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==Characters==
==Characters==
[[Iwakura Lain]]
[[Iwakura Lain]]
An apparently ordinary girl with a highly introverted nature and low self-esteem. At age 11, she begins to see and hear hallucinations, most prominently a double of herself. As a result, she sees a therapist at Tachibana General Laboratories. Lain also proves to be adept at psychology and computer science. Most of all, she is unbearably lonely.
[[Yonera Touko]]
[[Yonera Touko]]
Recently graduated from an American university, Touko serves as Lain's counselor. She is a new employee, and Lain is her very first client, establishing quite a good relationship with her.
[[Makino Shin'ichirou]]
[[Makino Shin'ichirou]]
An ordinary office worker who encounters Lain online. Impressed with her abilities, he provides news, data and computer parts for her.
[[Tomo]]
[[Tomo]]
A boy in Lain's elementary school class that Lain has a crush on.
[[Kyoko]]
[[Kyoko]]
A girl in Lain's elementary school class that Lain is somewhat friendly with, who treats Lain like a younger sister.
[[Mayu]]
[[Mayu]]
A friend of Kyoko's.
[[Kaori]]
[[Kaori]]
A girl in Lain's elementary school class that tries to be friendly with everyone.
[[Father]]
[[Father]]
Lain's father. He and Lain are very close and he treats Lain very kindly, often buying her presents. He is a businessman that occasionally needs to travel.
[[Mother]]
[[Mother]]
Lain's mother. She and Lain are on slightly less good terms, and she is a bit harder on Lain than her father. She still treats Lain very well and looks after her when she needs help. She is a housewife.
[[Misato]]
[[Misato]]
Lain's (imaginary) friend in her middle school class. Getting along extremely well, Lain and her do all sorts of things together, at least in Lain's memory. Misato is an ideal girl, able to play the violin beautifully, paint exquisitely, and is also very beautiful and elegant.
[[Harumi]]
[[Harumi]]
Touko's longtime friend. She rather abruptly gets married.
[[Kanako]]
[[Kanako]]
Touko's longtime friend. She's a hardworking woman trying to become a publisher.
[[Takeshi]]
[[Takeshi]]
Touko's boyfriend, met while studying abroad. He works at Tachibana General Laboratories alongside Touko. Their relationship is very platonic.
[[Yoshida]]
[[Yoshida]]
Touko's other lover. He works at an exercise equipment manufacturing company that visits Tachibana General Laboratories from time to time. He is popular with women.
[[Professor Takashima]]
[[Professor Takashima]]
Touko's boss. A well-meaning man that often dumps chores on Touko, impeding her research. Touko hates him.
[[Mr. Rabbit]]
[[Mr. Rabbit]]
A friend that Lain made online. He teaches her how to hack.
[[Shock Spammer]]
[[Shock Spammer]]
A malevolent user online that sends encrypted shock images to Lain's inbox.
[[Progenetis]]
[[Progenetis]]
Lain's father. After the disappearance of Father, Lain begins to make artificial replacements of her friends and family, starting with Father.
[[Bike-chan]]
[[Bike-chan]]
A stuffed toy that allegedly has been Lain since her birth. Lain seems to view it as a friend.
[[The Other Self]]
[[The Other Self]]
A hallucination of another Lain that appears nude. She is the reason that Lain starts seeing Touko.
[[CLN-1]]
[[CLN-1]]
An unnamed woman that shoots her boyfriend in public.
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