serial experiments lain

Aired: 1998

An experimental TV anime directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and produced by Triangle Staff. Introverted teenager Lain Iwakura receives mysterious emails from a deceased classmate and is drawn into a realm where the networked Wired and the physical world begin to dissolve into one another. With poetic imagery, minimalist direction, and distinctive sound design, it explores Jungian psychology, the collective unconscious, and the nature of identity and consciousness, earning landmark status among thoughtful science fiction anime.