Production 2nd clear file
Clear file credited to Production 2nd, the planning group behind the anime and game. It may have been a bonus with the LD box, which is unconfirmed (?).
GOODS
Merchandise
What was made to sell alongside Lain, from the 1998 mail-in prizes to the figures of the 2020s, in date order. The pictures are the archive's own copies; each entry links to where it came from. The game itself is on Game, the records on Music and the books on Books. No official Volks (Dollfie) Lain doll is known to exist. Photos of anything missing are very welcome: see Contribute.
lain special parka (game mail-in prize)
Hooded parka offered by lottery to 1,000 buyers of the PlayStation game. Lawrence Eng's list calls it a mail-back campaign prize tied to the LD and the game.
Sources: archived page · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Original telephone card (video release mail-in prize)
Pioneer offered an original phone card by lottery to 500 buyers of the lain LD, VHS or DVD. Lawmune lists a 'privilege gift' phone card as a game mail-back prize, so the exact campaign behind each card design is unclear (?).
Sources: archived page · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
lain original CD carrying case (music campaign prize)
Runner-up prize (300 winners) in a 1998 campaign for buyers of the Duvet single, the ending single and the first soundtrack; the top prize was a Pioneer DVL-909 DVD/LD player. Entries closed 1998-10-31.
Sources: archived page · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
AX magazine gift telephone card, trading card and poster
Freebies bundled with issues of AX, the magazine that ran the lain graphic and text serial in 1998.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Pencil board (shitajiki)
Two-sided plastic pencil board with lain artwork.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Postcard set (3 cards)
Set of three lain postcards.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
First-press privilege cards
Small cards (possibly postcards) that seem to have shipped with first pressings of the Japanese LDs.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Animedic promo clear file
Promotional clear file listed by Lawrence Eng as coming from Animedic.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
PlayStation game promotional poster
Shop poster for the PlayStation game.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
TV series promotional poster
Poster advertising the TV broadcast.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Video release promotional poster
Poster advertising the LD, VHS and DVD releases.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Soundtrack promotional poster
Poster for the soundtrack CDs.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Design Sketch booklet (promo)
Not-for-sale booklet of design sketches.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Lain/Boa promo cards
Promo cards in four colours (blue, light blue, red, yellow) that Lawrence Eng labels 'Lain/Boa cards' with a question mark. What they promoted is unclear (?).
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Telephone cards (set of designs)
At least seven different lain phone cards are known to collectors; makers and release routes for each design are not all documented.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Weather Break sticker set (3 designs)
Promotional stickers using ABe's Weather Break end-card art, given out partly because the home video releases did not carry every end card.
Sources: ja.wikipedia.org archived · lawmune.net archived
Media Arts Festival award commemorative sticker and clear file
Celebrates the series winning an Excellence Prize in the animation division of the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival (1998).
Sources: lawmune.net archived · ja.wikipedia.org archived · lawmune.net archived
T-shirts (moon background, photo print)
Two T-shirt designs, plus trial 'baby tee' versions (moon background and 'I'm still here') that only a few vendors received.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Garage kits (2 kits, late 1990s)
Two resin garage kits listed by Lawrence Eng; makers are not named on his page.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
lain Iwakura doll (bear suit), designed by Chiaki J. Konaka
Bear-suit Lain doll designed by head writer Chiaki J. Konaka in summer 2000. First sold only at events such as Wonder Festival and Comiket (reportedly about 100 pieces), then by mail order and in shops from 2001-06-15.
Sources: lain.wiki archived · lawmune.net archived · archived page · archived page
Lain lunchbox DVD set and lunchboxes
US collector's set: a full-size metal lunchbox holding the four Pioneer DVDs, a bôa Duvet CD and sticker sheets. The empty lunchbox and two mini lunchbox designs were also sold.
Sources: lain.wiki archived · tachibana.blog archived · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Rondo Robe Maiden Flight promotional telephone card
Phone card drawn as a prize at 'PIONEER LDC PRESENTS RONDO ROBE MAIDEN FLIGHT', Pioneer Animation's 10th anniversary festival.
Sources: lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Toynami limited edition Lain dolls (5 outfits)
US-only dolls: school uniform and bear suit (2002), then urban outfit, Duvet outfit with guitar (October 2003) and DJ outfit (November 2003). Each variant is said to be limited to 3,000 pieces (?).
Sources: lain.wiki archived · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived · lawmune.net archived
Mythwear Lain bags
Line of messenger, sling and tech bags in two designs (Lain in bear suit, Lain line art), sold through the Right Stuf catalog around Fall 2004.
Sources: tachibana.blog archived · lawmune.net archived · archive.org · lawmune.net archived
lain 1/8 scale PVC figure
About 180 mm tall painted figure based on an illustration from the Wani Magazine art book; release date listed as 2006-07-16 (?).
Sources: suruga-ya.jp archived · 1999.co.jp · amiami.jp archived
lain_camera iPhone app
Camera app from the Blu-ray promotion that made Lain appear inside photos of the real world.
Sources: ja.wikipedia.org archived
serial experiments lain 20th anniversary event promo CD 'Cyberia Layer_2 JJ's Bootleg Mix'
Limited promo CD handed out at the 20th anniversary event at CIRCUS Tokyo on 2018-07-07 (attended by Konaka, ABe and Kaori Shimizu). Details are from a search summary of lain.wiki and need checking (?).
serial experiments lain duvet ep (7 inch vinyl)
20th anniversary 7 inch with four versions of Duvet (original, TV size, acoustic, Cyberia Mix), released 2018-12-19 at 2,500 yen.
Sources: otakuusamagazine.com archived · cal.syoboi.jp archived
Anique digital artworks and Primo Art limited print
20 lain artworks sold as single-owner digital certificates by lottery and auction (from 2019-09-30). Owners could also buy a numbered, framed 10-colour 'Primo Art' print, 400 x 310 mm, for 70,000 yen before tax.
Sources: animenewsnetwork.com archived
CLUB CYBERIA Layer:03 rubber band and postcard
Every visitor to the 2019-11-16 fan event at SOUND MUSEUM VISION, Shibuya, got a Club Cyberia rubber band and a key-visual postcard by Akima; MESSA STORE also ran a 'lain POP UP STORE ver.1.30' with licensed apparel there.
Sources: animeanime.global archived · animeanime.global archived
lain 2020 eXhibition acrylic stands (Weather Break art)
Eight acrylic stands, mostly of ABe's Weather Break end cards, sold during Anique's online exhibition (2020-10-28 to 2023-10-30). A digital stand with certificate cost 550 yen and the physical one 2,200 yen total.
Sources: lp.anique.jp archived · tachibana.blog archived · lain.wiki archived · anique-static-server.imgix.net archived
lain 2020 eXhibition framed artwork, phone cases and VRM figure
Made-to-order framed prints (digital 1,650 yen, with real frame 56,650 yen), white and black phone cases (5,950 yen with digital part) and a 4,950 yen VRM model for VR and AR use.
Sources: lp.anique.jp archived · anique-static-server.imgix.net archived
25th anniversary 'phygital' acrylic stand
NFC-chip acrylic stand of an ABe jacket illustration with a circuit-board design and 25th anniversary icon, sold at AnimeJapan 2023 (March 25 and 26) for 3,300 yen; scanning it gave an ownership token and an AR view.
Sources: prtimes.jp archived · prcdn.freetls.fastly.net archived
25th anniversary POP UP STORE apparel (with TEXHNOLYZE 20th)
Joint pop-up at Yurakucho Marui (2023-08-26 to 09-10) and Kobe Marui (09-15 to 24) with artist-collaboration apparel and a large new ABe illustration supervised by Yasuyuki Ueda. A 12-card postcard set was a bonus for Epos card members.
Sources: news.denfaminicogamer.jp archived · h-messa.com archived · news.denfaminicogamer.jp archived
Layer 3301: De-Cipher 'Protocol Key' (cancelled ARG)
Digital key for a 25th anniversary puzzle game supervised by Yasuyuki Ueda, which promised digital, physical and real cel rewards. The game was announced in June 2023 and later cancelled.
Sources: ja.wikipedia.org archived · dengekionline.com archived
Weird Exhibition replica cel
Museum-grade reproduction of the episode 10 image of Lain tangled in cables; 55,000 yen at Anique Shop, $525 via GONKBONK (10 pieces). Pre-orders 2024-11-29 to 2025-01-19.
Sources: shop.anique.jp archived · animenewsnetwork.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Weird Exhibition acrylic lamination
Multi-layer acrylic piece recreating a scene from episode 11 (16,500 yen / $150).
Sources: shop.anique.jp archived · gonkbonk.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Weird Exhibition CD-style acrylic block with soundtrack download
CD-shaped block (3,980 yen / $35) with a download code for 72 soundtrack tracks, including the long out-of-print Cyberia Mix and BOOTLEG material.
Sources: shop.anique.jp archived · famitsu.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Weird Exhibition KV T-shirt (white, black)
T-shirt with the new Yoshitoshi ABe key visual (3,850 yen / $30).
Sources: shop.anique.jp archived · animenewsnetwork.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Weird Exhibition trading mini acrylic blocks (7 types)
5 x 5 cm blocks with LD jacket art and a new ABe visual; 880 yen each in Japan, $12 blind or $84 per set in the US.
Sources: shop.anique.jp archived · gonkbonk.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Lain plushies (Wired dress and bear onesie)
Two 10 inch plushes put up for pre-order in July 2024 at $54.99 and shipped near the end of 2024. Whether they carry an NBCUniversal licence is not stated on the product page (?).
Sources: peakfigures.com archived · tachibana.blog archived · peakfigures.com archived
Nendoroid Lain Iwakura
About 100 mm articulated figure with several face plates and parts such as a bag and a NAVI; released March 2025 and reissued January 2026.
Sources: goodsmile.com archived · goodsmile.com archived
Lain Iwakura bust garage kit by Ayumu Hamano
Resin bust sold in person at Wonder Festival 2025 (2025-02-09) for 15,000 yen; later mail order was uncertain.
Sources: tachibana.blog archived · tachibana52.wordpress.com archived
lain x CONTINUE collaboration T-shirt and canvas board
Goods using ABe's cover art for CONTINUE Vol.85, which ran a 50-page lain feature. Orders opened 2025-03-11; the F3 canvas was 4,950 yen.
Sources: qjweb.myshopify.com archived · qjweb.myshopify.com archived · natalie.mu archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
serial experiments lain x GEEKS RULE silkscreen T-shirts
Two silkscreen T-shirt designs at 12,100 yen, released from 2025-08-09.
Sources: uptodate.tokyo archived · geeksrule.official.ec archived · uptodate.tokyo archived
POP UP PARADE Lain Iwakura L size
Non-scale figure about 230 mm tall, sculpted by Daigaku, released February 2026; a reissue is listed on Good Smile US.
Sources: dengekionline.com archived · goodsmileus.com · cdn.shopify.com archived
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Nendoroid lain iwakura: Bear Pajamas Ver. [Basic] (No. 3011)
Lower-cost 'Basic' Nendoroid in the bear pajamas, 4,400 yen, shipping August 2026; Good Smile's own shop added a Bike-chan picture bonus.
Sources: goodsmile.com archived · goodsmile.com archived
serial experiments lain x Fumo Collection gaming goods
Varmilo keyboards (31,980 yen), mouse pads, pixel-art keycaps (3,980 yen), a neon-style LED light and a wearable blanket styled after Lain's bear pajamas. Orders 2026-03-10 to 04-14; keyboards due 2026-08-31.
Sources: fumo-collection.com archived · news.denfaminicogamer.jp archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Tachibana General Laboratories 'C108 dispatched researcher support kit'
Tachibana Labs themed set listed in September 2026 for Comic Market 108, 4,000 yen. Contents not checked (?).
Sources: fumo-collection.com archived · cdn.shopify.com archived
Grifons' Garden garage kits (incl. Weather Break kit)
Resin kits by the circle Grifons' Garden; the Weather Break kit from February 2005 was the last Lain garage kit for about 20 years.
Sources: tachibana.blog archived · tachibana52.wordpress.com archived
