Chibi Chibi Lain

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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 (<s>five?</s> there are definitely six - see below)~~ humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified [[Lain]] in ridiculous situations~~, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable~~. They are published in the original [[Omnipresence in Wired]] and in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE.

'''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back''' (ちびちびレイン　帝国の逆襲）is a series of humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified [[Lain]] in ridiculous situations. They are published in the original [[Omnipresence in Wired]] and in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE.

~~The comics~~ were ~~originally published on the liners of the VHS and LD releases of the anime, one strip with each release~~. ~~However, since the series was split up into five recordings, one of the six strips originally went unpublished, and that was the second one~~. ~~The third strip says in parentheses, その２は欠番です、meaning "number two was skipped," but it's easy to misinterpret this as meaning that number two does not exist~~. ~~Scans currently existing on the internet are probably from the VHS or LD liners themselves, which is why scans of the second strip have never been circulated on the web~~.

Also included in the RESTORE booklet were two entirely new chibi chibi lain strips in color. They can be viewed [http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1934958 here.]

A translation of the strips ~~(minus number two)~~ can be found on [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lmanga.htm misceLAINeous], along with another comic called "Gekikare! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain," which is included ~~at the end of the same Restore booklet mentioned above as well as the original~~ ''Omnipresence''.

A translation of the original five strips can be found on [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lmanga.htm misceLAINeous], along with another comic called "Gekikare! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain," which was first published in a doujinshi by doujin circle Mutekei Fire and later included in ''Omnipresence''.

==See Also==

*[[Weather Break]] - other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.