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The '''''Looker'' illustrations''' are a series of 7 one-panel humorous illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]]. They were drawn to accompany [[Chiaki Konaka]]'s articles in ''Looker'' magazine. Two of them were never published in ''Looker'' magazine, but all seven of them can be seen in the original edition of ''[[Omnipresence in Wired| Omnipresence]]''.
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The '''''Looker'' illustrations''' are a series of 7 one-panel humorous illustrations by [[Yoshitoshi ABe|Yoshitoshi Abe]]. They were drawn to accompany [[Chiaki Konaka]]'s articles in ''Looker'' magazine. Two of them were never published in ''Looker'' magazine, but all seven of them can be seen in the original edition of ''[[Omnipresence in Wired| Omnipresence]]''. Most of them contain text by Abe (signed あ or アベ).
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|[[Alice]] teases a cat with her scarf. Lain stands in the far background, peeking out from behind a utility pole.
|[[Alice]] teases a cat with her scarf. Lain stands in the far background, peeking out from behind a utility pole.
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The text is too small and my eyes hurt from squinting, so I'll translate this one later.
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Abe: "In the world of Lain, Alice represents the so-called "life as usual." I believe that in order to portray the unusual, Alice's relative normalcy was essential. In pictures, unaffected spontaneity is the hardest thing to portray.
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|Title: Lain's manners lecture
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|Title: "Lain's manners lecture"
[[Greyn]] peeks around a door. Alice holds a pointer, indicating a poster that reads, "Properly ''atozeki''!"
[[Greyn]] peeks around a door. Alice holds a pointer, indicating a poster that reads, "Properly ''atozeki''!"
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| Alice is in the foreground looking at the viewer. In the background is Greyn peeking out from behind a UFO. I think the text says something similar to that of C.
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| Alice is in the foreground looking at the viewer. In the background is Greyn peeking out from behind a UFO, saying "Alice~." Abe writes something similar to his note in C.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Chibi Chibi Lain]]
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* [[Layers (illustrations)]]
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* [[Weather Break]]
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