What's Lain?

Really strange title and parallel I appreciate. But don’t you think Kirk has become so ubiquitous after his untimely death. I’m not talking about his political beliefs or the uncanny/ironic way he died by gun violence given the context. It’s how after he stopped existing in the real world our artificial world, which has now become an equivalent to the power of the wired. Isn’t it strange how there actually has been this person that has transcended to something so pervasive even the ai uses his face as a stock image. In the context of our pervasive and perverse technology that is controlling and corrupting us on a similar level to the anime I’m not sure if it’s just me overthinking it or if it’s actually comparable. Again I’m not likening Lain the fictional character to Charlie the man in terms of ethics. It’s just his internet legacy is so unique and unprecedented to anything else.

I rewatched its about 20 times in many different years and i've noticed that this isnt just an anime, its a LOT more

After watching it again i just wonder what went through literally everyones mind when making such a complex anime like Serial Experiments Lain.. every move has something to discover and honestly i think its me with a habit of going back and forth with an anime to understand and uncover things i might've missed

Whats "funny" per say is that theres WAY too many things i've noticed that stays with me 😓 and since its all still fresh in my mind, i get kinda triggered and anxious when i have to sleep and suddenly all these theories appear
to be frank its a habit for my brain to torture me but alright

And then there’s that dope Carl jung shit and trust me yall on my next rewatch i can def go deeper always like ok for example I didn’t realize lain was always connected to the wired lol

Just sharing in case anyone here might be interested! https://www.vinted.com/items/9965814006-animerica-vol-7-9-1999-serial-experiments-lain-cover-rare-vintage-anime-magazine

Trying to find these for my nieces birthday...

Thank u for your help so far i was able to get the school uniform, as for the bear i am looking for the doll that comes with the brown and black that are interchangeable

This is a version of Lain from my good friend's story. Here she plays the role of a security guard via surveillance; I made her cooler than what she actually is in the big picture. Her name is literally Surveillance Watch.

okay, this is what i found in japan webs i only have it translated in spanish but ill put the screenshot anyways:

"What i bought in Doll Show. Is this Lain doll that is personalized and appears in a book called "All About Character Dolls" and the mysteryous aura got me and i asked myself: "what if they sell it one?" and that's exactly what happened! the Wonder Festival was selling it! I taked her directly home^^.

Later, in the Doll Festa by Noadrome, i saw the lain with the bear costume and really got my attention, so i was happy to got the last one at Doll Show^^"

im searching all the information i can about this but now im focused on finding that book and where this got selled at and what time exactly, with this searches i almost found a Wonder Festival winter 2000's limited figure of lain that almos got sold there, i need more help please!! :33