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Dimension W
Cover of the first Japanese manga volume featuring Mira Yurizaki.
ディメンションW
GenreScience fiction, Action[1]
Manga
Written byYūji Iwahara
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
MagazineYoung Gangan
(2011 – 20 November 2015)
Monthly Big Gangan
(25 December 2015 – present)
DemographicSeinen
Original run16 September 2011 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKanta Kamei
Produced byNorihiko Fujisawa
Justin Cook
Hitoyasu Oyama
Ryūji Abe
Written byShōtarō Suga
Music byGo Shiina
Yoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioStudio 3Hz, Orange
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, SUN, TVA, BS11, AT-X
English network
Original run 10 January 2016 – present
Episodes12[2]

Dimension W (Japanese: ディメンションW) is a Japanese manga series written by Yūji Iwahara and published in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine (formerly in Young Gangan) since 2011. The series is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series started airing in January 2016.

Synopsis

In the year 2036, a fourth dimension called Dimension W is discovered and is shown to feature a gigantic supply of renewable energy. Deciding to harness its power, all the governments of the world create fusion reactors called coils, which take the energy and shift it into power plants, thereby creating a permanent energy source for the world. However, by the year 2071, coil technology has been monopolized by a company named New Tesla Energy, and soon illegal, dangerous coils begin to spring up from an unknown source. With New Tesla unable to stop the rise on their own, groups of people known as "Collectors" set out to confiscate the illegal coils themselves. Among the collectors is Kyoma Mabuchi, a progress-hating loner who one day stumbles upon Mira Yurizaki, the gynoid "daughter" of New Tesla's ailing founder, who is initially powered by an illegal coil. With her father having committed suicide to avoid capture, Mira decides to join a reluctant Kyoma and his group in their quest to find illegal coils, in the process discovering shady business involving New Tesla.

Characters

Main Characters

Kyōma Mabuchi (マブチ・キョーマ, Mabuchi Kyōma)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[3] (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat[4] (English)
A human Collector who has largely sworn off all Coil-related technology and has a hobby of restoring old gasoline-powered cars in a junkyard. In the past, he was the only fully human soldier in a special-ops unit Grendel which was filled with Coil technology users. Kyoma now works as an independent contractor who hunts down illegal Coils and those who use them. His preferred weapon are large throwing spikes.
Mira Yurizaki (百合崎 ミラ, Yurizaki Mira)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[3] (Japanese); Jad Saxton[4] (English)
A highly advanced robot who exhibits human mannerisms and insists that she is a normal girl despite her robotic headgear, metallic tail, and other inhuman physical attributes. After hearing news of her "father's" death, Mira decides to help Kyoma collect illegal Coils. She can override computer systems, use her tail to directly interface with coils, and can detect dimensional distortions. When Koorogi repairs Mira after a stack of cars falls on her, he adds skin-folds to conceal her Coil.

Illegal Coil Collectors

Mary (マリー, Marī)
Voiced by: Kimiko Saitō[3] (Japanese); Stephanie Young[4] (English)
A shady club owner who contracts Kyoma to collect illegal coils for the New Tesla bounty.
Koorogi (コオロギ, Kōrogi)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5] (Japanese); Josh Grelle[4] (English)
A computer expert and engineer employed by Mary. He doesn't get along with Kyoma, but provides him with information when requested. His name translates as Cricket.

New Tesla Energy

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Albert Schuman (アルベルト・シューマン, Aruberuto Shūman)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida[3] (Japanese); Eric Vale[4] (English)
An old friend of Kyoma who works for New Tesla's Dimensional Administration Bureau (D.A.B.), a paramilitary research group which conducts special tasks such as monitoring for potential coil malfunctions and isolating and covering-up dimensional collapses that occur. Albert and Kyoma met while serving with elite military unit Grendel, of which they are the only two survivors.
Shido Yurizaki (百合崎 士堂, Yurizaki Shidō)
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese); Jeremy Schwartz[4] (English)
The founder of New Tesla Energy in Japan who disappeared two years ago following the death of his wife and daughter. He uses his robot "daughter," Mira, to seek out illegal Coils to fuel himself and his research. When the company finally tracks him down in the present, Shido uses the last of his strength to unleash his latest experiment that burns all Coil-related technology in close proximity before vanishing. His current fate is unknown.
Seira Yurizaki (百合崎 セイラ, Yurizaki Seira)
Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
The wife of Shido Yurizaki and a prosthetics and robotic developer who created Mira. She and her daughter Ichigo were killed when the Dimension Administration Bureau broke into their home to steal the results of her research on the day Mira was activated.
Ichigo Yurizaki (百合崎 苺, Yurizaki Ichigo)
Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa (Japanese); Kristi Kang (English)
The daughter of Shido Yurizaki and Seira Yurizaki.
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Voiced by: Rica Fukami (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Chief Operations Officer of Central 47 and Albert's superior. Her granddaughter, Shiora, is one of the four children who play around Kyoma's place.

Easter Island

Julian Tyler Smith (ジュリアン・タイラー＝スミス, Jurian Tairā-Sumisu) / Loser (ルーザー, Rūzā)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[5] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[4] (English)
A masked thief who's popular with the public for broadcasting his heists, that apparently always fail, hence his nickname. In reality he's after the 'numbers' coils alongside his daughter Elizabeth, seeking to expose the truth of New Tesla's involvement in revenge for a Numbers malfunction that cost him his face, hands and feet, and the life of his wife.
Haruka Seameyer (ハルカ・シーマイヤー, Haruka Shīmaiyā)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[6]
A scientist for New Tesla. He is one of Shido Yurizaki's former students who was expelled for conducting illegal experiments with coils.

Islero

Salva-Enna-Tibesti (サルバ＝エネ＝ティベスティ, Saruba Ene Tibesuti)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi
CEO of robot manufacturer Islero and COO of New Tesla Central 60. Known as "The Wind of Africa," many celebrity seekers are on hand when he arrives in Japan. His childhood dream was to create the world that his adoptive brother Lwai would one day rule.
Lwai-Aura-Tibesti (ルワイ＝オーラ＝ティベスティ, Ruwai Ōra Tibesuti)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita
The young heir to the throne of Isla. His body is highly prosthetic.
Lashiti (ラシティ, Rashiti)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

Other characters

Elizabeth Greenhough-Smith (エリザベス・グリーンハウ＝スミス, Erizabesu Gurīnhau-Sumisu)
Voiced by: Eri Suzuki[3] (Japanese); Maxey Whitehead (English)
Another collector who's secretly Loser's assistant and daughter. She's good at using drones in the form of animals like pigeons and bats.
Miyabi Azumaya (四阿屋 雅, Azumaya Miyabi)
Voiced by: Kaede Okutani
Kyoma's deceased wife. She was dedicated to her photography hobby. One day, she was beheaded by a malfunctioning coil leading to Kyoma's hatred for coils. Mira's body was created to save her, but the effort ended in failure.
Tsubaki Azumaya (四阿屋 椿, Azumaya Tsubaki)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara
Miyabi's older sister, who manages a kimono shop. She is protective of Kyoma and makes happi coats for him with concealed pockets for his skewers.

Media

Manga

Yūji Iwahara began serializing Dimension W in Square Enix's seinen magazine Young Gangan on 16 September 2011.[1] The manga ceased running in Young Gangan on 20 November 2015, moving to Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan on 25 December 2015.[7] Yen Press announced their license to the series in October 2015, with plans to publish the first volume in spring or summer 2016.[8] The series has been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[9]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 25 April 2012[10]978-4-75-753575-623 February 2016[11]9780316272193
2 25 July 2012[12]978-4-75-753676-024 May 2016[13]9780316272216
3 25 January 2013[14]978-4-75-753866-523 August 2016[15]9780316276139
4 25 July 2013[16]978-4-75-753991-415 November 2016[17]9780316397759
5 25 January 2014[18]978-4-75-754211-2——
6 25 July 2014[19]978-4-75-754365-2——
7 25 November 2014[20]978-4-75-754479-6——
8 10 July 2015[21]978-4-75-754700-1——
9 25 December 2015[22]978-4-75-754842-8——
10 25 March 2016[23]978-4-75-754922-7——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation is directed by Kanta Kamei, with animation by the animation studios Studio 3Hz and Orange. Tokuyuki Matsutake is in charge of the series' character designs and Shôtarô Suga is the series' story editor.[24] Funimation Entertainment serves as part of the anime's committee.[25] The opening theme song, "Genesis", will be performed by Stereo Dive Foundation, and the closing theme song, "Contrast", will be performed by Fo'xTails.[26]

The series premiered on 10 January 2016, and airs on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, BS11, AT-X, Sun TV, and TV Aichi.[27] and is simulcast worldwide with a broadcast dub by Funimation.[28] Madman Entertainment procured the rights to stream the anime on AnimeLab.[29] On 12 February 2016, it was announced that the anime will be broadcast on Toonami, replacing Akame ga Kill!, beginning on 27 February 2016.[4]

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date English airdate

References

  1. ^ a b "Darker Than Black's Iwahara to Start Dimension W Manga". Anime News Network. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Dimension W 1". dimension-w.net. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Dimension W TV Anime's Main Cast, January Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dimension W to Premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami Block on February 27". Anime News Network. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Dimension W Anime's 2nd English-Subtitled Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Yuuki Kaji Joins Dimension W Anime Cast". Anime News Network. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Iwahara's Dimension W Manga Changes Magazines". Anime News Network. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Yen Press Adds Space Dandy, Dimension W, Overlord, Boy & the Beast". Anime News Network. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Dimension W". Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ^ ディメンションＷ 1巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Dimension W, Vol. 1". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  12. ^ Dimension W 2巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Dimension W, Vol. 2". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  14. ^ Dimension W 3巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Dimension W, Vol. 3". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  16. ^ 巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Dimension W, Vol. 4". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  18. ^ Dimension W 5巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  19. ^ Dimension W 6巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  20. ^ Dimension W 7巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  21. ^ Dimension W 8巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  22. ^ ディメンションＷ 9巻. Square Enix (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  23. ^ "ディメンション W(10) (ヤングガンガンコミックススーパー)". Amazon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Dimension W Anime's Announcement Video Reveals Staff, TV Format". Anime News Network. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Dimension W Manga by Darker Than Black/King of Thorn's Iwahara Gets Anime". Anime News Network. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  26. ^ "Dimension W TV Anime's 1st TV Ad, Theme Song Artists Revealed". Anime News Network. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  27. ^ "Dimension W Anime's Updated Video, January 10 Debut, Visual Posted". Anime News Network. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  28. ^ "Funimation to Stream Dimension W, Grimgar, Pandora, Divine Gate, Prince of Stride, Dagashikashi With Dub". Funimation. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  29. ^ "More Titles Announced for AnimeLab Winter Season". Anime News Network. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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