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Summary: The plot thickens and a lot of questions remain unanswered
Review: Serial experiment Lain is perhaps the best anime i have seen on the year. However, in order to really hope to understand it you will need a lot of patience and go through the four discs. On the Knights disc the plot thickens and a lot of weird things keep happening to Lain, there are three layers on this DVD (distortion, kids and society), all three fit into the story in a strange kind of way leaving more questions open than revealed. If you really want to understand what is really going on wait for the fourth disc (Deus) and the stunning conclusion (Reset). As far as the quality of the anime goes, the image is crisp and the sound great, the voice acting is very good and i liked both the english and the japanese versions. Try it and be amazed!
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Summary: Buy this!!!
Review: Serial Experiments Lain is an awesome anime to begin with but it sure looks excellent on DVD! Plus you get both Dubbed and subbed in one, both of them rock! But forget the technical stuff the storyline is superb! Buy this already!
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Summary: Another Great Lain Trip
Review: Serial Experiments Lain never ceases to both amaze me and make me think. I love anime that does that. It tops Evangelion, which I thought, for a while, impossible. But beware, those of you who are otaku just looking for cute girls in sailor suits. This anime is intelligent and addictive.
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Summary: Worth every dollar!
Review: The "Lain" series is a must for the diehard japanimation collector. Not only is the animation beautiful and the copy quality excellent but the audio is also exceptional. The story is surreal and takes a while to understand but that is part of the fun! This is a series that really gets the old brain working overtime and leaves more than enough for the eyes to enjoy. I can't suggest it enough.
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Summary: Another Great Lain Trip
Review: The 2nd lain disk just adds to the confusion. But it draws you so, bits and pieces of the overall story are hinted at but as a whole you're left with a strangely hollow feeling. I know that sounds like a terrible review, strangely its meant to be the exact opposite. After watching this I went straight back to amazon to order the next disk.
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Summary: Present day, present time.
Review: The 2nd lain disk just adds to the confusion. But it draws you so, bits and pieces of the overall story are hinted at but as a whole you're left with a strangely hollow feeling. I know that sounds like a terrible review, strangely its meant to be the exact opposite. After watching this I went straight back to amazon to order the next disk.
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Summary: Excellent Anime
Review: The second Lain DVD, containing 3 more episodes. Begins to answer some of the questions about the Knights, and the Men In Black. Delves deeper into Lain's split personality, and raises questions about her true purpose. The second part to an excellent story.
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Summary: Good Continuation of the Series
Review: This 2nd installment of the Lain series lives up to the first. Still spooky, but now some of the questions get answered, especially is the final episode which is a real mind-bender.I did sorta want to have more answers. Lain gives up her secrets reluctantly.
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Summary: This series is a complete brain screw I LOVE IT!!!!
Review: This is the kind of intelligent, incredible, totally thought provoking series you will never see on American TV. I had to watch all the episodes twice to take it all in, and I need to watch it a few more times. I admit I like the subs better than the dubs (that's the beauty of DVD, you get both). The dubbing is good, and being an "anime purist" since the 80's, that is high praise. I don't remember feeling this way about an Anime since I saw Video Girl Ai the first time, another excellent series I had to watch over and over to take it all in. They both have an instant grip that gets you involved with the characters. I can't wait for the next volume (Lain:Deus already pre-ordered here!!)
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Summary: Ponderous, limited and confusing anime ...
Review: This series, about a girl on the 'wired' (internet of sorts) finding intrigue and danger, is far from intriguing or dangerous. The animation is minimal and choice of shots inadequate to maximize storytelling without animation. Perhaps one of the greatest problems is the limited story carries on for far too many episodes. The coloring is too bright too often which makes the different animation levels pop out against each other in an awkward way. All the drawings are crisp and well constructed, and the designs are decently pleasing. For this price, I wouldn't recommend 'Lain'...perhaps if twice as many episodes were per DVD it would be a favorable purchase. The DVD edition is acceptable, but, as with some translated versions using no english speaking natives, there are some embarrasing grammar errors on the packaging.
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