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* [https://fauux.neocities.org/ fauux] fan website
 
* [https://fauux.neocities.org/ fauux] fan website
 
* [https://blackwings.neocities.org/ blackwings] fan website, inspired heavily by fauux
 
* [https://blackwings.neocities.org/ blackwings] fan website, inspired heavily by fauux
* [http://lain.sk/ lain.sk] old website
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* [http://lain.sk/ lain.sk] slovakian lain fan website, originally published in 2006
 
* [https://lain.church/ lain.church] services offered by lainchan users
 
* [https://lain.church/ lain.church] services offered by lainchan users
 
* [https://lain.la/ lain.la] - services offered by lainchan user
 
* [https://lain.la/ lain.la] - services offered by lainchan user
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* [https://cff.ssw.net/forum/ old-home-bulletin-board] the name is a reference to haibane renmei and they mainly discuss the show as well as [[Yoshitoshi ABe| ABe]]
 
* [https://cff.ssw.net/forum/ old-home-bulletin-board] the name is a reference to haibane renmei and they mainly discuss the show as well as [[Yoshitoshi ABe| ABe]]
 
* [https://ain-and-lain.tumblr.com/ ain and lain] a fan blog site run by ain with various scans and unofficial translations of ABe and Konaka's works.
 
* [https://ain-and-lain.tumblr.com/ ain and lain] a fan blog site run by ain with various scans and unofficial translations of ABe and Konaka's works.
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* [https://modesofdesign.wixsite.com/explained expLAINed] a fan site dedicated to "finding the complete 'true answer' of serial experiments lain."
  
 
===Japanese===
 
===Japanese===
*[http://www.konaka.com/alice6/lain/ konaka.com], a site by Chiaki J. Konaka, has interviews, information about [[Books|books]], and links related to Lain, as well as a font that was used in the anime.
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* [http://www.konaka.com/alice6/lain/ konaka.com], a site by Chiaki J. Konaka, has interviews, information about [[Books|books]], and links related to Lain, as well as a font that was used in the anime.
*[http://www.geocities.jp/zatugakubeya/lain/index.html Deep Researches Lain] has a glossary of terms from the anime and a quiz game.
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/zatugakubeya/lain/index.html Deep Researches Lain] has a glossary of terms from the anime and a quiz game.
*[http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/grifonsgarden/garenwarehouse.htm Grifon's Garden] has pictures and descriptions of at least 6 homemade Lain figurines.
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* [http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/grifonsgarden/garenwarehouse.htm Grifon's Garden] has pictures and descriptions of at least 6 homemade Lain figurines.
*[http://page.freett.com/boondock/lain/ LAINてんぷら] is a website used to start Lain threads on the 2channel BBS. Has links to many Lain threads on 2ch and many other obscure and edifying Lain-related links. てんぷら (tempura) is slang for template.
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* [http://page.freett.com/boondock/lain/ LAINてんぷら] is a website used to start Lain threads on the 2channel BBS. Has links to many Lain threads on 2ch and many other obscure and edifying Lain-related links. てんぷら (tempura) is slang for template.
*[http://page.freett.com/m_utsumi/ Protocol of lain's world] has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the English portion of the site is unfinished. (Click lain's face to access the content.)
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* [http://page.freett.com/m_utsumi/ Protocol of lain's world] has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the English portion of the site is unfinished. (Click lain's face to access the content.)
  
 
===Russian===
 
===Russian===
*[http://boards.haruhiism.net/abe/ Old Home], an image board that is primarily for discussions related to ABe.
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* [http://boards.haruhiism.net/abe/ Old Home], an image board that is primarily for discussions related to ABe.
*[http://lain.ru/index.php lain.ru]
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* [http://lain.ru/index.php lain.ru]
*[https://lain.in.net/ lain.in] russian speaking, lain themed forum
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* [https://lain.in.net/ lain.in] russian speaking, lain themed forum
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010405072957/http://lain.narod.ru/ lain.narod] old website with lots of lain related information.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010405072957/http://lain.narod.ru/ lain.narod] old website with lots of lain related information.
  
 
===French===
 
===French===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051027100229/http://serialain.ifrance.com/ serialain.ifrance.com], a site that stores a lot of lain related, info and images.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027100229/http://serialain.ifrance.com/ serialain.ifrance.com], a site that stores a lot of lain related, info and images.
*[http://supagil.chez.com/sitehtmlain/laintml.htm supagil.chez] a lain fan site made in pure html with pics, videos, glossary and links to other lain sites.
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* [http://supagil.chez.com/sitehtmlain/laintml.htm supagil.chez] a lain fan site made in pure html with pics, videos, glossary and links to other lain sites.
*[http://memelaraison.chez.com/serialexp-intro.htm memelaraison.chez.com] is a lain fan site, with pictures of the anime and lain magazines as well as lyrics.
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* [http://memelaraison.chez.com/serialexp-intro.htm memelaraison.chez.com] is a lain fan site, with pictures of the anime and lain magazines as well as lyrics.
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===Spanish===
 
===Spanish===
*[https://wired-7.org wired-7] Spanish speaking, lain themed imageboard.
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* [https://wired-7.org wired-7] Spanish speaking, lain themed imageboard.
*[https://disboard.org/server/779888683967971359 LaiÑ] Spanish speaking, lain discord server.
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* [https://disboard.org/server/779888683967971359 LaiÑ] Spanish speaking, lain discord server.
  
 
===Korean===
 
===Korean===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051018025112/http://www.lain.pe.ky/ lain.pe.ky] Korean speaking, lain themed imageboard
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018025112/http://www.lain.pe.ky/ lain.pe.ky] Korean speaking, lain themed imageboard
  
 
===German===
 
===German===
*[http://www.lain-disconnected.de/phpBB/index.php lain-disconnected] is a german forum board based around lain which is ran on phpBB
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* [http://www.lain-disconnected.de/phpBB/index.php lain-disconnected] is a german forum board based around lain which is ran on phpBB
  
 
===Polish===
 
===Polish===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070108042514/http://experimentslain.ovh.org/index2.php experimentslain.ovh] Fansite, with fanart, cyberpunk, and other lain related info.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108042514/http://experimentslain.ovh.org/index2.php experimentslain.ovh] Fansite, with fanart, cyberpunk, and other lain related info.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081023233154/http://lain.klub.mylog.pl/ lain.klub] Polish speaking, lain themed imagedboard
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081023233154/http://lain.klub.mylog.pl/ lain.klub] Polish speaking, lain themed imagedboard
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===Chinese===
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* [https://geocities.haggenso.org/Lain/ Haggenso Lain Geocities] One of the only Chinese-language Lain fansites, created by Dr. Haggen So.
  
 
==Past Related Websites==
 
==Past Related Websites==
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* [http://per.hedbor.org/lain/ Serial Experiments Lain: Root] ([[Serial Experiments Lain: Root|article]]) had a collection of Lain media for download, including cover scans and soundtracks.
 
* [http://per.hedbor.org/lain/ Serial Experiments Lain: Root] ([[Serial Experiments Lain: Root|article]]) had a collection of Lain media for download, including cover scans and soundtracks.
 
* [http://misslain.homestead.com/index.html Lain - Alive in Cyberspace] included reviews, screencaps, poetry, and a rather intriguing [http://misslain.homestead.com/cyberqs.html dialogue] on Lain. Site has been disabled.
 
* [http://misslain.homestead.com/index.html Lain - Alive in Cyberspace] included reviews, screencaps, poetry, and a rather intriguing [http://misslain.homestead.com/cyberqs.html dialogue] on Lain. Site has been disabled.
*[http://hr.deadgods.net/hr/index/ Wakachan's ABe board], R.I.P.
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* [http://hr.deadgods.net/hr/index/ Wakachan's ABe board], R.I.P.
 
* [http://cerealexperiments.com cerealexperiments.com] Website that had an imageboard that was barely Lain-related.  
 
* [http://cerealexperiments.com cerealexperiments.com] Website that had an imageboard that was barely Lain-related.  
*[http://easterncalcul.us/ ahania's boards] are available intermittently. /ec/ is for general discussion and /l/ is for all things Lain. Feel free to start or join in a discussion.
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* [http://easterncalcul.us/ ahania's boards] are available intermittently. /ec/ is for general discussion and /l/ is for all things Lain. Feel free to start or join in a discussion.
*[http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/9755/ serial experiments lain - Unnoficial Homepage in the Wired]
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* [http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/9755/ serial experiments lain - Unnoficial Homepage in the Wired]
 
* [http://www.mebious.mobi/ Mebious.mobi] ([[Mebious.mobi|article]]), sometimes called "Mobi", is inspired by Mebious and notably includes features such as music upload and auto-refresh. (defunct as of May 10th 2015)
 
* [http://www.mebious.mobi/ Mebious.mobi] ([[Mebious.mobi|article]]), sometimes called "Mobi", is inspired by Mebious and notably includes features such as music upload and auto-refresh. (defunct as of May 10th 2015)
 
* [https://mebio.us Mebio.us] ([[Mebio.us|article]]) was another clone of the original .co.uk site, created after the closure of Mobi.
 
* [https://mebio.us Mebio.us] ([[Mebio.us|article]]) was another clone of the original .co.uk site, created after the closure of Mobi.
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* [https://discord.gg/Zwe6v35WRv lainland] Was a biggest lain discord server at one point, currently archived.
 
* [https://discord.gg/Zwe6v35WRv lainland] Was a biggest lain discord server at one point, currently archived.
 
* [https://systemspace.link/ systemspace.link] Religion lightly themed around SEL. Has an anonymous imageboard named TSUKICHAN and a Rocket.Chat server.
 
* [https://systemspace.link/ systemspace.link] Religion lightly themed around SEL. Has an anonymous imageboard named TSUKICHAN and a Rocket.Chat server.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208075509/http://www.cyberia-anime.com/ cyberia-anime] Cyberia
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208075509/http://www.cyberia-anime.com/ cyberia-anime] Cyberia Cafe - one of the first Lain fansites, started on 1999-04-18.
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030330214322/http://kokujin.members.animeirc.com/ kokujin] Kokujin
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030330214322/http://kokujin.members.animeirc.com/ kokujin] Kokujin
 
* [http://www.lainspotting.com/ lainspotting] images of lain in different places
 
* [http://www.lainspotting.com/ lainspotting] images of lain in different places
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* [https://laingame.net/ Lain Game] contains files from the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PSX game]], extracted using jPSXdec. It also includes a playable web-version of the game.
 
* [https://laingame.net/ Lain Game] contains files from the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|Serial Experiments Lain PSX game]], extracted using jPSXdec. It also includes a playable web-version of the game.
 
* [[Lain Visual Novel Project]], a project to create a Serial Experiments Lain visual novel, started on [[mebious.co.uk]] and worked on here.
 
* [[Lain Visual Novel Project]], a project to create a Serial Experiments Lain visual novel, started on [[mebious.co.uk]] and worked on here.
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==Software==
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* [[Serial Experiments Lain Winamp Skins]] contains a collection of Lain-themed skins that have been created for the audio playback software Winamp
  
 
==Analysis==
 
==Analysis==
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==Fanfiction==
 
==Fanfiction==
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===English===
 
===English===
 
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196634/1/Stopped Stopped], a short story that concisely captures the essence of Serial Experiments Lain.
 
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196634/1/Stopped Stopped], a short story that concisely captures the essence of Serial Experiments Lain.
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""Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.*" Lain. Madoka. Homura. Arisu. I am uncertain what genre to classify this under."
 
""Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.*" Lain. Madoka. Homura. Arisu. I am uncertain what genre to classify this under."
 
(*Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.)
 
(*Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.)
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===Japanese===
 
===Japanese===
*[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=14756418 せりあl えxぺりめんts ぁいn], a manga by Gomennasai on Pixiv, probably inspired by [[Chibi Chibi Lain]].
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* [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=14756418 せりあl えxぺりめんts ぁいn], a manga by Gomennasai on Pixiv, probably inspired by [[Chibi Chibi Lain]].
 
* [http://ifs.nog.cc/i25127.at.infoseek.co.jp/281/rakkatan.html Ganbare Rakka-tan], a Lain/NieA/Haibane crossover manga in the style of Abe, drawn by a user of the 2channel board "hankaku nijigen ita" who went by the name ''281''.
 
* [http://ifs.nog.cc/i25127.at.infoseek.co.jp/281/rakkatan.html Ganbare Rakka-tan], a Lain/NieA/Haibane crossover manga in the style of Abe, drawn by a user of the 2channel board "hankaku nijigen ita" who went by the name ''281''.
*[http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52044575.html One], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52064879.html two], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52067572.html three] threads archived from news4vip at 2ch.
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* [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52044575.html One], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52064879.html two], [http://elephant.2chblog.jp/archives/52067572.html three] threads archived from news4vip at 2ch.
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
*[https://archive.org/details/keif_mesa_earth_brain_waves Earth Brain Waves], A concept album. The theme imaged the world of the network by the Schumann resonance in serial experiments lain.
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* [https://archive.org/details/keif_mesa_earth_brain_waves Earth Brain Waves], A concept album. The theme imaged the world of the network by the Schumann resonance in serial experiments lain.
*[http://3x6x.com/discography.html SUBHUMAN], serial experiments lain image album
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* [http://3x6x.com/discography.html SUBHUMAN], serial experiments lain image album
 
[[Category:Media]]
 
[[Category:Media]]

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Related Websites

English

  • Thought Experiments Lain (article) is owned by Lawrence Eng aka Lawmune. It includes, among other things, a review, fanart contest and glossary. It is perhaps best known for the list of Apple references in Lain.
  • lainzine: a lain-themed online magazine about hacking, art, culture, and related topics.
  • Omnipresence is full of information about SEL and includes episode transcripts, screencaps, a fanlisting and a very outdated list of links. It is impossible to navigate. Content is here.
  • asphyxia.su is a collection of every background image from mebious, going back over a year.
  • Wirechan Mebious clone of Mebious.co.uk hosted on wirechan website.
  • wired.entry.neocities Fansite under constant occasional development.
  • lainchan Anonymous lain-themed imageboard that mainly focuses on programing, technology, and other things. It has a lain board that isn't as active and mainly uses the lain name to attract people interested in technology and coding.
  • wirechan Anonymous lain-themed imageboard centered around technology, with its own mebious instance.
  • initiate.space Spiritual successor to systemspace. Themed around Lain, has an anonymous imageboard and discord server.
  • konaka.com the english version of a site made by Chiaki J. Konaka. It has interview, info, links, and images about the show. You could also download the font used in the anime.
  • fauux fan website
  • blackwings fan website, inspired heavily by fauux
  • lain.sk slovakian lain fan website, originally published in 2006
  • lain.church services offered by lainchan users
  • lain.la - services offered by lainchan user
  • lainon.life lainchan radio with songs similar to that of serial experiments lain's OST
  • re.wire.zone wirechan group
  • distortiongallery displays a private collection of lain cels and other merchandise
  • angelfire just another lain fan site
  • old-home-bulletin-board the name is a reference to haibane renmei and they mainly discuss the show as well as ABe
  • ain and lain a fan blog site run by ain with various scans and unofficial translations of ABe and Konaka's works.
  • expLAINed a fan site dedicated to "finding the complete 'true answer' of serial experiments lain."

Japanese

  • konaka.com, a site by Chiaki J. Konaka, has interviews, information about books, and links related to Lain, as well as a font that was used in the anime.
  • Deep Researches Lain has a glossary of terms from the anime and a quiz game.
  • Grifon's Garden has pictures and descriptions of at least 6 homemade Lain figurines.
  • LAINてんぷら is a website used to start Lain threads on the 2channel BBS. Has links to many Lain threads on 2ch and many other obscure and edifying Lain-related links. てんぷら (tempura) is slang for template.
  • Protocol of lain's world has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the English portion of the site is unfinished. (Click lain's face to access the content.)

Russian

  • Old Home, an image board that is primarily for discussions related to ABe.
  • lain.ru
  • lain.in russian speaking, lain themed forum
  • lain.narod old website with lots of lain related information.

French

  • serialain.ifrance.com, a site that stores a lot of lain related, info and images.
  • supagil.chez a lain fan site made in pure html with pics, videos, glossary and links to other lain sites.
  • memelaraison.chez.com is a lain fan site, with pictures of the anime and lain magazines as well as lyrics.

Spanish

  • wired-7 Spanish speaking, lain themed imageboard.
  • LaiÑ Spanish speaking, lain discord server.

Korean

  • lain.pe.ky Korean speaking, lain themed imageboard

German

Polish

Chinese

Past Related Websites

Essays

Scholarly articles and books

  • "Topologies of Identity in Serial Experiments Lain" by Craig Jackson, published in Mechademia, Volume 7, 2012, pp. 191-201 [1]
  • "The Signal of Noise" (manga) by Adèle-Elise Prévost and MUSEbasement, published in Mechademia, Volume 3, 2008, pp. 173-188 [2]
  • "When the Machines Stop: Fantasy, Reality, and Terminal Identity in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain" by Susan J. Napier, published in Science Fiction Studies vol.29, No. 3, Japanese Science Fiction (Nov. 2002) pp. 418-435 [3]
  • "The Problem of Existence in Japanese Animation" by Susan J. Napier, published in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 149, No. 1 (Mar., 2005), pp.72-79 [4]
  • "Screening Anime" by Steven T. Brown, an essay published in the 2006 book Cinema Anime, a collection of essays by various authors, edited by Brown. [5]
  • Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture by Steven T. Brown. This time the whole book is by Brown. [6]

Games

Software

Analysis

Fanfiction

English

  • Stopped, a short story that concisely captures the essence of Serial Experiments Lain.

"Lain's watch stopped..."

  • The Gods Themselves, an odd crossover between SEL and Puella Magi Madoka Magica in which Lain and Madokami are indistinguishable and Alice Mizuki discusses God with Homura.

""Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.*" Lain. Madoka. Homura. Arisu. I am uncertain what genre to classify this under." (*Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.)

Japanese

Music

  • Earth Brain Waves, A concept album. The theme imaged the world of the network by the Schumann resonance in serial experiments lain.
  • SUBHUMAN, serial experiments lain image album