Review of D-Frag!

Review: D-Frag! "7.76!? This anime is underrated! You have got to watch this anime! ASAP!" Story (5/10): There is not a worthy framework to follow on, just the comedy. But if there a worthy plot planning of following of, it would be the the typical lives of these high schoolers, their clubs, and how they go on about it. When it comes to most comedy anime however, the plot tends to stray away and comedy is often the focal point when it comes to these kinds of series. Fortunately, the anime succeeds when it comes to it. As a result, it is ridiculously hilarious. Nevertheless, this animecould have been better off with a decent plot as their were noticeable signs of plot elements worthy when coming into the anime. The story starts off as the the 'Temporary' Game Club are in desperate attempts to find a fifth member in order for their club not to be shut down. The club president eventually finds the fifth member she was looking for. But however, she pleads for him to sign into the club despite rejecting many times signing into the club. But after many desperate attempts and through amusing tactics, she gets him to sign. With him signing into the club, one of the members of the 'Original' Game Club takes hold of the news and is furious. Simply because, they are the 'Original' Game Club and as the guy who signed it, joined into the 'Temporary' Game Club. The club president from the 'Original' Game Club tells the guy to drop off the club and get in hold of their club instead. In result, words spreads to the 'Temporary' Game Club and tension rises between the two clubs. As the cultural festival arrives, whoever makes the 'best game' will be recognized at the best game club at school. This could have been a great plot to follow for the anime in general, but however, the 'main' plot and the outcome, ended as short-lived as a result. As the series progressed however, it went to a continuous episodic plot to an episodic plot to a continuous episodic plot once again. Not only it was frustrating for these sequences to follow, it was widely inconsistent from each other. And, only to end without closure by the end of the series. What was learned however, even though each episode was in disarray and straying away from the 'main plot', all the episodes had a similarity from each other. Each episode shared the danger of the main characters losing their clubs which makes the anime worth watching for. The plot is not what should not be looked at but for the fun of it. But nevertheless without the plot, the comedy saves the anime from failing.

Art (8/10): The art is fine as it is. Certainly, the opening theme to this anime was flashy and as a result cracked a smile every time in each and every episode. The same can be said to the ending of the anime as well. But, what is unique about the ending theme is that at the end of each episode, the ending theme adds in a new 'female' character every time they are introduced. To mention that the characters designs are one of the highlights of the anime. Because, there were some scenarios where Roka, one of the main heroine of the series, turns herself into a 'chibi' version of herself which amusing to see. To also mention that the facial expressions that the characters make are so undeniably adorable in some scenarios, and hilarious in some. The character designs were creative and perfectly executed. Overall, Brain Base did a great art direction job nevertheless.

Sound (8/10): Let's start off that Konishi Katsuyuki's 'eccentric' voice is absolutely hilarious to hear voicing one of the main characters in the series which was Kazuma, Kenji. Every time an insult or a sarcastic comment is made by one of the characters to attack him, he counterattacks it by yelling a logical comment of his own. As a result, a well done performance by Konishi Katsuyuki. To mention that all the 'seiyuus' did a brilliant job voicing each of their individual character as well! No character felt out of place as each matched their characters personality. Lastly, most importantly and worthy of mentioning, that on top of the amusing animation, both the opening and ending tracks captured the anime's atmosphere as a whole. As a result, filled the anime's expectation as whole! The soundtracks were uplifting and joyful to hear simply because the lyrics hilariously did not make sense whatsoever. Maybe, it was trying a crack of wordplay? Oh well, it was entertaining to hear nevertheless.

Character (9/10): The characters has their own little quirks that can be remembered by. To mention one character looked like Kenji straight out of School Rumble. What was interesting about this character lineup is that this is one of the most eccentric lineups yet. Not only it was eccentric, it was vast! Unfortunately with a cast so huge, it was hard to remember the names of each individual character. Fortunately, the characters and their charismatic personalities were there to distinguish their amongst their names. Importantly, the character lineup essentially brought this anime to life. Without this unique set of characters, this could have been a boring slice-of-life anime without a doubt. The characters brighten up the atmosphere of the anime and as a result, a success and a joy to watch. The characters succeeded in hooking the entirety of the anime as a whole. To mention, many of these characters however did fit into different categories of cliché anime tropes. Fortunately, many of these characters did not abuse the 'stereotype' which did not make it a nuisance. Lastly and the character worth of mentioning of is Shibaskaki Roka, the main heroine of the series. Throughout the entire series, the 'eccentricity' of her character shined above the rest. She was definitely an oddball and and at the same time, adorably cute! Overall, loved the characters!

Enjoyment (10/10): Cried tears of joy through in and each episode. Stomach hurt due to laughing to much. Have not enjoyed an anime this widely entertaining in a long time. Enjoyed from beginning to end!

Overall (9/10): Overall, this anime is a perfect example of 'entertainment'. The characters and how they deal with each scenario is ridiculously entertaining. The idea may sound bland of characters playing rock, paper, scissors may sound boring but the way the author wrote the interactions between the characters is simply brilliant! The concept of a plot may be a non-existent, but the entirety of the anime as a whole is worth the watch! The framework just follows simply of high-schoolers, their game creation club and their how they go on about their everyday lives is just what makes it entertaining. Definitely recommend this anime! Do not forget to watch the OVA as well!

Personal Rant:

To be honest, this anime could have ended up as a harem anime, as there was a convincible amount of girls in the anime. To mention, many of the girls shared many of the cliche anime tropes used in a harem anime. This is just an observation however. But the idea of this anime being a harem anime could have ruined this anime reputation's for the worse. But, fortunately this series didn't portray any elements of harem that can be classified of the genre. The same genre applies to ecchi as well.

RAW SCORE: 8/10

OVERALL SCORE: 9/10 (Generous Score)