Dimension W, Vol. 3

Dimension W #3

by Yuji Iwahara

Famous novelist Shijuurou Sakaki dies mysteriously at Hotel Yasogami, an isolated hotel in the middle of a lake. The cause of his death? Drowning--despite the author being safely inside his own room. To make matters more puzzling, the video logs of the housekeeper robot that was with Sakaki at the time of his death appear to be corrupted...Did the malfunctioning robot commit murder? Or was it the curse of the ghosts that haunt the depths of Lake Yasogami?! Kyouma and Mira, surrounded by suspicious fellow guests, must uncover the shocking story of a tragic accident from the past, which will bring them that much closer to the truth behind the Coils!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Seinen, Science Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2013

About the author

IWAHARA Yuji
Japanese Name (岩原裕二)
Associated Names:
ИВАХАРА Юдзи
IWAHARA Yuuji

Blood Type: B

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

All of a sudden we're in a weird J-horror murder mystery with ghosts. Is this how this series is going to go? Genre-hopping nonsensically and justifying it with "Dimension W" nonsense?

I mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I thought this was cyberpunk.

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 3 wanders into horror territory as well as brushes up against detective fiction, and boy does it nail the creepy.

[Booksinvasion · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stelline
Questo terzo volume mi è piaciuto molto di piú dei due precedenti!! Speriamo che la serie continui a crescere😀

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick thoughts: Things are getting stranger and stranger and almost veering off into different genres, but I still a solid installment.

[Ashqtara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hui. Okay. Der Genresprung zu Mystery-Geistergeschichte war etwas weird.
Albert ist mir immer noch etwas suspekt, ich mag ihn, aber weiß ihn nicht richtig zu lesen. Und können wir bitte endlich mehr von Kyomas Vergangenheit erfahren als nur nebulöse Rückblenden? *fuchtel*
Der Cliffhanger war nicht nett, wie gut, dass ich bereits Band 4 hier hatte und alles in einem Rutsch lesen konnte.

[Elinor · Rating 5 out of 5]

trop bien trop bien trop bien ! l'intrigue de ce tome-là est top ! l'ambiance et enquête vraiment réussies, dessin toujours aussi magnifique, bref, trop bien trop bien trop bien ! ^^

[Yuiko · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like this vol at all boring

[Chris Manthey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow. This was such a departure from the lore and world I wanted to know more about
... and instead I got this mystery crime story =\

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volumes 3 and 4 cover a single story. It's not quite as good as the story of volume 2.

[Drizztl · Rating 4 out of 5]

8.5/10

[Mateo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 I liked the storyline in this one, a very odd mystery they are investigating. I found I was into it right from the start.

[Jonathan Bardroff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich möchte den Geisteraspekt,die Mansion Athmosphären und generell den die Angst

[_SakuraBooks_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌸16th September 2019🌸

I love a good ghost story and that’s exactly the premise of Volume three! We begin with the death of a famous horror writer that is mysteriously killed with water by an unidentified entity that may potentially be otherworldly. And, naturally, the writer along with his sister live in a Manor House/hotel stranded in the middle of a haunted lake. D.A.B think that illegal coils have some part in this and therefore enlist Kyouma and Mira to find out what’s going on. I think this is my favourite instalment so far in the Dimention W series as it’s suspenseful and thrilling. Kyouma is kind of growing on me but I still much prefer Mira’s character. Volume three introduces us to multiple different personalities and it feels almost like the set up for an Agatha Christie novel (no other similarities though). And the time travel element of the plot is fantastic! This series is definitely on that has got better as I’ve read on!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

[Skye (Skye's Scribblings)]

DNF in File 18. I'm not much for reading mysteries, even (and possibly especially) in manga, and after losing most of my interest in the midst of a detailed discussion of a house layout I flipped through the rest of this volume and determined things get waaay to weird for my tastes. Intriguing enough series premise, world, and overarching plot, but I wasn't majorly impressed with the previous short plots and, as I definitely won't be finishing the current one, I've decided to drop the series.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mystery after mystery and for extra added bonus: murder mystery! Secrets about dimension W; secrets about Mabuchi's past; secrets about Loser; secrets about Mira; secrets about the numbers. We get a few answers but they only lead to more questions! Next volume please!

This series has 16 volumes.

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

is it just me or is the manga more disturbing than the anime when it comes to Lake Yasogami? eeeeek

[Daken Howlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prima parte della murder mystery story arc.
Il cambio di tono che porta la serie a diventare, da puro sci-fi qual'era nei primi due volumi a giallo con tipiche meccaniche da "omicidio a porte chiuse" è eseguito in modo notevole e senza forzature, grazie anche alla caratterizzazione del protagonista principale, che gli permette di adeguarsi velocemente a diversi toni narrativi.
L'esecuzione della storia in sé è ottima, con un setting classico, una villa semi-abbandonata sulle rive di un lago avvolto dalla nebbia che si vocifera essere infestato, e una storia che fà progressivamente scoprire nuovi e importanti dettagli sulla natura del mondo in cui si svolge la storia, che nei precedenti due volumi erano stati solo accennati.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the new arc in this volume. I'm pretty curious what's behind the case!