I watched Serial Experiments Lain, it's not good

[Soygoy]

The wider point that I'm trying to make is that it regularly pulls new concepts out of nowhere (and then gives it a nonsensical English name). Maybe the writer thought this makes the story more original or cool. The things that do need exposition don't get it and the things don't need exposition get it. This is a writing convention I've noticed that's pretty common in anime so I'm not faulting Lain specifically for that. I just don't like it very much, and I guess I'm disappointed that even Lain, an anime that's relatively subtle and thoughtful, can't escape these tropes.

Lain has a sequel you know, for the PS1. Maybe it might solve some of your issues, but even I haven't seen it.

 

[Blackweed]

Lain has a sequel you know, for the PS1. Maybe it might solve some of your issues, but even I haven't seen it.

I've heard of it. Might check it out, or not. I'm still open to finishing the anime, when I have nothing better to watch.

 

[HWABAG]

literally a screen with scrolling text

the ninja government agents.

marge

 

[Soygoy]

marge

The ninja agents are the knightsu and the scrolling text is the scrolling text about 9/11 when lain aired when 9/11 happened

 

[HWABAG]

scrolling text about 9/11

snca that wasn't in the original albeit

 

[mischizo]

It came out in 1998.
You have to understand it was made during a time when bulletin boards were the peak of social media, that's why you get the "urban story" feel.


BTW does anyone actually read soygoys wordsalads?

 

[Blackweed]

marge

The scrolling text is like when they explained that drug thingy in episode 2, it halted the story mid-episode to give exposition directly to the viewer.

The ninja government agents were an exaggeration on my part, they're the men in suits observing Lain. Their design seemed more fantastical than grounded to me so I called then ninjas.