...of the plot of [[Serial Experiments Lain]] is exploring what is or is not real.
...n chooses not to believe him. She believes that there is value in the real world in and of itself.
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*[[Touko Yonera]](Real World)
*[[Bike-chan|Bike-chan (and Lain's other stuffed animals)]](Imaginary/Real World)
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...us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside a computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a cu
...hat no matter how real the Wired may be the true world will always be more real. ([http://lainwire.tripod.com/ Source] )
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*It's probably no coincidence that one of the real world's [[Wikipedia:Cyberia,_London|first internet cafes]] was also called Cyberi
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...ally to her friend [[Alice Mizuki]], [[Lain Iwakura]] chooses to start the world over while erasing her own existence.
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* Clip of the real world
* Clip of the wired world
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...hed to the virtual world that they begin to feel as if the virtual is more real than reality. This is a thought that is explored in two science-fiction mov
...ot have to take their actions seriously because its not affecting the real world (Turkle 71). It also makes some wonder if the internet is becoming the new
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Lain: I... I'm real... I'm alive... I'm here...
Lain: Is this real? I'm not meant to have a body...
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...there, OK? I'm coming to find you right now. It's lonely being in the real world, right? Don't worry, I'll be right there for you.
...n this classroom, staring at 'Lain', when I know that she's a fake and the real Lain has been missing for days?
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...A place where people connect with other people - the top level of the real world hierarchy.]
...he real world hierarchy - in other words, a being that controls the entire world. Is that right?
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Lain: This world is so simple.
Lain: I had felt that this world is only fearing and too wide...
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--All right, fine. The God of Wired is the god of the top level of the real world hierarchy--in other words,
a being that controls the entire world. Is that right?
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Mother?: It is said that the Wired is an advanced upper layer of the real world.
Mother?: The flesh in the real world is just a hologram of the information in the Wired.
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...contains elements of "KIDS system" and "Beauties of nature"; and "INFANiTy world" opens with a sample of "Loneliness 1b".
| title3 =professed intention and real intention
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Nezumi: I know that the Wired and the real world are connected by a line.
Lain: The real world isn't real at all.
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Alice: You are right. You are no longer needed in the real world.
Boy: Why? Do you still want to stay in the real world?
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Lain: It doesn't matter which is real, this side or the other.
Eiri: No! I'm almighty! I made your flesh in this real world!
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Reika: What, you mean on the Wired? "Net pals" aren't the same as real friends.
Mouth: You're amazing. You can [[metaphorize]] your real world body so completely.
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...s just a communications platform, and should not be mixed up with the real world. Lain responds firmly, saying that "The border is not so well-defined. Soon
...He then says that it is possible that such an entity could affect the real world, perhaps by a "prophecy".
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...three Knights members introduced in [[Layer 07]], he is the only one whose real name is never visible to the viewer in Layer 10. In ''[[Scenario Experiment
...e:Megane058.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The text of a news story unrelated to the world of [[Lain Iwakura]] is reflected in his glasses.]]
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Ear: I know we didn't start existing at the beginning of this world.
Taro: You're...the real Lain...
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...rld, every human is connected each other both in the wired and in the real world, and human societies are organized.
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Deus: If you mean the creator of the world, that was not me.
Deus: If you mean the almighty of the world, that cannot be me.
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Chisa: I wasn't needed in the real world.
Reika: I know we were right there, but I felt like it wasn't real.
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''“But then where is the real me after all is said and done? Ah there is no real me, I guess that’s it. I only exist inside those people aware of my exis
...their rapid industrialization has taken on themselves. Japan today is the world leader in technology development, but at what cost?
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...comparing the vision it presents with the place of technology in the real world, the differences and similarities between predictions and reality can be se
...and the director Ueda confirms that the series portrays the merging of the real and the virtual worlds and that there are characters who are “stuck in th
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...I Ever Needed To Know In This Fragile Layer of Existence We Call The Real World I Learned From Serial Experiments Lain"''' is a page from the anime fansite
6) They aren't your real [[Family|parents]].
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...accident brought on by his focus on the Wired while wandering in the real world. Perhaps the Knights assassinated him because he found their communication
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...re as it questions the distinction between physical/non-physical, the real world/the Wired and the body/mind/soul. The text subsequently offers escape throu
...feeling of belonging and impression of community that may not be found in real life. (Bauman, 2000: 99) In this way TV/internet become an extension of the
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...stent in school and [[Alice Mizuki]] tells her she is unneeded in the real world
...iend. Alice says, "You're right Lain. You are no longer needed in the real World." Lain's eyes widen. Alice is quietly completing her quiz. She has said not
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Father: You must not mix it up with the real world.
Man's Voice: This means that the Knights are not a real group.
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...ain|suicide]]. When Lain receives the message at home, Chisa tells her (in real time) that she is not dead, but has just "abandoned the flesh", and has fou
...consensus of all perceptions and knowledge. The thin line between what is real and what is possible would then begin to blur.
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or “real,” bringing up material that may seem more appropriately housed
which a protagonist was comfortable existing in a world in which reality and fantasy blended together, rather than having to decide
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Lain2: Wired is not the upper layer of the real world. He was wrong.
Lain2: Human's world have created their own god, and have preyed it.
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...are." Reika gets somewhat huffy. "You mean the Wired? A 'Net Pal' is not a real friend." Alice is amused by Reika and teases her, "Reika is too much of an
...her. The mouth says, "You're great. You can change your shape in the real world so much." Lain retorts, "You're pretending to be a Cheshire Cat." The mouth
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...is so. This world’s so simple. I’ve never known that. I had felt that this world was only scary and vast… But now I understand. I feel very relieved.” A
...eporter says, “After this adaptation of Protocol 7, the Wired and the real World will share information seamlessly. Next story: Love Lain. Love Lain. Love L
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* [http://page.freett.com/m_utsumi/ Protocol of lain's world] has lots of great and rare info, but mostly in Japanese, because the Engli
* [[The Real Verses the Virtual]] [sic]
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*[[Yasuo Iwakura]] warns Lain that the Wired cannot be mixed with the real world and Lain disagrees
...g him our view shifts to a view of passage ways reminiscent of the popular real video game Doom. The boy turns saying "I already stopped it! I'm done with
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...apparition as it hovers over the floor. Her mother continues "The physical world is just a hologram of the information in the Wired." "Mama?" Lain asks, but
...have talked to God," Lain replies. "Deus in the Wired may affect this real world in some way," Father continues. "Yes, by a prophecy." "Prophecy?" Lain asks
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'''The world doesn't need me.'''
''Knight:'' Yeah. There's no other way. You said that the real world doesn't need you, anyway, didn't you?
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...pears on a pressure gauge on [[Lain Iwakura|Lain's]] computer. In the real world, it is the website that is arguably the central hub on the Lain online comm
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...ple in a crowd. A male voice declares, “I know that the Wired and the real world have a linear connection. I can exist anywhere.” A message flashes across
...t the buildings around her school. She says aloud, “ The real world is not real at all.” Alice appears and speaks her name, “Lain.” Lain looks up to
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...ce on earth. Karl asks his erstwhile client what will happen when the real world merges with the Wired without devices. The boss simply replies that somethi
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...s (described as “layers”) which deal with theme of the merging of the real world with the virtual realm and the central character Lain's search for identity
...of the characters are extremely lonely and alienated from the rest of the world. People try to connect through the virtual realm (the internet is called th
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...in of the Wired", steps into Lain's flesh body to act directly in the real world. In times of extreme stress, Lain's disembodied self might briefly inhabit
...Yamamoto]] and [[Juri Katou]]. Of the three, only Alice seems to have any real emotional connection with her.
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...pected to view the world from her perspective, we will use the timid “real-world” Lain.</ref> And let us define happiness as inherently implying “good f
...atened, but judging by the reactions of her friends, this is not the “real-world” Lain.</ref> I would ''raise the plot'', because Lain has gained power,
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Boy: The Wired must not interfere with the real world.
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...y.” The male voice says, “Even you can’t believe that the Lain in the
real world is the same person as the current Lain in the Wired?” Lain falls to her k
<p style="text-align:justify">Lain has fully returned to
real world and is sweating in her classroom seat. She clicks off her Navi. Lain looks
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...line dissociates power from the body. (Foucault, 1975: 138) In the real world, Lain has little control over her body. She is made to study silently and p
...assertive. According to an article published in [http://www.theage.com.au/world/tokyo-killer-posted-plans-on-internet-before-rampage-20080609-2nxu.html The
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The drama is about six models, all of whom were played by real-life models then employed through the Tokyo talent agency, Spacecraft.[http
===Chapter 6: Another Me, Another World===
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