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Pretty weird that there aren't many videos talking about this lol. Excelent video btw

Literally me

Also autistic here, and I noticed stuff like that 10+ years ago. Kuudere characters in general, a trope which Lain is so eerily similar to, people used to liken her to Rei Ayanami, are very heavily autism coded, with the most obvious example so far being Mashiro Shiina from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo. Please note that thanks to facebook questionaries, some kuudere characters got classified as "dandere", to add more "personality types" alongside inventing other "new" dere types that are just subtypes of other existing ones. Note that if you want to make further videos on the subject, you might want to do a bit oooof research on the subject of Japanese ableism.

this is dope you should do an analysis of Roxas from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 he came into existence without a reference point of socialization. He learned it slowly through routinizing his relationship with Axel, then Sion, and then developed a heavily routinized lifestyle with his job “organization 13” to help cope with the aimlessness of not knowing what to do. It’s my favorite video game!!!! Roxas was the first character I could actually relate too within any media in general as a kid. It affected me alot.

oh wow

Never knew that "masking" was the term used for supressing parts of yourself to blend in, real interesting. It's been a long time now since I've watched lain but this video has reminded me that I really like the scenes with her in her nightie, I know she's a computer program and all that but hey if you can call her autistic then why can't I imagine her as my wife or something like that. Man the early 2000s or like 1990s I've forgotten when this was made were such a time, I miss it.

"evil lain" is actually masami eiri while "wired lain" is what its called the jungian shadow of the ego. that part of the ego that evolved to meet unmet needs the lain at cyberia its a memory alteretion created by the knight, i like to call her cyber lain but yea, she isnt real

I didnt even know the video was TTS until you said so, lol. great video. thanks!

The video was really good, but I can't for the life of me get that edit of Duvet by Bôa at the start of it out of my head, and now I wish there was a full version of it. Edit: Oh goodness, it was put in the description! My mind just kinda skimmed over it, haha!

No mether where you are, everyone is always connected.

Lain is her

I feel like talking about DID is difficult as the show implies, not explicitly, that some of her "personalities," are indeed not her. The Knights manipulate her by creating a clone they can project into the wired, or in some real world locations such as the Cyberia Club. We can also see this when they sever the connection between body/soul of her sister. Really cool breakdown but I feel like trying to diagnose her is unbefitting someone who likely isn't human.

nice video! this is headcanon I've held for a good while too, namely because I'm also autistic and see a lot of the experience and symptoms in her and how she interacts with the world. but I also have OSDD - other specified dissociative disorder - which is roughly like DID without fitting the full criteria (for us, for instance, we lack the memory gaps associated with full blown DID). that said, I definitely read Lain as having DID too! while iirc the third "evil Lain" personality was artificially created by the Knights (*grain of salt, it's been a while since I watched the series through), the "standard" quiet, shy Lain and the Wired Lain both show up consistently from early on the series and seem to show the memory issues that go along with DID. I can also say that as someone who masks in given situations, masking is a lot different than another headmate fronting! different headmates/alters/whatever term of choice can have very distinct personalities, tastes, body language, tone, and ways of interacting with the world, which seems in line with the Wired Lain's much more confident, even confrontational attitude, and the "evil" Lain's sleazy joking manner. I also think a point in favor of the DID interpretation comes from when the Men in Black take her to meet their boss in episode 07 - during that meeting, we can see a moment where Lain switches on screen between her "standard" self and her Wired self, first displaying confusion and distress, then seeming to space out/dissociate before the Wired Lain takes over. different headmates can be more suited to handling different situations or even triggered into fronting by various external stimuli (social, environmental, emotional, etc), so it feels very fitting to me. at any rate, the distinction between the personalities, whatever the cause (DID or otherwise), at least was a purposeful choice by the creative team, given the distinction between them in production materials. (I think you're probably aware of this from how you presented them in the video, but just in case you aren't or someone unfamiliar reads this-) "standard" Lain's name is written in kanji as 玲音, the Wired Lain's as katakana レイン, and the "evil" Lain's in Latin letters, i.e. simply "Lain". regarding schizophrenia I can't offer a concrete opinion, since I don't experience it myself, though it does at least seem textual that Lain experiences some form of hallucinations in both the anime and video game.

i love lain and i heavily relate to her. I have an interest in computers and i also have dissociated and derealized before. She's a big comfort character for me.

Such a great video! Usually video essays that have low views are all over the place, not reaching any point, but the way you divided the sections as well as the introduction and conclusion of the topic was wonderful! I also really liked the arguments you gave, as an autistic person it made me realize why I related so much to Lain, especially in the first episodes. The conversations she has with her friends or when she asks her father to build her NAVI are experiences that I have lived, as well as the sensory sensitivity. Keep up the great content!

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Every character in eng dub sounds more robotic than this tts

Loved your video going in depth with every matter you presented. The ai speech isn't really a problem I think it helps the video

As a person with adhd I also think lain is autistic. I immediately „knew“ she must be neurodivergent because of the train scene. I relate to a lot of her symptoms, but its not a 100% -the Impulsivity is missing.

I am utterly stunned how ahead of its time this show was. I’m on my 5th viewing and it just keeps getting better and better. Great video btw!

as someone that is dignosed as autistic , i must say this vid is pretty spot on

As a fellow person who is also autistic, I remember when I first saw Serial Experiments Lain when I was in middle school way back in the early 2000s and even though I didn't understand it, I still couldn't help but be into it and especially the character but I didn't understand why. Upon continuing to re-watch the show later in my life and learning more about autism, I felt like I finally understood why I felt drawn to the show because I found Lain relatable.It all started to make a little more sense because like Lain, I too struggled with socialization and making friends and did turn more to the internet for comfort as well as feeling that "zoned out" feeling when I was in school. I did hear the theories that Lain is just a computer AI and her awkwardness was her struggling to adapt to the human world and that's fine for the people who want to believe that but I like this theory more since it really does make the series more relatable and shined a light on a type of person as a lead that you rarely see in media, especially at that time. I've watch Lain about 5 times in my life so far and even though I still don't understand it, I've reached a similar point of simply not being bothered by that and just taking it more as a comfort show :)

Finally someone who thinks lain is autistic

Always love a good video on autistic coded characters <3

Loved this! For me, Lain is also a confort character, and I didn´t notice how many neuroatypical traits she has or can have. Still don´t know what the hell is going on in that show, but I keep loving it and Lain as well more and more. Keep up with the good content and... let´s all love Lain!

Great analysis!

great edit 😍🤩

this is amazing !!

I love this in-depth analysis of Catwoman. You did her justice

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i love this so much!! so well done!!

OH MY GOD THIS IS INCREDIBLE! loved every second of it. really love your essay and how much information you were able to put into this. you really made me love catwoman even more than i already do. <333

the way this song was just WRITTEN for them 🥲💔 and no, you didn't just hear my heart crack... (beautiful edits btw!!)

I love this Movie .🥰

Thanks for the upload!

Yeah, just gimme Taylor & what the song is ACTUALLY about.

😠 Promo-SM

I’m glad I’m not the only one who is crying (sobbing). You did such an amazing job of matching scenes to the lyrics, inserting flashbacks. I’ve watched this a few times now- it’s cathartic. Are you planning on doing anymore? Maybe with the new footage from Ahsoka?

damn they made a movie about my life

Me

great music , can you tell me it's name ?

Me af

this is phenomenal and should have so many more views. thanks for sharing!!

Fantastic edit of an interesting film.

i love you filmgoop

Please ask me before posting a video of me please. 😌

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I come back and watch this at least twice a month and I’m still equally affected every single time

Ryan Gosling's chrysalis