i did some research. if there is anyone who owns the artbooks or limited edition bd boxes, please take a moment to confirm the info.
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''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back'' (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲)is a series of six humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified Lain in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable and often weeping excessively. They appeared in booklets packaged with limited edition Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. Whether or not they are included with other DVD or BluRay releases is unconfirmed.
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''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back'' (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲)is a series of six humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified Lain in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable and often weeping excessively. They appeared in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. Funimation's 2012 Limited-Edition BD+DVD release came with an English-translated version of the Restore booklet that did not include the comics.
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The artist Gomennasai has written some similar comic strips which may have been inspired by ABe's ''Chibi Chibi Lain''. Refer to [[Fanworks]].
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The artist Gomennasai has written some similar 4-panel comic strips which may have been inspired by ABe's ''Chibi Chibi Lain''. Refer to [[Fanworks]].
===Sources===
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The last three strips are visible in [http://twitpic.com/31k6zn this twitter photo.]
The last three strips are visible in [http://twitpic.com/31k6zn this twitter photo.]
The first three can be glimpsed momentarily in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NNEwjf6qqdk#t=94 this unboxing video.]
The first three can be glimpsed momentarily in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NNEwjf6qqdk#t=94 this unboxing video.]
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There are two other full-page color comics that appeared in the original Restore booklet. The first is 8 panels long, the second is 20 panels. They can be glimpsed momentarily in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?f&v=3qaLITVuHj8#t=85 this unboxing video.] Little is known about the first comic; the second comic is confirmed as being included in the original [[Omnipresence in Wired|Omnipresence]] artbook, but not in the ab# rebuild.