My favorite anime out there is Vampire Princess 
Miyu, often referred to in vampire-discussion 
circles as "the thinking person's vampire show". 
Eatman (especially the first season) is another 
thinker of a show, deep with moral dilemmas and 
plot twists. And while it doesn't rank up with 
Miyu and Eatman as an ultimate favorite, I've 
also seen and enjoyed Lain.

But there's only so much of that stuff that I can 
watch all at once. I love anime *because* it 
allows me to enjoy the medium of animation while 
also giving me something I to think about - which 
American animation usually doesn't bother to do. 
But I only enjoy the thinkers when I also get to 
give my brain a rest once in a while. That is why 
I also enjoy "fluffy" shows like Card Captor 
Sakura, Sailor Moon, and Tenshi ni Narumon. (But 
I still counter that these are all higher on the 
Thinking Scale than any serial US cartoon which 
comes to my mind. ~_~)

Now, however. . . If a Lain fan can answer just 
one question for me. . . What the heck was the 
whole point with the sister at the end? I think 
I "got" everything else - but not her. o_0

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac