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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.

It contains illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]], some of which feature text by [[Chiaki Konaka]]. The manga [[The Nightmare of Fabrication]] is included.

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.

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.

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===Other miscellaneous differences===

'''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''.

While the original was released only in Japan, Rebuild received an English translated version released in the United States

'''Layer text''': In ''Rebuild'', the text of the Layer illustrations were re-translated,and is 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''.

'''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.

===~~Conclusion~~===

===ISBNs===

~~Each has images the other doesn't have. They're both nice and you should get them both.~~

JP ISBN: 4789713431 / 978-4789713436

JP Rebuild ISBN: 4898294871 / 978-4898294871

EN Rebuild ISBN: 1569708800 / 978-1569708804

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