#1
S1E13
Ego
The world is crumbling, people are dying and Alice's sanity is threatened. To save humanity, there is only one thing Lain can do; she must make the ultimate personal sacrifice.
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#2
S1E12
Landscape
Troubled by what she saw, Alice decides to visit Lain at home and find out what is going on. Meanwhile, the two MIB agents receive a terrible shock and Eiri reveals his real motive for removing the barrier between the real world and the WIRED.
#3
S1E10
Love
Lain struggles with her identity. Is she a human being, or just a hologram? And are the Knights responsible for the Evil Lain? Lain decides to deal with the Knights once and for all.
#4
Rumors
S1E8
#5
Distortion
S1E5
#6
Girls
S1E2
#7
Society
S1E7
#8
Protocol
S1E9
#9
Religion
S1E4
#10
Weird
S1E1
Lowlights
Alice, Julie, and Reika are minor celebrities in their class after they witness a shooting at The Cyberia. Lain is given a black-market chip for her computer, but it seems she is also being followed.
#12
Infornography
S1E11
#11
Kids
S1E6
#10
Weird
S1E1
#9
Religion
S1E4
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