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Monthly Archives: December 2018

Serial Experiments Lain: 20 Years of “Present Day, Present Time”

Posted on December 18, 2018 by BokuSatchii

“I wanted people to understand Lain, the girl. Ultimately, I want them to love her.” -Yasuyuki Ueda Serial Experiments Lain came out in 1998, twenty years ago. It was the cusp of the new millennium, and the world was changing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, Serial Experiments Lain | Tagged #lain20, #lain20th, alice is the beating heart of serial experiments lain, and you don't seem to understand, despera when, i want to believe, let's all love lain, present day present time, so does this mean lain is about how mark zuckerberg should delete facebook?, the wired, who needs dialogue when you can say all you need to say using electronic droning sounds, ~SYMBOLISM~ | 2 Comments
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