Serial Experiments Lain Concepts

An alternate reality is a universe that is different from the main world of a series. This world can be different in just small ways and it will still resemble the main reality, or it can be completely different and not be similar at all to the universe the protagonist had known.

The concept where a character's body goes through the process of a graphic transformation, destruction or degeneration of the body.

A genre/concept that appears in many anime series, notably Case Closed.

What someone does when upset/sad. Sometimes people can also cry from sheer joy.

A medium used in anime.

Fatherhood as a concept. A man who has conceived or raised a child.

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

Fog is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. It is used in animes or manga to build a atmospheric element.

An Illusion is a condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief.

Kissing is the act of pressing your lips to the body of another person. This can be on the cheeks, head, hand, but more commonly to another person's lips.

The Police are a form of law enforcement officers that work on the local levels. Uniforms are normally in either blue or black.

A loud and often annoying vocal expression used to convey fear or excitement. Mostly done by female characters.

Female members of a family that share the same parents.

A person who smokes tobacco.

Suicide is the act of taking ones own life through various means.

A Teacher is a type of person who is in charge of educating others in some form of higher learning or skill. The Japanese title is "Sensei".

When a series jumps several months or even several years. Usually used in series staring younger kids and it resumes when they're teenagers or even adults.