Serial Experiments Lain Official Guide

Guidebook for the Serial Experiments Lain game, released in December 1998.

Contents

Page No.	Contents	Comments
chapter 1: connect to "lain"
04	world	a world that is dependent on computers to function
05	story	lain, a girl who wanders in search of connections
06	main character introductions
08	character relation chart
chapter 2: lain interface system
10	controller operation explanation
12	game system explanation
chapter 3: hacking
20	data block map	shows each data block and what level of what site it appears on
26	movie data block list	lists each of the dc1 animated sequences with title, location, and a short description, except for the spoilerific ones
38	voice recording data block list	lists each of the audio files, telling what version of saiseikun is needed to play it.
53	other block list	gives information about SSkn, GaTE, and P2 files.
chapter 4: ? (help)
56	game system Q & A	Answers some questions about how the game works †
57	game story Q & A	Answers questions about the story †
63	en-ja dictionary	a glossary of the tags translated into Japanese
67	terminology dictionary	glossary of other unfamiliar terms
chapter 5: extra site
72	staff special interview	interviews of producer Ueda Yasuyuki, character designer ABe Yoshitoshi, director Nakahara Junji, main programmer Satoshi Takahashi, and sound designer kjuː
76	concerning TV anime version lain	ads
78	catalog of related products	more ads

† see Q&A

Serial Experiments Lain media

Anime • Game

Books

Omnipresence in Wired • The Nightmare of Fabrication • Serial Experiments Lain Official Guide • Serial Experiments Lain Ultimate Fan Guide • Scenario Experiments Lain • Visual Experiments Lain

Music

Duvet (opening theme) • Tooi Sakebi (ending theme) • Serial Experiments Lain OST • Serial Experiments Lain: Cyberia Mix • serial experiments lain BOOTLEG • LPR-309 • Cyberia Layer 2 • Cyberia Layer:03 • Twilight