The further we get from Serial Experiments Lain, the more I find the themes of that series to be current and meaningful—a classic series, joining another one that’s perhaps even more meaningf…
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Serial Experiments Lain
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[Analysis] Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain (SEL) is a Japanese animated series, consisting of thirteen episodes, broadcast for the first time in Japan in July 1998 on TV Tokyo, in the…
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[Analisi] Serial Experiments Lain
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