Serial Experiments Lain (1998)

Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.

Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

What to watch after Serial Experiments Lain

• Ergo Proxy (2006) — Same subject: cyberpunk, angst
• Psycho-Pass (2012) — Same feel: dark, philosophical
• When They Cry (2006) — Same subject: psychological
• Parasyte: The Maxim (2014) — Same subject: seinen, psychological
• Bakemonogatari (2009) — Two steps away in the credits
• Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006) — Same subject: psychological, suspense