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Serial Experiments Lain S1E7 — Layer:07 – SOCIETY
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Layer:07 – SOCIETY

7.8/10 · 781 votesAug 17, 199824 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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As the Knights activities make the evening news, a strange man named Nazumi wanders the city with machines strapped to his body. People on the WIRED are asking: ""Who is Lain"". Meanwhile, the two MIB agents take Lain to the Techibana offices where Lain's identity

Directed byJohei Matsuura

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes13

Cast15

Kaori Shimizu

Kaori Shimizu

Lain Iwakura (voice)

Yoko Asada

Yoko Asada

Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)

Rei Igarashi

Rei Igarashi

Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)

Sumi Mutoh

Sumi Mutoh

Chisa Yomoda (voice)

K

Keito Takimoto

Tarō (voice)

Chiharu Tezuka

Chiharu Tezuka

Reika Yamamoto (voice)

Manabi Mizuno

Manabi Mizuno

Yūri Katō (voice)

Y

Yuki Yamamoto

Myū-Myū (voice)

S

Sora Fujimatsu

Masayuki (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Eiri Masami (voice)

Crew12

Chiaki J. Konaka

Chiaki J. Konaka

Writer

K

Kazuko Maejima

Key Animation

R

Ryutaro Nakamura

Storyboard Artist

A

Arihiro Goto

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Tamura

Key Animation

Y

Yasuhide Maruyama

Animation Director

T

Takahiro Goto

Key Animation

J

Johei Matsuura

Director

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Key Animation

Y

Yoshie Yokoyama

Key Animation

S

Shigeyuki Suga

Key Animation

M

Motoi Nakamura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Layer:07 – SOCIETY" is episode 7 of Serial Experiments Lain season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 781 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Johei Matsuura and written by Chiaki J. Konaka, it aired on August 17, 1998.