D-Frag



Kenji Kazama fancies himself as a delinquent. Given the company he keeps, its not too surprising how everyone else sees him like as that too, but he doesn't really mind. He was perfectly content spending his school days skipping classes and hanging around with his two buddies Yokushima and Nakayama, who round off the so-called "Kazama Gang".

Until, that is, he and his buddies make the mistake of visiting the room of the "Game Development Club". Made up of four really strange girls, before the day is done poor Kenji is "convinced" to join the said club. While one would think it would be a blessing of sorts of be surrounded by four attractive girls, their combined eccentricities ensure that, whatever passed as normal for Kenji's life before, it's pretty much over.

Penned and drawn by Tomoya Haruno, to say that D-Frag! (or D-Fragments) is an oddball comedy is severely understating things. While it has only five published volumes so far, it also has spawned at least two drama CDs.

Compare and contrast with Fujimura-kun Mates, which takes a similar situation (a delinquent meeting a strange girl) and Boke and Tsukkomi Routine comedy structure, but goes off into another direction instead (in that case, full on harem rom-com).


 * And Zoidberg: is technically a member of the Game Development Club (temp), but is never informed about group activities. His official seat is in the corner behind the bookcase.
 * Badass: Shawn Conecone.
 * Bound and Gagged: This happens a lot to Kazama and Takao.
 * Butt Monkey: Takao, the creator of the real Game Development Club.
 * Chekhov's Gunman: Takao's mother is one of the opponents during the race for the legendary spring water . Earlier on, Kenji recounts a story during a contest for one of the girls' pouches where he found money belonging to a little girl named Tama-chan, and handed it in to lost and found.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Almost everyone.
 * Delinquents: The Kazama Gang. They aren't alone, either; literally everyone at the school aside from Funabori is either a member of a delinquent group or might as well be.
 * Distressed Dude: While Kazama can hold his own in a fight, he tends to get kidnapped or is held hostage.
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: A Running Gag is that Kazama Kenji's reputation is kinda nonexistent and that he doesn't really stand out.
 * Elemental Powers: The girls of the Game Development Club (temp) think they have one each.
 * Embarrassing Nickname: Shinsen,, is called Pukey by just about everyone.
 * The Faceless: Kenji's childhood friend. Makes sense, since Roka bagged her before her face could be shown.
 * Fetish: apparently gets turned on if an underclassman refers to her by the  suffix.
 * Friendly Enemy: Takao is still the captain of the Real Game Development Club.
 * Gag Boobs: Takao's amazing pair of knockers.
 * Insistent Terminology: Tama is exceptionally keen on having Kazama call her Tama-chan, despite being his senior.
 * Improvised Weapon: Takao and her.... zipper.
 * Last-Name Basis: Takao and Funabori are only known by their family names.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: doesn't get many memos.
 * Mundane Made Awesome: The whole tournament,
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: Shawn Conecone.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: Even Shinsen's manager at work thinks of her as Pukey.
 * Only Sane Man: Kenji. As his sister shows, it's a family trait. Funabori also qualifies.
 * Not So Above It All: Both Kazama siblings when suitably angered.
 * Open Secret: Chitose having the soil element,.
 * Selective Obliviousness: Roka refuses to acknowledge 's existence.
 * Spiky Hair: While not exactly anime hair, Kenji's hair is very spiky, to the point it might be a parody. This is a family trait as his sister also have spiky hair.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: Kazama towards the Game Development Club (temp).
 * Tournament Arc: Possibly the most pointless tournament ever.
 * Insane Troll Logic: Kazama during the tournament
 * Unwanted Harem: Kenji may be getting one. Takao is clearly interested in him, and some of the Game Development Club girls (mostly Roka) may be interested in him as well.
 * Romanticized Abuse: Chitose abuses Ataru.
 * Victory Pose: The girls do this.
 * Weapon of Choice: Roka with her bag, the president with her dirt, the teacher with her taser and Sakura with her water... though it seems to be more of a psychological weapon.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl: Volume 5's cover reveals that Tama-sempai's hair is bleached white.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: While some of the girls have natural (if implausible for native Japanese) hair colors -- Roka having blonde hair for example -- we also have unorthodox colors like Sakura's bright pink or Shinsen's dark rose.