Serial Experiments Lain Websites: Difference between revisions

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The Lain anime and game websites used to be hosted on the pldc.co.jp domain, which was the website of [[Pioneer LDC]]<ref name="pioneerldc2009">https://web.archive.org/web/20090118111145/http://pldc.co.jp/, 2009-01-18</ref>. In 2003, Pioneer LDC was acquired by Dentsu and renamed to [[Geneon Entertainment]]. With the merger and re-naming, Geneon also started a new website, geneon-ent.co.jp, which became the new home of Lain on the internet.

Despite the move to Geneon's website, the now-inactive Pioneer LDC website remained available until May of 2009.<ref name="pioneerldc2009"></ref> This date coincides closely with the merger of Pioneer LDC/Geneon Entertainment with [~~[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|~~NBC Universal Pictures Entertainment]].<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-12/geneon-to-merge-with-universal-pictures-japan, 2008-11-12</ref> This likely lead to the permanent closure of Pioneer LDC's website.

Despite the move to Geneon's website, the now-inactive Pioneer LDC website remained available until May of 2009.<ref name="pioneerldc2009"></ref> This date coincides closely with the merger of Pioneer LDC/Geneon Entertainment with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal_Entertainment_Japan?wprov=sfti1 NBC Universal Pictures Entertainment].<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-12/geneon-to-merge-with-universal-pictures-japan, 2008-11-12</ref> This likely lead to the permanent closure of Pioneer LDC's website.

The new Geneon Entertainment website listed the Lain anime and game within the [[RONDO ROBE]] section of the website. This designation has persisted, with the latest NBC Universal website still using "rondorobe" in the URL path for Lain.