Serial Experiments Lain Returns in 2027 with New Spiritual Successor
One of the greatest sci-fi anime of all time is making a comeback next year with both a new spiritual successor and an individual release of its own.
Original headline at CBR Anime: “Serial Experiments Lain Officially Returns in 2027”
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