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

[@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?

[@smlyblkct]

It's simply non of my business, honestly

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@MarxPopstar69]

@@H33t3Speaks Im about to be that one, "uh akullally" person, , the PBS station in San Francisco, KTEH aired an anime block during the 90’s until the mid 2000’s, they are the first to air Neon Genesis Evangelion In America. along with many others, Tenshi Miyo, Key the metal idol, Urusei Yatsura, Cowboy Bebop, the list goes on and on, Yes, there's loads of proof of this existing too, just one simple google search and youll be blessed with stupid, useless information. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2bbpWiNfJynqpI You can thank me later.

[@MarxPopstar69]

@@H33t3Speaks Lol, youll be surprised, KTEH in San Francisco, had an anime block that started in the mid-'90s and ended sometime in the 2000s. like typical PBS stations, it was supported the local otaku community through pledge drives. starting in March of 2000, completely uncut and subtitled. KTEH was the first EVER to show Neon Genesis Evangelion to an american audience, thats not all that they aired too, Tenshi Miyo, Key The Metal Idol, Urusei Yatsura, Cowboy Bebop. All Purpose Cultural Catgirl, AND Serial Experiments Lain, There's tons of proof online, Lain did in fact, air on pbs once upon a time. Please dont assume shit about an era that was existing while your fat ass was busy nose picking, 😥

[@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

[@Vernrot]

AHAHAHAHA

[@timaeus5]

AHAHAHAHAH

[@ThesillymikaRAHHH-i1j]

And you don't seem to understand..

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@noideac]

aesthetic

[@kaiemon2000]

Surely you mean ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ

[@okWojtaz]

warning

[@HatedHumanist]

Goddamn is it beautiful to watch in that fuzzy VHS dreamscape

[@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

[@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”.

[@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.

[@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

[@LiterallyQuidz]

Present day. Present time.

[@grimAuxillatrix]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHH

[@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.

[@psychedelicpunk5031]

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

[@booloo3616]

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

[@athghost2256]

This video makes my heart feel warm and nostalgic

[@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.

[@notreavenirevotreavenire436]

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

[@arielruh7773]

Me too

[@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.

[@IssacMadrid-i7j]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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。

[@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?

[@JohnnyPlaymoreGames]

Let's all love Lain. ✨♥️

[@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

[@nobudgetproductions9987]

I AM BALLIN, I AM FADED

[@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

[@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

[@toongamer2810]

Lets all love Lain!

[@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

[@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.

[@jens.l3829]

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

[@DerWaidmann_]

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

[@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.

[@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。

[@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.

[@R4TT33TH]

FINALLY PEOPLE ARE GIVING THE LOVE IT DESERVES

[@Jarsonia]

Miss watching this on our dvd back in 2007

[@BATMOBILEUG]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@MattydoesMedia]

I love remembering a life I’ve never lived

[@cat.227]

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

[@KeisukeTakahashi32]

VHS quality on older anime is just perfection

[@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.

[@davidc9793]

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

[@xiammwow6739]

Present day, present time! Merry Christmas

[@ZedAmadeus]

I haven't even seen this show and this intro still gives me chills. I find this character all over the place in the weirdest and most nostalgic corners of the internet. (shrines dedicated to her across the small web, and her face plastered on all sortsa breakcore album covers,) Feels like she's haunting all of us.

[@CelesteyVex]

Let's All Love Lain

[@ginJorel]

watch the show. there's cults around her for a reason. despite the show being over, she's still in the internet. no matter where you go, everyone's connected

[@maryz9319]

Lain was intensely popular with the online crowd of early internet. That's why you find so many relics of her around still. It's nothing more than that.

[@ZedAmadeus]

Well, I'm sure that's also true, but I have seen her in quite a few modern places, people are still very attached to the character.@@maryz9319

[@Nik-md4to]

Present day, present time. She will always be alive through the Internet. Let's all love Lain.

[@NextPlay-xr2mc]

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

[@1882letter]

This actually feels rare, tbh.

[@iliketoeattakoyaki1358]

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

[@yamaguchiyankumi2317]

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

[@MomoeClub]

*CRIPPLING DEPRESSION*

[@Micho55]

n

[@bumpf1337]

h

[@barreradavid32]

Just got the entire series on vhs. It gives me great joy to own it ❤

[@orome9793]

Where did you find that?

[@barreradavid32]

@@orome9793 lucked out on eBay

[@lorenzobarducci8353]

Still ballin' and fadin' 25 years after

[@slimeball2426]

Watching it in vhs makes it feel like your back in the 90s

[@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

[@someoneonthisearthyay]

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

[@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.

[@Gaboxf]

Amazing, I didn't learn about this anime until recently and even then never knew about its opening, I'm totally going to watch it now.

[@rushnerd]

I've seen this series 14 times. Why do I cry when I see the damn intro.

[@videohorror9139]

I used to watch movies on my grandparents vhs, this reminds me exactly of those times…

[@koala-s3q]

Same

[@red3994]

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

[@micahsnyder7299]

VHS quality, now that’s the good shit.

[@lxlshyne]

When I was like 13 I found a copy of this show/ movie @ a garage sale and it had like 2 different disk. I never got into it just because at that time I was really only into action anime but I kept hearing this song on TikTok recently and found out it it was actually from this anime. I’m 20 now and could’ve heard it a long time ago if I gave it a chance but I actually really like the song n the beat. Something about it just gives me nostalgia

[@Frying1Pans]

this makes it much better

[@TheCHILDRENofTV]

2-D art will always be welcomed and beautiful and you can really see the passion that the animators put into it We are lucky to experience so many great 2-D animes

[@Lawdasur_Reflex]

Wait you telling me boa duvet's song is actually lain's opening!?!?? I thought it was a joke refrence until now damn maybe I'm one of those few who know duvet before lain opening

[@_Fug]

tiktok effect

[@aidanlyons25]

​@@_Fugreal

[@aidanlyons25]

I only know about this song because of TheAnimeMen

[@Lawdasur_Reflex]

@@_Fug fr

[@TheDIZZYCLAN]

The fact it cuts off before the beautiful solo angers me a tad, but still amazing and iconic! xD

[@leonarduskrisna4588]

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

[@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.

[@macmac6064]

i really miss this kind of anime

[@AyeshaPhone]

Tbh same 😢

[@MingusDynastyy]

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

[@thesebby]

Why does this make me feel so nostalgic

[@soyorinn]

lets all love lain

[@indertek]

let's all love lain

[@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

[@DarMander707]

This anime changed my life

[@_Jude-St.-Francis_]

I used to live laugh live this so much omg

[@nova_kaiser]

VHS just hits different

[@chimbachungas6678]

Hello sarah koala

[@notsarcasm]

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

[@kyphonphoo9574]

WOW! This music definitely takes me back to the 90s.