Name: Serial Experiments Lain
Genre: animation, drama, mystery, sci-fi-fantasy
Released: 1998
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Kaori Shimizu, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Sumi Mutoh, Keito Takimoto

Serial Experiments Lain (1998) — animation, drama, mystery TV series. Starring Kaori Shimizu, Ayako Kawasumi, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Sumi Mutoh. This page maps 13 characters and 12 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 8.2/10 from 658 votes.

Interactive Features for Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 13 characters interconnect through 12 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.
Full Series Character Map — Cross-season character evolution tracking across all seasons with complete relationship network.

Story Analysis

Exploration of reality, identity, and consciousness in the digital age

Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.