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D-Frag!
Cover of D-Frag! volume 1 by Media Factory featuring president of the Game Creation Club (Provisional), Roka Shibasaki.
ディーふらぐ!
(Dīfuragu!)
GenreComedy
Manga
Written byTomoya Haruno
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 26, 2008 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed bySeiki Sugawara
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byNijine
StudioBrain's Base
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVA, TVO, AT-X
English network
Original run January 6, 2014 – March 24, 2014
Episodes12 + 1 OVA

D-Frag! (ディーふらぐ!, Dīfuragu!), also known as D-Fragments, is a comedic manga series by Tomoya Haruno that began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive in July 2008.[1] It has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2014. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base aired from January 6, 2014 to March 24, 2014.[2]

Plot

The story focuses on a semi-connected series of sketches as delinquent student Kenji Kazama is forced into joining his school's struggling "Game Creation Club" by its members, a quartet of crazy women with their own eccentricities that drive him crazy. As he attempts to distance himself from the club, the more he seems to run into not only his fellow club members, but others from his school who drive him insane to different degrees.

Characters

Most main characters' names are reference to railway stations in Tokyo, particularly Keiō Line.[citation needed] Some main character's first names are not yet revealed.[citation needed]

Main characters

The main characters are members of a Game Creation Club[3] (alt. "Game Development Club",[4] "game-making club (working title)"[5]).

Kenji Kazama (風間 堅次, Kazama Kenji)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Austin Tindle[6] (English)
The leader of the "Kazama Party" and one of the head delinquents in school, he was forcibly recruited into the club after attempting to help them put out a fire. He is actually quite capable of fighting, however because he can never hit a girl he "supposedly" is still no match for the other girls in the club. While not being able to hit a girl, he later starts using tricking and deceiving to outmatch them in competitions. Later, the club members refer him as "Wind" elemental, due to his name. At all times, he serves as the tsukkomi (comedic straight man) to the antics around him.
Roka Shibasaki (柴崎 芦花, Shibasaki Roka)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Bryn Apprill[6] (English)
The president of the Game Creation Club (Provisional). She has blonde hair. Her element is "Fire", although she later states that her true element is actually "Darkness." Her main combat method is putting a bag over her opponents' head, rendering them blind, hence the darkness element. She carries a lot of spare bags so she can use them anytime. Despite having a small profile, she is referred as "Strongest Darkness" and is the strongest in school. She refers to Kenji as her "important person", and shows jealousy when other girls approach him.
Chitose Karasuyama (烏山 千歳, Karasuyama Chitose)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Whitney Rodgers[7] (English)
A second-year and the president of the student council. Her authority is so great even the teachers fear her. Her element is "Earth", and her main combat method includes punching her opponent, throwing dirt at them, or digging traps. She also has a habit of burying her victims up to the neck.
Sakura Mizukami (水上 桜, Mizukami Sakura)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese); Megan Shipman[5] (English)
A first-year and a pink-haired tomboy. Her element is "Water", and is usually seen carrying a water bottle. Her combat method includes pouring water on her hands, or forcing water down an opponent's throat. She later starts referring Kenji and Noe as her siblings, though both of them deny any relation.
Takao (高尾)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Tia Ballard[7] (English)
President of the "real" Game Creation Club with no known first name. Friends with Roka, even though she left and started her own Game Creation Club on negative terms. Others in the school refer to Takao as a "Boobs" elemental in later chapters due to her large bust size and amount of times they affect other people. She has a crush on Kazama. After losing a match with Game Creation Club (Provisional), she actually starts to hang around with the club more often than her own club.
Minami Ōsawa (大沢 南, Ōsawa Minami, alt. Minami Ohsawa[5])
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Caitlin Glass[5] (English)
The faculty advisor of the club. Her element is "Lightning" because she carries around a taser. She is shown to be sleeping almost anytime, even in her own class.

Secondary characters

Real Game Creation Club
  • Tsutsumi Inada (稲田 堤, Inada Tsutsumi)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese); Morgan Garrett[6] (English)
A glasses-wearing girl with a perverted streak who often dresses up Sakuragaoka in girly outfits. She acts as Chitose's counterpart for the "real" Game Creation Club.
  • Sakuragaoka (桜ヶ丘)
Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi (Japanese); Megan Vander Pluym (English)
A boy with a very feminine appearance. Due to a misunderstanding during their first met, Kenji refers to him as a girl, which he never had a chance to correct.
  • Yamada (山田)
Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara (Japanese); Chris Rager (English)
A big, muscular club member. He is described as looking like a brutish giant on the outside, but in reality he is a timid pacifist.
Kazama Party
  • Ataru Kawahara (河原 中, Kawahara Ataru)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[6] (English)
Student council Vice-President with a masochistic streak who both admires and fears Chitose.
  • Yokoshima (横縞)
Voiced by: Hiroki Gotō (Japanese); Josh Grelle[6] (English)
A short but fat student who is a member of Kazama Party.
  • Hiroshi Nagayama (長山ひろし, Nagayama Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Kenichirō Matsuda (Japanese); Ian Sinclair[6] (English)
Tall member of the Kazama Party.
  • Hachi Shiō (子王 八, Shiō Hachi)
Voiced by: Kōki Miyata (Japanese); Micah Solusod[8] (English)
The club's other male member, he has an unrequited crush on Roka. He often uses the gap between a bookshelf and the wall as his "seat". Other club members refer to him as a "Light" elemental due to the sparkles that seem to surround his appearance. Roka is quite harsh toward him, while most other club members simply ignore him. He later joined the Kazama gang.
Former student council
  • Tama Sakai (境 多摩, Sakai Tama)
Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)
A senior student, Tama is the ex-student council president before Chitose. She has a grudge with Chitose since their childhood and secretly plots to have Game Creation Club (Provisional) disbanded. She specializes in using her twin-tails hairstyle in combat, in which she is renowned as the strongest in Fujou High, capable of fending off Roka, and known as "The Legendary" in other schools. She seems to have an interest in Kenji after losing to him during the competition between ex-student council members and Game Creation Club (Provisional), and starts to participate in the club activities despite not being a club member.
  • Naganuma (長沼)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Ex-student council vice president. He is quite good with anime-related subjects.
  • Azuma Matsubara (松原 東, Matsubara Azuma)
Voiced by: Yuuko Sanpei (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Ex-student council treasurer, courteous but also quite capable of fighting.
  • Shinsen (神泉)
Voiced by: Eri Sendai (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)
Ex-student council secretary. She has an unstable stomach and often vomits to the point that friends and enemies alike call her "Pukey". She is often shown working many different types of part-time jobs and often runs into the club activities.
Others
  • Noe Kazama (風間 之江, Kazama Noe)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
Kenji's little sister who shares her brother's spiky hair and a penchant for being the comedic "straight man" in a world full of crazy punchlines. She is often comforted by Kenji when she can't take the insanity of his daily life. Called an "ice" elemental by members of the Game Creation Club after misspeaking, and has also been referred to as the "little sister" element.
  • Tsutsuji Shibasaki (柴崎 つつじ, Shibasaki Tsutsuji)
Roka's sister who attends another high school, having worse grades. Has made elaborate lunchboxes for Roka and seeks to "protect" her from Kenji.
  • Funabori (船堀)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki (Japanese); Felecia Angelle[9] (English)
Kenji's classmate, she is good at housework and often shown doing various chores for the class. Has trouble being the center of attention, and is often blushing when she receives praise from anyone. She has a crush on Kenji. Despite not a member of Game Creation Club (Provisional), she later shows up very often during their activities out of school.
  • RaGaiGar (ラガイガー)
Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese); Scott Freeman (English)
A man who dresses in a tokusatsu outfit and plays a superhero.
  • Sean Cone Cone (ショーン・コネコネ)
Voiced by: Jōji Nakata (Japanese); Bill Jenkins (English)
Kenji's Japanese Classics teacher. He saved the Kazama Party (and RaGaiGar) from a flaming building when they were kids. He inspired Kenji to help those who are in need. A parody of real-life actor Sean Connery with elements of Indiana Jones, and supposedly wields the "Dandy" element.

Media

Manga

No. Title Original release date North American release date
1D-Frag! 01
ディーふらぐ！ 01		August 5, 2014[10]
978-4-8401-2533-8		August 5, 2014[11]
978-1-62692-070-5
  • 01. "It's the Kazama Gang"
  • 03. "One Is Plenty"
  • 05. "Still Thinking About It"
  • 07. "Let the Game Begins!"
  • 02. "Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance"
  • 04. "I Don't Entirely Matter"
  • 06. "You Have More Fun over There?"
(Summary)
2D-Frag! 02
ディーふらぐ！ 02		August 5, 2014[12]
978-4-8401-2929-9		August 5, 2014[13]
978-1-62692-071-2
  • 008. "I must do it!"
  • 010. "That's Me"
  • 012. "I Have Confidence"
  • 014. "I Must Do It!!"
  • 014.5 "Takabondo Extra"
  • 009. "I Think We Should Start the Meeting"
  • 011. "I Bet on It"
  • 013. "You're Not Giving Up!?"
(Summary)
3D-Frag! 03
ディーふらぐ！ 03		July 23, 2010[14]
978-4-8401-3347-0		December 16, 2014[15]
978-1-62692-091-0
  • 015. "What's That!?"
  • 017. "Enemy Is Approaching!!"
  • 019. "I Don't Want You to Become the Winner!"
  • 021. "If Not, I Won't Forgive You"
  • 023. "I'm So Pathetic"
  • 025. "It's Better!!"
  • 027. "Pissing Me Off"
  • 016. "So Dandy!!"
  • 018. "Let's Have a Match"
  • 020. "Which One Would You Chose?"
  • 022. "The Growing Problem"
  • 024. "Amazing"
  • 026. "Water!!"
  • 028. "Real Sibling Is the Best After All"
(Summary)
4D-Frag! 04
ディーふらぐ！ 04		February 23, 2011[16]
978-4-8401-3758-4		March 10, 2015[17]
978-1-62692-117-7
  • 029: "The Legendary Amazing Takao-senpai"
  • 031: "You're Simply Weak"
  • 033: "Diamonds Are Unbreakable"
  • 035: "Playing by Herself"
  • 037: "Damn You, Shawn Conecone!!"
  • 039: "It's Auntie"
  • 030: “Swaying and Floating”
  • 032: “I Want to Dismiss Your Game Creator Club (Temp)”
  • 034: “He Came Up with an Amazing Thing!!”
  • 036: “And the Finishing Blow Is...”
  • 038: “TOWEL!!”
  • 040: “So Many Things Happened...”
(Summary)
5D-Frag! 05
ディーふらぐ！ 05		December 22, 2011[18]
978-4-8401-4078-2		June 9, 2015[19]
978-1-62692-136-8
  • 041: "You Too Takao Senpai. Join Us"
  • 043: "Patarinko"
  • 042: "Stood Up!!"
(Summary)
6D-Frag! 06
ディーふらぐ！ 06		October 23, 2012[20]
978-4-8401-4734-7		-
  • 045: "Let's Have a Hundred Youths!!"
  • 047: "What the Hell with This Plot Development!?"
  • 044: "You're Tricking My Older"
  • 046: "What Are You Inhaling"
(Summary)
7D-Frag! 07
ディーふらぐ！ 07		August 10, 2013[21]
978-4-8401-5302-7		-
  • 049: "Finally Achieved Full Mastery"
  • 051: "This Is Just Too Good!!"
  • 048: "Life's Most Dangerous Heights"
  • 050: "Waste...ful!"
(Summary)
8D-Frag! 08
ディーふらぐ！ 08		December 21, 2013[22]
978-4-0406-6192-6		-
  • 053: "I...It's a Conspiracy---!!"
  • 055: "How Can You Be so Gullible!?"
  • 057: "Who... Who's he!?'
  • 052: "Sorry!"
  • 054: "We'll Suuuuuck Our Luck Back!"
  • 056: "What shall we do?"
(Summary)
9D-Frag! 09
ディーふらぐ！ 09		September 23, 2014
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(Summary)

Anime

Episode list

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References

  1. ^ 月刊コミックアライブ2008年9月号 バックナンバー (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "D-Fragments TV Anime's Staff, Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. ^ http://www.gomanga.com/books/d-frag!/111
  4. ^ http://us.macmillan.com/dfragvol1/TomoyaHaruno
  5. ^ a b c d "D-Frag! English Dub Casts Caitlin Glass, Megan Shipman". Anime News Network. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "-Frag! English Dub Casts Austin Tindle, Bryn Apprill, More". Anime News Network. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "D-Frag! English Dub Casts Whitney Rodgers, Tia Ballard". Anime News Network. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "Micah Solusod on Twitter: "Happy to be voicing the slightly creepy Hachi Siou in D-Frag!". Twitter. January 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Anime Roles - Felecia Angelle" (Facebook post). April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "D-Frag!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "D-Frag!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "D-Frag!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "D-Frag!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  14. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #3 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  15. ^ "D-Frag Vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  16. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  17. ^ "D-Frag! Vol. 4". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  18. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #5 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  19. ^ "D-Frag! Vol. 5". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  20. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #6 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  21. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #7 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  22. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #8 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  23. ^ ディーふらぐ！ 9 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  24. ^ "ディーふらぐ！9巻 OAD付き特装版" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  25. ^ "List of D-Fragments Episodes". Funimation. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
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