Difference between revisions of "S"
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| + | [[File:Aisatsu.png|right|300px|thumb|This is also S.]][[File:Metaphorlize.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is NOT S. (it's typographics)]] | ||
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| + | '''S''' stands for '''superimpose'''. In [[Chiaki Konaka|Konaka]]'s [[Scenario Experiments Lain|scripts]], it was his way of indicating that a line was to be displayed on screen as text rather than spoken. | ||
For example, lines such as the following: | For example, lines such as the following: | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 10 November 2021
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| Debut | Layer 01 |
| Featured in | Anime |
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| Voice Actor(s) | Mikiko Kurihara (Japanese) |
S stands for superimpose. In Konaka's scripts, it was his way of indicating that a line was to be displayed on screen as text rather than spoken.
For example, lines such as the following:
S: When you die? it really hurts, lol.
also, any time text appears on the Navi's screen, or any time the Navi speaks with Lain:
Lain: Hello, Navi.
S: Hello, Lain.
This second example is of particular note. The decision to emulate John Sculley's vision for Knowledge Navigator with the NAVI's operating system meant that some lines marked S were spoken aloud rather than merely displayed on screen as originally intended. The result is that a mysterious character called S appears in the cast credits of some episodes, voiced by Mikiko Kurihara.
S also appears in the script of episode 7 of Alice 6. That episode also contains a computer system similar to Knowledge Navigator, with a user interface facilitated by a voice-recognizing intelligent agent.
S is not to be confused with typographics.
