Qualidea Code

On a quiet and peaceful day, the skies split open and extradimensional beings, designated as the Unknown, launch a swift and brutal attack against humanity. To protect the future of the country, all of Japan's children are cryogenically frozen until the end of the war to keep them out of harm's way.

Several years pass, and humanity has established a foothold in a corner of Japan, which now serves as the frontline of the war. No longer facing humanity's extinction, the children are awakened from their slumber. It is then discovered that, while in cryogenesis, the children had developed Worlds, supernatural powers unique to each person. The six most powerful children are given command of the reclaimed cities, using their powers to defend the strongholds against the continuing invasion. Childhood friends Ichiya Suzaku and Canaria Utara lead Tokyo, siblings Kasumi and Asuha Chigusa manage Chiba, and Maihime Tenkawa and Hotaru Rindou oversee Kanagawa.

Over time, the almost routine attacks from the Unknown and the clashing personalities of the city heads and subheads cultivate petty rivalries, leading to constant arguments between the three cities. With the Unknown suddenly increasing the pressure of their attacks, the three cities' leaders must learn how to work together or risk losing the last line of defense against humanity's extinction.

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Chigusa, Asuha Main

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Chigusa, Kasumi Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Tenkawa, Maihime Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Utara, Canaria Main

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Rindou, Hotaru Main

Fukuhara, Ayaka Japanese

Suzaku, Ichiya Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Otonashi, Zakuro Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Yaegaki, Aoi Supporting

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Chigusa, Yuu Supporting

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Yuunami, Airi Supporting

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Takahashi, Yuuma Producer

Danno, Yoshito Producer

Kawamura, Kenichi Director, Storyboard

Ebina, Yasunori Sound Director

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Jan 27, 2024

JamieNormand

Recommended

Now, Qualidae Code is an anime I liked a lot and many people have mixed or negative feelings about. It is probably due to expectations.
The anime series has a simple enough plot: youngsters that were kept in cryo-sleep had woken up with powers referred as “world” in them, and, are fighting against invading aliens from an alternate dimension. The question is, is this a rightful fight. We have seen many SF anime, manga, and TV series based on the concept and at times Qualidae Code resembled the film Island a lot in the first few episodes – at least for me. The quality of animation ... is not great, music is not bothersome but is not a real supporter of the storyline, either.
So, why do I recommend it with such a high score, then? Because it ticks important check points for me: does it contain easy-to-follow and good male and female characters? Yes. Does it have witty exchanges and enjoyable banter between characters, especially between the two male leads? Yes, plenty. Does it involve redemption? Yes. Is it fun to watch? Yes. Are there good fight scenes and innovative gadgets or fight plans? Yes. Does it show how friendship and solidarity are important? Yes, indeed. I therefore liked Qualidae Code a lot. Others might not due to freezeframe dialogues in which only the mouth of the talking person is moving or the lack of great, involving music, or for plot related reasons.
Still, Qualidae Code and its main characters Ichiya and Kasumi are pretty dear to me and I recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 5, 2023

Sekiro94

Mixed Feelings

Story was confusing, and really dumb. 3/10. Had me confused, then help me realize and then the things that enemy done in the end got me confused again.

Animation changed from bad to worse at times 4/10

Op and ed was good 6/10

Characters 5/10 saving point is chibura siblings especially kasumi.

Ichika delusional hero was cringe, annoying and beyond stupid and boring i was happy every second he wasnt on screen.
His childhood friend/crush Canaria was typical airhead who was useless most of time unless she is singing and giving them strenght using her powers (her song was really nice i enjoyed it).
Chibura siblings Kasumi was typical cool badass ... type who doesnt give a shit and wasnt being cringe or anything i loved him most.
His sis was same, nothing to hate about them.
Hime was more like inspiration to people and the bravest among them, i liked how she stood up alone against enemy, and had her only friend from childhood who wasnt anything special just devoted to hime in any way.
Other characters are given so little screentime i really dont know what to think. And main villains their dedication to all of this werent fully evil, which was really nice for change but still some things confused me.

This anime had his ups and downs, its not too good or bad, close to average, if they improved some characters, and explained plot in more detail, i would love it.
Fights were really boring i expected more.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 24, 2020

AoKishiBlade

Not Recommended

Welcome to Disappointment and Missed Opportunities, the anime. I was going to try to be unbiased with this review, but fuck it. [Possible spoilers ahead]

I really wanted to love this one, I did. And now I'm left frustrated with what could've and should've been. This anime pissed me off so bad that it actually drove me to write a review expressing my immeasurable disgust with how this series was handled. I've never given a review before by the way. That's just how bad this one bothered me.

So anywho, I found out about this one through the doujinshi by Sekiya Asami (don't judge me), looked up ... the OP and decided to give it a go. I noticed some pretty goofy animation at first but brushed it off, as I'm quite indifferent to how something looks, and more about how it makes me feel. And for a good while, I was really enjoying it. Only, the animation, later on, got really bad. And I mean REALLY bad. One that stood out to me in particular, was a scene with Asuha banging her head against a computer chair. It was like three frames on repeat for like, 10-15 seconds straight. Not even joking. It was so jarring that I cringed. Other examples include fight scenes where you can clearly hear things going on, but nobody is to be seen. Screen turning white, freeze frames..... I could go on, but I'm sure you get the gist already with other reviews.

The story had potential, but everything felt too rushed and as a result, wasn't given a fighting chance to stand out. One of the things I was looking forward to the most was the worldbuilding, and sadly, there is little to nothing to find in that area.

As for characters, they seemed to be pretty generic at first, but as time went on I LOVED the interactions between them (some more than others), and it left me craving more and more when it came to learning more about all of them (which you kinda don't). The ones that stood out to me were Asuha and Kasumi Chigusa, Maihime Tenkawa. The other three, Canaria, Ichiya, and Hotaru, felt too bland and predictable.

The characters were really lacking in the backstory department, but seeing as there are light novels that work as a prequel to this anime, perhaps they lie there. This is the part of the series that I believe had the most potential to be something great, but alas, was just another poorly executed area. I really enjoyed the Chigusa siblings and was bummed to not see more from them. It feels like Ichiya and Canaria really got the short end of the stick, and were absent for most of the show.

I thoroughly enjoyed the music. Some tracks were played a bit too much for my liking though.

To sum all of this up, it's a damn shame that this anime failed. It could have been so much better, if only it were in more delicate hands. Perhaps if it were more focused on the characters and their everyday lives, extended the season by 12 episodes, the world expanded on and explained, and for god's sake, better animation, this series could've been the next big thing.

I would love to see this series given another try in the future, but I won't hold my breath.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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