I WASN'T A FAN OF LAIN BUT I BELIEVE THAT ARMITAGE 3 (ONE OF THE DIRECTOR'S OTHER WORKS) SHOULD APPROACH A SIMILAR MOOD WITHOUT THE FACTORS THAT MADE ME DISLIKE IT
IT SEEMS TO BE A COINFLIP WHETHER ANY GIVEN KONAKA PRODUCTION IS ACTUALLY GOOD OR WHETHER IT'S ONE OF THE #NOTHING_EVER_HAPPENS ONES. THE BIG O IS ANOTHER GOOD ONE FOR THE NOIR ENJOYERS; BUT I FIND MOST OF HIS WORK, LAIN INCLUDED, TO BE TEDIOUS AT BEST AND ACTIVELY DOGSHIT AT WORST.