Audience reviews
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Rukazinha
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 recommen…
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Dimension W is an anime that stands out as a hidden gem within the vast landscape of the genre. Underrated and often overlooked, it offers a refreshing blend of science fiction, action, and mystery that captivates viewers from the very beginning. With its intriguing concept and well-executed storyline, it deserves recognition for its unique take on the futuristic world it presents.
Set in a not-too-distant future, Dimension W revolves around the existence of "coils," devices capable of harnessing unlimited energy from a parallel dimension called "Dimension W." However, as humanity grows dependent on these coils, a darker side of this newfound power emerges. The story follows Kyoma Mabuchi, a skilled bounty hunter with a deep mistrust for coils, as he gets entangled in a conspiracy that th…
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In 2036, the existence of a new dimension called Dimension W has been proven. Unlimited energy can be obtained from Dimension W with electromagnetic induction devices, which are produced and called coils. Collaborating with governments, New Tesla Energy company builds a total of sixty gigantic tower-shaped structures around the world, taking the energy current from Dimension W and transmitting it to the coils. Thanks to the coils that can fit in the palm of your hand, all kinds of electronic devices can work and there is no need for electricity or oil. In 2072, when the anime took place, the new technology was well established in human life, and there was no area where it was not used. One feature of the coils is that they give feedbacks to New Tesla Energy. In other words, they are under…
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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 mo…
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Dimension W has received a fair amount of good reviews since 2016 and will forever hold a place in my anime library. I have sat through it a few times, and I can recommend it to anyone that needs a quick story.
The story itself is just alright. There really could have been another 12 episodes to go into much of detail of what's going on, and it feels like it was rushed. You never get the chance to really savor certain side stories, and the main one is only mildly interesting. Very neat concept, but I was left wanting.
The art is awesome. Great action, and wonderful attention to detail. It is well and below the greats in my opinion, but all the frames are there for your enjoyment.
The sound track is great. Another chance for R.O.N. to grace us with a sick beat. None of the characters in…
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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…
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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 large…
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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…
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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.
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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, an…
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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’/…
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Looking for a fun and intriguing 12 episode anime? Well look no further than the 4th dimension, as that is exactly were you'll find Dimension W. You'll be immersed in the future, empathizing with the characters and enjoying the way this anime brings mystery, drama and action together.
While the story isn't anything "out of the norm" in terms of characters and plot-lines, Dimension W does a decent job of not overstepping its bounds in this inter dimensional genre. The story was engaging all the way through and the cast was just the right size to keep things interesting all within just 12 episodes.
In any short anime, character development can be a struggle. Dimension W handled this obstacle fairly well and you'll get a sense of who each of the main characters are, if only at a semi-basi…
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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,…
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a futuristic anime where they've unlocked the "fourth dimension" where they can draw out unlimited energy, thus resulting in robots and other interesting things that we dont know of yet in this day an age. Weird that they'd use Tesla, but it works well with the story.
It took me a while before I could fully understand what was going on since you're just literally thrown into a story that really has no depth yet.
Turns out this story follows a group of "collectors" looking for illegal coils for money, and conveniently enough they all suffer from huge loses in there lives.
Most of these people are out looking to avenge the deaths of the people they have lost because for whatever reason they all have lost whats most important to them.
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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 d…
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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 seas…
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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 psue…
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Warning possible Spoilers
I do like a good Sci-Fi show from time to time and this is a very good example of that considering it has an interesting story and good characters to back it up.
The year is 2071 and Humanity uses Coils to power pretty much anything and Kyouma Mabuchi a Collector who hunts down illegal coils in exchange for money suddenly ends meeting a little girl called Mira and then everything changes
Now this show had a surprisingly good story it really delved into the whole mystery of how coils worked, what they can actually do and what secrets they hold that only a few people know it was very interesting watching the events unfold itself as the two MC's tried to figure out what was going on and why they were connected to the coils.
I loved the relationship that developed…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
When I was a kid, I would play video games so much that I had to constantly beg my parents to keep a reserve of batteries in the house. We actually stashed them in the refrigerator, believing that having them at a colder temperature would somehow make them last longer.
Whether or not that’s true, though, I cannot say. What I can say is that Dimension W needed to replace its own batteries at some point but never got the memo.
STORY
Dimension W follows Kyouma, a man with a deep resentment for Coils. Coils are a newfound technology that tap into the ominous fourth-dimension – named Dimension W – allowing for, as its founder would describe, “unlimited energy.”
While not technically true, Dimension W has two halves:…
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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.
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