”//signal.”, the officially authorized secondary game of ‘serial experiments lain’, will be released on April 30.
The officially authorized secondary game of “serial experiments lain,” “//signal.” will be released on April 30. An occult RPG that offers a glimpse of a new side of Reine Iwakura.
Team MJM will release the occult RPG “//signal.” on April 30, 2025, and will be available on Steam and itch.io for 1,000 yen [tax included], or in a limited quantity packaged version for 1,700 yen [tax included].
This is a secondary game that is officially sanctioned by “serial experiments lain,” which was developed into a TV anime and game in 1998 and still enjoys a cult following today.
The official authorization here means that NBCUniversal, the rights holder of “serial experiments lain”, will grant a free license to individuals residing in Japan for the 30th anniversary of “serial experiments lain” from 2019 to 2028, as long as they agree to the usage guidelines and terms of use. This means that the film was produced in accordance with the “lainTTL”.
小中千昭先生から、推薦文を頂戴しました。
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English translation
serial experiments 2025
It’s new and nostalgic.
The archetype of serial experiments lain was a PS game.
Although there were many voices calling for a re-release, producer Ueda was adamant in refusing to comply, but released a time-limited Lain license (TTL), saying, “If you want it, you can just make it yourself.”
However, I was skeptical as to whether a group of volunteer fans could really create a new Lain game.
The “//signal.” project came forward and, although there was a period of silence, it has finally progressed to development and commercialization.
Elements of the anime series that was made following the game are also involved, but when I saw the new illustrations of the character Hiiroko, I thought the following.
Serial experiments lain is still going on today.
Chiaki Konaka
