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~~== Toynami Pioneer Dolls ==~~

Two official Serial Experiments Lain dolls have been released - one by the manufacturer Toynami in the United States, and one by Noix De Rome in Japan.

~~This was a collaboration between Pioneer and Toynami for the release of~~ Serial Experiments Lain~~. There were 5 models of~~ dolls~~: School Uniform Lain w/ schoolbag & laptop, SEL Urban Outfit, Duvet outfit w/ guitar~~, ~~DJ Lain w/ piano & headphones~~ and ~~the bear suit clothing. Each variant was limited to 3000 pieces~~.

[[File:Lain-dolls.jpg|~~400px~~]]

= Toynami Pioneer Dolls =

[[File:Lain-dolls.jpg|thumb|The full collection of Toynami Lain dolls, unboxed.]]

~~== Noix De Rome Dolls ==~~

* '''Manufacturer''': Toynami

This doll only had one model and it comes with the bear suit featured in the anime. It made an appearance at Wonder Festival in summer 2001. Reportedly limited to 100 pieces. There are rumours that there was a prototype for this doll titled Doko Demo Lain-chan ("Anywhere Lain"), but it is probably a fake or a customised doll.

* '''Release Year''': Unknown

* '''Release Country''': United States of America

[[File:roix-de-rome-lain-doll.jpg|~~300px~~]]

A collection of dolls released as a collaboration between Pioneer and Toynami for the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|Serial Experiments Lain anime]], exclusively in the United States.

== Variants ==

Five different dolls were available, with each variant limited to 3000 total pieces.{{Citation needed}}

# School uniform Lain w/ schoolbag & laptop

# SEL urban outfit

# Duvet outfit w/ guitar

# DJ Lain w/ piano & headphones

# Bear suit

= Noix De Rome Dolls =

[[File:roix-de-rome-lain-doll.jpg|thumb|The Noix De Rome Lain doll, still in the packaging.]]

* '''Manufacturer''': Noix De Rome

* '''Release Year''': 2000 (Limited, only at in-person events) & 2001 (Mail order and in-store sales)

* '''Release Country''': Japan

This [[Lain Iwakura]] doll was designed by [[Chiaki J. Konaka]], the head writer of Serial Experiments Lain, in the summer of 2000.<ref name="konaka-dolls.com">Chiaki J. Konaka, 2001-06-16, https://web.archive.org/web/20010910033408fw_/http://www.konaka-dolls.com/img/lain/productinfo.html</ref>

This doll had only one variation, featuring Lain Iwakura wearing the bear suit that was featured in the Serial Experiments Lain anime.

At first, the dolls were only sold at events such as Wonder Festival and Comiket, reportedly limited to 100 pieces<ref name="konaka-dolls.com" />. On 2001-06-15, they became available for mail order and in-store purchase through Noix De Rome.<ref>Noix De Rome, 2001-06-15, https://web.archive.org/web/20010605005232fw_/http://www.noix.co.jp/topic/topic.htm</ref>

There are rumors that there was a prototype for this doll titled Doko Demo Lain-chan ("Anywhere Lain"), but it is probably a fake or a customized doll.{{Citation needed}}

= References =

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