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===Main characters===
===Main characters===
The main characters are members of a Game Creation Club<ref>http://www.gomanga.com/books/d-frag!/111</ref> (alt. "game-making club (working title)"<ref name="funi cast caitiln megan"/>).
The main characters are members of a Game Creation Club<ref>http://www.gomanga.com/books/d-frag!/111</ref> (alt. "Game Development Club"<ref>http://us.macmillan.com/dfragvol1/TomoyaHaruno</ref>, "game-making club (working title)"<ref name="funi cast caitiln megan"/>).


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;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Kenji Kazama}}|風間 堅次|Kazama Kenji}}

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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!
(Diifuragu!)
GenreComedy
Manga
Written byTomoya Haruno
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 26, 2008 – present
Volumes9
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 OAD

D-Frag! (ディーふらぐ!, Diifuragu!), 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
The main protagonist. The leader of the "Kazama Party" and one of the head delinquents in school, he was dragged into Game Creation Club (Provisional) 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
The president of the Game Creation Club (Provisional). She refers her element as "Fire", but 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 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
A second-year and the Student Council President. 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[6] (English)
A first-year and a pink-haired tomboy. Her element is "Water", and she carries around a water bottle at all times. Her combat method includes pouring water on her hands, or forcing water down an opponent's throat. She later starts referring Kenji as her big brother, while Noe as her little sister, despite the denial from both.
Minami Ōsawa (大沢 南, Ōsawa Minami, alt. Minami Ohsawa[6])
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Caitlin Glass[6] (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.
Hachi Shiō (子王 八, Shiō Hachi)
Voiced by: Kōki Miyata
The only male member of the Game Creation Club (Provisional) other than Kenji with 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.

Secondary characters

Real Game Creation Club
  • Takao (高尾)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
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 their large 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.
  • Tsutsumi Inada (稲田 堤, Inada Tsutsumi)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
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: Ryoko Shiraishi
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
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
Student council Vice-President with a masochistic streak who both admires and fears Chitose.
  • Yokoshima (横縞)
Voiced by: Hiroki Gotō
A short but fat student who is a member of Kazama Party.
  • Hiroshi Nagayama (長山ひろし, Nagayama Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda
Tall member of the Kazama Party.
Former student council
  • Tama Sakai (境 多摩, Sakai Tama)
Voiced by: Kana Ueda
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
Ex-student council vice president. He is quite good with anime-related subjects.
  • Azuma Matsubara (松原 東, Matsubara Azuma)
Voiced by: Yuuko Sanpei
Ex-student council treasurer, courteous but also quite capable of fighting.
  • Shinsen (神泉)
Voiced by: Eri Sendai
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
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
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
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
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 English release date
1D-Frag! 01 (ディーふらぐ！ 01)February 23, 2009[7]
978-4-8401-2533-8		August 5, 2014[8]
978-1-62692-070-5
2D-Frag! 02 (ディーふらぐ！ 02)October 23, 2009[9]
978-4-8401-2929-9		September 23, 2014[10]
978-1-62692-071-2
3D-Frag! 03 (ディーふらぐ！ 03)July 23, 2010[11]
978-4-8401-3347-0		December 16, 2014[12]
978-1-62692-091-0
4D-Frag! 04 (ディーふらぐ！ 04)February 23, 2011[13]
978-4-8401-3758-4		March 10, 2015[14]
978-1-62692-117-7
5D-Frag! 05 (ディーふらぐ！ 05)December 22, 2011[15]
978-4-8401-4078-2		June 9, 2015[16]
978-1-62692-136-8
6D-Frag! 06 (ディーふらぐ！ 06)October 23, 2012[17]
978-4-8401-4734-7		–
7D-Frag! 07 (ディーふらぐ！ 07)August 10, 2013[18]
978-4-8401-5302-7		–
8D-Frag! 08 (ディーふらぐ！ 08)December 21, 2013[19]
978-4-0406-6192-6		–
9D-Frag! 09 (ディーふらぐ！ 09)September 23, 2014
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Anime

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date

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. ^ Cite error: The named reference funi cast caitiln megan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c "D-Frag! English Dub Casts Caitlin Glass, Megan Shipman". Anime News Network. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  7. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #1 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  8. ^ "D-Frag!, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #2 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "D-Frag Vol. 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #3 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  12. ^ "D-Frag Vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  14. ^ "D-Frag! Vol. 4". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  15. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #5 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  16. ^ "D-Frag! Vol. 5". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  17. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #6 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  18. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #7 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  19. ^ ディーふらぐ！ #8 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  20. ^ ディーふらぐ！ 9 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  21. ^ "ディーふらぐ！9巻 OAD付き特装版" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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