Despera

Despera is a light novel and graphic novel series by the three main creators of Serial Experiments Lain. To quote The Other Wiki: "The story centers around a 14 year old girl named Ain, who often builds devices despite the lack of scientific background for them. The sci-fi alternative period story is set in Tokyo during the Taishō era in 1922, one year before the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake". Expect excellent character designs and Mind Screw.

A planned anime is currently in Development Hell. Initially due to the death of the director in 2013, but as of 2018 also because of the current state of the anime industry, according to Yoshitoshi ABe and Chiaki J. Konaka.