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.
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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)
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13 episodes • 1998Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layer:01 – WEIRD | Jul 6, 1998 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Layer:02 – GIRLS | Jul 13, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Layer:03 – PSYCHE | Jul 20, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Layer:04 – RELIGION | Jul 27, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Layer:05 – DISTORTION | Aug 3, 1998 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Layer:06 – KIDS | Aug 10, 1998 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Layer:07 – SOCIETY | Aug 17, 1998 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Layer:08 – RUMORS | Aug 24, 1998 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Layer:09 – PROTOCOL | Aug 31, 1998 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Layer:10 – LOVE | Sep 7, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Layer:11 – INFORNOGRAPHY | Sep 14, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Layer:12 – LANDSCAPE | Sep 21, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Layer:13 – EGO | Sep 28, 1998 | 8.4 |
