W: Wish

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Japanese: W 〜ウィッシュ〜

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 3, 2004 to Dec 26, 2004

Premiered: Fall 2004

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Trinet Entertainment, Picture Magic

Source: Visual novel

Genres: Drama, Romance

Themes: Harem, School

Duration: 12 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.15¹ (scored by 5,559 users)

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Ranked: #8817²

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Popularity: #5310

Members: 15,802

Favorites: 15

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Synopsis

Based on a game by Princess Soft

The main character, Junna has a twin sister Senna. He is an ordinal student of an elite school. However, in the past, a traffic accident deprived him of his parents and his memory. Junna survived the accident, and he has lived only with his sister though he has been looked after by his relatives.

And present...
The life with Senna in the same high school is so pleasant that he can forget the severe past. Because he has been in the world where there is only Senna, his lives in this town, such as the beginning of a new life, new environments, and the meetings, are so refreshing.

However, he begins to recall the memories he lost in the accident. Though he enjoys happy and pleasant days, he is tossed by the past, the present, and the future. What is the truth hidden in his memory?

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Characters & Voice Actors

Inohara, Haruhi

Main

Shintani, Ryouko
Japanese

Touno, Senna

Main

Shimizu, Ai
Japanese

Touno, Junna

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Ootori, Tsubasa

Supporting

Chiba, Saeko
Japanese

Kishida, Tomo

Supporting

Matsuki, Miyu
Japanese

Fujie, Sana

Supporting

Kaneda, Tomoko
Japanese

Kishida, Tomokazu

Supporting

Fujita, Yoshinori
Japanese

Iida, Akino

Supporting

Nanri, Yuuka
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Oomiya, Saburou

Producer

Nakanishi, Takashi

Producer

Iizuka, Kouichi

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Tokoro, Toshikatsu

Episode Director, Storyboard, Director of Photography

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Opening Theme

"KIZUNA" by Ayane

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Ending Theme

"Omoide good night" by tiaraway

Reviews

Oct 12, 2013

Simonian

Recommended

For a short series, W Wish is actually a very good anime. Considering that there's only 13 episodes here and each episode contains only 9 minutes of actual story content, I am absolutely blown away just by how well the pacing was done here. It is flawless. This anime doesn't feel rushed in any way whatsoever.

The story itself is fairly simple, a young guy named Junna Tono lives his days blissfully with his twin sister Senna. They go together to the same school, live in the same house and share every moment together. Beyond this blissful setting however lies a dark past that revolves around ... the day his parents died in a car accident. What exactly happened? Lo and behold, the central premise of this anime is born. From there on the story will almost exclusively revolve around Junna, his twin sister and one more character - Inohara Haruhi, as he struggles to remember the past.

So the story, while simple and often predictable, does have a certain element of novelty to it. It is a decent story, through and through. I also applaud the fact that 'W Wish' did not lose its focus at any time, it solely focused on the premise, had brilliant pacing and in the end managed to answer ALL the questions. All too often series like this will start dishing out fillers or plot irrelevant episodes. Not here however which is a positive considering the short time span of each episode.

The characters were likeable and realistic portrayals of teenagers. I felt that Junna, especially, fit perfectly in to this kind of story. Surprised by his memories of past, he not always knows what to do. I found that to be a nice break from male leads that are always in control of the situation, which is fairly romantic but not always consistent with reality - depending on the situation. Likewise the female characters nicely contributed to the story, even though for the most part the anime focuses only on Haruhi and Senna. Some viewers might be disgruntled by the implied romantic vibes between Junna and his sister but then again we are dealing with a different culture here. This wouldn't be the first time siblings or otherwise close family members are shown to have romantic feelings for each other in Japanese media.

The art fairly good and accurate. The style itself is very appealing and attention was paid not only to the characters but also background, static objects etc. The only issue here would be long distance drawing; the characters are over-simplified at certain distances but that is common to virtually all animes.

The music itself is nothing special to be honest, I found the OST to be lacking slightly. On the other hand the voice acting was authentic so I guess the sound department as a whole can be considered fairly good.

All things considered, a very good anime. Predictable but nevertheless decent story, flawless pacing, realistic characters and an OK sound department. As I mentioned before the romance aspect can be off-puting to some but even with a slight knowledge of anime, one will know that incest is a frequent theme in Japanese media. I for one enjoyed it as it was presented in an innocent, non-lustful way.

Altogether, "W Wish" gets 8 points from me.

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Nov 4, 2007

Darvus_Laan

Mixed Feelings

It's an ok-looking series with a neat premise. It's not that any of it is totally original, but it's done pretty well considering how short the series is, not to mention the short duration of each episode. I particularly like the opening theme. Not even in the top 10 in terms of my fav anime music, but it's worth at least one listen, even so.

I had a good part of the story figured out half way through, but there were some elements that caught me by surprise, so I wouldn't say it's totally predictable. The series could really use a re-writing and expansion, much like ...

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Jan 3, 2019

Leyren

Mixed Feelings

Overall, it was okay. But don't let the genre tags fool you.
First of all, it's not a romance. Unless you think of an overly clingy little sister as romantic, I guess. There are no romantic feelings involved in neither side whatsoever.
Also, I wouldn't really consider it Harem. There are 2 girls clinging to him, which both are in some way (it's complicated) his sisters. That'd be a pretty small harem in my opinion.

So, if you want to watch this because you're looking for a harem/romance, you most likely won't be satisfied.

Considering the short duration of the show, the story was fine. As it also ...

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