Serial Experiments Lain Staff Reunite for Final Screening Talk
The three central creators will share remarks about 'serial experiments lain' 28 years after its broadcast, as the anime continues to see new projects.
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A talk event featuring original staff of the 1998 TV anime 'serial experiments lain' will close the special screening event 'SEVESKIG presents 'let's all love lain''. Producer Yasuyuki Ueda, writer Chiaki J. Konaka, and illustrator Yoshitoshi ABe will appear after the final screening on September 9 at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas. The talk will also be live-streamed in audio format.
The final day of the 'SEVESKIG presents 'let's all love lain'' screening event will end with a talk by three of the original staff behind the 1998 cult anime. Producer Yasuyuki Ueda, series composition and scriptwriter Chiaki J. Konaka, and illustrator Yoshitoshi ABe, who handled the original character design, will take the stage after the last screening on Wednesday, September 9, at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas.
The talk is described as a small commemoration of the screenings, and it will be live-streamed in audio format. Further details will be announced on the official X account of Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas and other channels. The event runs from September 2 to September 9, with 4-5 episodes screened per day, and a newly drawn main visual by ABe has been released. Collaboration drinks and visitor bonuses are also planned, including three drink types inspired by the series.
- Kuma Pajama: inspired by Lain's signature roomwear
- Commute Route: expressing the contrast of shadows along Lain's route to school
- NAVI Coolant: an alcoholic drink inspired by the cooling device in the information terminal NAVI
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