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Anime like Serial Experiments Lain

Not everyone loves Serial Experiments Lain for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Serial Experiments Lain

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted.

  2. You like piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes.

  3. You're happy to finish with questions and your own theory.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion1995

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted
    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion1997

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted
    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like giant surreal images, live-action shots and a sea of orange liquid.

  • Paranoia Agent2004

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted

    Good for you if you like Satoshi Kon blurring dream and reality.

  • Perfect Blue1998

    • piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes

    Good for you if you like a story where dream, filming and reality blur.

  • Enemy2014

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted
    • piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes
    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like a film you have to decode after the credits.

  • Paprika2006

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted
    • piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes

    Good for you if you like a dream that spills into the waking city.

  • Ghost in the Shell1995

    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like asking what's left of you when your body is a machine.

  • Harmony2015

    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like an ending that leaves you unsettled.

  • Undone2019

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted

    Good for you if you like reality slipping away from Alma scene after scene.

  • Donnie Darko2001

    • a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted
    • piecing together who Lain really is across thirteen strange episodes
    • you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory

    Good for you if you like strange, dreamy films with a dark edge.

Reasons taken from Serial Experiments Lain's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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