History YMMV / DimensionW

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Related to his status as a Base Breaking Character, this is one of the reasons why Kyoma Mabuchi isn't considered a likeable person. He is meant to be portrayed as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a soft spot for kids and a DarkAndTroubledPast involving [[spoiler:the deaths of his girlfriend and his fellow soldiers]]. But while his past is genuinely tragic, in the eyes of fans, it does little to garner any sympathy for him, especially with his ''horrendous'' treatment of Mira due to her being a robot [[spoiler:(and resembling his deceased girlfriend)]]. He spends most of the series bossing her around and [[JustAMachine treating her like a robot and not a person]], never calling her by name and referring to her as a [[ItIsDehumanizing piece of junk]]. One particularly egregious example is in episode 5 where after Mira manages to escape the other world, instead of being concerned, Kyoma ''[[WouldHitAGirl punches]] her'' for [[UngratefulBastard not being there when he needed her]] (hurting his hand in the process). The fact that he warms up to Mira in the end does very little to make up for him treating her like shit for '''11 episodes''' straight.

* NarmCharm: Despite being an OutOfCharacterMoment, Kyoma's dance is considered to be one of the best aspects of the opening. So much so that Mira has her own version of it in the OVA.

* BrokenBase: The show airing on Creator/{{Toonami}} has been met with split reactions. Some were thrilled about it airing on Toonami since like ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', its airing on Toonami as it aired in Japan meant that many people would be able to see it for the first time. It's also considered to be a good show for the block since Toonami hadn't aired a science fiction show in a while and it's the closest they'll ever get to airing ''Anime/PsychoPass''.[[note]]Toonami couldn't air ''Psycho-Pass'' due it being on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Netflix stopped streaming the series on February 6, 2016.[[/note]] There's also the fact that it replaced the controversial ''Anime/AkameGaKill''; many were relieved that a potentially better show replaced it. Others, however, weren't too excited about it as they'd immediately written off the show as being uninteresting. There's also the fact that it only has 12 episodes, with virtually every other Toonami show has over 20 episodes with the only exceptions being ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' and a pair of OVA series. Finally, the series is a heavily CompressedAdaptation.

* HypeBacklash: One of the most anticipated shows of the Winter 2016 anime season due to being a futuristic science fiction anime in the same vein as ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PsychoPass''. Creator/{{FUNimation}} hyped this show up a lot due to their position on the production committee to the point where they aired its broadcast dub on Creator/{{Toonami}} and many agree that the first three episodes were very strong. Unfortunately, the show ended up being heavily criticized for its unnecessarily complicated storyline and the fact that it was a CompressedAdaptation, with many viewers losing interest in the show after the halfway point.

** Haruka Seameyer, the main antagonist of the final arc who many saw as a very clichéd, phoned-in last second villain with an ugly character design. Creator/YuukiKaji's performance as him was also widely criticized for being very annoying.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Although Loser's story is important to the finale and the story's overarching history, his journeys and adventures are barely showcased.
** The Numbers. Instead of hunting the Numbers and seeing how they impact the world, they're mostly unimportant until the final episodes. Even then, the fact that there are hundreds of them is rendered moot, since Loser only needed five.
** In the last few minutes of the anime, [[spoiler: Mira's power coil gets replaced with [[EleventhHourSuperpower a new, green one]] after her old one [[ExplosiveOverclocking went haywire]], accompanied by [[SoProudOfYou a vision/apparition of her father congratulating her for completing her mission]]]]...but although a few characters are visibly surprised by [[spoiler: the new coil]], no one even mentions it or tries to determine what it is. This is despite the fact that since the people nearby are almost all high-profile Collectors, [[FridgeLogic they should be interested in or wary of such things]]. She actually tried to explain the OutOfClothesExperience she just had to Kyoma, but he shut her up immediately like he normally does.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: It's been established that Loser and his daughter do a lot of dangerous things and go to dangerous places in order to get Numbers. This is only barely touched upon, despite how interesting these missions seem.

* HypeBacklash: One of the most anticipated shows of the Winter 2016 anime season due to being a futuristic science fiction anime in the same vein as ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PsychoPass''. Creator/FUNimation hyped this show up a lot due to their position on the production committee to the point where they aired its broadcast dub on Creator/{{Toonami}} and many agree that the first three episodes were very strong. Unfortunately, the show ended up being heavily criticized for its unnecessarily complicated storyline and the fact that it was a CompressedAdaptation, with many viewers losing interest in the show after the halfway point.
* MemeticBadass: Kyoma is [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack Japanese Knife-Throwing]] [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman]].

* EndingFatigue: The final arc of the anime is five episodes long in comparison to the previous arcs which lasted about three to two episodes. It doesn't help that the final arc mostly focused on new characters that ended up being largely unimportant.

* HypeBacklash: One of the most anticipated shows of the Winter 2016 anime season due to being a futuristic science fiction anime in the same vein as ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PsychoPass''. Creator/FUNimation hyped this show up a lot due to their position on the production committee to the point where they aired its broadcast dub on Creator/{{Toonami}} and many agree that the first three episodes were very strong openers. Unfortunately, the show ended up being heavily criticized for its unnecessarily complicated storyline and the fact that it was a CompressedAdaptation with many people losing interest in the show after the halfway point and most viewers forgetting about it after it concluded.

** Although Loser's story is important to the finale and the story's overarching history, his journeys and adventures were barely showcased.

* BrokenBase: The show airing on Creator/{{Toonami}} has been met with split reactions. Some were thrilled about it airing on Toonami since like ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', its airing on Toonami as it aired in Japan meant that many people would be able to see it for the first time. It's also considered to be a good show for the block since Toonami hadn't aired a science fiction show in a while and it's the closest they'll ever get to airing ''Anime/PsychoPass''.[[note]]Toonami couldn't air ''Psycho-Pass'' due it being on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Netflix stopped streaming the series on February 6, 2016.[[/note]] There's also the fact that it replaced the controversial ''Anime/AkameGaKill''; many were relieved that a potentially better show replaced it. Others, however, weren't too excited about it as they'd immediately written off the show as being uninteresting. There's also the fact that it only has 12 episodes, with virtually every other Toonami show has over 20 episodes with the only exceptions being ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' and a pair of OVA series. Finally, the series is a CompressedAdaptation.

* NarmCharm: Despite being an OutOfCharacterMoment, Kyoma's dance is considered to be one of the best aspects of the opening.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: In a surprisingly unique version of this, both Kyoma and Mira fall victim to this due to a lack of character development. In the opening episodes, Kyoma showed potential for a backstory about his hatred of coils to be explored and while he does get a backstory episode, he never grows as a character other than calling Mira by her real name in the end. Mira, on the other hand, had an entire episode dedicated to her struggles in regards to being a robot and living up to her creator's expectations but none of that is ever explored afterwards with Mira mostly being kidnapped or the victim of Kyoma's abuse. Similarly, Albert, despite being Kyoma's closest partner and having a significant role in all the arcs, never gets any development and we know as much about him in the end as we did in the beginning.

** Haruka Seameyer, the main antagonist of the final arc who many saw as a very clichéd, phoned-in last second villain. Creator/YuukiKaji's performance as him was also widely criticized for being very annoying.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Kyoma was one of the most divisive anime protagonists of the Winter 2016 season. Some loved him for being a {{Badass}}, the fact that he was an adult male protagonist that played by his own rules, and his [[spoiler: [[DarkAndTroubledPast tragic backstory]] involving his deceased wife.]] Others found him to be a boring character with hardly any personality and weren't fond of his harsh treatment towards [[RobotGirl Mira]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: His tragic backstory, cool design and awesome fight scenes made Loser an instant fan favorite. Likewise, his daughter is also well-liked for her intelligence and costumes.

** Haruka Seameyer, the villain of the final arc who many saw as a very clichéd, phoned-in last second villain. Creator/YuukiKaji's performance as him was also widely criticized for being very annoying.

** Haruka Seameyer, the villain of the final arc who many saw as a phoned-in last second villain, and in terms of villainy was very cliched. [[Creator/YuukiKaji Yuuki Kaji's]] performance as him was also widely criticized for being very annoying.

* HypeBacklash: One of the most anticipated shows of the Winter 2016 anime season due to being a futuristic science-fiction anime in the same vein as ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PsychoPass''. Creator/FUNimation hyped this show up a lot due to their position on the production committee to the point where they aired its broadcast dub on Creator/{{Toonami}} and many agree that the first three episodes were very strong openers. Unfortunately, the show ended up being heavily criticized for its unnecessarily complicated storyline and the fact that it was a CompressedAdaptation with many people losing interest in the show after the halfway point and most viewers forgetting about it after it concluded.

** Salva and the residents of Islero for being a SpotlightStealingSquad during their introduction episodes and the fact that the only purpose they had in the story was sending the characters to Easter Island.

* HypeBacklash: One of the most anticipated shows of the Winter 2016 anime season due to being a futuristic science-fiction anime in the same vein as ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/PsychoPass''. Creator/{{Funimation}} hyped this show up a lot due to their position on the production committee to the point where they aired its broadcast dub on Creator/{{Toonami}} and many agree that the first three episodes were very strong openers. Unfortunately the show ended up being heavily criticized for its unnecessarily complicated storyline and the fact that it was a CompressedAdaptation with many people losing interest in the show after the halfway point and most viewers forgetting about it after it concluded.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: In a surprisingly unique version of this trope both the main characters Kyouma and Mira fall victim to this trope due to a lack of character development. In the opening episodes Kyouma showed potential for a backstory about his hatred of coils to be explored and while he does get a backstory episode, he never grows as a character other than calling Mira by her real name in the end. Mira on the other hand had an entire episode dedicated to her struggles in regards to being a robot and living up to her creator's expectations but none of that is ever explored afterwards with Mira mostly being kidnapped or the victim of Kyouma's abuse. Similarly Albert Schumann despite being Kyouma's closest partner and having a significant role in all the arcs never gets any development and we know as much about him in the end as we did in the beginning.

* TheScrappy: Salva and the residents of Islero for being a SpotlightStealingSquad during their introduction episodes and the fact that the only purpose they had in the story was sending the characters to Easter Island.

* BrokenBase: The show airing on Creator/{{Toonami}} has been met with split reactions. Some were thrilled about it airing on Toonami since like ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', its airing on Toonami as it aired in Japan meant that many people would be able to see it for the first time. It's also considered to be a good show for the block since Toonami hadn't aired a science fiction show in a while and it's the closest they'll ever get to airing ''Anime/PsychoPass''.[[note]]Toonami couldn't air ''Psycho-Pass'' due it being on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Netflix stopped streaming the series on February 6, 2016.[[/note]] There's also the fact that it replaced the controversial ''Manga/AkameGaKill''; many were relieved that a potentially better show replaced it. Others, however, weren't too excited about it as they'd immediately written off the show as being uninteresting. There's also the fact that it only has 12 episodes, with virtually every other Toonami show has over 20 episodes with the only exceptions being ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' and a pair of OVA series. Finally, the series is a CompressedAdaptation.

* BrokenBase: The show airing on Creator/{{Toonami}} has been met with split reactions. Some were thrilled about it airing on Toonami since like ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', its airing on Toonami as it airs in Japan meant that many people would be able to see it for the first time. It's also considered to be a good show for the block since Toonami hadn't aired a science fiction show in a while and it's the closest they'll ever get to airing ''Anime/PsychoPass''.[[note]]Toonami couldn't air ''Psycho-Pass'' due it's being on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Netflix stopped streaming the series on February 6, 2016.[[/note]] There's also the fact that it replaced the controversial ''Manga/AkameGaKill''; many were relieved that a potentially better show replaced it. Others, however, weren't too excited about it as they'd immediately written off the show as being uninteresting. There's also the fact that it only has 12 episodes, with virtually every other Toonami show has over 20 episodes with the only exceptions being ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' and a pair of OVA series. Finally, the series is a CompressedAdaptation.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In episode 8, when Mira and Kyoma are moving rocks off the road, Mira throws several rapidly while Kyoma struggles with one.

* TheScrappy: Salva and the residents of Islero for being a SpotlightStealingSquad during their introduction episodes and the fact that the only purpose they had in the story was getting the characters on to Easter Island.