Newsroom

This is a page for all the news surrounding the Serial Experiments Lain series.

2020

 * June 2020
 * 20th - Release of the remix album Cyberia Layer:03 "After Hours" (source)

2019

 * November 2019
 * 23rd - Release of the concept album Cyberia Layer:03 by Wasei “JJ” Chikada with new art by Yoshitoshi ABe (source)
 * 10th - Messa Store is gathering together artists and designers to celebrate Serial Experiments Lain creating a variety of shirts, hats, and other accessories. (source)


 * July 2019
 * 13th - Residents of Japan have the express permission to create derivative works of Serial Experiments Lain for non-commercial purpose until July 2028 as part of an "Open Source Project." (source)

2018

 * July 2018
 * 14th - Release of the concept album Cyberia Layer_2 by Wasei “JJ” Chikada with new art by Yoshitoshi ABe (source)
 * 6th - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 20 years!

2017

 * July 2017
 * 1st - Serial Experiments Lain is now available on the streaming platform Crunchyroll for the United States and Canada (source)


 * January 2017
 * 28th - Launch of The TSUKI Project website preaching a Serial Experiments Lain-inspired conspiracy. (source)

2014

 * May 2014
 * 20th - Release of the Serial Experiments Lain: Complete Series Anime in Blu-ray (source)

2013

 * June 2013
 * 29th - Ryūtarō Nakamura, director of Serial Experiments Lain, died due to pancreatic cancer (source).

2009

 * April 2009
 * 10th - At the Sakura-Con, Yoshitoshi ABe reveals he's working on the spiritual sequel of Serial Experiments Lain, Despera with many of the same staffers with whom he created Lain (source)

2008

 * July 2008
 * 6th - Serial Experiments Lain celebrates its 10 years!