Among the girls who received a disturbing message from Chisa Yomoda after she took her own life is Lain Iwakura, a shy and introverted fourteen-year-old. Despite her disinterest and lack of proficiency in technology, she decides to open the email and is suddenly thrown into the Wired, an intricate network of communication similar to the internet. While navigating through various cryptic riddles, Lain finds that the boundaries separating reality from cyberspace are blurring, and she stumbles upon mysterious individuals called the Men in Black. These enigmatic entities seem to possess knowledge about Lain that she is oblivious of, and they persistently follow her, challenging her comprehension of identity, awareness, and perception. Penned by Chiaki J. Konaka and spotlighting Texhnolyze, Serial Experiments Lain is an innovative psychological thriller that reveals the choices Lain must make in order to change both the tangible and virtual dimensions. Holding a unique position at the crossroads of the two realities, Lain is the only one who comprehends the enormity of their presence.