✧ fragmented transmission ✧

i've always felt a strange connection to lain. not just because she's quiet and kind of out of place, but because she lives in that in between space i know so well. not fully "here", nor fully "gone"... just... somewhere in the middle, watching, listening, processing.

she's not trying to be loud or understood. she's just trying to make sense of things. of people. of her. of the strange, shifting world around her. i fully relate to this- moving through life like a signal, sometimes fading, sometimes clear, but always searching for something real.

serial experiments lain is one of those shows that lives in your head long after you finish it. it’s not just a story; it’s a vibe, a question, a signal. It doesn’t hand you answers, & that’s what makes it so powerful. The visuals are haunting in the most beautiful way, the sound design is surreal and glitchy, & the themes- identity, connection, technology, reality- feel even more relevant now than when it first aired. it’s the kind of anime that makes you sit in silence after the credits roll, like you just woke up from a dream that meant something, but you’re not sure what yet.