#pandaseeking

very fair that i can type FGO or Fate/Grand Order in tumblr and get all kinds of female characters in different states of undress but god forbid i try to search about my favorite MTG character whose last name is "Goldmane"

Started watching Serial Experiments Lain Ep.1 I dunno what she may have, but that girl is not neurotypical. On a more serious comment, by the first episode alone, the anime knows how to give a lot in senses with little in material. the animation is very simple, theres a lot of still shots and lingering effects with changing filters, but it uses them very well along with the audio to create a sort of disconcerting atmosphere the shadows are stark, not showing anything they cast over besides just red blotches over the darkness, the light is also harsh, engulfing almost every color into a pure white. what isn't affected by that is instead left in washed out colors that just fade into the white. The Droning noises, combined with the long stances where you just... watch these scenes, often with just Lain in them, gives an isolating feel to them, though not exactly melancholic. and considering the anime further plays with these perceptions of the world getting further distorted, it isn't a stretch to say that this is how Lain just sort of experiences the world, and that the anime wants to put you in that headspace. When it comes to its premise, it starts strong and it starts heavy, but it barely gives anything else besides the bare minimum of the premise, it lets the experience of seeing the anime and trying to figure out Lain's thoughts as she navigates the world and information she's given. Would it be weird to say this anime feels... liminal? maybe. either way this is all just the first episode, i'd say it's pretty good, but you really need to be focused to watch it. i'll update this later after i watch a few more episodes.