Boss
From Serial Experiments Lain wiki
The employer of the Men in Black. He works at Tachibana Labs. He has failing health.[citation needed]
| Boss | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | Unknown |
| Family | Unknown |
| Occupation | |
| Affiliation | Tachibana Labs |
| NAVI | The boss's NAVI |
| Debut | Layer 07 |
| Featured in | Anime |
| Location | Tachibana Labs |
| Voice Actor(s) | |
In Layer 07, Lain is brought to him and, after she helps him fix his old NAVI, he questions her understanding of reality - particularly her identity and family.
In Layer 12 he betrays his enforcers and reveals that he has sided with Eiri Masami, causing the deaths of both Men in Black.
According to Visual Experiments Lain and Scenario Experiments Lain, his name is Kurosawa (黒沢), but even that may be a pseudonym. A footnote in Scenario Experiments Lain states that the part of the scene in which he introduces himself by name was omitted.