Serial Experiments Lain - OPENING [VHS]

[@timzz4720]

Idk why I love the vintage look of 90s anime it's just so beautiful. Especially VHS quality anime.

[@kendallbellors6102]

I know especially the vhs quality anime and the theme song is awesome and amazing

[@peanutburger]

Same, idk why but they look so gorgeous

[@TheFloodFourm]

It’s called nostalgia but the 90’s look is an aesthetic and that nostalgia has allowed us to fully understand and fully appreciate it.

[@sunbreh9075]

Anime artstyle peaked with Cowboy Bebop for me so i know how you feel

[@aetherland1883]

depression

[@veepizzapie]

VHS version is the only way to watch it

[@gyarufatima]

laserdisc*

[@myrmesuwu607]

@@gyarufatima kissanime*

[@delicate.daydreams]

hi stocking

[@t-sch.3597]

microwave

[@purplestar7777]

No animekisa

[@aethereansentinel4791]

THATS WHY I ALWAYS TELL MY FRIENDS IVE ALWAYS HEARD THIS SONG FROM LONG AGO AND ITS SO FAMILIAR. HERE IT IS I ALREADY FOUND THIS GEM!!!!

[@pastyIe]

Duvet by Boa

[@rainingantelope]

The song literally just popped into my head and I spent an hour trying to find it

[@aethereansentinel4791]

@@rainingantelope bro same

[@toastperson8346]

reminds me of some old post hardcore song like at the drive in or glassjaw

[@charliekill88]

It’s good

[@DeadBoneJones]

Let's all love Lain!

[@italo5612]

Yes!

[@forseerofthehundreds3]

@@italo5612 I love Lain

[@FaheemProductions]

We love Lain ❤️

[@Erotesn]

I love lain

[@SlapStyleAnims]

I love Lain

[@jedics27]

Anime in VHS..... just beautiful.

[@Dying_Yearn]

I wish I could experience this anime on VHS. I've looked all over for it to watch it on VHS, but sadly I can't find it. Currently on the 8th episode watching it on a pirated website.

[@erenyeagerist7681]

@@Dying_Yearn sad

[@brock4035]

@@Dying_Yearn You can find the VHS for this in some places, but its often very very expensive

[@wisemonkey6716]

never seen this show or even heard of it, but it gives me one of the coolest feelings ever. Its like nostalgia mixed with mystery mixed with some ominous shit and a romantic undertone.

[@Not_an_alligator]

You unironically just summarized pretty much the entire vibe of this anime. Just a warning if you watch it, it can get pretty confusing but if you pay attention it'll make sense by the end

[@wisemonkey6716]

@@Not_an_alligator I was told this exact same thing when watching eva but i was left with so many questions, which made me kind of not enjoy it lol. I could appreciate it but not fully enjoy the story due to too much confusion

[@skull7832]

@@wisemonkey6716 eva makes alot more sense if you have alot of bibical knowledhe

[@bandesigner5596]

@@wisemonkey6716 eva has an alternative ending in the film "the end of evangelion" which is very cool imo :D

[@wisemonkey6716]

@@bandesigner5596 im aware, i have watched both endings, the show itself just leaves so many open ended parts in the story thats why i struggled to enjoy it. its a personal thing

[@roxasdeviluke317]

I liked the part where lain did some experiments

[@SaulGoodman399]

Underrated comment 💀

[@thebatman3905]

😂

[@lifeexistence]

they were serial?

[@JackScarlet0]

No, with her cereal.​@@lifeexistence

[@Under992]

some serial experiments indeed

[@nutelu3462]

Everyone's talking about the VHS quality (which is really cool ngl) but no ones talking about how damn good the song is

[@nutelu3462]

@Anime Lover Lmao 4 hours ago

[@windflowerlulu]

@@nutelu3462 lmao 3 weeks ago

[@nutelu3462]

@@windflowerlulu lmao 15 hours ago

[@pezvonpez]

@@nutelu3462 lmao 950400000 milliseconds ago

[@nutelu3462]

@@pezvonpez lmao 37 minutes ago

[@mrjumaatsamian]

Why is nobody talking about that the intro that was aired right after 9/11 and like it fits the unwanted situation that most people are having at that time

[@michaeljacksonfanmade87]

I know!!

[@Spher0]

Wasnt it aired together with evangelion..?

[@Tokyonjii]

@@Spher0 yes it was!!!

[@DominatorLegend]

Because a lot of us aren't american?

[@exttino]

It's simply non of my business, honestly

[@voxel9470]

This anime caused me to rethink my entire life. By the end of it I had started the process of figuring out some very important things about myself. I owe an immense debt to the creators of Lain

[@yondabigman4668]

that's nice

[@acacacacacacaccaca7666]

I will never understand the lain-transgeder pipeline

[@prorandocopier7945]

@@acacacacacacaccaca7666 w h a t ?

[@_paradigm]

@@acacacacacacaccaca7666 ???

[@justyouraveragememester5037]

​@@acacacacacacaccaca7666 you will soon enough

[@jonp3234]

haha this brings back some vivid memories. I remember being 16 around '99 or 2000 and coming home from school after an all-nighter of System Shock 2 to queue up a download of lain episodes each day. I was using shitty dial-up internet that took 4 hours to download one episode off of pirating sites so I'd fall asleep then wake up at 12am to microwave some ramen and watch lain. This anime blew my mind at the time and I still think about it to this day.

[@GoreHumanPudding]

Godamn this sounds like me 2 years ago except without downloading lol, systemshock is pretty underrated by teenagers these days unfortunately

[@clokwize]

Lol gotta be with the ramen...

[@cheeseball4421]

so real

[@smpjx]

you are old

[@Forgivings]

this is probably one of my most favorite youtube comments of all time

[@HeruruMeruru]

The ultimate aesthetic!

[@pffle8218]

PRESENT DAY, PRESENT TIME

[@thewhitesakura597]

AHAHHAHA

[@Silly_Hehe]

HAHAHAHA

[@SteveHotline]

AHAHAHAHA

[@timaeus5]

AHAHAHAHAH

[@ThesillymikaRAHHH-i1j]

And you don't seem to understand..

[@ishmael802]

Imagine watching this in the late 1990s on PBS and feeling like the only person to stumble on this weird program with zero context. Mfers from then probably rewatching this on KZbin and thanking god they weren’t tripping back then.

[@H33t3Speaks]

This was never on PBS, zoomer. Also VHS sucked. '92 commin' at ya

[@aubreyharper4829]

Wait, THIS WAS ON PBS???? 😮

[@haguilar84]

@@aubreyharper4829 It was on a PBS station in San Jose, CA a few days after 9/11. Ironically enough, it was shown as replacement programming for a travel-focused show, meaning someone at the station during that time thought Lain was an appropriate alternative to the travel show.

[@iammaybeabro4598]

@@aubreyharper4829 Specifically, it aired on KTEH, PBS's station for the San Francisco bay area (now KQED). They aired anime on Sunday nights from 1996-2003.

[@JBrander]

Man, that late 90's to 2000's vibe of anime is just so good. Shows like Lain and Ergo Proxy really has some good songs in their opening.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Witch hunter robin as well. Anime was just different at that time. I feel it lost something important

[@creekandseminole]

Ergo Proxy had friggin' Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" as it's end credits song. That blew my mind when I first watched it.

[@sneakysnitch7885]

lmao i thought ur profile pic was pino

[@sneakysnitch7885]

@@creekandseminole its just so fantastic, isnt it?

[@ammarharith3067]

@@creekandseminole That's impressive as heck.

[@Bobtheamazinggod]

Regardless of the actual meaning, I’ve always interpreted the “present day, present time!” As to say that no matter when you’re viewing it, Lain is always relevant. It’s a commentary on the internet, and the internet just keeps evolving. No matter when you watch it, Lain will always be “present day, present time”.

[@reiayanamienthusiast]

Lain has got to be one of the most beautiful anime in existence.

[@Jowanoofy_ZO]

Anime: yes mc cus mc Anime origin dialogue: *humanity has finally created a exit*

[@faye7199]

definitely the best music for an opening. I normally hate every single opening no matter how much people say it sounds good

[@wacklemandoe]

@@faye7199 imo it’s because the song simply fits the theme of the anime, almost all opening are the standard shoenen songs. Where they are turned out of a pipeline of generic music. While lain needed a low key opening that fits the theme of depression and being lost

[@CurrentlyDyinq]

@@wacklemandoe this if you watch shounen, I’ve heard a plethora of good openings ie. Elfen Lied

[@wacklemandoe]

@@CurrentlyDyinq the elfen lied opening is a certified banger but it doesn’t fit with what I watched. Lain does

[@crowiltiziodeltreno4177]

I remember when I was younger and first saw this anime, i think I was 11 or 12at the time. My cousin had DVDs of the anime, and he decided to watch it with me when me and my parents visited his family for a while. We watched it all at night, all while our parents slept, needless to say, it was... An experience. At the time, I couldn't understand some things, but now, I think I get them all. Every time I hear this opening, great nostalgia comes forth. I love Serial Experiments Lain just as much as I love Utena and Evangelion: it's one of my favorite anime of all time.

[@ybebinchilin2421]

What’s the anime about?

[@xanev.]

@@ybebinchilin2421 the sigma chad :

[@hasi706]

​@@ybebinchilin2421A girl inexperienced with computers finds herself at the centre of an increasingly surreal conspiracy after she gets an e mail from a classmate who killed herself

[@YeOldeBeane]

If you liked Utena you'll love mawaru penguindrum. Same creator

[@まもやろたお-m2v]

プレゼント・デイ　　プレゼント・タイムの所好き

[@Lain_S-B]

Thank you

[@莢豌豆-c1h]

いいっすよね

[@PinkydaFunky]

God this is such a late 90s opening. I love it so much.

[@ozzcoremidmx8287]

Mid/Late 90's anime is absolutely glorious, it reached a different level in terms of quality production since many works were highly influenced by the very early days of the internet in mass scale for the Japanese society, we had timeless productions like Perfect Blue, Evangelion, Lain, Ghost in The Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Hunter x Hunter and so many others.

[@mookiestewart3776]

Yup , 1995- 2008 is considered the golden age for a reason . So many classics

[@Heylanda-fb9xb]

I considered the golden age was lasting until 2013 though. I blame Sword Art Online for ruin everything.

[@YourProfessional-Gachagamer]

​@@Heylanda-fb9xb not only SAO, but the creators of most modern anime are fans of these original works, the quality gets distilled with each generation, with only some being the exception.

[@cosmichi-fi3308]

Thank you. The only intro that's untainted by 60 fps garbage. I don't understand why people think 60 fps on animation is good. It ruins the authenticity.

[@LiterallyQuidz]

Present day. Present time.

[@grimAuxillatrix]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHH

[@noideac]

aesthetic

[@kaiemon2000]

Surely you mean ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ

[@okWojtaz]

warning

[@casperowens2482]

i dont know why but this is my all time favorite opening to any show, ever. probably its the combination of the good music, animation, style, and 90s nostalgia

[@otttimon5654]

This intro showcases really how this show was made for the tech of the time, all that blur and VHS sounds when used like they were supposed to give the show a special sort of vibe.

[@gradientplus8684]

watching the op in hd doesnt feel right. this is the only way

[@HatedHumanist]

Goddamn is it beautiful to watch in that fuzzy VHS dreamscape

[@pizzaguyatyoutube]

In 2001, after the 9/11 tragic plane crash this an episode of the lain was released in KTEH channel which connects to the 9/11 attack because of the intro

[@JohnnyPlaymoreGames]

Let's all love Lain. ✨♥️

[@notreavenirevotreavenire436]

Noise of VSH feel me down in childood....

[@arielruh7773]

Me too

[@therealamon]

One of the most important animes that predicts the future of tech and internet and our relationship to it and even the spiritual side of life

[@doualadaliso9676]

thanks for divulging the intrinsic values this anime got. cos I watched the whole thing, couple times and get Brainfudged

[@psychedelicpunk5031]

Honestly this is such a chilling intro, seriously gives me goose bumps watching/listening to it, the most perfect song for it.

[@athghost2256]

This video makes my heart feel warm and nostalgic

[@toongamer2810]

Lets all love Lain!

[@Warmonkey69]

Once you’ve watched the anime the song hits 10 times harder This has been in my head for a couple weeks now I absolutely love it

[@booloo3616]

this gives the feeling of returning back from school on a really sunny day amd youre sleeping

[@IssacMadrid-i7j]

Idk why but old animes has something special in it that feels beautiful

[@てるおはるお-v3n]

これはVHS画質でしか味わえない旨味があります。 素晴らしいですね。

[@barbarajuneart7646]

Lain should be the mascot for the deep web

[@TwintailsLover]

Nanobot62 Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei!

[@haesklar3635]

for the entire internet

[@basedmod2139]

Already is

[@aaronlandry3934]

BarbaraJune Art She is, and there are even cyberpunk cults that praise her. Some are even older than this show, which means the the creator must have been a part of one back in the day.

[@Abon666]

@@aaronlandry3934 Those cults miss the point of the show completely.

[@desdes7796]

Recuerdo que tenía 11 años cuando lo vi en una tienda de dvd's y de frente me lo compré. Amé el opening y como tengo gente a mi alrededor mucho mayor que yo, esto fue un buen tema de conversación que hasta ahora sigue vigente a mi parecer

[@saintsocramnymaia5511]

Lastima que esta clase the mensaje es clasificado maligno para nuestra Nueva generacion, ya nadie abla de estas cosas en publico

[@Oscurio-ek2wz]

@@saintsocramnymaia5511 de que? De anime?

[@alexcallender]

I absolutely adore Serial Experiments Lain. Unfortunately I was too young to watch it when it came out, but I was the perfect age for Digimon Tamers. When I was a teenager I finally got into Lain and have watched it once every couple years ever since then. When I eventually learned that Konaka was the man behind both Lain and Digimon Tamers, the (fantastic) weirdness of Digimon Tamers finally made sense to me. Such a unique and captivating style.

[@byzantiumn8564]

God this was the best era in anime theme and premise wise (my OP, older guy here), I'm so happy I got to watch stuff like this while it aired. Still remember how I got goosebumps the first time I heard this and discovered I was REALLY into anime OPs.

[@RihTheDancer]

This, Evangelion, and Ergo Proxy are my top 3 philosophical anime's. Something about early 2000's anime hits different; they didn't need all the flashy animation to get their points across.

[@pezvonpez]

@@RihTheDancer at least 2 of those aren't early 2000s smh

[@RihTheDancer]

@@pezvonpez Oh no my age is showing 😂 definitely meant late 00's 🥺

[@fsen1999]

@@RihTheDancer 90s

[@RihTheDancer]

@@fsen1999 SEMANTICS lol I joke

[@thearmeniangamer3399]

This show is 5 years older than me but it still makes me nostalgic for some reason

[@sputnikt]

Holy sword, secrets of the past, will they fade away?

[@magzdilluh]

I'm old enough to remember the transition from VHS to DVD and Lain was definitely a marker of that. Lain was definitely ahead of her time, though the media used to present her was not.

[@jens.l3829]

Lain had one of the best op and op video of all time of all anime

[@NextPlay-xr2mc]

Old anime opening is always really stylish definitely better than some popular anime today.

[@DerWaidmann_]

I discovered this song/band through work, it's really cool to see they had an anime opening

[@Klyce]

I accidentally ended here and have never seen or heard of this anime, but that intro was incredible.

[@forever1ce]

go watch it "serial experiments lain"

[@johanliebert6734]

Boa is very big artist , it is not just an anime opening.

[@bandzkafka6031]

That “present day, present time” hits different when ur dissociating lmao

[@xiammwow6739]

Present day, present time! Merry Christmas

[@LilyFwog]

Idk how else to explain it, but watching serial experiments lain feels like being surrounded by tv static, but not in a negative way

[@sputnikt]

watching this in the first week of summer in my attic on a old ass tv from 2002 while feeling the most lost in life i've ever felt whilst just having broken up with my ex was surreal. i don't think any form of media will ever make me feel the same again

[@zioku9888]

At a time I was genuinely surpised Duvet was gonna become a big song. I had found it through Lain, but honestly im really happy the song blew up and more people found Lain.

[@MattydoesMedia]

I love remembering a life I’ve never lived

[@davidc9793]

That "present day, present time" makes it for me

[@R4TT33TH]

FINALLY PEOPLE ARE GIVING THE LOVE IT DESERVES

[@phinozomu358]

I've never seen Lain...But I have watched Haibane Renmai (The series the director made after Lain) I watched it at a young age, and everything about this OP brings me back to it, it gives me that sobre feeling I felt during my early teens, but mixes it in with the hope I felt during my later teens

[@lolam3499]

this comment made me cry

[@mad_scientist5597]

I've seen both and now that I think of it, both series are kinda uncanny in a similar way. I didn't know both were directed by the same person. Haibane Renmei feels more understandable to a mortal like me cause I think it's more straightforward, but it's still got this sense of unreality or I guess the "uncanny valley" vibe like the world doesn't make sense but it somehow acts like it does, dreamy kinda. Really cool. I just hope that when I age a bit and find these songs that I'll be reminded only of the good anime and not my not so good current life lmao.

[@eternalia-Po]

私がこのオープニングを見るためにこのアニメを観ていたと言っても過言じゃない。

[@soyorinn]

lets all love lain

[@aless9640]

does anyone else notice that the intro is basically one of the last scenes in the show where an older arisu meets her on the bridge? She wears the same outfit and is in the same place. It shows her ability to control reality, “pausing” it as her hat and the crow is frozen midair.

[@KeisukeTakahashi32]

VHS quality on older anime is just perfection

[@spiele_maus]

This opening is very good, I just discovered Lain and watched all episodes recently, and I loved it, It was so good and something completely different because I normally watch more like comedy animes. But I read some good reviews about it, so I just gave it a try. But good dam I started watching it in the morning and not in the late evening because I’m only 15 btw. The story really got me, it was such a masterpiece!!! But I wonder what my parents think when I tell them I want to buy it on DVD, because it’s a genre I never watched much before. That design of the Anime fits so well with the VHS quality….

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

You should watch some paranoia agent

[@theeldenman]

the blur, the colours, the frames per second, the edit of such epic opening, while we can recreate that today with all the tools we have we cant match this!!!

[@yamaguchiyankumi2317]

This anime is a lot of plot twist and very confusing, but i love it how lain realized it I love this anime

[@1882letter]

This actually feels rare, tbh.

[@DarMander707]

This anime changed my life

[@macmac6064]

i really miss this kind of anime

[@AyeshaPhone]

Tbh same 😢

[@jar0ffl1es]

ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣ

[@burakku666]

this anime is pure art

[@randomgirl2956]

Lets all love lain

[@MingusDynastyy]

I always feel so much sadness, when the couple kiss.

[@LoconStratos]

The sound of the buzz of the VHS has me crying. I had one in the early 2k and it wasn’t even mine, but my most prized possession. Everyone knew not to touch it or move it. I will never forget that VHS system. I watched my power rangers, my rugrats movies, Selena. All that on VHS. I didn’t realize we put our VHS away for the one and last time when we got our DVD player.

[@marcussoto4645]

Same here those were simple nostalgic times.

[@BATMOBILEUG]

Everytime I feel nostalgic, i come back here and listen to this gem

[@notsarcasm]

the virgin: 4k/60fps/creditless the chad: VHS rip

[@jacobfuckingjones]

Perfect.

[@iliketoeattakoyaki1358]

I don’t know why but this song cures my constapation every time.

[@WilliamRamseyChannel]

Use to love watching this as a teenager in the 00s. Cool to see Gen Z discovering this classic

[@cat.227]

Just got this on my recommended and honestly, a hidden memory has been unlocked.

[@vadiks20032]

1:40 here we can see her hat flying away after time stops, in 1:49 we can see her ignore that hat and walk away. that means she doesn't care about her health as she might get cold

[@pezvonpez]

You seem to understand

[@vadiks20032]

@@pezvonpez shame i didn't seem an honest man

[@orome9793]

We also see her hat freeze in time.

[@raqeebahmed1452]

fucking dying of tears 😭

[@SanguineUltima]

Around 9/11 I consumed datura, not knowing what it was, and saw Lain for the first time not long after. Most interesting time of my life, ended up in a mental hospital for about a month. Fond memories.

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

This series is meant to be watched in VHS

[@Frying1Pans]

this makes it much better

[@MomoeClub]

*CRIPPLING DEPRESSION*

[@Micho55]

n

[@bumpf1337]

h

[@tsunamix0147]

My mom was begging me to listen to Bôa’s song Duvet, plus the Twilight album this summer, because she grew up with it in her college years and it marked a turning point for alternative music, especially for New England’s indie-inspired music scene. She said that I’d like it because I was taking an interest in her selection of music from people like Mazzy Star and The Cranberries, so I decided to do that. When I first listened to it, I didn’t hear it as much; it was one of those songs were, I would just occasionally put it in a queue with songs that sounded a bit similar to it. However, come the fall of 2023, and now I’m starting to see why she is obsessed over it. It’s been played on the radio quite a lot lately, but now I know the reason. It’s because of its popularity online with Serial Experiments Lain fans, which I had no idea about, let alone the fact that this song that my mother loves so much is the OP for the anime itself. Coupled with the fact that my trans stepsis is heavily obsessed with it because she relates to Lain’s struggle and really wants me to watch the anime and hear Duvet too, and now I’m gaining a newfound appreciation for the song I never thought would come up.

[@mintybudgie]

i loved reading this comment for some reason ❤

[@someoneonthisearthyay]

i'm so grateful that they used duvet... it's probably my favourite bôa song and in my fav anime

[@lorenzobarducci8353]

Still ballin' and fadin' 25 years after

[@phos8440]

i actually had no idea duvet was lains opening, i thought it was just made up by tiktok again. but this is really cool

[@MrLzender]

Who remembers Lain being aired on 9/11?

[@Jarsonia]

Miss watching this on our dvd back in 2007

[@red3994]

For some reason, I feel it just needs to be watched like this for the eerie feel

[@leonarduskrisna4588]

We never get old anime like this Welcome to NHK is also have same feeling

[@sn63vue41]

The Only Way To Truly Watch Lain

[@rattonleash8536]

I've been watching this recently and when I tell you the shock I felt when one of my fav songs turned out to be the intro! It's very good, I'm on ep 6 Update, I finished it! Extremely good, I love it so much! Speaking of which, LETS ALL LOVE LAIN!!!!!

[@johnnydecomposizione3106]

Pls tell me where did you find it pslsss

[@noodler2005]

​@@johnnydecomposizione3106 can't u watch it on KZbin!? Or somthing.

[@micahsnyder7299]

VHS quality, now that’s the good shit.

[@chad4776]

"i am ballin, i am faded~" 😔

[@f-sann]

I asked my mom a question; "Mom, am I similiar to Lain?" she answered; "Yes, you are similiar like Lain." she is an otaku and watched Serial Experiment Lain btw. She even collected a bunch of sailormoon cards! I found her old calendar, her note was so silly and full of anime pictures like Inuyasha, Conan, etc. Though, I am not sure I am similiar to Lain, but I do kin/relate to Lain :)

[@fernandorodriguez876]

You have a cool mom :)

[@f-sann]

@@fernandorodriguez876 yes, my mom is cool! She even buys me a lot of manga

[@canesvenatici4259]

Are you and your mom japanese

[@62x11]

GTO, EVA, SEL. changed the course of the universe

[@elijahrivasinmyxlyrics761]

It seems released the tagalog dub full episodes of Serial Experiments Lain since year 2000, which is aired on ABS CBN or STUDIO 23 (a sister's channel of ABS CBN). The dubbers compilation and dialogues are convinced to voiced within.