Series synopsis
16bit Sensation: Another Layer, also known as 16bitセンセーション ANOTHER LAYER is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Gunma TV on October 5, 2023. It ended on December 28, 2023. It stars Aoi Koga, Atsushi Abe, Yui Horie and Ayako Kawasumi.
Konoha Akisato is an illustrator that loves beautiful girls and bishojo games. Her dream is to become a super-popular illustrator, so she is working hard at a bishojo game production company, but reality isn't that kind... With the golden age of social network games in full force, Konoha's company isn't doing well, and she works as a sub illustrator, spending her days painting the backs of random background characters.
One day, the owner of a game shop gives her a classic bishojo game. With all ...
Premise
Konoha Akisato is an illustrator that loves beautiful girls and bishojo games. Her dream is to become a super-popular illustrator, so she is working hard at a bishojo game production company, but reality isn't that kind... With the golden age of social network games in full force, Konoha's company isn't doing well, and she works as a sub illustrator, spending her days painting the backs of random background characters.
One day, the owner of a game shop gives her a classic bishojo game. With all her excitement over the golden age of bishojo games, she opens the package to "Dokyusei," and is enveloped by a bright light. Konoha then realizes that she just traveled back in time!
She ends up in the year 1992! It's the dawn of the bishojo game era! Konoha ends up working at a company called Alcohol Soft. Will she be able to think about, draw, and create all the beautiful girls she’s ever wanted?!
A story about a girl and her overwhelming love for beautiful girls—"Now, let's begin!"
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aoi Koga as Konoha Akisato (voice)
- Atsushi Abe as Mamoru Rokuta (voice)
- Yui Horie as Meiko Uehara (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Kaori Shimoda (voice)
- Kentaro Ito as Masaru Rokuta (voice)
- Jun Fukushima as Kiyoshi Gomikawa (voice)
- Aya Yamane as Toya Yamada (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | October 5, 2023 | December 28, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Traveled Back in Time?! Konoha Akisato is a struggling illustrator who dreams of being lead artist on a visual novel masterpiece. When Konoha stumbles onto a mysterious used video game store, she finds herself warped back in time to 1992 Akihabara! |
October 5, 2023 |
| 2 |
Let’s Make Bishojo Games Together! Konoha ends up in Akihabara in the year 1992. She finds that the building she works at is now a computer shop, with a bishojo game company on the second floor. Could Konoha's 21st century art skills be the key to survival? |
October 12, 2023 |
| 3 |
I Wanted to See All of You Again! Konoha suddenly finds herself back in the year 2023, with little to show for her adventure, and no way to contact anyone at Alcohol Soft. Now it's up to Konoha to figure out a way to turn back time once again! |
October 19, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Gunma TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2023 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 00:30:00 |