"Serial Experiments Lain" was first aired on TV Tokyo on July 6, 1998 and concluded on September 28, 1998 with the thirteenth and final episode. The series consists of 13 episodes (referred to in the series as "Layers") of 24 minutes each, except for the sixth episode, "Kids" (23 minutes 14 seconds). In Japan, the episodes were released in LD, VHS, and DVD with a total of five volumes. A DVD compilation named ""Serial Experiments Lain DVD-BOX Яesurrection"" was released along with a promo DVD called ""LPR-309"" in 2000. As this box set is now discontinued, a rerelease was made in 2005 called ""Serial Experiments Lain TV-BOX"". A 4-volume DVD box set was released in the US by Pioneer/Geneon. A Blu-ray release of the anime was made in December 2009 called ""Serial Experiments Lain Blu-ray Box | RESTORE"". The anime series returned to US television on October 15, 2012 on the Funimation Channel.