Serial Experiments Lain

1998 television anime series
TVSeries anime_television_series Q858387
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Serial Experiments Lain

Summary

Serial Experiments Lain is an anime television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of anime_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month, #10 of 1,237).[2]

Key Facts

  • Serial Experiments Lain's instance of is recorded as anime television series[3].
  • Serial Experiments Lain was directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura[4].
  • Chiaki J. Konaka wrote the screenplay for Serial Experiments Lain[5].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's composer is recorded as Reichi Nakaido[6].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's genre is science fiction anime and manga[7].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's genre is cyberpunk[8].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's genre is science fiction anime[9].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's production company is recorded as Triangle Staff[10].
  • The original language of Serial Experiments Lain was Japanese[11].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's Commons category is recorded as Serial Experiments Lain[12].
  • Serial Experiments Lain was distributed by video on demand[13].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's original broadcaster is recorded as TV Tokyo[14].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's country of origin is recorded as Japan[15].
  • Serial Experiments Lain began on July 6, 1998[16].
  • Serial Experiments Lain ended on September 28, 1998[17].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's characters is recorded as Lain Iwakura[18].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's voice actor is recorded as Kaori Shimizu[19].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's voice actor is recorded as Bridget Hoffman[20].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's distributed by is recorded as Crunchyroll[21].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's official website is recorded as http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/lain/[22].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Serial experiments lain[23].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's main subject is existentialism[24].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's main subject is Internet[25].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[26].
  • Serial Experiments Lain's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'serial experiments lain'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Serial Experiments Lain was directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura[4]. Chiaki J. Konaka wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The original language of Serial Experiments Lain was Japanese[11]. Genres include science fiction anime and manga[7], cyberpunk[8], and science fiction anime[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include existentialism[24] and Internet[25].

Why It Matters

Serial Experiments Lain ranks in the top 0.81% of anime_television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month, #10 of 1,237).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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