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| − | '''An Omnipresence in Wired''' is the [[Serial Experiments Lain]] artbook that was released only in Japan in 1999. A heavily modified version, ab# rebuild, was released in 2006 in both Japan and the United States.
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| | + | There are multiple instances of Paranormal occurrences in [[Serial Experiments Lain]]. |
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| − | It contains illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]], some of which feature text by [[Chiaki J. Konaka]]. The manga [[The Nightmare of Fabrication]] is included.
| + | ==Ectoplasm== |
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| − | Note that any of the following information regarding the 2006 version is obtained from the hardcover English edition by Digital Manga Publishing. If you have the softcover edition, or the Japanese edition from Wani Magazine, please feel free to edit this page with information on them.
| + | The first instance of a paranormal occurrence the viewer sees is in [[Layer 01]] when Lain is in class, the board becomes blurry, and outlets open in her fingers with ectoplasm emitting from them. |
| − | ==Contents==
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| − | ''Under construction lol''
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| − | ===an omnipresence in wired (1999)===
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| − | [[File:Omnipresence in wired.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The cover of the first edition as it appears with the plastic slip cover. The slip cover is transparent and marked with the title and white shading. The cover itself has only the picture of lain.]] | |
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;"| Page No.
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| − | |001
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|Title page
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| − | |The title of the book with a bunch of identical pictures of lain, except with different photoshop effects added to them.
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|Contents
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| − | |The book's contents page. Most of the data in this table is taken from this page. Except the descriptions.
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| − | |003
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|Introduction
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| − | |A few paragraphs by ABe, with a translation, talking about his concept of Lain's existence and how it was manifested in his creative process.
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|the original layers
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| − | |See [[Layers (illustrations)]] for more info.
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|VHS/LD jackets (lif.)
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|sound track cover (CD)
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|hair cut
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|pre-image
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|posters & others
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| − | |066
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|game illustrations
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| − | |078
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|special issue "the nightmare of fabrication" (DC1029)
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| − | |Untranslated in this edition. See [[Manga]] for more information.
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|sketches (monochrome)
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|about the layers (AB with CJK)
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| − | |Untranslated. Abe and Konaka having a conversation about the Layers illustrations. The title of each Layer illustration is listed with the magazine issue it was originally published in.
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|about all of the illustrations
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| − | |Untranslated. An index of comments by Abe about every illustration in the book and information on where each of them was originally published.
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| − | |127
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| − | |style="text-align:center;"|history of AB
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| − | |Untranslated. A paragraph of general information about Abe, then a "general chronology" of events in his life starting in 1993 when he entered college, then a "fragile goods chronology" listing every computer he'd owned since 1990 (I think?)
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| − | |colspan="3"|The book has a total of 128 pages.
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| − | ===yoshitoshi ABe lain illustrations: ab# rebuild an omnipresence in wired (2006)=== | + | ==Aliens== |
| − | [[File:Serial_Experiments_Lain_Illustrations.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The 2006 edition has a cardboard slip cover (pictured). The actual cover is dark blue and unadorned except for the title and the words "Hello NAVI."]]
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| − | ''Note: The pages are not numbered, so this might not be very useful. This book doesn't even have a contents page.''
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| − | ! style="text-align:left;"| Page No.
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| − | |001
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| − | |Title page
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| − | |A picture of Lain on a semitransparent piece of paper.
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| − | |005
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| − | |01 touch of illustration
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| − | |Various illustrations paired with their rough sketches, pre-effects images from a few of the layers with their coloring altered
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| − | |040
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| − | |02 comic
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| − | |the nightmare of fabrication (DC1029) (translated of course)
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| − | |063
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| − | |03package illustration : DVD+LD+CD
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| − | |04 others : game+poster+etc.
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| − | |091
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| − | |05 layer
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| − | |The aforementioned layer illustrations.
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| − | |06 pencil drawing + step by step
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| − | |Corresponds with monochrome sketch in original book.
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| − | |141
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| − | |07 personal
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| − | |Color photos by Abe, and a "short history" of Abe beginning in 1993
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| − | |149
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| − | |Liner notes
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| − | |corresponds with "about all the illustrations" in the original book. Has the page number of the illustrations being described, but if you count the pages you'll always end up a few pages off.
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| − | |colspan="3"|This book has a total of 153 pages.
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| − | ==Differences between the two editions==
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| − | === What Rebuild has that the original does not have ===
| + | Another instance of this is in layers 09 and 11. In the first appearance, in [[Layer 09]], the alien appears in front of Lain and has grey skin, a small body, with long arms and an over-sized head. It's eyes are large, almond-shaped, and dark. In the second appearance, in [[Layer 11]], it appears in the room of [[Alice Mizuki]], with the same body but with the face and personality of Lain. In conceptual drawings featured in the Serial Experiments Lain DVD boxset, the alien with Lain's face and personality that appears in front of Alice is called “Glain,” as in Grey+Lain. In both layers, the aliens are wearing green and red striped sweaters, which is likely a reference to the film [[Wikipedia:A Nightmare on Elm Street|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]. |
| − | *Two new illustrations and their rough sketches
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| − | **Lain under an overpass
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| − | **Cover illustration
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| − | *Pre-effects images of some of the Layers
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| − | *Step-by-step for the Layer 02: Girls illustration
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| − | === What the original has that Rebuild does not have === | + | ==Roswell incident== |
| − | *[[Chibi Chibi Lain]]
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| − | *[[Looker illustrations]]
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| − | *Gekikare! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain (comic originally from a doujinshi called ''Tareme Paradise 5'')
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| − | *Many of the rough, conceptual sketches in the monochrome sketch section
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| − | ===Other miscellaneous differences===
| + | The Roswell Incident is a real life paranormal occurrence which is mentioned in [[Layer 09]]. Learn more about it [[Wikipedia: Roswell Incident|here]]. |
| − | '''Layer text''': In ''Rebuild'', the text of the Layer illustrations were re-translated and of course the English was re-typeset, sometimes in completely different positions. A typesetting error was introduced in Layer 11. In some of the illustrations the Japanese text was also re-typeset, and in some cases completely removed. The Rebuild translation is perhaps better than the original's in general, but the typesetting looks better in the original as it's styled to blend with the image. In Layer 09, the patch of code floating to the right of lain was replaced with different code. Excepting the Layer images, there is no Japanese text to be found anywhere in the English version of ''Rebuild''.
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| − | '''Pencil Sketches''': As stated above, there are many rough sketches in the original ''Omnipresence'' that don't appear in ''Rebuild''. However, those sketches that do appear in ''Rebuild'' are generally much larger, showing more detail.
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| − | ===Conclusion===
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| − | Each has images the other doesn't have. They're both nice and you should get them both.
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There are multiple instances of Paranormal occurrences in Serial Experiments Lain.
Ectoplasm
The first instance of a paranormal occurrence the viewer sees is in Layer 01 when Lain is in class, the board becomes blurry, and outlets open in her fingers with ectoplasm emitting from them.
Aliens
Another instance of this is in layers 09 and 11. In the first appearance, in Layer 09, the alien appears in front of Lain and has grey skin, a small body, with long arms and an over-sized head. It's eyes are large, almond-shaped, and dark. In the second appearance, in Layer 11, it appears in the room of Alice Mizuki, with the same body but with the face and personality of Lain. In conceptual drawings featured in the Serial Experiments Lain DVD boxset, the alien with Lain's face and personality that appears in front of Alice is called “Glain,” as in Grey+Lain. In both layers, the aliens are wearing green and red striped sweaters, which is likely a reference to the film A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Roswell incident
The Roswell Incident is a real life paranormal occurrence which is mentioned in Layer 09. Learn more about it here.
