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 ~~<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~~.

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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 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.

~~==Sources==~~

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.]

*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 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''.

*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.

==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]].