Another review from a genuine "Mean Ole' Man"
D-Frag! ........Where do I begin?
I've been trying to watch this show, in an effort to enjoy it. But I must confess that I'm wearying of it.
Normally I write a lot in my reviews, but there isn't anything to write about. The plot is so contrived, that the actions of a single character done differently would topple the whole show. That action is, if Kazama Kenji fails to be drawn into the lunacy of the four female protagonists; their fun ends, and the story comes to a screeching halt. All he has to do is walk and keep going, and if they won't let him; he can actually prove to the World how much of a delinquent he says he is, and punch any one of the girls so hard her nose breaks.
The only decently funny bit in the whole show is when the Student Body President, Karasuyama Chitose, drops a hall locker on one of the characters. The behavior, lead up, and execution is priceless.
But it's not enough to save a fatally flawed show; full of sight-gags, false leads, innuendoes with illogical/irrational consequences, intentional dead-ends, timing mistakes, inopportune dialog, and senseless breaches of etiquette with nothing to show for it but hurt feelings for everybody the viewer does NOT care about.
And then the writers have the effrontery to believe that the principles of "write bad jokes, rinse, repeat" is the proper way to do inane humor. As if inane humor was ever worthwhile.
In other words, it's a training course for teenagers that wish to become so enraptured by irrational thinking that they find themselves in a mental ward as a consequence of believing the World is a purple marble with a pretty green sky. And let's not get me involved with that obvious tagging mistake with Jay Ward; who was another crazy genius, but his humor was actually funny.
On the other hand, some people want to be institutionalized, as a means of finding three-squares and a warm-sack without working for it. I for one, wish the creators of D-Frag! would change the volume on their IV-drip, and change the channel of video running around in their head. We might get some improvement.
And all this in D-Frag!, to sell a picture card game, something that is quite popular in Japan. We know that because the editorial content in the credits tell the viewer to keep an eye on the special scene to get points for the next round of his card game.
The artwork is quite good, but not over the top. The sound is good, and the voice actors do a passible good job. I gave this a 6.
I think my job here is overdone, dry and tasteless. Sorry about this readers, but I can't help myself; this thing is that bad.
