Weird and Wonderful: Serial Experiments Lain

Weird and wonderful comes to mind when summarising this anime BUT i must admit i really liked it. I think it's even worthy of a rewatch and that's simply due to the complicated nature of the story. You can't turn your head away from the screen for a minute or you'll probably miss another twist in the story.

The story itself follows the life of what appears to be a normal introverted kid, Lain who isn't really too much into computers. Until a classmate commits suicide and here is when it starts getting really eerie.....she sends text messages from beyond the grave saying really out there stuff like ...i just abandoned my body!!!!! This strange turn of events leads Lain like Alice in Wonderland down the HOLE and believe me it's a LONG LONG LONG way down.

What follows is a whirlwind of events between the real world and that of cyberspace and the idea that the two worlds are merging together. The way the animation is filmed is also eerie with the sound effects and the murkiness in the scenes and the contrast of the bold colours. The trip down the rabbit hole that Lain takes makes you THINK it's definitely a thought provoking story. It makes you question your existence, the possibility of life after death, what defines your existence, communication and many many more things.

I don't like to BLAH BLAH BLAH too much about the details of what happens in each and every episode of an anime and I don't want to give you too much information....just want to give you an idea of what this one is all about. So, if you like science fiction mixed with a bit of the paranormal and a you're a little philosophical then you might want to check this anime out!!!!! Like i mentioned you may want to watch this one twice as it has a lot of twists and turns and sometimes you miss somethings. Overall, I expect mixed reactions from watching this one^___^

On top of all the above...it has a great opening and ending song and I'll leave you with the opening theme ---Duvet by BoA!!!!!