It’s been 20 years since the cyberpunk classic Serial Experiments Lain hit the airwaves. The dark, innovative series was great for too many reasons to list here (and, y’know, we did this a few months ago) but one was the opening theme song: “Duvet” by …Read more »
From now until the end of the year, Otaku USA e-News presents 98 Degrees: a deep dive straight into the anime of 1998. Which greats of ’98 would you like to see covered? Comment below or drop our editor a line. “Why? Why won’t you …Read more »
Once upon a time, three of anime’s most interesting creators got together and made a little anime called Serial Experiments Lain, which was lauded for its dark, atmospheric cyberpunk vision. Those three men, character designer Yoshitoshi ABe, screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka and director Ryutaro Nakamura, …Read more »
Pixiv Zingaro, a anime and manga-centric gallery in Nakano, Tokyo, is this month the host of an exhibition of works by Yoshitoshi ABe, character designer and doujinshi artist responsible for anime like Serial Experiments Lain and Haibane Renmei . The exhibition marks 20 years since …Read more »
Fans of the late 90s cyberpunk anime Serial Experiments Lain (myself very much included) were psyched by the announcement in 2009 of a new anime, Despera , that would reunite Lain ’s screenwriter, Chiaki J. Konaka, character designer Yoshitoshi ABe, and director Ryutaro Nakamura. However, …Read more »
There's a scene in the none-more-otaku gag anime Lucky Star where the anime-obsessed American exchange student Patricia Martin is being asked about her taste in music. She stuns her friends by rattling off a surprisingly diverse list of Japanese pop artists, before it's revealed that …Read more »
This week saw the unfortunate passing of director Ryutaro Nakamura, best known for directing the seminal sci-fi series Serial Experiments Lain . Nakamura was also known for directing Kino’s Journey , another well-regarded 13-epside series, and Ghost Hound , which paired him with Ghost in …Read more »
An old man sits writing in his home, built from the ruins of a crashed space rocket. He is interrupted by a young boy, who shouts excitedly that a shark is attacking the fish, before snatching a spear and running off. He climbs over the …Read more »
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