i love the lain english dub so much

[@TheBigWhiteGun]

“Let’s go home Lain” *aA* “What is it Lain?” *aA*

[@kingcyclops4079]

What is it Lain? aA Old man Jenkins fell down the well?! aA Right Lain good thinking let’s jump in after him!

[@marquisoflabyrinths]

1:54

[@charlie4christ536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5LXeq2nrKdlmqM Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life. (John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@LongandWeirdName]

What is going to be Gawr Gura's first word years from now, Lain?

[@yamyam7697]

She’s like me

[@flowerrrboy8762]

she sounds so much like a robot in this dub and it works so fucking well

[@lydiawilder5996]

it doesn't

[@flowerrrboy8762]

@@lydiawilder5996 na it does. The monotone voice of lain makes the already unsettling anime just much more unsettling. Plus it works so well considering the wired as well

[@lydiawilder5996]

@@flowerrrboy8762 but she was already monotone in japanese, nothing has been improved?

[@flowerrrboy8762]

@@lydiawilder5996 true. I guess just hearing it in english made it more apparent to me

[@satapon4129]

@@lydiawilder5996 The spacing of the sentences has, they pause where Japanese sentences do. In Japanese it's perfectly normal but in English it sounds really weird, which suits the show

[@bleu4472]

The dub really does feel like it was straight out of the 90’s and I love it

[@theblackscorpiontiger3095]

Spot on. Funny thing Is I've been watching a lot of dubs from 90s anime these days so this comment hits different 😆

[@8saiharamasukoi]

it was released in the 90's

[@mr.herbert532]

@@8saiharamasukoi name?

[@bleu4472]

@@8saiharamasukoi I know. That’s the point

[@pvyuki]

cause it was

[@chillfactory9000]

I kinda love how blank it is, the way they speak is hilarious and fits the weirdness of the anime

[@tonya5338]

i mean in original they speak in the same weird way, so i think it was pretty easy to translate

[@veryexciteddog963]

it's what awkward internet teenagers sound like. it's my native language.

[@briep638]

Sort of like silent hill vibes. Uncanny and unhuman

[@charlie4christ536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5LXeq2nrKdlmqM Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life. (John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@arsenj_i]

that's how i talk around strangers💀

[@heyitsgalaxycreeper9955]

"so, julie, are you still getting email?" " *EMAIL?!* "

[@SneedFeedAndSeed]

Second floor basement?

[@sillyfella2009]

Metal Gear?

[@ayatobeats608]

Psycho mantis?

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Lmao

[@TheSunkenShipWreck]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 lmao?

[@jynxx37]

The lifeless, bland voice acting was actually perfect for the show imo. It really helps to sell the whole *uncanny valley* vibe about the whole show.

[@Falkenhorst2000]

Ikr? My exact feelings when I first heard it. I even thought it was intentional tbh. xD

[@roseCatcher_]

@vaLy You had a f'ed up upbringing.

[@elipticalecliptic481]

the original dub was exactly the same way edit: by the original dub, I mean the japanese one; just found it funny at the time that both dubs, English and Japanese, were a bit mediocre

[@sprawlz6466]

I agree, but I think the sub just does it better

[@Alex918YT]

That, or this was dubbed in the early early 2000’s and no one quite knew how to properly dub something back then.

[@MrValeska]

Lain is voiced by the same voice actress who plays Mima Kirigoe in Perfect Blue

[@coffin3050]

Excellent

[@boredbutalive7742]

Yesss om

[@funposting8912]

"oh"

[@wither2761]

this made my day

[@MewKiichigo]

As well as Jeri in Digimon Tamers

[@laika9513]

honestly ? i like the dub. there's something weirdly charming about how stilted it is and it kind of fits the weirdness of the show as a whole

[@_mellosine]

Unrelated media, but it’s the same reason the original Silent Hill 2 voices work so well.

[@Gloomistic]

@A K y'all get it

[@stephenburkett9193]

I feel like it takes you out of it instead of drawing you more into it.

[@beeohbee]

@A K yea it's super lynchian

[@quillclock]

Lain and her family were very stilted in the Japanese version too, it's intentional. I love it! I've watched both like once a year for the last 5 or 6. its my favorite Anime by far.

[@kaos5633]

i love the scene where anti-lain says "LOOK AT ME. IM COMMITTING SUICIDE. HEHEEHHEEHEHEHEHEH"

[@archangelgaming8077]

what part of the video i cant find it

[@archibaldcabebe6062]

@@archangelgaming8077 Layer 8: Rumors

[@Sickcrazyneet]

Me when I am killing myself

[@blinicat192]

@@archangelgaming8077 It's actually 15:16 on ep 8. Not 18:18

[@zahymarzee8579]

@@blinicat192 o h .

[@wariodedede]

1:06 "It's a new club that plays really great hardcore techno for a really hip young crowd" sounds like she was reading straight from a brochure, and it makes me laugh every time I hear it.

[@Maximus_x124]

I cant remember but its sampled in a song somewhere lol

[@d_registers.h1]

​@@Maximus_x124harmful logic self worth 1:24

[@Maximus_x124]

@@d_registers.h1 yes thank you so much

[@EGRJ]

"Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. "

[@forgetfulstranger]

"I saw his feet" "HAHAHAHAHAHA"

[@eco1969]

i fucking died

[@hundvd_7]

2:18

[@Niko..]

Finally someone with my level of social skills

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

Do you really talk like lain thou

[@poni2769]

​@@Nobodyknowsme-n4j A-

[@thatsguy1111]

Bro my favourite thing about lain is her abysmal reaction speed in conversations, “But………… she’s dead?”

[@seacrystal6189]

This is just how I talk

[@distortiongallery4022]

same honestly

[@normanclatcher]

I wish... I talked more like this.

[@seacrystal6189]

@@normanclatcher Why? It's only a disadvantage. I wish I could talk normally so that people would understand me better. The other day, a cashier at a grocery store told me I sound like I was going to commit harakiri lol

[@x.p.3574]

Damn I’m envious

[@gorekins7718]

honestly same

[@soulreaver6546]

It's perfect, the monotone delivery, the weird long breaks between lines, it adds an extra creepy vibe to it. It's like silent hill 2

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Silent Hill 2 made up for it wth the excellent background music.

[@rwicerino]

spooked the fuck out of me as a kid, late night g4tv anime block was too much for me

[@pennywright3274]

"Aren't you... Lain?"

[@sarahelizabeth9340]

0:43 “Your… imaginary friend.” That line went right over me in the beginning of the series. Her sister has some of the wildest scenes for a reason.

[@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis]

is she talking about wired lain or god?

[@sarahelizabeth9340]

@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis I really do think she’s talking about Eiri! Eiri has always been in Lain’s program, and her sister became rather corrupted early on. Who knows what she was able to see or hear while trying to keep Lain under control. Edit: On another note, it could just be her talking about Lain's friend who had just passed away and was reaching out on the wired. I honestly don't believe it, Eiri really messed with her sister.

[@ae121]

@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis i’ve never watched this so this is the funniest sentence i’ve ever seen

[@Hierophant_Bean]

@@ae121 same lmfao

[@Cat-Nipples]

@@sarahelizabeth9340 i think the same

[@saadsrequiemforsasuke7041]

Maybe it's just the show itself, but the dialogue felt so distant and lonely... Like cold, hollow words being thrown into the void of this ever-present solitude around Lain... but it was also funny at times!!Of course, you'd see something retro and thought-provoking like this in English! I certainly did!!

[@RyoYamadaAlt]

This is my personal opinion, but I think a large amount of the dialogue is from Lain’s perspective. I get the whole program thing but I think Lain is autistic, because I am aswell and I also hear conversations a lot like this. People often tell me that it seems like body language just doesn’t register for me, only the words spoken do.

[@RyoYamadaAlt]

(Total headcanon btw don’t hurt me)

[@KarlSnarks]

1:06 has the perfect "hi fellow kids" vibe even if the character is actually a child still.

[@ireallydontcareabouthandles]

In all fairness, this is pretty adherent to the show's tone. The dub isn't wrong, the show is just like this.

[@maddieatkinson1527]

unironically one of my favorite anime dubs. it fits the tone of the show so perfectly and matches the unsettling, slightly off visuals. its perfect for lain.

[@Acesahn]

I liked dubs from this era. It was still new and exciting for the voice actors and you often heard new voices who had various talent but tried earnestly. Now a days its 12 voice actors who know exactly what Japanese trope their voice fits in and they voice act a similar character they've done a hundred times before.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

That just kinda tells you how lame anime is now

[@Mrthedragonkiller]

Me and my homies hate Troy Baker

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I guess I appreciate the newer VAs in the sense that you can tell they grew up with these shows.

[@BasicSneedEducation]

People will call dubs from this era bad but I completely disagree.

[@chrisandrew9840]

This is exactly my issue with modern anime VA work. Everyone is just doing stock voiced. I love the complete left field voices old dubs used to have. Older, chainsmoking women, brooklyn accents, baritones, valley girls, etc.

[@loope9421]

I love the late 90s early 2000s animation soo much. Brings back memories of watching anime on toonami as a kid and not understanding most of it as it was those “cartoons for adults”.

[@angelrosas3724]

Except for dbz.

[@kuoiha7512]

Well, experiment lain is anime that hard to understand tbh

[@Sperkins97]

Lain’s dad always made me so uncomfortable lol

[@Stella.22g]

Same tbh

[@acro9779]

lains dad is litrly god

[@kyauyss]

It’s her mother for me

[@orangetoes223]

Bro is like the most normal person in the show. That’s not saying much tho.

[@Fx_Explains]

​@@orangetoes223 most normal in the family.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Lain in Japanese: Shy, unconfident and sort of confused. Lain in English: Mostly unemotional. Matters? Not much since the suspense gives more effect than the speech.

[@tonsoffun78]

"Lain, you know who I'm talking about. You're. Little. Imaginary. Friend." I never would have figured an English dub for such an obscure anime would have the prestigious honor of booking William Shatner's protégé

[@youssefa.2251]

1:07 I literally can't anymore with this one xD

[@joshualeahy2162]

Bruh. HiP yOuNg CrOwDs

[@_moosh]

She does not listen to acid trance nor is she really hip

[@2diefor]

God I hate that line

[@shamoonikram6834]

EMAIL⁉️

[@kinginthenaught]

1:27 didnt know they had english duck voice actors as well. so cool!

[@sk8boredd]

WAHAHAHAHAHA I SPAT OUT MY WATER READING THIS AT THE SAME TIME HEARING IT IN THE VIDEO

[@extrules]

Baby autistic me loved this show so much. I rewatch it and I feel like I am looking at my own teen experience from the outside. Lain is life. Let's all love Lain.

[@kairi4640]

ahahahah, emit tneserp, yad tneserp eht ni neve 3> .niaL evol lla s'teL. efil si niaL

[@Te0L0ser]

2:15 gets me every time

[@1lain]

LMAO

[@DokiIsABanger2017]

2:18

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

The dub is weird, but it really fits the whole dream-like surreal vibes the show has.

[@BenjaminSteber]

The acting really gets into a groove as the show goes on. Lain never really loses her trademark social awkwardness even as her separate personalities goad her. Minor characters like the knights are so oddball that each of them get a distinct voice and delivery. By the end the only voice I never thought fit was Alice. She always sounded way too old which gave the scene where she’s caught Janing off that much more awkward and not in a well cast way. Still, watching Lains awkward deadpan lean into the series’ unvoiced creeping horror works better and better with each episode.

[@xanadu6784]

Only anime where I prefer the dub. The weird, stilted, surreal delivery enhances the experience, and the dub version of, "Look at me, I'm comiting suicide" has haunted me for over two decades.

[@kamenridergnostikos4084]

Actually, the word "psyche" in this case is not butchered. The story draws heavily from esoteric religion, and "psyche" is spoken as the word written in Greek as in ancient texts - "ψῡχή" or "pshuche" (hard to transliterate in English, but it's pretty much pronounced like Lain says it.) If anything, the butchery was in spelling it "psyche" to begin with. They're not even REALLY the same word - they kind of describe the same thing, but in different connotations. In modern society, the mind or psyche are seen as a product of a brain. In ancient Greek society it was seen much differently - ψῡχή is translated as "The animating principle of a human or animal body, vital spirit, soul, life." Getting the ψῡχή chip was a vital part of awakening to her true self, and started her on the path to transcension. It fits the scenario much better in its original form than transliterated as "psyche."

[@kurmeethtefog1058]

🤓

[@VunderVaffleDG2]

This reads well if you read it in Patrick Bateman's voice

[@omikhlephonon]

Akchually, uhm, it is pronounced [psy:'k3:] with a rising tone as per 5th century BCE Attic pronounciation, later it would become [psy'xi] from 4th century bce onwards. [psy'çi] 10th century. So the pshu- part here is wrong, and the stress is unproper.

[@rem520]

How is there always some extra layer to this show that is so beyond the grasp of the average person? I remember on my first watch through I felt like I was starting to get more of what was going on, and then right after that there was the alien scene...and the face she makes afterward; it does a really good job of showing how I felt about that too.

[@Vysair]

@@rem520 It was so far ahead of its time as well that talked about the current modern social issues and social media.

[@phdonny]

i love lain eng dub voice tbh

[@mintybudgie]

i love how depressing lain's voice acting is

[@lovelykitty42]

1:06 this was so fucking hilarious when i first watched it like why do you sound like an advertisement

[@ShakeShokan]

I like both the English and Japanese versions. It fits the character very well. shimizu kaori, who did the original, was 15 years old and in the third year of junior high school at the time. This was her first job as a voice actress. She also does game voices.

[@brebd_]

I'm convinced the blandness of Lain is intentional solely because of anti-Lains voice acting. It's so much more energetic and psychotic and it perfectly juxtaposes Lain of the world and anti-Lain

[@MapleMilk]

I love when the limitations of stuff actually matches the artistic intent In this case, abstract and psychedelic psychological horror anime matching with the stilted and awkward line deliveries seen in 90s anime Shit, that was a mouthful

[@wlyotz7253]

her voice is gorgeous

[@wohdinhel]

the lain dub is cast entirely of aliens

[@turtlenuggs5677]

At least from memory, this seems really accurate to the original. All the monotone really fits the show

[@rosekennedy9744]

It’s inhuman, but it reflects the show so perfectly.

[@l4ndst4nder]

In universe it does kinda makes sense that most of the characters could sound like bad actors

[@yanisel3477]

I feel like it feels stilted and it fits the show rlly well.

[@ILoveMusicWithAllMyHeart]

I like lain's voice in english dub, it's really unique and satisfying to hear

[@Gunnumn]

The biggest wtf moment of the show was the realization that the family were all actors the whole time. Talk about a life changing rug pull.

[@thecarguyvrooom]

Truman show reference spotted

[@rockbellstormcloud7365]

The atmospheric weirdness makes me want to live again

[@seacrystal6189]

This dub is bad, but strangely fitting to the series' themes. Silent Hill is the same way

[@fweefindings5569]

Hmm I know I'm probably the minority. But I loved the dub, so much more than the sub

[@angrymaninapandamask6432]

I think the bland and weirdness of it ad alot

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

420th like. Dr*gs are bad.

[@punkgrl325]

The dub isn’t bad actually, the intonation and delivery in the original is the same way.

[@gossamer999]

Silent Hill 2 has some of the best/worst voice acting ever and it works perfectly. They went out of their way to model the characters after their actors, and they cop to them talking so strangely because the characters are strange people. Angela sounds like an adult woman but talks like a kid because she is a kid that has experienced some rough stuff that has aged her beyond her years. James sounds so stilted and awkward because he is a stilted and awkward guy. Meanwhile Mary/Maria has some of the best voice acting I've heard in a game ever.

[@AlInGaP_Diode]

yall acting like the jp VAs didn't sound exactly the same

[@0011101001101]

The mixing is really good too. So much life in the environments, reverb and levels changing with every cut to a new camera position

[@martinaiocco6319]

I honestly find it alright, way better than modern anime characters yelling annoyingly, this instead kind of reminds me of old school anime for some reason

[@frannava7175]

This is a late 90s anime

[@martinaiocco6319]

@@frannava7175 I know, that's why I said it's better than modern ones

[@frannava7175]

@@martinaiocco6319 but then that sentence saying kind of reminds me of old school anime doesn't makes sense

[@martinaiocco6319]

@@frannava7175 thats cause i looked It up After my First comment

[@frannava7175]

@@martinaiocco6319 ok my bad

[@imagebase9895]

This is the same level as a sitcom without laugh tracks.

[@user_naiviiy0716]

The voice of Mika though

[@spikelz3579]

come on her voice is so iconic

[@jade3866]

The blank stares and stilted dialogue is ten times funnier in dub for some reason

[@juliemittel3931]

because this is the first time that i've seen the dub version of this show, and because i didn't know the english names for the characters, i was a bit startled when lain almost looked toward the camera and said "so julie..."

[@DaRUde117]

Just like the opening says, “you don’t seem to understand”…. No one does.

[@Belochk4]

lain's voice is so inhuman and i like it

[@aliensugars4132]

This show feels so genuine. I don’t know how to explain it.

[@OtherM112594]

It’s unironically perfect

[@aderyn7600]

I honestly prefer dubs that sound like this because its so weird and uncanny and also at times genuinly fucking hilarious and takes the edge off

[@mc.gemstone]

I feel like the voice acting in a way of the English dub kinda works with the strange vibes of Lain.

[@RockTheClock247]

Lain is so adorable

[@Flames2Live]

In my journey of 15+ years of watching anime, I never seen Serial Experiments Lain, the only thing I have seen up until now are all the memes created by the community about the show... and really they are starting to spark my curiosity to watch it, lmao.

[@trueXself]

1:18 *"This.. Navi.. Is.. So.. Cool"* Man has no soul 😭

[@DefinitelyStephanie69]

this almost feels like the vibe Silent Hill 2 had

[@organfarmer2759]

“did you get one too..?” *gEt whAT🙂?*

[@aikoakagi6865]

This dub feels liks a meta commentary on anime dubs in the 1990's

[@thetinyscientist9487]

Lains voice is so soothing

[@IronicCliche]

You combined this with the sound track, background mysic and occasional pulsing lighfts and it puts you in a different state of mind.

[@moody5763]

"hip young crowd" It's so bad and I love it so much lmao

[@shiningskiess]

it’s even funnier if you watch this video like it’s not clips edited together and just a 3 minute clip of an episode

[@polygonerror]

THIS NAVI IS SO COOL

[@martyr3068]

this naaavi is so cool

[@harrisonhoudesheldt5212]

This is simultaneously an anime that must be watched under the influence of psychedelics and must not be watched under the influence of

[@maromi2943]

The mom ignoring everyone constantly made me want to scream at her lol

[@vjm3]

"Did you get one too?" = uncomfortably long pause as she processes the most human and appropriate response = "....get what?" = Nailed it =

[@roserocksrapidly]

puh-shook-kay 👁👄👁

[@fallenangelcrimson]

0:25 the ending be like:

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

This is actually carrying the show's tone surprisingly well

[@calliber5085]

Lain speaks and is spoken to like a baby

[@silasnai2290]

The lack of overacting really made the setting and reveals more intense. Its a lot like Paranoia Agent

[@Alidonius6721]

Lain: *I will continue to look at my e-mails...Normally*

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

she saaw his feet

[@Zeus-ud2jl]

ahahahahahahahah

[@zanzaklaus2496]

1:07 This line jumpscared me, cuz it was sampled in self Worth by Harmful Logic. I was completely unprepared.

[@dharshithsenthilkumar6115]

This anime deserve to be watched in English tbh

[@bettertrvrllvr4577]

no me arrepiento de haber visto lain en inglés xDDDD "EMAIL???!!"

[@utsugisuzuki1074]

Lain's voice is cute hahaha

[@badradish2116]

"EMAAAAAIIIIILLLL????" "yeah from chisa" "oh that."

[@Squigglesculture]

I've only ever watched lain dubbed and the blankness of everyones voices made this anime all the more uncanny

[@cooper8413]

I never even thought twice about the quality of the voice acting, I thought it just fit in with the show's vibe anyway

[@FutureFool]

The thing that is most haunting about this anime is the way they pronounce "Psyche."

[@your1hero]

Even though I was born in 99 after this masterpiece was made, I only watched it at 22 during the pandemic after picking it up at a store in Chinatown. I believe it was in San Fransisco. I want to make a custom shirt to show how much i love the show using the drawings i did for this show.

[@robertagren9360]

Let's all love lain

[@broodovermind]

i always wondered wtf "puh shook ay" meant

[@MITZKMY]

same 😭😭 I still don't know

[@broodovermind]

@@MITZKMY I think it is supposed to be 'Psyche' but maybe it was spelled wrong on the script?

[@MITZKMY]

@@broodovermind that would actually make a lot of sense, thank you

[@zoodles9517]

It's the ancient greek pronunciation of "psyche", I think

[@PrincessNine]

@@broodovermind y'all need to turn on the jp track and listen to the actors when that happens. Its how its butchered in Japanese

[@imaajfpstnfo]

"Prosciutto." *ominous music plays*

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

I seriously fall in love with this dub modern anime doesn’t have this same energy any more what happened?

[@Birdyboys]

The stilted acting would not work for your average shounen

[@felathamekitty]

bridget hoffman was such a perfect dub voice for lain

[@deadchannel332]

Fun fact about me: I watched dub anime alot. I don't like sub anime except for Serial Experiment Lain.

[@threemilkT]

dude fr admitting to liking inferior versions of anime

[@NegativeVitality]

@@threemilkT ctfu

[@distortiongallery4022]

when it comes to serial experiments lain everyone should watch both at some point tbh, they're entirely different experiences. the sub carries a somewhat disjointed vibe that perfectly complements the show's themes (kaori shimizu's performance in particular is just great), meanwhile the dub has that same bizarre, laughable quality as the spoken dialogue in dark seed 2, and it somehow fits in the worst way. would recommend to 9 out of 10 doctors

[@JesusSanchez-xu5fg]

@@threemilkT Sub translations aren't 100% accurate and worse, they tend to add just as much crap to spice up the dialogue as Dubs.

[@threemilkT]

@@JesusSanchez-xu5fg who

[@cryptik2205]

0:50 *uncomfortable silence broken by a slam if the door*

[@realswobby]

Why it made me laugh so much

[@viiremember]

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