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[[File:Ueda_break.jpg|thumb|An image in the style of Weather Break that was never broadcast. Featuring [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] ]]'''Weather Break''' (ウェザーブレイク) is a series of illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] that were used in the end cards for the [[anime]]. They have been printed in the [[Omnipresence_in_Wired|Omnipresence]] and [[Visual Experiments Lain]] books as well as the booklet of the ''serial experiments lain|RESTORE'' box set (Japan only). They appeared after the first 12 episodes for a short moment and were preceded by the phrase 「次回をお楽しみに。」(''jikai otanoshimi ni,'' "look forward to next time").  The images were purposely weather-themed to lead in to the 15-second TV Tokyo weather report segment, which immediately followed SEL's time slot.

[[File:Ueda_break.jpg|thumb|An image in the style of Weather Break that was never broadcast. Featuring [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] ]]'''Weather Break''' (ウェザーブレイク) is a series of illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe]] that were used in the end cards for the [[anime]]. They have been printed in the [[Omnipresence_in_Wired|Omnipresence]] and [[Visual Experiments Lain]] books as well as the booklet of the ''serial experiments lain|RESTORE'' box set (Japan only). They appeared after the first 12 episodes for a short moment and were preceded by the phrase 「次回をお楽しみに。」(''jikai wo otanoshimi ni,'' "look forward to next time").  The images were purposely weather-themed to lead in to the 15-second TV Tokyo weather report segment, which immediately followed SEL's time slot.

===List of Weather Breaks By Episode===

===List of Weather Breaks By Episode===

*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81 The Japanese Wikipedia page on "eyecatch"] also mentions end cards.

*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81 The Japanese Wikipedia page on "eyecatch"] also mentions end cards.

*[http://home.att.ne.jp/theta/kolmu/pages/who/lets_weather/index.html 『レッツ ウェザー・ブレイク』] (''Let's Weather Break'') contains enlargeable images of the end cards, probably scanned from the ''RESTORE'' booklet mentioned above. The description at the top of the page supplies the information concerning SEL's time slot being immediately prior to the weather report. It also reports anecdotes of fans being frustrated at not having adequate time to view the images as they aired, since they disappeared so quickly.

*[http://home.att.ne.jp/theta/kolmu/pages/who/lets_weather/index.html 『レッツ ウェザー・ブレイク』] (''Let's Weather Break'') contains enlargeable images of the end cards, probably scanned from the ''RESTORE'' booklet mentioned above. The description at the top of the page supplies the information concerning SEL's time slot being immediately prior to the weather report. It also reports anecdotes of fans being frustrated at not having adequate time to view the images as they aired, since they disappeared so quickly.

*[http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/masuda/anime/lain/lain.html LAIN] (site's title) contains pictures and descriptions of the endcards. The images can be viewed through Internet Archive.[http://web.archive.org/web/19990908235756/http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/masuda/anime/lain/lain.html] It should be noted that this site contains at least one mistake: Device #02 is Mouth.

*[http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/masuda/anime/lain/lain.html LAIN] (site's title) contains pictures and descriptions of the end cards. The images can be viewed through Internet Archive.[http://web.archive.org/web/19990908235756/http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/masuda/anime/lain/lain.html] It should be noted that this site contains at least one mistake: Device #02 is Mouth.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=MkR5D1tzUZI YouTube video of all the endcards]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=MkR5D1tzUZI YouTube video of all the end cards]

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