Present day, present time

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

did she predict it?

 

[OrcWitch]

Lets all love lain

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

Still have no idea what this is, lol. Explain, pls.

 

[mistvissione11e]

Still have no idea what this is, lol. Explain, pls.

Serial experiments lain

 

[OrcWitch]

Still have no idea what this is, lol. Explain, pls.

Death and suicide are prevalent in this anime, and it causes a kind of existential dread for a lot of people. It came out just before digital animation in japan took off so it has this depressing dark style that just wouldn't be possible if it came out 6 to 10 years later.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

Death and suicide are prevalent in this anime, and it causes a kind of existential dread for a lot of people. It came out just before digital animation in japan took off so it has this depressing dark style that just wouldn't be possible if it came out 6 to 10 years later.

the game is even darker than the anime in this regard and ends with a scene featuring

Spoiler: SPOILER

lain pulling a gun out of a concealed paper bag and killing herself on a crowded highway while the surrounding atmosphere continues as normal, cars whirring past, rain pouring as the camera slowly fades to black

 

[OrcWitch]

the game is even darker than the anime in this regard

I haven't played it but I watched the compilation of scenes on youtube. Very uncomfortable vibes