, trip hop
|length = 69:20
|publisher = studio eyebrow Records
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[[File:Cyberia Layer 2 small cover.jpeg|thumb|right|250px]]
'''''Cyberia Layer_2''''' is a compilation album of techno by [[Chikada Wasei]]. It is a sequel to 1998's ''[[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix|serial experiments lain sound track Cyberia Mix]]'' and was released as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for the franchise.

In addition to Wasei, the album contains big name features from across the Japanese dance music landscape: Q'HEY, one of the fathers of Japanese techno; KO KIMURA, known for popularizing electro and acid house; Hideo Kobayashi, who works in deep house and techno; and TaQ, a composer known mostly for his contributions to the ''beatmania'' series of rhythm games. Notably, remixes of ""s"peEd" and "Cloudy, with occasional rain" from the original ''Cyberia Mix'' are included on ''Layer_2''. "Cloudy" is erroneously credited to Wasei on this album, when it was actually produced by Akira Takemoto.

''Cyberia Layer_2'' was unveiled at the "serial experiments lain 20th Anniversary Event" at CIRCUS Tokyo club on the 7th of July 2018, which also featured [[Chiaki J. Konaka]], [[Yoshitoshi ABe|yoshitoshi ABe]] and [[wikipedia:Kaori Shimizu (voice_actress)|Kaori Shimizu]] in attendance. A limited edition promo CD, ''"Cyberia Layer_2 JJ's Bootleg Mix"'', was given away at this event.

The packaging for the album was designed by yoshitoshi ABe. Purchase of the physical edition included a download code for the two songs from ''JJ's Bootleg Mix''; the DJ mix as an MP3, and the remix of "Duvet" as a WAV.

== Track list ==
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| headline =Cyberia Layer_2
| total_length =69:20
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Pantera (JJ's Theme)
| music1 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & TaQ
| length1 =4:58
| title2 ="s"peEd (JJ's Rework)
| music2 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length2 =5:15
| title3 =Accela
| music3 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length3 =5:26
| title4 =Accela (KO KIMURA Remix)
| music4 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length4 =7:31
| title5 =Navi 3.0
| music5 =Hideo Kobayashi
| length5 =7:26
| title6 =Third Eye
| music6 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & DJ Koji Nakamura
| length6 =4:06
| title7 =Got The Mic
| music7 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length7 =6:09
| title8 =Kuroshio (Thousand Knives Club Mix)
| music8 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & Keisuke
| length8 =5:51
| title9 =Cloudy, with occasional rain (JJ's Rework)
| music9 =Akira Takemoto
| length9 =5:48
| title10 ="s"peEd (Q'HEY Remix)
| music10 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length10 =6:15
| title11 =Sarasvati
| music11 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length11 =4:21
| title12 =Navi 3.0 (Wasei "JJ" Chikada Remix)
| music12 =Hideo Kobayashi
| length12 =6:14
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{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Cyberia Layer_2 JJ's Bootleg Mix
| total_length =56:17
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Cyberia Texture 5a (JJ's edit) <small>(サイベリアテクスチュア5a (JJ's edit))</small>
| music1 =Akira Takemoto
| length1 =
| title2 =Accela (Original Mix)
| music2 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length2 =5:26
| title3 =Accela (KO KIMURA Remix)
| music3 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length3 =7:31
| title4 ="s"peEd (JJ's Rework)
| music4 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length4 =5:15
| title5 =Got The Mic
| music5 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length5 =6:09
| title6 =Navi 3.0
| music6 =Hideo Kobayashi
| length6 =7:26
| title7 =Cloudy, with occasional rain (JJ's Rework)
| music7 =Akira Takemoto
| length7 =5:48
| title8 =Kuroshio (Thousand Knives Club Mix)
| music8 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada & Keisuke
| length8 =5:51
| title9 =Professed Intention and Real Intention
| music9 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length9 =
| title10 ="s"peEd (Q'HEY Remix)
| music10 =Wasei "JJ" Chikada
| length10 =6:15
| title11 =Cyberia Texture 5a <small>(サイベリアテクスチュア5a)</small>
| music11 =Akira Takemoto
| length11 =
| title12 =Prototype K <small>(プロトタイプK)</small>
| music12 =Akira Takemoto
| length12 =
| title13 =Sarasvati
| music13 =Akira Takemoto
| length13 =4:21
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| total_length =7:15
| music_credits =yes
| title1 =Duvet (ScummV Remix, JJ’s Another Edit)
| music1 =Bôa
| length1 =7:15
}}
==External Links==
*https://www.wasei.tokyo/album - Album release page on Chikada Wasei's website

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Cyberia Layers is a series of electronic music albums produced by [[Wasei "JJ" Chikada]], serving as a continuation of the soundtrack project initiated with [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix]]. The albums act as spiritual successors to Cyberia Mix, originally composed by Chikada Wasei and Akira Takemoto.

==List of Albums==
* [[Cyberia Layer 2|Cyberia Layer_2]] (2018)
* [[Cyberia Layer:03]] (2019)
* [[Cyberia_Layer:03#Track%20List|Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"]] (2020)
* [[Cyberia Layer:04]] (2022)
* [[Cyberia Layer:05]] (2023)
* [[Cyberia Layer:06]] (2024)

==See Also==
* [[Chikada Wasei]]
* [[Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix]]

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==<span style="font-size:115%">2025</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''March'''</span>
:* '''16th''' - The Serial Experiments Lain authorized spin-off game "[[://signal.]]" was announced, an occult RPG set to release on April 30 for Windows and macOS. ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-16/authorized-serial-experiments-lain-spinoff-game-launches-on-april-30/.222447 source (en)], [https://www.famitsu.com/article/202503/36727 (jp)])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2024</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''21th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 6th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:06]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://twitter.com/wasei_jj/status/1870072530578616627 source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2023</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''18th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 5th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:05]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://twitter.com/wasei_jj/status/1736016052562379007/ source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''April'''</span>
:* '''1st''' - A producer of the anime series releases a countdown website that lasts 24 hours. It's an April Fools Joke for the 25th anniversary of Serial Experiments Lain. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230401000342/https://en.serialexperimentslain.io/ source (en)], [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401000341/https://jp.serialexperimentslain.io/ (jp)])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2022</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''December'''</span>
:* '''17th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] releases his 4th album, "[[Cyberia Layer:04]]" with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-04 source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''January'''</span>
:* '''9th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] announced he will release his next record "[[Cyberia Layer:04]]" around April, 2022. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZadhSs5HTk source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2021</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''November'''</span>
:* '''11th''' - Launch of [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]'s Patreon account. ([https://www.patreon.com/abfly source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''March'''</span>
:* '''29th''' - Released of the fan project lainTSX recreating [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PS1 game]] in English and playable on web browser ([https://www.otaquest.com/serial-experiments-lain-ps1-game-english/ source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''February'''</span>
:* '''24th''' - [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] launches his weekly music streaming show Club Cyberia Wired. Every Wednesday at 10 p.m. JST. ([https://www.otaquest.com/club-cyberia-wired-wasei-jj-chikada/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2020</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''June'''</span>
:* '''20th''' - Release of the remix album [[Cyberia Layer:03|Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours"]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2019</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''November'''</span>
:* '''23rd''' - Release of the concept album [[Cyberia Layer:03]] by [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/layer-03 source])
:* '''10th''' - Messa Store is gathering together artists and designers to celebrate Serial Experiments Lain creating a variety of shirts, hats, and other accessories ([https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/11/10-1/artists-unite-for-serial-experiments-lain-pop-up-shop source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''13th''' - Residents of Japan have the express permission to create derivative works of Serial Experiments Lain for non-commercial purpose until July 2028 as part of an "Open Source Project." ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-07-13/serial-experiment-lain-goes-open-source-in-japan-until-2028/.148812 source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2018</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''14th''' - Release of the concept album [[Cyberia Layer_2]] by [[Chikada Wasei|Wasei "JJ" Chikada]] with new art by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] ([https://en.wasei.tokyo/album source])
:* '''6th''' - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 20 years!

==<span style="font-size:115%">2017</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''1st''' - Serial Experiments Lain is now available on the streaming platform Crunchyroll for the United States and Canada ([https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/06/01/crunchyroll-adds-serial-experiments-lain-and-c-control-anime source])
<span style="font-size:110%">'''January'''</span>
:* '''28th''' - Launch of The [[TSUKI Project]] website preaching a Serial Experiments Lain-inspired conspiracy. ([https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tsuki-project source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2014</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''May'''</span>
:* '''20th''' - Release of the Serial Experiments Lain: Complete Series Anime in Blu-ray ([https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Serial-Experiments-Lain-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/53160/ source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2013</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''June'''</span>
:* '''29th''' - [[Nakamura Ryuutarou|Ryūtarō Nakamura]], director of Serial Experiments Lain, died due to pancreatic cancer. ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-25/serial-experiments-lain-director-ryutaro-nakamura-passes-away source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2009</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''April'''</span>
:* '''10th''' - At the Sakura-Con, [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] reveals he's working on the spiritual sequel of Serial Experiments Lain, [[Despera]] with many of the same staffers with whom he created Lain ([https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-20/abe-develops-desperant-anime-with-lain-staff source])

==<span style="font-size:115%">2008</span>==
<span style="font-size:110%">'''July'''</span>
:* '''6th''' - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 10 years!

Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix

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|image = File:Cd-cyb.jpg
|released = October 21, 1998
|format = CD
|artists = [[Chikada Wasei]],<br />Akira Takemoto, [[bôa]]
|related = [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Anime]]
|genre = Hardcore techno, tribal house, jungle, alternative rock, dub
|length = 61:32
|publisher = Pioneer
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'''''Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix''''' (also stylized as '''''serial experiments lain sound track Cyberia Mix''''') is the second soundtrack for the ''Serial Experiments Lain'' [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]. It acts a soundtrack for the fictional nightclub Cyberia, which is depicted in the show. ''Cyberia Mix'' was created by [[Chikada Wasei]] and Akira Takemoto. It also features the TV edit and a remix of the opening theme song, "Duvet" -- both of which were removed for the American pressing.

Though none of the songs were featured within the series itself, several of the songs are based on the [[serial experiments lain BOOTLEG|score composed by Takemoto]]. "antidepressant o44" is based on "Cyberia Texture 5a" and "Cyberia Texture 5b"; "invisible file" samples "Collapsing Mika" and "Adult Site"; "prayer" centers around "Enormous Lain"; "K.I.D.s" contains elements of "KIDS system" and "Beauties of nature"; and "INFANiTy world" opens with a sample of "Loneliness 1b".

== Track list ==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix (Original Release)
| total_length =1:01:31
| music_credits =yes
| title1 ="s"peEd
| music1 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length1 =5:23
| title2 =Duvet (Cyberia reMIX)
| music2 =Bôa
| length2 =5:19
| title3 =professed intention and real intention
| music3 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length3 =4:36
| title4 =antidepressant 044
| music4 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length4 =6:16
| title5 =psychedelic farm
| music5 =Akira Takemoto
| length5 =4:23
| title6 =invisible file
| music6 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length6 =4:53
| title7 =prayer
| music7 =Akira Takemoto
| length7 =5:58
| title8 =Island in Video Casset
| music8 =Akira Takemoto
| length8 =5:38
| title9 =K.I.D.s
| music9 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length9 =6:56
| title10 =Cloudy, with occasional rain
| music10 =Akira Takemoto
| length10 =5:07
| title11 =INFANiTy World
| music11 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length11 =5:23
| title12 =Duvet (TV Sized)
| music12 =Bôa
| length12 =1:40
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =no
| headline =Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix (American Release)
| total_length =48:55
| music_credits =yes
| title1 ="s"peEd
| music1 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length1 =5:23
| title2 =professed intention and real intention
| music2 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length2 =4:36
| title3 =antidepressant 044
| music3 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length3 =6:16
| title4 =psychedelic farm
| music4 =Akira Takemoto
| length4 =4:23
| title5 =invisible file
| music5 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length5 =4:53
| title6 =prayer
| music6 =Akira Takemoto
| length6 =5:58
| title7 =Island in Video Casset
| music7 =Akira Takemoto
| length7 =5:38
| title8 =K.I.D.s
| music8 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length8 =6:56
| title9 =Cloudy, with occasional rain
| music9 =Akira Takemoto
| length9 =5:07
| title10 =INFANiTy World
| music10 =Chikada "J.J" Wasei
| length10 =5:23
}}

==See Also==
* [[Chikada Wasei]]
* [[Cyberia Layers]]
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