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“A game that doesn’t dare to dream isn’t a game at all!”

It’s difficult to give a series an accurate review or score just based on a few episodes and it’s entirely possible the plot ends up dropping the ball, but for now, 16bit Sensation has been a fun and compelling series with fantastic character dynamics and a lot of passion for the gaming/VN industry.

If you’re familiar with the author’s other work “The World God Only Knows,” there's a lot of similarities in how this series approaches its character writing, style and humor. The main character, Konoha, has been a consistently entertaining presence throughout the few ... episodes that have aired between her absolute passion for her craft as well as her silly antics. The art style and animation do a great job of bringing out her charm with how many different facial expressions she gets. She’s got some fun dynamics with the other introduced characters as well, who admittedly don’t have a ton to them just yet but certainly have potential. Even aside from the more charming comedy moments, Konoha has already had some very compelling character writing as well that will immediately get you invested in her story and goals. The quote I started this review off with comes directly from her and immediately sells you on the character, and the good moments haven’t stopped there. She feels like a great hybrid between Keima and Elsie almost, and her passion has been one of major selling points of this series. The other supporting cast members have also bounced off of her well and have been compelling and fun in their own ways. Plus, this series has cute girls! And cute girls who love cute girls! (in games)

The plot hasn’t picked up a ton yet but there’s a lot to like so far. This is definitely more of a character driven show but there’s a pretty intriguing time travel plot here that does a great job exploring the history of games and VNs as a medium and I’d even say the series has a bit of an educational vibe when it comes to some of these topics. There’s also a lot of potential for where the story can go given the ability the main character seems to have been given that will allow for a lot of creativity with how the plot can be approached. It’s entirely possible it could end up dropping the ball in future episodes but for now it’s been a pretty interesting aspect of the show.

The art style is visually really nice, the character designs in particular are very good with the important characters standing out visually and the art difference between 1992 and the current year feels really pronounced as well. The OST admittedly isn’t anything super special but fits for the series. All in all, this has been one of the most enjoyable and fun series this season with great humor, compelling character writing, and the overall “vibes” of the show just being super nice. I’m hoping this series gains more traction and more people check it out in the future, because there’s a lot of things to like about this series. It’s possible the series fumbles in later episodes and the score goes down, but if the plot ends up being fantastic and the characters remain compelling and have solid development, this could even turn into a 10.