{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a959bf9b99774710c6cb6ec4","clusterId":"c_d32d0f2255433fb7a0aff7c7","slug":"serial-experiments-lain-collaboration-items-pop-up-and-13-episode-screening-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Serial Experiments Lain Collaboration Items, Pop-Up, and 13-Episode Screening Announced","summary":"Fashion brand SEVESKIG has announced a collaboration with the 1998 TV anime 'serial experiments lain,' launching a two-venue event titled 'let's all love lain' in Tokyo this September. The project pairs a pop-up exhibition at Laforet Harajuku with a special screening of all 13 episodes at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas. The exhibition runs from September 2 to September 8 at Laforet Harajuku's 'MAKE THE STAGE' floor, with free admission. The screening runs from September 2 to September 9, with weekday sessions priced at 2,000 yen and weekend sessions at 3,000 yen, both tax included. A total of 21 collaboration items are planned: 7 from SEVESKIG's 2026-27AW collection, 8 at the Laforet Harajuku pop-up, and 6 at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas. Highlights include T-shirts featuring Yoshitoshi Abe's artwork, a Fragment Cardigan inspired by protagonist Lain Iwakura, and a made-to-order Jacquard Blanket. The first 500 visitors to both venues will receive a 'let's all love lain' can badge in one of eight random designs.","whyItMatters":"SEVESKIG's 2026-27AW collection theme is 'not equal' (≠), which the brand says strongly resonates with the anime's multiple Lains, a connection that informs the collaboration's design approach.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSEVESKIG is led by designer Takeshi Nagano, and its 2026-27AW theme \u0026#34;≠ (not equal)\u0026#34; covers disparity, mass consumption, AI-driven disinformation, and social media peer pressure.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe brand says the anime\u0026#39;s structure of multiple Lains \u0026#34;strongly resonates\u0026#34; with the season\u0026#39;s theme, informing the design approach.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Fragment Cardigan (66,000 yen) prints the \u0026#34;various Lains\u0026#34; seen by others and reconstructs them with special embroidery to express Lain\u0026#39;s fluctuating existence.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe long-sleeved \u0026#34;SEV vs lain Layer L/SL TEE\u0026#34; (27,500 yen) front carries the VHS package artwork drawn by Yoshitoshi Abe; its back prints Lain\u0026#39;s consciousness, symbolizing wavering reality perception as \u0026#34;people\u0026#39;s memories themselves are altered.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe 7 collection items go on sale sequentially at Laforet Harajuku and SEVESKIG retail stores, which include 22 wholesale partners across Japan from Akita to Kumamoto.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMade-to-order Jacquard Blanket orders run September 2, 11:00 a.m. to September 30, 23:59, with delivery scheduled sequentially from November 16.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAt Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas, goods are purchasable without a ticket; visitors scan QR codes at each venue with the official website\u0026#39;s scanner to record a visit stamp.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe event commemorates the collaboration announced in the 2026-27AW collection, and the copyright line reads (C)NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScreening pricing is special, so various discounts and viewing points do not apply.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SEVESKIG's 'let's all love lain' collab turns Lain's wavering existence into a 66,000 yen Fragment Cardigan, with a 13-episode screening at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas. Sept 2-9.","twitterPost":"The 2026-27AW collection theme is 'not equal' (≠). SEVESKIG says the multiple Lains in serial experiments lain resonate with that. Pop-up at Laforet Harajuku is free.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Fashion brand SEVESKIG is collaborating with the 1998 anime 'serial experiments lain' on a two-venue Tokyo event. Expect 21 collaboration items, a free pop-up exhibition at Laforet Harajuku, and a full 13-episode screening at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608264y\",\"title\":\"TV Anime 'serial experiments lain' Collaboration Items Released by SEVESKIG; Pop-Up Exhibition and Special Screening of All 13 Episodes Also Held\"},{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96351\",\"title\":\"Apparel brand SEVESKIG announces 21 collaborative items with anime 'serial experiments lain'\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/08/26/102405.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Let's All Love Lain\\\" - \\\"serial experiments lain\\\" x SEVESKIG! 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