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“18-page standalone Lain manga bonus story featuring exclusive characters from both anime and PS game.”
Serial Experiments Lain: The Nightmare of Fabrication
serial experiments lain the nightmare of fabrication
7.46
3,573 rank · 23,803 readers · 418 favorites
Psychological
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Synopsis
18-page standalone Lain manga bonus story featuring exclusive characters from both anime and PS game.
The Nightmare of Fabrication is a beautifully drawn full-color manga from Yoshitoshi Abe. The 18 page short story can be found in the "an omnipresence in wired 'lain'" artbook. It's a bonus story which apparently isn't related with either the anime nor the PS game. It shows characters who were included in the PS game but not in the TV series (like the psychiatrist), but also determinant characters from the anime who didn't appear in the video game (like Deus). (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.54
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.54 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.13
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This manga is incredibly good, providing a surreal experience that reminds me of the sleep paralysis I once had with George Washington. Lain is even more problematic in this version than in the...”
- 7 “The mangaka successfully crafts compelling art and abstract ideas that make this one-shot a thought-provoking experience, proving to be a significant improvement over the TV series. While the...”
- 8 “This is a great manga that successfully captures the familiar, haunting atmosphere of the franchise while offering a unique look at a more innocent, unaware side of Lain Iwakura. However, it falls...”
Verbosity
Short · 63%
Medium · 13%
Long · 25%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Serial Experiments Lain: The Nightmare of Fabrication begins and ends here.
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published May 1999 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M4359 catalog