# Serial Experiments Lain Episode 1

Serial Experiments Lain ( シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン Shiriaru Ekusuperimentsu Rein ) is a science fiction anime series directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura , with character design by Yoshitoshi ABe , screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka , and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff . It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998. The series explores themes such as reality , identity and communication , \[2\] and it explores them through philosophy , computer history , cyberpunk literature and conspiracy theory .

- Kind: Cartoon
- By: Yasuyuki Ueda
- Genres: Animation, Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/serial-experiments-lain-episode-1)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/serial-experiments-lain-episode-1?play=1)