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Jul 6, 1998 Season 1 Episode 1 24 min TV-14

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Serial Experiments Lain Season 1

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Season 1 Episode 1 — Aired on Jul 6, 1998 • runs about 24 minutes.

Directed by 中村隆太郎.

Written by 小中千昭.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include 清水香里, 浅田葉子, Ayako Kawasumi, 大林隆介.

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Synopsis

Lain vient d'entrer au lycée, mais elle a du mal à se faire accepter par les élèves de sa classe. Elle est très solitaire et, à part Alice, personne ne lui parle. Chisa Yomoda, une de ses camarades de classe, s'est suicidée mais personne ne connaît les raisons de son acte. C'est une semaine après que Lain et d'autres filles de sa classe reçoivent d'étranges mails de Chisa.