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of the building would undercut the scene's ethereal beauty.

of the building would undercut the scene's ethereal beauty.

My last anime example,  Serial Experiments Lain (the title is in

My last anime example,  [[Serial Experiments Lain]] (the title is in

English), also contains numerous evocative moments, but these moments

English), also contains numerous evocative moments, but these moments

are more likely to evoke nightmares than dreams. Unlike the more

are more likely to evoke nightmares than dreams. Unlike the more

English over the credits) “I am falling, I am fading,” and, like Spirited

English over the credits) “I am falling, I am fading,” and, like Spirited

Away, it follows a young girl (Lain) whose journey into a liminal Other

Away, it follows a young girl (Lain) whose journey into a liminal Other

world becomes a drama of self-discovery. In the case of Lain, however,

world becomes a drama of self-discovery. In the case of [[Lain Iwakura|Lain]], however,

this is not a fantasy realm but rather the world of cyberspace, an environment she enters after her father gives her a fancy new computer that

this is not a fantasy realm but rather the world of cyberspace, an environment she enters after [[Yasuo Iwakura|her father]] gives her a fancy new computer that

becomes her gateway to the world of the Wired. Lain becomes more

becomes her gateway to the world of [[the Wired]]. Lain becomes more

and more involved in the Wired at the same time as the Wired seems to

and more involved in the Wired at the same time as the Wired seems to

begin impinging on outward reality. Doubles of Lain appear out of

begin impinging on outward reality. Doubles of Lain appear out of