D-Frag! : Near Limitless Fun
Yes, this is an old series. Yes, it can be hard to find physically because of that. And yes, it is fun as all hell. I recently managed to get my hands on all but 3 volumes of the series so I've done a re-read from scratch on it, and it really is just incredibly hilarious. It can be a little formulaic with the whole straight man routine, but it gets both incredibly meta and off the rails with it. I mean, the sheer amount of jokes that they break out in relation to it always keeps it fresh. Getting tired of Kazama making comebacks? There's probably a joke or a remix on the horizon for it. And personally speaking it always gets me, whether it's one volume in or 16 volumes in.
Anyways, let me backtrack a little. What is D-Frag! ? Well. Well.... It's a high school comedy taken the max of what can be weird, with lots of other little bits mixed in. Kazama is a young delinquent who comes to Fujou high believing he'll be able to take it over and make a name for himself. Too bad he gets suckered in by the curious ongoings of a video game club and gets tortured into joining them. From there, his high school career of insanity and infamy as the king of comebacks (and second fiddle to the most fearsome people around) begins as they galivant and explore and in general cause mayhem and headaches.
Oh yeah, and there's 17 volumes and it's still not been a full year in real time in D-Frag! Yeah, that's right, this thing is stretched out, but you don't even think about it. One could only imagine how experiencing all of these moments one after the next would affect a young high schooler. Moving on, some art to break up my monotonous explanations of what D-Frag! is!
I don't think words could really explain what's so appealing to this manga. It's got such a classic feel to it and is so incredibly true to itself. No matter what trope it brings up, it'll subvert expectations and find a way to turn it silly and diffuse any and all tension. It builds things up and up and up, and just as it's about to place the final piece on top to complete it, Tomoya Haruno (the author) comes swooping in to topple it in the most satisfying way possible.
Not to mention, it's running jokes are absolutely top notch. There's definitely some that are rather cliched, but also more than a few that are fresh and enjoyable within the overall approach of the series. Like the constant jokes about the envy and fear that Takao's (one of the characters) chest instills in fellow women and girls.
It's really hard to talk about how D-Frag! is so much fun and such a great read without spoiling because I could talk on end about how refreshing, unique, and interesting redacted was. Or how the entire redacted arc was a wild card that was incredibly fun. Maybe this. Parents exist in D-Frag!, they really do. We see both Kazama's mother and father, we see Roka's mother, Takao's mother, Chitose's older sister, and a handful of others. Oh yeah, and just for effect, Sean Connery is a teacher at Fujou High.
And who totally could would forget the unique side characters of D-Frag! ? There's , and there there's , and of course you can't forget about . Jokes aside, the side characters have a real thing for being bald and weird in general and I'm all for it. It's so out of left field and random that it feels like two series collided to form this single one.
I swear, at least one chapter every volume has these ridiculous battle shounen introductions and interactions, and no matter what they get me every time. And they're so detailed? Haruno sensei absolutely put a good amount of effort into designing them and adding random throwaway details just to make them seem more absurd.
I don't know, I fully admit that D-Frag! isn't some foundational, groundbreaking series that has incredibly well timed or apt and effective humor, nor is it something super relatable or anything that really stands out by critical metrics. But to me, it's just plain dumb fun. One stupid thing after the next, one ridiculous escapade followed by another, guided by Haruno sensei's incredibly odd sense of interest and direction. It's something I don't know I'll ever grow tired of because Haruno sensei has stumbled upon a golden formula for D-Frag!. We're going to hit 15 years of publication this year, so here's to many more. (Also, check out the anime, it's loads of fun for what it adapts from the manga).
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Summer Anime 2024 Watchlist
[request is now open, check the rules under the cut]
Isekai Shikkaku
2.5-jigen no Ririsa
Senpai wa Otokonoko
Isekai Suicide Squad
Delico's Nursery
Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi
Tower of God Season 2
Fairy Tail: 100-nen Quest
Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. (Mahoaku)
Shoushimin Series
Giji Harem
Tasogare Out Focus
Oshi no Ko Season 2
Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan
Hazurewaku no "Joutai Ijou Skill" de Saikyou ni Natta Ore ga Subete wo Juurin suru made
I will also check these out:
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san
Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta
Atri: My Dear Moments
Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria
Naze Boku no Sekai wo Daremo Oboeteinai no ka?
Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!
Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
Madougushi Dahliya wa Utsumukanai
Isekai Yururi Kikou: Kosodateshinagara Boukensha Shimasu
Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo
Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.
Request will be open for these series:
Icons (indicate circular/square)
Character gifset per episode
Specific scenes in a certain episode (with/without dialogue)
NOTE: ANYONE CAN SEND THEIR REQUEST SO LONG AS IT'S NOT ANON.
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I know you had a bunch of other gods you wanted to add to the harem but cant since its hard to write for all of them, but which gods would you have added as Percy's love interests?
i know i answered something like this before, but that was a long time ago and there's been more gods introduced so here's the new list:
buddha: HE BETRAYED THE GODS AND FOUGHT FOR HUMANITY, PERCY WOULD'VE LOVED HIM AHSFGUAHV plus, he was a human before ascension so he would've been a lot more understanding towards her plights
shiva: i just think he's hot lmao 😭
thor: he's majestic and i feel like he'd get all jealous if he heard that she also likes mcu thor 😂😂😂
anubis: IM SO ANGRY I WANTED TO ADD HIM SO BAD AND I TRIED SO HARD TO FIND A WAY TO INSERT HIM INTO THE STORY AND GIVE HIM AND PERCY A GOOD FLESHED OUT DYNAMIC WITHOUT MAKING IT FORCED BUT THERE WAS NOWHERE THAT I COULD FIT HIM INTO MY PLANS ARHASDHFAFHVJHASDBVHGFVHFHVFSJHVC
izanagi: idek WHY bro, i think i just have a thing for pairing percy up with hot dilfs 💀 (also imagine her becoming the stepmother of SUSANOO who looks old af 😭😭😭 i'm crying that'd be so funny)
cú chulainn: he has a doggy 🥺 but fr tho idk much about his character rn, but he and percy would probably have a funny dynamic with percy going all "why are you, as a demigod, fighting for the gods WHO WANT YOUR ASS DEAD? bootlicker much? 🙄" and he'd fight her 😭
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