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Summary: I would give more stars if I could
Review: man let me just say this, that person who said that this series is boring is not right at all. I own all the dvd's and I love it. It's my favorite anime. It's got a great plot and intrigue. At some times the subtext is a little unclear, so you might need to watch it again, but what true anime fan doesn't watch a movie until the dvd is smoking from spinning so much in the player (an obvious exaggeration). I had to explain alot to my girlfriend as she watched it with me. I had heard that this was based on a game for the playstation console, I really wish I could find that game. The opening song is good at first "This song is okay." then by the time you make it to episode 3 you're singing along. I like it so much that I went and bought the cd by Boa (the band who does "Duvet" the opening song) it is a great cd.
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Summary: UGNHH
Review: I never watched it all the way through. But what I saw of it wasn't that intresting. The first time my friend put in the dvd I fell asleep then, the next time he put it in it was quickly turned off and replaced by another anime. There should be a warning on the package that says "If your intent is to stay awake, do anything but drewl, and/or be boored DO NOT WATCH."
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Summary: Lain of the Wired...
Review: Buying this box set was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It not only includes the 4 DVDs of the whole series, but you get a lunch box and a limited edition CD of Boa, the group that sings the theme song to the series. It has four songs on it and the theme song really gets stuck in your head. I did, unfortunatley, bought mine for $119.99 at a mall so I didn't really save anything:lunch box................. $ 10 limited edition CD.... $ 10 4 DVDs................... $100 Watching the entire series of Lain while eating out of your cool new lunch box and listening to the theme song over and over..... priceless. (Sorry! Was given the opportunity and had to do it.) Besides, I would never eat out of the lunchbox, it is too nice and in great condition. I use it to store the Lain series inside if it. I have to say this is a really good series. I think it's rated for viewers 16 and up. I would have to say that is a suitable. There is nothing too bad in it to make it unsuitable for younger teens except for the fact that people commit suicide, the regular pervertedness and love you'll find on most anime, and that there is realastic blood in it, and that people go insane and crazy. But some of the concepts and things they talk about little kids would not understand and would not enjoy it. It took me a little while to understand it, and my friend watched part of it with me and I had to attempt to explain a few parts of it to her. This anime is deep and has some philosphical and psychological aspects to it. Plus religion is tied into it, I know the obvious ways religion it tied into it but I can't figure out or see the deeper picture. It is sort of like the Matrix. Two different worlds that only a few people know about and "The One" is the chosen one to be able to cross between the two worlds freely. Like Neo, Lain knows and can do what normal people can not. Like in the Matrix, the general public are just puppets to be used and that all your family is not really your family but rather just put there by a computer. Only the few exceptional people are hackers that work together, but get hunted down by the officials like in the Matrix. And like Neo, both sides try to Lain to their advantage. Anyway, it was a great series and I watched the entire series all in one sitting. It's a big change from watching Sailor Moon and Card Captors. As you can see, I'm not the intelligent, articulate, kind of person. I really don't even act my age and everyone thinks I am 4 years younger than I am, but I really enjoyed it and it made me really think. the beginning was a little slow, but the ending was so unexpected and it just makes you cry.
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Summary: so great, yet so weird
Review: This lunch box is so great, I'm so glad I bot this. Obviously it had all the Lain episodes, but wait there is more. It comes with a tin lunch box of Lain to put the DVDs in (now that is just clever). It also comes with a music cd of Boa, with four songs on it Duvet, Twilight, Fool, and Duvet remix. This is the perfect thing for a Lain fan.
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Summary: Love the Lain Lunchbox
Review: Without question, Lain is deep, philosophical, and introspective. I had the fortune (perhaps misfortune) to see the whole series in one sitting. I was deeply touched by the ending. What choices would I have made if I were Lain? Perhaps, the same. The plot isn't simple and exists on many levels; this is no DragonballZ, my friends. I will have to rewatch again at a more leisurely level. Some people have brought up Buddhist thought in interpreting Lain. I think another interesting comparison are the Essenes and Gnostics in "understanding" Lain. Pretty deep stuff and no run-of-the-mill anime. For people who need more action I would recommend the whole Cowboy Bebop series. Fantastic. Perhaps the best anime in recent times (next to Lain of course ;-)
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Summary: Lain: The unknown
Review: Lain is one of the best sets that I have seen in a long time. The series will leave only your consciousness behind, then take you into another world, and drop you back off to reality, unknowingly. I highly recommend Lain for Anime fans because the graphic qualities are superb and the quality of the story is excellent. A must see.
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Summary: The best, weird, mind boggling anime ever......
Review: Neon Genesis weirdness, smooth animation... simply put, the best mind twisting anime.
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Summary: Lain, the anime that lasts a life time
Review: Have you ever just laid down on grass for a while andthink. You know that feeling? Well after watching SE_lain whenever Ithink of it I get that feeling. It envokes questions no one ever asks,however that are so important they drive the very human soul. If youhave ever pondered a question with no answer see this dvd set. Yournot buying for a one time action flick, you inherit Lain as a way tolook at things. At least I did and I am glad I saw it, somethingschange you and this is one of them ... END
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Summary: Slow and deep
Review: Serial Experiments Lain is a show which leaves most people with a distinct impression of 'huh?'. It is the story of a girl named Lain, who is rather socially inept. In the first episode, a classmate of Lain's jumps off of a building to her death. Afterwards, people start receiving E-mails from this girl. And that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the 'weirdness' of Lain. As the series progresses, so does Lain. Because of the dead girl's E-mail, she gets a little interested in computers. She learns more and more of the Wired, which is like our Internet. From the individuals on the Wired, and from her own experiences there, she slowly learns the truth about the Wired, and the world. Lain is a nicely slow, somewhat pretentious anime. It questions what we know as the real world, using real-seeming characters. In some ways, the series has an 'X-files' (the multi-part episodes) feel to it. You never quite know what's going on, who's who, and just when the pieces are about to come together, the storyline takes another twist. A good look into the psyche of the Internet, Internet users, and the world. The boxed version contains all four DVDs (Navi, Knights, Deus and Reset). For reviews or tech specs of the individual discs, visit their pages.
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Summary: Best anime for your money
Review: Lain is fantastic story about the increasing amount of technical advance. Originally aired on japanese tv, this digital conversion is something to see. It is beautifully done with state of the art cg and wonderful effects. Lain is a departure from traditional anime (ninjas, swords,and robots).This is a great suspense story with many allusions to the real life onslaught of the internet. If this were done with live action actors, it would of definetely received the credit it deserves even with viewers who are not interested in anime.
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