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'''Tachibana Labs''', or '''Tachibana Laboratories''', is a fictional company within Serial Experiments Lain. They are mostly known for being the company that employed [[Masami Eiri]] as Project Director of [[Protocol Seven]] up until his death. They are the company responsible for the creation of [[Copland OS]], by far the most popular OS for [[NAVI]]s, and also manufacture hardware.
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'''Tachibana Labs''', or '''Tachibana Laboratories''', is a fictional company within Serial Experiments Lain. They are mostly known for being the company that employed [[Masami Eiri]] as Project Director of [[Protocol 7]] up until his death. They are the company responsible for the creation of [[Copland OS]], by far the most popular OS for [[NAVI]]s, and also manufacture hardware.
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In the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], [[Touko Yonera]] works at the Research center of Tachibana as a counselor and psychiatrist.
  
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== Trivia ==
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''Tachibana'' is the name of a citrus fruit. Lawrence Eng presents the possibility that the creators of Lain chose this name in order to emulate [[Apple Inc. References|Apple]]. [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/apple-lain.htm#tachibana]
  
== Speculation on the name ==
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''Tachibana'' is the name of a citrus fruit. Lawrence Eng presents the possibility that the creators of Lain chose this name in order to emulate [[Apple references|Apple]]. [http://www.cjas.org/~leng/apple-lain.htm#tachibana]
 
 
 
Another reason this name might have been chosen is that the tachibana tree was traditionally associated with [[memory|memories]]. From Keene's translation of ''[[Wikipedia: Tsurezuregusa|Essays in Idleness]]'':
 
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Orange blossoms are famous for evoking memories, but the fragrance of plum blossoms above all makes us return to the past and remember nostalgically long-ago events. Nor can we overlook the clean loveliness of the ''yamabuki'' or the uncertain beauty of wisteria, and so many other compelling sights.
 
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A footnote to this passage by the translator states, "The scent of orange (''tachibana'') blossoms was believed to bring back old memories."
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 19 April 2022

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Tachibana Labs, or Tachibana Laboratories, is a fictional company within Serial Experiments Lain. They are mostly known for being the company that employed Masami Eiri as Project Director of Protocol 7 up until his death. They are the company responsible for the creation of Copland OS, by far the most popular OS for NAVIs, and also manufacture hardware. In the game, Touko Yonera works at the Research center of Tachibana as a counselor and psychiatrist.

Trivia

Tachibana is the name of a citrus fruit. Lawrence Eng presents the possibility that the creators of Lain chose this name in order to emulate Apple. [1]