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''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back'' (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲)is a series of six humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. They feature a chibified [[Lain]] in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable and often weeping excessively. They appeared in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. Funimation's 2012 Limited-Edition BD+DVD release came with an English-translated version of the Restore booklet that did not include the comics.  
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'''Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back''(ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲)is a series of <s>six</s> five (?) humorous 4-panel comic strips by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]]. (Sources appear to conflict over whether there are five or six strips.) They feature a chibified [[Lain]] in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable. They appeared in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. (that's the thin booklet that documents the restoration process, not the fat one with the sketches.) Funimation's 2012 Limited-Edition BD+DVD release came with an English-translated version of the Restore booklet that did not include the comics.  
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*The last three strips are visible in [http://twitpic.com/31k6zn this twitter photo.]
 
*The last three strips are visible in [http://twitpic.com/31k6zn this twitter photo.]
  
*The first three can be glimpsed momentarily in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NNEwjf6qqdk#t=94 this unboxing video.]
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*The first three can be glimpsed momentarily in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NNEwjf6qqdk#t=94 this unboxing video.] (around 1:37)
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*A translation of the strips can be found on [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/lmanga.htm misceLAINeous], along with another comic called "Gekikara! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain," which is included at the end of the same Restore booklet mentioned above.
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Weather Break]] - other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.
 
*[[Weather Break]] - other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.

Revision as of 06:15, 8 July 2014

Chibi Chibi Lain: The Empire Strikes Back (ちびちびレイン 帝国の逆襲)is a series of six five (?) humorous 4-panel comic strips by Yoshitoshi ABe. (Sources appear to conflict over whether there are five or six strips.) They feature a chibified Lain in ridiculous situations, generally acting cute and/or vulnerable. They appeared in the original Restore booklets packaged with Geneon Universal's 2010 Japanese release of Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray BOX|RESTORE. (that's the thin booklet that documents the restoration process, not the fat one with the sketches.) Funimation's 2012 Limited-Edition BD+DVD release came with an English-translated version of the Restore booklet that did not include the comics.

Sources

  • A translation of the strips can be found on misceLAINeous, along with another comic called "Gekikara! A Sales Promo Ad By Dame-Dame Lain," which is included at the end of the same Restore booklet mentioned above.

See Also

  • Weather Break - other humorous sketches by ABe featuring chibified Lain.
  • The artist known as Gomennasai has written some similar 4-panel comic strips which may have been inspired by ABe's Chibi Chibi Lain. Refer to Fanworks.