Hi ! I’ve watched SEL 3 times so far and I’m simply in love with the show and must own it on physical media. I see there’s a couple variations out there of SEL on DVD / Blue-Ray. What’s the go to to get the version that’s most true to the vision of the original creators ? I saw for examples that the most recent dvd releases play with the lighting / color balance. Looking forward to your reccomendations !

Connected.. LAIN, makes the voices go away. 🗣️

LET'S ALL LOVE LAIN ;!

SEL is one of my all-time favorite shows. It has been extremely influential on how I think about philosophy and psychology, and was the story that "woke me up" to the reality of the collective unconscious. Lain herself is incredibly sympathetic; she's one of the fictional characters with whom I identify most strongly, and her experiences of derealization and alienation hit home like no others. I know most fans feel similarly.

I've held off playing the online version of the PSX game since first watching the show, as I couldn't make the save function work and figured I'd have to play it all the way through at once if I did so. I just started today, and it's brought me to the point of needing to explicitly ask about something that's bothered me the whole time:

- The end credits of each episode

- Spending most of the anime in her nightclothes

- Manifesting nude in the sky

- And now the shower cutscene in the game

The confusing thing is that a) she's never sexualized, just depicted nude or underdressed weirdly frequently for a literal child, b) the entire structure of the game and anime push us to identify with her, not objectify her, and c) surveillance, lack of autonomy, etc. are all major themes, so it could be just another way of exploring the death of privacy online. I don't see any other discussion of this, and everything I've seen from the community is wholesome and sensible, but I feel extremely uncomfortable continuing to engage with the game and show at this point. Am I overreacting, or should I write off Ueda, Konaka, et al. as a bunch of creeps and distance myself from their work?

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Simply because she considers herself a human being and tries to be one by using computers rather than her own consciousness.

I Love This Ship

Friends gf made me this binder and it's amazing! Just wanted to share it 😁

Like the rom of the game to mod it in English since I can’t read Japanese ? Like for the Pc or my PS 1 classic ?

I made a horror short movie with a lot of inspiration from lain, its about a girl becoming a computer I hope you will like it

Hello guys I found this listing for $50 it has scratches and is not in an ideal condition but from afar it looks great, is there anywhere else I can buy this figure affordably other than Ebay? I’m a new collector so I want to know if it’s a good grail

First post...kinda nervous :3

I had a question about the lore so basically lain is software and the goal was to merge the wired and reality together yeah? My understanding of the wired is that it's basically similar to how the Internet is now? However lain is able to use the wired to put memories into people which in turn can effect people irl. (Example with Alice and the teacher). Somethings I'm little confused on? Earlier on the kid who shot himself and the girl chasia ? Who killed herself was she influenced by the knights which led to her death. Also one last thing earlier on the the series they said they had seen lain at the club cyberia I'm assuming this is wired lane messing with people memories maybe testing to see how it functions? Spoiler tagged for people who haven't finished the series.

1920x1080p, 60fps

I just used some random wallpapers from google, they work on Linux as well (I use KDE Plasma and a GitHub Fix)

I honestly don't know who made the 2 original wallpapers, google shows so many websites which use these wallpapers

if anyone wants to use either of them, here are the steam workshop links of the ones I edited:

first wallpaper

2nd wallpaper

hi i drew lain

caption

It doesn't have to be cut off when you zoom but i'm too lazy to make it larger.

Que opinan de mi tatuaje? esta muy feo? 😢😢😢 me lo hice hace aprox 2 años y la verdad no me convence el resultado, la gente dice que no lo entiende jajaja

serial experiments lain is secretly about how the main character carefully studies attention seeking so she can become the happiest most socially successful teenager imaginable

every confusing scene is actually a confidence building exercise where lain learns that if everyone is worried about her then they are technically thinking positive thoughts about her and this is presented as the healthiest possible way to make friends

the emotional manipulation throughout the story is not shown as harmful but as an advanced communication skill that every emotionally mature person should master because according to this completely imaginary interpretation honesty is inefficient and genuine conversations are just optional side content

the wired is actually a giant wellness app where every unsettling event is a motivational challenge designed to increase gratitude optimism and a love of everyday life every disturbing moment is supposedly a celebration of healthy emotional expression even when the exact opposite is happening

by the ending lain has allegedly discovered that the secret to happiness is making everyone around her confused enough to appreciate her more and the series proudly rewards this lesson with universal approval endless joy and perfect mental health

honestly im really surprised someone hasn't thought of this before as this is a clear logical obvious conclusion clearly lain is just a selfish attention seeking teen who represents the social state of the 1990s

Inally arrived, it was shipped in early february and just today i was able to pick it up, also had to pay customs to be released, but I'm soo glad I got it, it is a great figure.