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| + | [[File:Bearsuit.png|thumb|Lain in her bear suit]] |
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| − | |gender = Female
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| − | |age = 13 ([[anime]]) to 14 ([[game]])
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| − | |family = [[Iwakura Yasuo]], [[Iwakura Miho]], [[Iwakura Mika]]
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| − | |affiliation = [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]]
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| − | |navi = [[Children's NAVI]], [[Handheld NAVI]], [[Lain's NAVI]]
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| − | |debut = [[Layer 01]] | |
| − | |featuredin = [[Anime]], [[game]], [[manga]] | |
| − | |location = [[Lain's house]], [[Shibuya]]}}
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| | + | [[Lain Iwakura]]'s bear suit appears several times in the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]. It provides her with comfort when in intimidating situations, such as when using a [[NAVI]] for the first time in a long time. It also functions as Lain's pajamas. |
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| − | '''Iwakura Lain''' {岩倉 玲音 ''Iwakura Rein'') is the main protagonist of the series. She is female, 13 in the [[anime]], 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 the [[Wired]], wants her as his queen.
| + | Lain also has a bear hat that appears only in [[Layer 01]] when she turns on her NAVI. |
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| − | 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.
| + | Although its screentime is very limited, the bear suit has left a powerful impact on the fandom and bear motifs can be seen in a lot of Lain fanart. |
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| − | 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. | + | == Meaning == |
| − | | + | Lain's pajamas are meant to shield her from the outside world. Every time she wants to talk to her [[family]], she wears them.<ref>https://www.animenostalgiabomb.com/serial-experiments-lain-trippy-internet-anime-animerica-september-1999/</ref> |
| − | 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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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Lain Iwakura's bear suit appears several times in the anime. It provides her with comfort when in intimidating situations, such as when using a NAVI for the first time in a long time. It also functions as Lain's pajamas.
Lain also has a bear hat that appears only in Layer 01 when she turns on her NAVI.
Although its screentime is very limited, the bear suit has left a powerful impact on the fandom and bear motifs can be seen in a lot of Lain fanart.
Meaning
Lain's pajamas are meant to shield her from the outside world. Every time she wants to talk to her family, she wears them.[1]
