Dimension W

Dimension W was an anime I personally was excited for when I was checking the list of winter anime this year. The premise is interesting, the key visual seemed nice and the main character was a badass. What did I get? An interesting premise, nice visuals and a main character who is an ultimate badass. Some things felt lacking such as a convoluted story and rushed pacing. Also some characters end up lacking depth, but some characters do have depth, primarily the lead character. However, Dimension W ended up being a satisfying anime, even though I was hoping a little more from it. ~{Story}~ The story of Dimension W takes place in futuristic setting where people have created an unlimited source of energy, called coils, by discovering fourth dimension, Dimension W (which pretty much is the negative plane of X, according to their graphs). Kyouma, our protagonist, is someone who would die but never use coils for a certain reason and he is forced to work with a coiled-powered robot girl (who can use human emotions) to find illegal coils. The premise is indeed interesting. The whole concept around this coils is pretty good. Some of the backstories given, primarily the one for Kyouma, is fantastic. Though there are some problems with this. The execution isn’t as good as I was hoping for. The story is good but it didn’t feel properly presented. At times the narrative felt too messy and too unorganized. It would have been bet to focus on the major characters, rather than introduce too many character and not properly focus on any of them. At times it felt like the anime was losing my attention, even though the story isn’t bad, just unorganized. Story: 4/10 ~{Presentation}~ First off, the atmosphere is outstanding in Dimension W. The futuristic setting looks and feels really cool. The style used in the anime is also nice. However there are some inconsistencies in its presentation. At times there will be moments where there’s too much exposition given (such as the concept of Dimension W), while at times, there’s too little exposition given (such as the main villains’ goals). At first, Dimension W stars off episodic (or more preferably arc based) but it slowly transitions to one major story. The transition works really well and feels proper. However, the pacing is an issue in Dimension W. At times, it feels like the anime is moving too fast for its own good. I never get enough time to breathe with these characters, especially in the second half. Everything moves so fast that I have little time to comprehend everything going on, so I end up rewatching those episodes. Presentation: 4/10 ~{Character}~ One of the best thing about Dimension W is its characters, yet one of its worst points is its characters. Let me explain why. Kyouma, our protagonist, is a badass. He’s super skilled and super likeable. His attitude might be a little too rude, especially to his partner Mira, but it just makes him look even cooler (besides, he’s got his reasons why he acts like that). And his flashback makes him such well-developed character. Then you have Mira, who, for the most time, just feels like she’s there just for the sake of being there. At first I thought there were going to go somewhere with her story with her creator, but it just fell flat and they continued on without her playing a huge role. She seemed like wasted potential. Loser, who is one of the supporting characters in this anime, is very well done. His backstory adds enough depth and easily one of the better characters of the series. The rest of the supporting cast is pretty weak though. There’s a lot of characters in Dimension W and not a lot of them get enough depth. I couldn’t care less about those African characters they introduced in the second half. Also the antagonists are pretty lame too. Character: 5/10 ~{Art}~, One of the high points of Dimension W is its art style. The futuristic world really looks good. The use of color is also very nice. Something about the art also feels very diverse. You’ll see metropolitan settings, to foggy forests, to futuristic buildings. Dimension W is really good to look at. The art may not be the most detailed art out there, as some objects do have plain textures, the art design totally makes up for it. Also the character designs are top-notch. Something about Kyouma makes him look like a futuristic samurai (I don’t blame that African kid misunderstanding him). His design makes him look like a badass. Also Mira’s design is great too. Loser’s design is also fantastic (and he kind of looks like Zero from Code Geass). Art: 7/10 ~{Animation}~ The animations are also fantastic in Dimension W. It consistently smooth and fantastic. During the action sequences, smooth animation is present with minimal CGI used. Look at the OP for example, the animations when both Kyouma’s doing action and when he’s dancing (which is fun to look at) is very, very smooth, and similar animation quality can be found in the entire series. The CGI, when present, is sone really well. It never felt too distracting and it merges easily with its hand-drawn compartments. At times, I don’t even notice the CGI when it is used because it’s that good. The action choreography is also excellent. The camera angles used during these scene really makes the scene a lot more enjoyable. Animation: 7/10 ~{Voice Acting}~ First of all, Dimension W has a great cast. You’ve got Ono Daisuke playing as Kyouma and he does a fine job with his role. It may not be the best he’s done, but even if he doesn’t try, he’s talented enough to sound like he’s doing well. Ueda Reina does Mira, and she also does a fine job. Ueda might have given her best here as her voice acting is the one that stands out the most. And then you’ve got Nakamura Yuuichi doing Loser. Again, just like with OnoD, He doesn’t have to do much to sound good as he’s already very talented. Then you’ve got other well-known and talented seiyuu in Dimension W doing supporting roles, such as Ohara Sayaka, Sakaguchi Daisuke, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, and Ishida Akira, and they all do a fine role. Even though the list of seiyuu is great, it felt like they all could have done something more with their characters since their all very talented. Nevertheless, they all still do a fine job. Voice Acting: 6/10 ~{Music}~ The music is also pretty good in Dimension W. The OP, “Genesis”, is pretty catchy and nice to listen (although the visuals that go with the OP make the OP much better). The OP does really feel cool. The ED, “Contrast”. The background music used in the anime is also pretty good. It has this funky techno-beat to it and it makes the scenes more enjoyable. The background music adds to the action scenes. Although I was hoping for a little more from the background music, but it’s fine the way it is. Music: 5.5/10 ~{Enjoyment}~ Dimension W is an enjoyable anime to a certain degree. The main character, Kyouma, is enough for me to enjoy this anime really. The atmosphere and setting is also great and the story is also very interesting. The premise is top-notch too. However, due to inconsistent narrative and the plot being unorganized. At times, Dimension W loses my attentions and I feel like I couldn’t care less about what was going, which is a shame because it’s got a good story to tell. Also most of the characters end up lacking character development so it’s hard for me to feel about them. At least Kyouma and Loser get sufficient character development, so I ended up liking those two characters. Enjoyment: 5/10 In the end, Dimension W was a fun ride. It’s got a nice premise with a very interesting setting, the main character is very likeable and well developed, the art style is very attractive and the action is really fun due to its great animation. The plot can feel a little messy as times and it can lose your attention, but it has a good story to tell. I was hoping that some of the other characters get just as much development as Kyouma and Loser gets. Still, Dimensi…

I'll start off like I usually do for reviews and if I enjoyed it or not. I enjoyed this one. So the quick summary is....Our MC Kyoma does not like Coils (Coils are the things taht run all technology in this world) and his job is ironically to hunt down illegal coils. I'll give a quick snapshot of what Dimension W (power source is) Dimension W is the fourth dimension that is being used as a energy source in this world. New Tesla is the organization that moderates the power. W is very unstable and illegal coils can go haywire and rip apart the fabrics of reality. Good! All caught up now I'll actually talk a bit about the story. Now for the more in depth stuff that would be spoilerific. I don't do that. But the show itself spends the first 6 episodes with seemingly random missions where Kyoma meets Mira (Robot girl) and they become partners. Everything is told as a mystery not really knowing what is going on as the pieces come together. Kyoma also reveals that he has a bit of a memory lapse due to a mission he went with his group the beasts of Grendel. The last half of the anime is big stuff as everything comes at a rapid fire pace with everything being solved pretty quickly. Everything begins to fall into place as we learn that some characters played a specific role in the huge event that also took Kyoma's memory....Also the main bad guy made me cringe because he looked very similar to someone snakey... that's all I say.(possible spoiler) Also he shows up we learn about him..and is dealt with in...3 episodes? Thoughts: I gave it an 7. Dimension W is an anime that builds towards a big pay off in the end. It has a bit of scientific jargon flopping around as they try to make Dimension W sound as real as they could. It's a dimension of possibilities as is the anime. I'm also a sucker for a cute girl like Mira. There's bits of action some blood and even a bit of darker moments. Although the dark moments are quickly defused a little too quickly for my taste. I'll say its a solid anime that will probably be forgotten due to nothing being extremely memorable. But hey it's something to check out.

Dimension W was really hyped at the time of its premiere. I will admit, at the beginning, it showed a lot of promise, but I think it made the same mistake a lot of anime make, where they try to make too much happen too fast. A bad enough ending can ruin anything (Madoka Magica Movie 3, Jormungand Perfect Order), but a confusing ending can make a compelling anime seem underwhelming. At the end, too much happened too fast for anything to really sink in. It sucks, because in pretty much all other respects, Dimension W was excellent. It was smart, had good style, and good action. The ending just didn't work. Compare this to something like Blood Blockade Battlefront. It had a complex ending, sure, but it was told in a much better way, and had good characters to keep the audience invested. That's not really the case with Dimension W. I'm sure that things will become easier to follow in the English Dub, but for now at least it is something good that could have been great.

Dimension W feels like it has something really good with lots of potential to be a very good cyber-punk action show.....however. Well before LA even starts this review, LA will say that LA did a bit of an experimentation when viewing this anime to see if simultaneously watching BOTH subbed and FUNimation Dubbed vers. in the ways of odd episodes are dubbed ONLY with even episodes being Subbed would be just something interesting for LA's viewing experience...it was however LA won't be trying this method for a looong time. Why?, because it was sooo hard keeping track of which voice actor voiced who (more specifically with Dimension W's large ensemble cast). As for LA's viewing experience, it was a nice way of seeing if the dubbed or subbed vers. was in tune with each other and gave LA a psuedo-unbiased look at the dub (due it being odd episodes so LA technically watched it in dubbed first) but about the dub and sub will be later. For now let's get to what LA meant by LA's first statement to this anime. Dimension W has many strengths when it comes down to it, from it's initially interesting characters as well as it's world-building it did in establishing the coils and their true intent with the coils. Character development or to be more precise backstory was heavily used especially to our resident main protagonist Kyoma Mabuchi and that helped flesh out his dilemma about his for robotics and him even being a collector of coils. The animation done by Studio 3Hz and Orange is also stunning to look at from the bolded detailed to it's character designs and extremely fluid battle scenes, the psuedo-cyber and variety of gorgeous backgrounds (from supernatural craziness, cyber-like wastelands to the typical futuristic yet urbanized buildings) and the animation is one of major highlights of Dimension W without a doubt. The last strength LA will say is that although the finale gets really nutty and crazy with it's reality warping (it's called "DIMENSION W"...LA doubt this is a spoiler people), the finale did wrap up this well and did give something of a good sendoff to the anime. However with strengths comes weaknesses and although these weaknesses don't outright make the anime horrible per say, it still has an effect on the anime. Dimension W as much as they put emphasis to Kyoma's mysterious backstory, one of the biggest problems is that not only Kyoma but also Mira is affected with having no character development until the final 5 episodes of the anime, there is a bit of leeway to this as the first 7 episodes focuses on the introduction of Dimension W and it's characters and the world of coils then starts to see separate coil cases with plotlines that don't have a major effect to the main plot but it does gives us context as to the coil's true defect and that adds up into world building sure...but other than that, the coils in general are nothing but a plot device and all the plotlines including the main one focuses more on characters backstories than developing the characters as the plot progresses. While LA says this LA's opinions of the characters is that LA does sees Kyoma as a badass.....yet LA HATED it when he kept treating Mira poorly (mind you LA didn't outright hated Kyoma for this but still annoyed LA from time to time especially when he constantly calls Mira a "piece of junk"), as for Mira..well she was LA's favourite character as she was the Hope Spot and a constant source of help to the plot at hand and Mira's voice actor helped with this. The minor characters that had no connection to Kyoma and his backstory however got it MUCH worse being nothing but having importance only inside of their own arcs. The final arc is pretty long too but even then only a few minor characters that were introduced had little effect to the major plotline besides being support or annoying red herrings or spanner in the work distractions for Kyoma and Mira to the anime. So where is the lost potential LA was talking about?, the coils and it's defects and the fact there are hundreds of them could have made this anime sooo much better shifting focus from characters to world building and what or HOW the coils functioned or go into more cases about coil malfunction to the most extreme degree and develop it's characters along the way. The last bit of potential wasted was Loser in his entirety, a sort of rival to Kyoma's coil hunting, never really had his exploits fully shown to us and the mere fact that he was an interesting character only for him to be relegated to ONLY when Loser was needed to further Kyoma's backstory dampened the experience and wasted potential on him. Now mind you LA still enjoyed Kyoma's backstory and how the anime still used his mysterious backstory to tie up loose ends to past events that links to the major plotline but looking deeper to the coils and it's lore would had been nice instead of being handwaved away as "it's the future!". Alright time to talk dubbing. LA actually enjoyed both vers. of Dimension W and NONE of either sides of the voice actors weren't bad or horrible. On the FUNimation dubbed side, LA would say that Jad Saxton as Mira was extremely good choice as Jad fit into Mira's shy yet extremely helpful and caring nature, Christopher Sabat as Kyoma was also the same and LA very much approved of both roles. The minor voice cast did well too with NO annoyance from any of the minor dubbed voice cast. This dub is actually one of the consistently good dubs LA has seen from FUNimation and pretty much gives praise to Colleen Clinkenbeard and Zach Bolton the ADR Director for the great picks in choosing their voice actors and their dubbed script. LA's favourite dub voice actor would go to Jad Saxton because does LA need to say it. On the flipside, the Japanese was pretty good and LA just have to say the same as LA said nearly verbatim as the FUNimation dub for this, the minor voice cast was great, Daisuke Ono was great as Kyoma and Reina Ueda as Mira was LA's favoruite voice actor just LA's reasoning for Reina is pretty much that Reina Ueda's adorable vocals as Mira was just great and again brought out the "Hope Spot" for the series. If LA had to choose which way to watch this anime...LA would say either of them is fine as neither did horribly or deterred your experience. However if you want Mira at her finest...stick to the Japanese (no offense to Jad Saxton as LA DOES love Jad as Mira and everything but dubs DO have a problem with portraying moe and Jad Saxton did a good job at this which is RARE, but Reina Ueda's vocals were just too damn adorable to let up), if you don't care for it...go with whatever suits you, LA is just showing LA's taste is all. Soo from all this, is Dimension W bad or good?...LA will say it's still a good anime as result even with all it's wasted potential of interesting plotlines it could take itself to, to the faults it had with it's characters and it's barren character development outside of our main protagonist's backstory to it's lack of explanation about coils outside of being plot devices but even with this, the end product still gave out a gorgeously intriguing action-filled cyber-punk anime focusing on one man who collects illegally dangerous coils.

The premise was promising and had a lot of potential but they didn't capitalise on it. Frankly I don't blame them because it was doomed from the start. What was we expecting from a 12-episode season? That is way too short for such a complex concept. This is a shame because the studio actually did a good job with the task given to them. It felt rushed at times but it was still coherent although the concept of Dimension W was glazed over too much making it difficult to follow. I would actually say they left too much explaining until the end. I would have preferred the info dump at the start so I could keep in the loop throughout the series. Now for the other elements of the show.. Character development - 3/5 It wasn't bad, the relationship dynamic started off sterile between the main characters then built up nicely towards the end of the season. Animation - 3/5 Decent but nothing to write home about. The fight scenes were not thrilling for what they could have been. In the penultimate episode they actually skipped to the end of a key battle which disappointed me a lot. Story - 3/5 I considered a higher rating purely for originality and potential because everything was set up to be an interesting story but the final reveals were underwhelming. A lot of people will be divided over the conclusion of this season for sure. The time constraints of such a short series impacted the final product. I got nothing out of it but mild entertainment and a good soundtrack.

While thoroughly entertaining all the way through, there is still a bit of something lacking in Dimension W. The universe set up here has probably been done before in some way, shape, or form, but this has it's own unique spin. However, I must say the story that we follow goes in-and-out in a sense. The first couple of episodes establishes the story and then throws us into the fray to learn the ropes. Then, the next couple episodes (a two-part story) feel like a story that we'd see sometime later. Then the rest is basically setting up for the big final arc. I think the problem is there wasn't enough time to get to know the feel of everything before having to up the ante. Since I haven't delved into the manga, I can't say how much of a difference there is between that and the anime (though, I'm certain there's bound to be some changes). The main characters are what you would call the odd couple. You have one character that hates modern technology, and the other who is modern technology. These sort of pairing always work because they're polar opposites. Like what I said before about early establishing, although we focus on our two main characters, there's just not a whole lot of chemistry with them. We do, however, get individual developments was the story progresses. Some of the supporting cast appear to be important to the story, but most of them barely show up (a couple, we see in the beginning, but not later on). Again, this could have to do with adapting from the manga. The animation is quite impressive on this, especially with the action sequences. I've seen the other works from Studio 3Hz, and the fluid movement of the characters is something they've done before. There's lots of detail with the setting, either showing what's brand new and what's old and rusty (which is one of the themes in the show). I may be a bit too critical trying to compare the series with the original source material (that I haven't even read yet), and I don't want to say that every adaptation, for the most part, has to stick with what it's based on. Of course, we're talking about a 12 episode adaptation of a story that I'm sure is further explained in the manga. I just felt like there not should've but could've been a better told story. All criticism aside, I still found Dimension W to be a delight.

What started off as promising poorly delivers near the end. Imagine a world where mankind, through use of cutting edge technology, has access to unlimited electrical energy. Sounds interesting, right? How would such devices work? How would it affect the worlds economy? What would happen if something goes wrong with a device? All these questions and more will be touched on and never brought up again! Instead the story focuses on how the devices use memories and the past or something to that nature. Taking what could have been an interesting concept, where the main characters ideals are somewhat understandable, and tossing it out the window. Three characters have interesting designs, that being the lead characters and another that is introduced in the second episode, but the rest are easily forgettable.

Confused anime riddled with plot holes. An attempt to build a hard-science epic with half-grasped quantum physics concepts stretched to utter absurdity. While it manages to hold your curiosity for a few episodes with amazing art, tech and set design, great animation and dense mysteries it quickly unravels into a crapfest of mumbo-jumbo quotes as it tries to tie the science with oh-so-dear concepts a living soul, the majesty of feelings and all-together human greatness... The PE=wmc^2 scene being particularly offending to anyone with any fragment of physics awareness. But pretty much a complete let-down every time the show actually comes to a point where it must tell you something concrete about what's been unfolding. I could bear another amnesiac main character if it led to a somewhat philosophically profound promised ending, but it's just sentimental dribble and romantic clichés all the way down. Should've taken the hint when the show goes straight from introducing characters in a sci-fi utopia into a Twilight Zone Edgar Alan Poe adaption on the 3rd episode. As a fan of both hard-science and Poe, this mash-up fails to deliver on both. But if you can bear to ignore all that, there's plenty of eye-candy to enjoy.

This is a surprisingly well done anime in a fairly unusual futuristic setting - which centers around "coils" that provide humanity with infinite energy. The world feels cyberpunkish or at least high tech, the protagonist is an adult and not a teen, and characters are fairly well done. The story follows mostly episodic format with over arching plot that ties inidividual episodes together. Story: 6/10: The world is very interesting, appears to be fairly well thought out, and I don't recall anything similar to it in another title. It has cyberpunk-ish feeling to it, as I said, or at least gives impression of technologically advanced futuristic society. The world appear to be fairly well thought out, however, the anime doesn't really go out of its way to explain every single detail about it, and leaves many things open to interpretation, most likely on purpose. Final episode contained a small detail that left me scratching my head and wondering what really happened here. The story format is less serious than, say, Ghost in the Shell or Patlabor, and is more similar to "adventure" kind of anime with more action in it, and even some mystery segments. Art: 7/10 Art is very well done, highly detailed and fluid. It didn't leave me speechless, but it is definitely above average visual quality - with well drawn and detailed characters and background, which are also fluidly animated. There are fight scenes, they're done very well. On occasion I spotted some CG being used, but they're incredibly well done, and noticing them is quite difficult. Sound: 6/10: Sound does its job, and is pleasant, but that's about it. Solid voice work from all actors. Characters: 7/10: Most of them aren't deeply explained, and while they're have personality, they ostly exist for story purposes. Male lead is a bit cold/distant and possibly could be portrayed better. However, female lead is amazing/adorable, and watching her is incredibly enjoyable. Likewise her reactions feel more believable than other character's, and she stands out compared to the rest of them. Basically, very well done female lead, and everybody else is okay-ish. Enjoyment: 7/10: I liked it but wasn't smitten by it. This anime was a bit of a surprise, because of unusual theme, unusual world, and unusual turn of the story. There were some oddities in last episodes that make them feel like story quality dropped a bit compared to the rest of anime, but maybe it is just me. Overall: 7/10: IT is a quality anime that is definitely worth checking out. I did not feel like this is a "masterpiece level" title, but it is definitely one of the higher quality ones. IT is worth checking out if you want sci-fi setting, adult protagonist, interesting world, and unusual story.

Dimension W Story 7: Humans discovered a 4th dimension(infinite source of energy). The new energy was on "coils" something man made to hold this power, New Tesla Energy being the leader in this and then soon leading to illegal unofficial coils. Art 8: It was well made, not movie quality but it was really really well. The art work on Mira was always cute! Kyousma art work was boring compare to all of them, but then again he wasn't a big person for fun. There wasn't any filter art too. Sound 8: I watched this dubed and I got to say the voice actors are great! A lot of great actors are in this anime. Opening song is great and closing song is good, there isn't any tracks that cough my attention during the show. Character 9: I can't say I love/hate all the characters, but for the ones I do I feel like they work perfectly in this anime. Their back stories are amazing too, the reason why Kyousma doesn't like coils and the reason why Loser does what he does, is just great! Enjoyment 9: I finished this anime on a plane.. I really wanted to keep watching after each episode. Very fun, funny and slight ecchi too!! wish I knew that before I watched it on the plane <_< Overall 8.2: Great anime, I hope for there to be more titles with the same characters/cast soon.. https://www.instagram.com/p/BX86xF_HHvk/?taken-by=geek.workshop Thanks for reading :)

The premise, main character development, and art style of this series are exceptional, but this anime does have some problems. There are times I feel like the creators make events happen just to move the story forward without bothering to explain how they are possible in the world they created. Furthermore, some of the supporting character's backstories aren't developed at all leaving the viewer wondering about them, while other supporting character's personalities feel inconsistent and contradictory. Most of the problems I have with the show I feel like could of been fixed if they expanded the series to 24 episodes rather than 12 and incorporated more material from the manga instead of trying to fit so much into what we were given. Some of these issues can still be addressed in later seasons, but they don't have the material to make those seasons at the moment, so I have to rate this series based on what is here right now. The thing that disappoints me the most about this anime is that I believe it has the necessary building blocks to be a 8 or 9 star series. The show’s premise is pretty unique, complex, and interesting once you wrap your head around it. Character development of Kyouma and Mira is well done with them having one of the best rapports I’ve seen between partners in an anime series. Its art style is beautiful and seemed to capture my attention drawing me into the anime while also portraying a fantasy world in a believable way that actually made it seem like it could be a possible future for us to live in. In the end, I personally enjoyed it more than my rating suggests and I would probably rewatch it before most of the other shows I would rank above it. However, I can poke more holes in this anime than any other I can think of and that really bugs me, so my rating reflects that since I have to consdier the anime as a whole rather than just its parts. I do suggest whoever reads this though to watch the show especially if you are interested in the synopsis, but I recommend not thinking about it too much after you've finished the series. My initial impression of the title was a lot higher until I started analyzing it and realized how many questions the show left unanswered.

History: The story is predictable, knowing that anime made for teenagers almost never die Art: Art is a strong point, and is suitable for any genre Characters: The characters had their personalities, even if they were all clichés for the situation, they served their purpose You'll like it because it has interesting scenes and involves pasts and redemptions. It's an anime that you might love or hate. If you find yourself in the middle, it's because something wasn't captured by you while watching. Dimension W brings a very good idea, another Dimension? Look how brilliant this sounds to us viewers, however, it falls into the same archaic shounen anime formulas. You'll like the characters, one or the other at least, but the empty substance doesn't enchant. If you like the genre, I recommend it in parts, just as if you don't like the genre, I recommend it in parts.

I tried to make this review my shortest one yet with just precisely 2-3 sentences per category, but I couldn't do it because it's just not my style. TL;DR: If you're looking for a great sci-fi show, watch it. Great premise, creative and original story with amazing characters. Regardless if you're an anime fan or not, you WILL enjoy this. Now, let's get started: STORY: THIS is how you write a good sci-fi mystery story. There's not really much else to say, it's creative, it's original, it builds up its world REALLY well and excells at visual storytelling giving you just enough hints to figure out stuff for yourself without being too confusing or pretentious. And thank god it doesn't do exposition dumps, I hate those xD 8/10 CHARACTERS: BY FAR, the strongest point of this one. I want more main characters like Kyouma, he's awesome. Though I might be a bit biased here cuz I have an affinity for characters who act as father- or older brother figures for children. Willem from the WorldEnd light novels is another good example of that. Mira is a top tier waifu candidate too. She's subject to a lot of "fanservice" but I don't think it takes away anything from the story because the actual characterization and plot simply overshadow it by far, unlike some other shows I've seen with tons of unneccessary fanservice that I don't wanna name here (*cough* Code Geass *cough, what?). Joking aside she is exactly the support Kyouma needs for his current situation and is just a delight to watch And for having a guy called and calling himself "Loser" in their story, they sure as hell made him an amazing af character. 9/10 ART/ANIMATION: A few problems here and there, sometimes almost feeling like a little slideshow, mostly noticeable around episodes 7-8 but overall pretty good, and it's not like having "only" decent animation will hinder me in any way from enjoying the amazingness of the story. Character design is great because you have all kinds of different ones in their build, size, age or even nationality. It's a breath of fresh air to your typical fantasy or high school anime. for sure. 7/10 SOUND: Nothing too spectacular but I find myself vibing to the opening and ending quite a lot every episode. I NEVER skipped those, and I usually skip every OP or ED no matter how good xD So, expect to see the dance from the OP in one of the lists on my profile soon. 8/10 EMOTIONAL IMPACT: Kyouma's backstory hurt me on a fundamental level. His forming connectiions with MIra and the others is heartwarming to see. And here again another shoutout to my boy Loser, no sorry, Julian Tyler, for letting me whitness that incredible journey of yours. 9/10 CONCLUSION: To quote our protagonist for this one: "Nothing that happened was pointless. Not a thing." They did a great job of connecting everything together and wrapping everything up from beginning to end. Every scene had a purpose and there wasn't a single thing that felt out of place or like it could've been cut. Though if I do say so, I want more of this story. Considering the premise there's SO much you can still do with it. which brings me to my next point: OVERALL: Starting off very strong with one of my favorite pilot episodes I've seen recently, this is another underrated hidden gem for my list, amazing from beginning to end, and also another entry on the list for the question: "Where is season 2?". Currently though, I am OVERJOYED because I just found out through this site that this is a manga adaptation and not, as I first thought, an anime original, and after some research I came to know all the volumes are translated and available (unlike the light novels for "Humanity has declined" that I reviewed last) so I definitely will read it, probably even really soon. If you're looking for a sci-fi entry you don't have to look much further because you can stop right here and get carried into the world of possibilites in Dimension W. One of the strong points for this show is that I can safely recommend this to non-anime fans too, so if you're looking for something different from the usual anime, or are a non-anime fan who is looking for a good sci-fi show, I can HIGHLY recommend checking this out. It is not without its flaws and probably won't manage to get a very high place in my favorites, but it still was a great experience!

This show is great, but man does it feel loosey goosey in a few to many areas. I really REALLY wanna give this show a 9/10 as it has a great introduction, a strong setting, and good vibrant characters to fill it with. Unfortunately it's abundantly clear that the anime burned through it's source material WAY to quickly, and slammed into that notorious anime pacing wall that can sometimes happen when you have to write content past the manga and don't know how to make it. Story 8/10: I won't get to into the nitty gritty of it, but essentially we follow a bounty hunter, Kyouma, that refuses to get with the times and lives with technology of the past as we learn more and more about the world around him and his backstory. It was great, I honestly think we had to much exposition and a much larger world then could be handled or done justice to in 12 episodes though. Very well done and extremely satisfying aside from the tail ending, where things sort of fall apart as does everything in this show. Art 9/10: The art was fine, but really amazing when you take into account that this was this studio's first anime they produced. The CGI and 2D animation blended together marvelously, the character designs where inventive, and the fight scenes or just regular unbroken shots where fluid albeit sometimes a little unusual choreography was coupled with silky smooth animation. Other than that, it was about what you'd expect from a cyberpunk anime in terms of art. Sound 8/10: Intro was great, outro was good, but everything in between aside from a few standout track weren't all to memorable but certainly not bad. Sound design was good other than that, not much else to say. Character 7/10: The main duo and the rest of the supporting cast surrounding them where very solid and maybe a 9 all put together, although Kyouma and Mira both seem to be enslaved by their archtypes a little more often then I would like for them to be, the only reason this category is lowered down is cause they bring in a variety pack of bounty hunters that feel like they where pulled down from the same disposable character shelf that shonen's use to populate their filler archs. in near the end of the show for reasons I won't get into, but they put WAY to many characters in the last 4 episodes and try really hard to force them into the show far to late into the narrative and they come across as lazy and invasive. Enjoyment 8/10: It was a very fun ride, nothing feels drawn out and everything moves quickly, but the last 2 episodes kind of went off the hyperspeed rails the rest of the show was riding on and the ending felt messy, even if you turn your brain off and try to have fun. Overall 7/10: Solid show with a good setting, it's a shame the writers couldn't find something less not-good to bank the ending off of with a lack of source material, that's the make or break for most shows that run into the problem and Dimension W definitely falls more on the break side of the spectrum. However, everything else is done well, fairly polished, and well above average for the relatively low budget sci fi action adventure that went into this new studio's risky plunge into anime. It was good, I recommend this show, and I also recommend the manga for those interested.

Dimension W is definitely one of the most original sci-fi animes I've seen in a while. The core concept of the fourth dimension, named W, as well as the resulted technology is all cohesive, well developed and just simply cool. I personally really like the character design and the action sequences. My one criticism is that it's only 12 episodes long. I think the show would benefit more if given more screen time to introduce all characters and build them properly. Story: 8/10 The ideas were all there, and they were great. We follow Kyoma, our coil-hating protagonist living in a coil powered world. Through the show's episodic format, we learn more about how dimension W works as well as the coils' mechanism. We follow the newly formed duo, Kyoma and Mira, on their action-packed adventures, and eventually uncover burdens of their past. Art: 9/10 Well animated and edited. Sound: 7/10 I love Mira's voice actress. Character: 8/10 All very likeable. But they kinda brushed through the villains. Enjoyment: 9/10 I was honestly looking forward to every episode. Overall: 8/10 Would have given it a 9 if they had like 3 more episodes.

Dimension W This show looks very........Twenty-Tens Anime, if that makes sense. As in, too sleek, or too 'cool.' To a point, this is true, but once you decide to really give it a shot, it doesn't let down. It's not as uber-unique as some people have said, but not as horrid as said by others. A solid story, competent characterization, and good work in the art + sound departments makes it worth the ride. [Story - 7] Our story follows Kyouma Mabuchi, a soldier turned repo-man in a sci-fi world revolving around a fourth dimension and its energies fueling new advancements on earth. This setting might not be uber original, but it certainly is a memorable one. It was interesting to see even GLIMPSES of the mere politics (New/Neo Tesla’s interal squabbles + beefs with the government), ‘science’/fantasy elements (dimension-hopping, memory exploration), and so on/so forth. You can tell that the writer(s) did try to do as much world-building as they felt they could, and it works. I hope to see more of this expanded upon in a future season. Moving on from that, however; Pacing’s alright. Nothing too shabby, but the beginning drags a bit until episode 4, which may be a bit too long to really set up the world and dynamics. By then, though, the story picks up a lot and really gets down to the real grit of the show (a hunt for a macguffin that holds a lot of importance for Mabuchi’s background). The finale is perhaps a bit too neat with how it resolves everything + comes about (sudden antagonist reveal), but it’s serviceable and allows for more to be explored potentially. Thematically, this show isn’t too special. It covers typical sci-fi stuff like Are Robots Human? and the ethics of meddling with unknown technologies/energies/whatever. Even with a setting and story as engaging as this show has, it’s still…...meh. I guess it’s fine, but I’m getting tired of these types of things not being extensively explored. [Art - 6] The artwork is pretty solid. Action can be followed pretty easily, and is fairly fluid. Character design is competent in that it’s all individualized, and can convey core traits with ease (i.e. Mabuchi’s gruffness with his happi coat + absence of any tech). The setting artwork is alright; It’s not a Shinkai movie, but it looks nice and is engaging enough. However, this is not a ‘7’ because of one word: fanservice. It…..lurks underneath the show as it goes on, and pops up when you most expect it (but least want it). Truly a devilish fiend, that fanservice. [Sound - 7] Soundwork is thankfully devoid of said fanservice, and thus deserves its 7. The music is nothing to really rave about, but it works in being suitable to what’s going on + the general setting and its atmosphere. The OP is a bit too ‘EDM’ for me, but it’s cool; The ED, however, is fairly memorable with how angsty it sounds and reads. The SFX + voice-acting are good. Nothing to really say since there’s no stand-out performances save for Yuki Kaji as Sudden Antagonist (god, he has such range……….one minute he’s screaming his head off, the next he’s whimpering) and Daisuke Ono as Mabuchi (this totally didn’t influence me being reminded of Jotaro). [Character - 6] Characterization in this show is interesting, to say the least. Maybe it’s because it’s only one cour, but there’s a lot of build-up that doesn’t quite come to fruition here. Certainly frustrating, but this is ultimately mitigated by how well said build-up was done. Mabuchi’s a rather tragic man, honestly. Between what happened on Easter Island (watch the show, even if it’s kind of obvious) and losing such a close loved one (even if she looks 14), no wonder he’s so stereotypically stoic. It may certainly grate upon some people, especially in those first few episodes where everything is being established, but it does grow on you over time after you start to learn about why he’s like this. Naturally, he goes under the process of recovering from all of this (or at least the beginnings), and he comes out of it fairly okay. However, his sidekick/partner/robot/surrogate daughter/etc. Mira is a big part of the reason as to why, which means I have to talk about her. I’m gonna be frank: I don’t know how to feel about her. She can be really cute or funny sometimes, but really annoying with how naive she is at other times. Her arc mainly revolves around Pinocchio-style desires, but it never really gets dug into; This results in…...me not really caring about her. Then we have the foil to Mabuchi: Loser. I can’t talk a lot about this character, since their very identity is core to the mystery of Mabuchi’s past, but all I gotta say is that it’s worth the wait, and is PAINFULLY tragic. Last, but not least, is our surprise antagonist: Haruka Seameyer. While I enjoy how the character himself is written (genius driven to madness due to failure and all that), I HATE how suddenly he was introduced. No build-up at all in this case, so we’re just kind of…….accepting him at like episode 10. Ridiculous, in my opinion. There are a bunch of other characters, but they’re either forgettable or Cool but not cool enough to really warrant a full sentence about them. [Enjoyment/Overall - 6] Dimension W’s nothing radical, but it manages to escape the scorn of not being radical by just being light fun. I genuinely enjoyed the time I spent on this one, and would recommend this show to anyone looking for cool sci-fi action with decent world-building.

Dimension W is one of those few animes that appear every few years. The two protagonists through odd circumstances they end up working together solving crimes. It explores technology and where it can possibly go in the future. The reliance of technology is great with people in this anime. Some reject this new progress. Another interesting thing is the dimension w. It is a mysterious place that unfolds little by little. It leaves you more curiosity as to what its real meaning is. There is plenty of action and science fiction. The animation is pretty and mesmerizing. Anyone interested in science fiction and action or even mystery, should try this one out.

Story: 3 Dimension W is a dumb show. Not terrible, it's just dumb. Don't come here for a story that makes sense. If you understand basic maths, then the premise won't excite you. The show never goes into too much depth on anything that happens, it just happens. To enjoy this show you're going to have to get over that. If you take everything as it comes at you, this show will be mildly enjoyable. Don't come here for a fascinating Sci-Fi series, it's a dumb action show. Characters: 6 As stated previously, this show is enjoyable at times. The action scenes, while not ever being very tense, are nice to look at. There's no tension due to our super badass protaagonist, Kyouma. I like Kyouma a lot. He's not a teenage hero like a lot of anime and he looks like god damn Wolverine fused with a samurai. His character design is well chosen and he is funny to watch. Kyouma is an asshole and he ain't afraid to hide it. His reactions to a lot of things are amusing, especially one particular scene. The lead female does a whole outfit change and asks if she looks cute. While watcing this scene I rolled my eyes and sighed. Kyouma felt the same way; he just walked off. It was hilarious. Point being, Kyouma is a fun character and he never annoyed me. The lead female, Mira, is kinda just there. She only helps out or serves a purpose on rare occasions. Most of the time, she's just there. I never found her to be very attractive, which the show was insistent on changing. The creator obviously thought she was sexy as hell, because she is shoved down your throat. The show is like:"Hey look! She has an ass! She has tits too! She can be moe if you want!!". Mira feels kind of useless and I never really cared for her or felt worried when she was in danger. As for all the other characters, there's not much to talk about. No characters stand out and the villain is kind of shoehorned in at the last second. The character of Loser is mildly interesting, but nothing more. Kyouma was my saving grace in terms of characters. Sound: 5 Nothing about the show's soundtrack ever stood out, it's just techno music and some other forgettable tracks for the most part. The opening is the only piece of music of note. The opening was a blast and I looked forward to it every time I started out a new episode. Much like the show itself, it's dumb but looks nice. The animation is flashy and shows Kyouma doing what he does best, being a badass. He dances as well in it for some reason. It's hilarious. The song is catchy too. The opening is definitely worth a listen if only for a laugh. Art: 4 The animation is very flashy at points during the fight scenes. But like I stated before, there's no sense of tension. Kyouma is never really under any threat due to him being so strong. This kills any tension the show might have built up. A close shave where Kyouma could've died when fighting Loser would have helped a lot. Apart from those moments of flashy animation, the show isn't up to much in regards to its visuals. The character designs are bland except for Kyouma and the backgrounds look very dodgy at times. The show isn't afraid to use CGI either, so if you hate CG stay away. Enjoyment: 7 So with all these criticisms, you must be wondering why I gave enjoyment a 7. At first, I was pissed off at the show. I thought it was dumb. I wasn't wrong, but I just decided to sit back and take all the dumb shit. To be honest, I had fun. The opening was great, Kyouma was awesome and the fights were cool to look at. If you come here expecting any more, you'll be sorely disappointed. Despite my enjoyment, I can't hide its flaws. It's a flawed show. But at least the opening is hilarious. Overall: 6

If you're a sports fan, you've likely watched an athlete with a ton of talent and potential. They have shown the ability to be one of the greats in their sport. But, due to lack of effort, injuries, or bad circumstances, they don't pan out. That's what I liken this show to. This show had to much potential to be great. Interesting characters, Good art. Good music. Had the framework of a great show, but it didn't execute the way it should've to reach its potential. Story: The setting was super interesting. I thought they had a nice set up for a sci-fi show. But the story always felt rushed. It was like watching an abridged version of a 24 episode anime. A lotta details were left out. Character dynamics weren't touched on enough. This show was was like a car careening through traffic just a save a little time, but not accomplishing much while doing it. Art: I liked the character designs. The main characters looked cool. The neon lights used throughout the series gave it that futuristic feel. The backgrounds looked good too. Sound: BGM didn't stand out much, but the OP sure did. It's called Genesis by Stereo Dive Foundation, and it's a great song. Does a great job of setting the tone of the show. But like the song, the show is super fast paced. Character: This is where the show missed out so much on its potential. It had interesting characters. But did not take enough time to develop them enough. The main characters had an interesting relationship, with the main hero hating technology while the main heroine is an android. Things were contentious, but eventually things got better between them. The issue is that not enough time was taken to build that relationship up. Other characters weren't developed enough as well, which is a pretty consistent problem with the show. Enjoyment: Some episodes were great and really interesting. Especially when they were doing world-building or character development. But there are episodes that feel more like filler than something made to drive the story forward. This kind of hurt the show for me, even if I thought the show was an overall positive. Overall: Dimension W would've been better had it been a 24-episode anime. There would have been more space to develop the world and character relationships. But because it was only 12, it felt like a rushed production. It's why I'm usually not a fan of movies, because there's only so much world-building and character development you can do in 2 hrs. But this show was an example of a 12-episode show that fell to the same pitfalls that movies do.

This anime kinda fails to make you feel for the characters because they give the reason to care too late into the series. There is no driving point behind the plot other than rounding up illegal goods and by doing so getting caught up in past conflicts. It's a good anime to turn your brain off to and watch the few action scenes. There is at least one action scene per episode but they arent as flashy or cool as I wished they would be. Most of them end really quickly, so if you want to watch this because it seemed like a good action anime don't. If anything its an ok adventure and mystery anime and thats kinda stretching it. Other than that though it's ok, I could stomach it.