Serial Experiments Lain - Vol. 1 Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

Confusing at first but worth watching through

It does seem very odd at first but if this is enough to deter you then you're only letting yourself down. The story progresses slowly during the first volume, getting you to know the characters and their relationship with Lain.

Most of the story leaves you wanting to know more but it finally falls into place by the end of the series, this is done cleverly without cliffhangers, and makes you feel like you're along with Lain for the ride, trying to understand what's happing just as she is.

The animation is different, seemingly bland and emphasising things that others wouldn't normally notice. I believe this is because it's showing you the world as Lain sees it, which I can understand because I see the world in a similar way, noticing the small things that others overlook and being more distracted by the electricity pylons rather than the sky beyond them.

Overall I consider this a fantastic anime but you need to go beyond the first volume to see the true majesty of it.

Everyone Is Always Connected

After the suicide of a 13 year old schoolgirl, Lain finds she is receiving emails from the dead girl.

The opening four episodes of this 13 episode Anime series, introduce us to the world of wallflower Lain, and her experiences in The Wired following the death of a schoolmate.

Full of excellent animation and great visuals. This takes a little while to get going, however, the plot ratchets up a few notches once we're into episode two. When we find that Lain's world of The Wired is not what it seems to be.

Interesting take on teenage fixation with the internet, and is a nice change to the boobs/guns Anime we're used to. Can't wait to see the rest.