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Summary: The best.
Review: This is a tale of a girl named lain. It gets you mesmerized at the very beginning. You want to know more about her. It shows you her family life and her schoolmates. You do not know what is going to happen to lain one minute to the next.
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Summary: Lain possibly a pain
Review: This is a good buy if you love anime, however, the plot is VERY slow in progressing and by the end of the series (Lain: Reset) most questions are not answered. If you're into Chris Carter-esque plots (ie X-files), or love anime, it is a good buy, but most people will give up by the 2nd DVD.
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Summary: One of the best examples of anime.
Review: I couldn't say anything which hasn't been said by the other reviewers but Lain is by far the best example of how mature and complex anime can be. People who think anime is just tenchi and chibi giggles and things should see Lain, see also Perfect Blue.
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Summary: How come we didn't have an OS like Lain's?
Review: Ah. I remember well. It was the night of the Steely Dan show in Cincinatti, OH. My dad and I were in Florence, KY at The Mall's Suncoast after a few heart pumping shots with Silent Scope at The Tilt Arcade. We saw a little bit of Lain DVD 1 on a preview. Then I remembered downloading an Anime Music Video with Rob Zombie's "Living Dead Girl" set to Lain. Having now seen all of them I got to say that it was one of the most bizarre stories I've ever seen.At first you see how Lain seemed Isolated in her own world and she may have been Autistic, but I have no evidence. Then she hears about the suicide of a classmate, whose e-mail appears a week after her death. Some believed it was a prank e-mail sent by a spammer, but Lain sees messages after she opens it and decided to get involved in the online world that's been calling her. We know it as the internet, but in this story, they call it "The Wired". When she gets online, she starts doing upgrades and helping out with software problems but then as she gets farther into the world of the wired, she discovers various conspiracies by groups of hackers, Some known to be the best. But also in doing this, she is creating a wired version of herself, who is nothing like her. But, does Lain really exist? Has Lain really existed? Or has Lain gone to far into the wired never to return to the real world?
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Summary: The best anime out there!
Review: Lain is a wonderful anime filled with a gripping plot and interesting story line. But I reccomend getting the entire series at once
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Summary: My thoughts on the whole series
Review: Lain's not an easy series to get into. A lot of people're gonna be disappointed. I myself didn't really get into animes, 'cept Robotech, Dragonball Z occasionally, Oh my Goddess, mostly upbeat, cheerful things. However, whenever I passed by Lain, I've gotten the idea to buy it. It's a magnificent anime that'll be adored or hated. You'll either patiently absorb the philosophical tales, the existentialist ideologies, the theological implications or the length'll drive you mad, to the depths of cursing Lain as a crappy anime. That's my two cents. Personally, if you can stand philosophy/theology, if you can stand the somewhat dark atmosphere, try the first one. Maybe you'll be hooked, then again, maybe not.
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Summary: Slow moving, yet gripping.
Review: This anime is very hard to describe, as it encompasses so much. Only rented the first four "layers" but that is enough to make me want to buy the rest. There is so much depth to every frame that I will be watching it over and over again. It starts with one of Lain's classmates committing suicide and then things get really weird. Can't really say too much more, or the story will be given away. But the way the story is revealed is really slow, and almost non-linear. If you have the patience and the time to watch more than the first two episodes, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Brilliant. Beautiful. Intelligent. Incredible.
Review: This is anime at it's finest. Deep story, gorgeous animation, creepy atmosphere. Let's get to the storyline. Lain, a shy and quiet schoolgirl, receives an e-mail from a classmate who committed suicide a week before, informing her that the girl simply abandoned her body and still lives in the Wired (the SE: L term for the internet). What ensues is, to say the least, STRANGE. Lain soon finds out (from various sources) about at least two other versions of herself: a Wired personality that's supposedly her opposite, and a tough, commanding persona that hangs out at Cyberia, a local club. She meets people who seem to have met her before, but as a different person. ("Hey, you're Lain, aren't you? I saw you on the Wired once. You were totally different from how you seem now"). Her changing personality, her growing obsession with the Wired, an e-cult, and a couple of mysterious men stalking their house (I assume we'll find out more about them in future volumes) add to the great plot. This isn't for everyone. First off, you have to want to THINK. It's fairly complex, with no comedy and almost no action, so some may get bored. Second, it's not for young children (I'm 14 myself). If you do show this to children, take into account the disturbing story (including suicide) and chilling images (I can think of one in particular). They would also be bored (I'm sure my little brother would sleep through it). In conclusion, this is an incredible series. It deserves a casual look by any anime fan (like myself). But be warned, it takes a certain personality.
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Summary: My new favorite series! Lain is incredible!
Review: This is the most confusing (next to Perfect Blue), mostbeautiful, and most enrapturing anime I have ever seen! It's more like an enourmous, and complex movie than a series! All anime/techno/computer fans should check this out! I'll also be making a bunch of cool backgrounds for it on my site... END
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Summary: Confused Yet Convinced. . .
Review: The first time I watched this anime I thought,"BORING!" It wasn't making any sense and it was kind'a 'Spacey' and 'Weird' but the more I watched it, I started to understand and was convinced that it was worth watching, as the main character, Lain's identity started to unfold...it turned out to be pretty cool! It makes me wish I had the latest Navi. But be warned, this anime isn't for everyone. Even if you "get it", there are a lot of questions that aren't answered and they kind'a leave you hanging. With patience and an open mind your more likely to get through this anime with satisfaction.
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