I feel like I'm in heaven!

I've downloaded that. The quality isn't that great. Sigh..

>>3

really? it's better than expeceted.

not for me I guess.
comparing to ultra-sharp lain 720p trailer HR bdrip 720p looks poorly.
I wish I had a BD drive to check the quality of BD (not rip) version.

Equally awesome is the Haibane Renmei Blu-ray, which is out already.

>>2
that pic does not look impressive to me :/
I watched the Dark Knight on blu-ray and my first reaction was "IT'S SO SHARP MY EYES ARE BLEEDING!!" but this? this just looks like dvd-quality video stored on a blu-ray disc.

These images aren't impressive, but that youtube trailer looks VERY crisp.

>>2
I don't think that's an image from the Blu-ray...
I have the blu ray and it looks much better then that....well 'better' to me, some people hate how the Blu ray came out looking, but I've watched the whole thing and I loved it so whatever....

Also where is the cheapest place to pre-order the Lain Blu-ray? I think Amazon.co.jp is at ￥20,202 but has anyone seen it cheaper?

There is a lot of fake 720p versions of Haibane Renmei on the internet. They are just 480p (DVD version) converted to 720p.

Why buy it in Japanese? It's going to be localized by Funimation.

Also, since I don't see this posted anywhere.

OMG Abe did somthing with 'Isolated City'!? I know he had a pic of it on his Pixiv(That I LOVE!) but I didn't know he was making something about it!
Is it a manga or an art book and does anyone know where I could buy either of these and have them shipped to the US?

>>5 Rereading >>1
Oh Wait....C78....Comic Market 78 right?......
Ok ignore me I'm a bit slow/stupid at times....

Ok >>5 here again.
I went to ABe's blog to see if he had info on them and sure enough there was(Don't know why I didn't think of that before).

Color/Monochrome is an art/sketch book, just as you would think from the title. It will have "25 color illustrations 56 pages illustrated".

Isolated City sounds like it's story he is working on(maybe for a later manga?) but this book "is a collection of character sketches for set and stage" but it also includes "Short stories are included in the form of scenarios."

Bumping this, since C78 has kicked off. Haven't seen anything pop up yet, I suppose I should be checking Perfect Dark or whatever the cool kids are using these days.

Where can I buy the new c78 stuff of ABe's ?

They may or may not get the C78 stuff in, but Mandarake has a pretty wide selection of ABe doujinshi and artbooks:

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/search.do?action=setSearchedList&searchedListIndex=0&searchStrategy=keyword&dt=1281922133585

I've only got this one.

Just made one at 2560x1600 (didn't know your resolution or aspect ratio, so did highres widescreen). Due to the resolution and the PNG quality, though, it's too large to post here. Here it is.
http://www.mediafire.com/?d7fssuks39u719k

>>5
What is this book, and could you post the rest of it?

'Scenario' Experiments Lain? I've never heard that title before.

Looks like a series development artbook, as opposed to an ABe one.

>>7

Tell me more.

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Tineye found this on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Scenario-Experments-Lain-Chiaki-Konaka/dp/B001BWDLWA

>Complete illustrated, Japanese-language scenarios of all 13 epiusodes of Serial Experiments Lain. Contains all the directions and dialogues, numerous footnotes, storyboard images and artwork. Mass market paperback with color dust jacket.

Found some more concept art of Eiri from a website in an older post, sharing here.

>>12

This is actually from the DVD's I believe...

I hope it's note made by trolls. That would break my heart -.-

Fuck it is a hoax -____-

I knew it was a hoax the minute I saw Yotsuba.

Wanna kill whoever made that.

>I knew it was a hoax the minute I saw Despera.

I wish this guide would at least partly fit with the reality -.- It seems to me that most of the upcoming anime in this decade are infected with "Moe-Cancer".

>>1
It's a fake. Info 100%.

>>8
Proof pic.

pardon the stupid question, but how do you get the sub files to work with the game?

Ummm..... Yeah that one you posted is NOT translated. I booted it up and it's identical to the disks I got off this one Russian site a couple years back. Any English in it was like that from the start and the .sub file isn't a subtitle file it's a sub channel file that helps PSone games run better.
So unless there is some hidden option menu that allows for subtitles to be added this is nothing special.
Though, I really must thank you for putting the game into only 6 parts instead of the 87 parts of the one on the Russian site. So thanks! ^_^

I couldn't get it working with my PSX emulator. Any advice?

>>11
Try changing from NTSC to PAL or the other way around.

My emulator works that way by default. I don't think these Lain discs have the right file extension. Shouldn't they be ISOs? Or do I need to convert them somehow?

Never mind, ePSXe worked.

What a strange little game this is.

We should start a trabslation project ourselves.

This is such a strange game. It's more like a disjointed visual novel.

The main character looks NOTHING like Lain should, yet I still find her oddly adorable. (I'll post screens at some point)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvgWmig7rk

Looks like the clips have been subbed.

I think Lain was reincarnated into her series identity following her suicide at the end of the PSX game.

full color fantasy yotsuba

This would be where you start sharing it!

Or, if that's too much work, could you at least give us a like to said blog?
The internet is a big place and I currently don't have the energy to go looking for it.

konaka.com. No new ABe art there, though.