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−==Sources==+*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.] (around 1:37)+*A translation of the strips can be found on [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lmanga.htm misceLAINeous], along with another comic called "Gekikara! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain," which is included at the end of the same Restore booklet mentioned above.
'''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back''' (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲）is a series of <s>six</s> five (?) humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. (Sources appear to conflict over whether there are five or six strips.) They feature a chibified [[Lain]] in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable. They appeared in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. (that's the thin booklet that documents the restoration process, not the fat one with the sketches.) Funimation's 2012 Limited-Edition BD+DVD release came with an English-translated version of the Restore booklet that did not include the comics.
+[[File:Tumblr_nqh8wlOaEV1qkobw0o4_1280.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
+'''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back''' (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲）is a series of 6 humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified [[Lain Iwakura]] in ridiculous situations. Five of the strips were originally included in the liner of the LaserDisc and VHS releases of the Serial Experiments Lain [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]. The second strip was not included, mentioned as a "deleted scene" in the third. However, all six strips are published in the original [[Omnipresence in Wired]] artbook.
−The five strips are published in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. 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 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==
==See Also==
−*[[Weather Break]] - other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.
+*[[Weather Break]] and [[Looker illustrations]]- other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.
+*The artist known as Gomennasai has written some similar 4-panel comic strips which may have been inspired by ABe's ''Chibi Chibi Lain''. Refer to [[Fanworks]].
*The artist known as Gomennasai has written some similar 4-panel comic strips which may have been inspired by ABe's ''Chibi Chibi Lain''. Refer to [[Fanworks]].