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I just completed another rewatch a few weeks ago. The mood it evokes is something I just can't get enough of. Late 90s was a golden age for Anime, and Serial Experiments Lain stands alongside Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion in the pantheon, right at the pinnacle of the genre imo. I will admit it can be confusing, especially on first watch, but it has the philosphical and emotional depth to justify its inaccessibility.
It's a true favourite of mine as well, and has led me to want to read R.D. Laing's work with schizophrenia, as apparently it was highly influential in the creation of SE Lain.
I struggle to get through it on many watchings, but occasionally I make it to the end, it often feels like the ominous parts of an acid trip, haha
Out of curiosity, are you familiar with Lainchan? It's a rather slow Chan site, but very much captures the feel of Lain.
Let's love all love Lain.
Nah, didn't know about Lainchan. Thanks for the suggestions. Totally agree about getting bogged down in the middle sometimes. It brings me great joy to find other people who love Lain.
Wow, now that's dedication. Come to think of it I haven't used a CRT in like 15 years.
Didn't really appreciate them at the time but there's certainly a cool factor to a CRT that I've realized in retrospect. Zero input lag, producing a picture by beaming electrons through a vacuum, being heavy and bulky as fuck, and of course, percussive maintenence. LCDs are boring in comparison.
Lain was one of those anime that when I was introducing it to someone there was a "no questions, only experience" policy in place.