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Serial Experiments Lain: Characters, History & Standards

Serial Experiments Lain is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff and featuring original character designs by Yoshitoshi Abe, the series was broadcast for 13 episodes on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from July to September 1998. It…

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Serial Experiments Lain topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, History and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around Serial Experiments Lain.

Related topics
174
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
181
Extracted relationships
249
Concept neighborhoods
31
Bridge connections
181

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Production · 69 topics
Characters · 38 topics
Related media · 23 topics
Overview · 19 topics
Reception · 11 topics
Broadcast and release history · 8 topics
Plot · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Genre
Cyberpunk · Psychological horror · Techno-horror
Publisher
Pioneer LDC
Created by
Yasuyuki Ueda[a]
Developer
Pioneer LDC
Directed by
Ryūtarō Nakamura
English network
CA: G4techTV (Anime Current) · US: KTEH, TechTV, Funimation Channel · ZA: Animax

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Plot

Characters

Production

Broadcast and release history

Reception

Related media

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Serial Experiments Lain connects Entity context

The extracted context around Serial Experiments Lain shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Serial Experiments Lain → Adèle-Elise, Akira, Anime, Anime News Network, Anton, April, Archived, Asian Studies, Bitel, Buried Treasure, Carl Gustav, Dani, Deus' Review, Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, February, Horn, Howl's Moving Castle, Identity, ISBN, ISSN Another extracted example is Serial Experiments Lain → Alice's NAVIs, Another, Apple, Apple Newton, As, Be, Be Inc, Close, CMU AI, Common Lisp, Conway's Game, Copland, Copland OS Enterprise, During, G3, HandiNAVI, Japanese, Knowledge Navigator, Konaka, Lain. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Serial Experiments Lain

Top relations

related to Further reading · 53
Serial Experiments Lain → Adèle-Elise, Akira, Anime, Anime News Network, Anton, April, Archived, Asian Studies, Bitel, Buried Treasure, Carl Gustav, Dani, Deus' Review, Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation, February, Horn, Howl's Moving Castle, Identity, ISBN, ISSN
related to Apple computers · 46
Serial Experiments Lain → Alice's NAVIs, Another, Apple, Apple Newton, As, Be, Be Inc, Close, CMU AI, Common Lisp, Conway's Game, Copland, Copland OS Enterprise, During, G3, HandiNAVI, Japanese, Knowledge Navigator, Konaka, Lain
related to history · 35
Serial Experiments Lain → Anime Unleashed, As, At Anime Expo, Blu-ray, Box, December, DVD, Funimation, Funimation Channel, Geneon, Geneon USA, In December, In Japan, January, July, Kids, Layers, LD, LPR-309, North America
related to Video games · 24
Serial Experiments Lain → As, CD-ROM, Guide, In March, ISBN, It, Japanese, Konaka, Lain, Lain's, May, MediaWorks, NBCUniversal Entertainment, On November, Pioneer LDC, PlayStation, Psycho-Stretch-Ware, Serial Experiments Lain Official, Signal, Steam
related to Reception · 19
Serial Experiments Lain → Abe's, According, Anime, Anime Jump, Christian Nutt, Critics, DVD, English, Excellence Prize, Internet, It, Japan Media Arts Festival, JST, Lain, Newtype USA, Nutt, The, The Asian Horror Encyclopedia, Tokyo
related to Soundtracks · 18
Serial Experiments Lain → All, Because, BOOTLEG, British, Bôa, Cyberia Mix, DJ Wasei, DJ Wasei's, Duvet, English, EP Tall Snake, MP3, Pioneer Records, Reichi Nakaido, Serial Experiments Lain Soundtrack, Sonmay, The, WAV
related to Production · 12
Serial Experiments Lain → American, Americans, Animerica, He, Japan, Japanese, Lain, This, Ueda, When Ueda, World War II, Yasuyuki Ueda
related to External links · 9
Serial Experiments Lain → Anime News Network's, January, Japanese, March, October, Official, Official Funimation, Official Pioneer LDC, Wayback Machine
related to Themes · 4
Serial Experiments Lain → Communication, Director Nakamura, Themes, Writer Konaka
English network · 3
Serial Experiments Lain → CA: G4techTV (Anime Current), US: KTEH, TechTV, Funimation Channel, ZA: Animax

Important terminology

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Important terminology

lain series experiments serial anime konaka original wired japanese first game themes released reality 1998 lain's chiaki japan character ueda

Serial Experiments Lain relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 249 structured relationships around Serial Experiments Lain. Examples in this analysis include Serial Experiments Lain → Created by → Yasuyuki Ueda[a] and Serial Experiments Lain → Developer → Pioneer LDC. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Serial Experiments LainCreated byYasuyuki Ueda[a]1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainDeveloperPioneer LDC1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainDirected byRyūtarō Nakamura1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainEnglish networkCA: G4techTV (Anime Current)1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainEnglish networkUS: KTEH, TechTV, Funimation Channel1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainEnglish networkZA: Animax1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainEpisodes131.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainGenreCyberpunk1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainGenrePsychological horror1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainGenreTechno-horror1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainLicensed byAUS: Universal/Sony1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainLicensed byNA: Funimation1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainLicensed byUK: MVM Films1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainMusic byReichi Nakaido1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainOriginal networkTXN (TV Tokyo)1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainOriginal runJuly 6, 1998 – September 28, 19981.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainPlatformPlayStation1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainProduced byYasuyuki Ueda1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainProduced byShōjirō Abe1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainPublishedMay 19991.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainPublisherPioneer LDC1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainReleasedNovember 26, 19981.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainStudioTriangle Staff1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainWritten byChiaki J. Konaka1.00infobox
Serial Experiments LainWritten byYoshitoshi Abe1.00infobox
Serial Experiments Lainis aJapanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Serial Experiments Lain bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Serial, Lain and Anime. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Serial Experiments Lain
    • Serial
    • Lain
    • Anime
    • Series
    • Television
    • First
    • Game
    • Japanese
    • Dvd
    • Ueda
    • Tokyo
    • Isbn
  • serial experiments lain
    • Serial
    • Lain
    • Anime
    • Series
    • Television
    • First
    • Game
    • Japanese
    • Dvd
    • Ueda
    • Isbn
    • Published
  • anime
    • Series
    • Serial
    • Experiments
    • Video
    • Lain
    • Network
    • Television
    • Pioneer
    • Game
    • Manga
    • Dvd
    • Released
  • chiaki j. konaka
    • Konaka
    • Lain's
    • Television
    • Character
    • Ueda
    • Original
    • First
    • Network
    • Media
    • Video
    • Abe
    • Apple
  • yoshitoshi abe
    • Staff
    • Episodes
    • Character
    • Tokyo
    • Manga
    • Media
    • Video
    • Published
    • Pioneer
    • Released
    • Original
    • Wired
  • anime expo
    • Series
    • Serial
    • Experiments
    • Video
    • Lain
    • Network
    • Television
    • Pioneer
    • Game
    • Manga
    • Dvd
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  • anime news network
    • Series
    • Serial
    • Experiments
    • Video
    • Lain
    • Network
    • Television
    • Pioneer
    • Game
    • Wired
    • Manga
    • Dvd
  • japan media arts festival
    • Video
    • Isbn
    • Media
    • Ueda
    • Published
    • Manga
    • Staff
    • Dvd
    • Internet
    • Television
    • Pioneer
    • Themes

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Serial Experiments Lain, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Serial Experiments Lain with Production. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Serial Experiments LainProduction · splits 112 ⟂ 70
Serial Experiments LainCharacters · splits 143 ⟂ 39
Serial Experiments LainRelated media · splits 158 ⟂ 24
Serial Experiments LainOverview · splits 162 ⟂ 20
Serial Experiments LainReception · splits 170 ⟂ 12
Serial Experiments LainBroadcast and release history · splits 173 ⟂ 9
Serial Experiments LainPlot · splits 175 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Serial Experiments Lain

Nodes182
Edges181
Triples249
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010989
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Serial Experiments Lain to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, History & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Serial Experiments Lain · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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