Episode 1— Layer:01 – WEIRD
Aired July 6, 1998 · 24 min
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Lain Iwakura, a quiet 13-year-old girl, receives an email from a classmate who has recently died by suicide, sparking her curiosity rather than fear. As she investigates the message's origin, she becomes increasingly entangled in the mysterious connection between the physical world and the digital realm.
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