Series

Serial Experiments Lain

“Close the world. txen eht nepO.”

★ 8.2(632)199824m1 season

Animation Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery

Serial Experiments Lain is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

Where to watch Serial Experiments Lain

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Good to know

Release date: 1998-07-06
Runtime: 24m
Language: Japanese
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: TV Tokyo
Status: Ended
Country: Japan
Studio: Pioneer LDC

Serial Experiments Lain — trailer

About Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain is a 1998 web series in the Animation, Drama and Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres, starring Kaori Shimizu, Yoko Asada and Ayako Kawasumi. It spans 1 season and 13 episodes, and originally aired on TV Tokyo. It holds an average rating of 8.2/10 from 632 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Serial Experiments Lain in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (1)

Season 113 eps · 1998

Cast

Kaori Shimizu

Lain Iwakura (voice)

Yoko Asada

Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)

Rei Igarashi

Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)

Sumi Mutoh

Chisa Yomoda (voice)

Keito Takimoto

Tarō (voice)

Chiharu Tezuka

Reika Yamamoto (voice)

Manabi Mizuno

Yūri Katō (voice)

Yuki Yamamoto

Myū-Myū (voice)

Sora Fujimatsu

Masayuki (voice)

Show Hayami

Eiri Masami (voice)

Themes & keywords

dementiacomputerinternetcyberpunkcyberspaceangstseinenanimevirtual worldinternetepsychologicalsuspenseinternet connectionpsychological horrordepressed