Dimension W Reviewed - Humanity’s Darker Side (Anime Review)

Futuristic settings in anime will always attract viewers to the anime since it poses a potential setting that our society can develop into. Dimension W explores a different dimension that supposedly has an infinite source of energy, and scientists have managed to develop technology known as "coils" to harvest this energy from Dimension W. Like any power technology, they will always be illegal versions for people to buy and sell.

The story recounts from the perspective of an individual (Mabuchi, Kyouma) who hates coils, and still "lives in the past", using everything that doesn't use coils, including his own transport. He takes jobs to get rid of the illegal coils out from the streets, since many of them are very unstable and dangerous if malfunction. During one of his missions, he encoutners an android called Mira, who is a highly advanced robot. Together they team up to find illegal coils. The earlier parts of the story are just your standard showcase episodes where we see how cool Mabuchi and Mira are. Eventually they encounter a mysterious individual called Loser, who seeks the "numbers" (essentially foundation coils), and later we find out that he is doing it to expose the truth behind New Tesla's involvement for Numbers malfunction, in which resulted in damage to his face and body.

The story then goes into some weird fuck-fest at the end, where we see the true antagonist (Seameyer, Haruka) come out of Dimension W with a monster made from the flesh of the scientists that worked with the Numbers. It's pretty weird but we know that the good guy will always win in the end. The story wasn't this anime's strong suit, but rather it was its cast of characters. Every character served some purpose in the anime, and most of them have some basis for existing. There are just so many lovable characters, but my personal favourite is Loser. When we didn't know Loser's backstory, he seemed like a badass, purposely livestreaming his failed robbery attempts. This guy has guts! Learning about his backstory made me like the character even more - he has a purpose in the story, and in the end, he served that purpose, but at least dies a honorable death.

Dimension W's strong point is its cast of characters, rather than its story. The story can be cliche at times, but what can you expect? The good guy will always win (most of the time). The OP and EDs are ok, nothing spectacular and its art is above par. I feel that the anime which have an average/above average story usually gets judged too hard when the genre is science fiction. People shouldn't compare Dimension W to classics like Steins Gate. Personally I feel the anime is a bit underrated. MAL rated is a 7.31, but it should be above 7.5, and that's accounting for impatient people in the community. I actually delayed this anime for a really long time because I thought it would be too boring (so I kind of understand community's thinking). However,  once I start an anime, I usually go through with it, and I definitely recommend this anime. It's not that long, but the unfortunate thing is that the manga isn't even translated to where the anime ended, so you cannot continue exploring the world of Dimension W.

Overall Score: 7.75/10

Story: 7/10

Characters: 8/10

Art: 8/10

Sound: 7/10

Enjoyment: 8/10