I am going to dedicate this week to Star Driver, Fractale and Level E. I will try to catch up and if I have more time to spare then I’ll play catch up with the older shows as well.I’m going to start the week with Fractale episode 8. Clain and Phryne were captured. The ugly dude who captured them turned out to be Phryne’s father. Not her real father but like a priest at the Temple. A perverted one at that. I would have never guessed that these two were fuck buddies. Fuck, that makes me wanna puke. Those who think that Phryne is holier than thou must be weeping at the moment. No wonder she has no qualm getting naked in public. She might be unwilling victim or she did it because she wants to save Clain but that doesn’t change the fact that she was a slut, like all the Phryne before and after her will be. Yep, she’s not special. Remember the kid who looks like Nessa? Her name is Phryne too and there are several rooms more filled with Phryne. They are all considered as the key.translated: "Let me fuck you"See what I mean?So thanks to Phryne, Clain was saved. While he’s recuperating, he met the other Phryne and found out that Phryne is actually Nessa as a grown up. (Are you confused yet? LOL)In the mean time, Sunda is ready to attack the Temple because it seems like Nessa has gone to where Clain is. Dias offered a helping hand.Nessa was obviously pissed that they hurt her precious Clain so she went to the temple looking for him and by sheer luck found him. With the help of slut Phryne, they got away only to end up at the Phryne disposal center where they dispose the defect and rejected Phryne. Dramatic scene followed where Clain tried to save the Phrynes. Of course before he managed to do that, the perverted father once again captured Phrynes.At the same time, Sunda and Dias came to the rescue. As expected, Dias just does whatever he likes. He didn’t really understand what a rescue mission is and go on attacking the temple, obliterated almost everything (the pervert is miraculously alive though). That's my kind of guy but I like the responsible Sunda too so all fair.That's my guy ^_^And that’s the end of episode 8. Clain is one lucky motherfucker. He survived the fatal gunshot and the bombing all in one episode. I guess he is not allowed to die. Not when the slut Phryne has pretty much confessed to him.In episode 9, the temple declared war with the Lost Millenium which means everyone in Fractale is allowed to kill the members of the Lost Millenium. The temple played dirty, destroying the village where innocent civilians are. I’ll be pissed too if I was Sunda especially when Dias unexpectedly revealed to the rest of the leader that Sunda has both keys for the reboot. Shit.hawtnessI can’t be mad at Dias either. His reasoning is solid but it’s inhuman. So they’ll go all out against the Temple as well. Wouldn’t killing Nessa and Phryne is much easier? LOL sorry sorry.Sunda decided to leave Nessa and Phryne in the village under Clain’ care. Big mistake I think because either the pervert or Dias will be looking for them. They are much safer on the ship. But whatever. I’m more worried about the Granitz at the moment. My heart sank when they took the family picture because eventually some will never come back alive *sobs*Phryne left while Clain and Nessa were sleeping. That’s good. She is making sure that Nessa and she are not too close that they can become one. That will reboot the fucking system. Obviously Clain will whine and go looking for her, fucking up all the other plans.Yes. I’m fucking mad right now.On the side note, I love the camera angle in episode 8, or perhaps in every other episode. I might just notice it now. Awesome.So English is the universal language in Fractale and yet the speak Japanese
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Album Title: Harinezumi Anime Title: Fractale Artist: Hitomi Azuma Catalog Number: ESCL-3648 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: March 09, 2011 Purchase at: CDJapan Track Title Artist Time 01. Harinezumi Hitomi Azuma 4:59 02. Onaji Yume Hitomi Azuma 6:14 03. Down By The Salley Gardens Hitomi Azuma 3:19 Review: If Fractale’s OP sequence, with its [...]
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Clain, you player you! He deserved that one. This was a calm before the storm episode, and it worked quite well. This show is best when it works with the world it has instead of making new things up. I’m cautiously optimistic about the finale – Fractale has been quite decent when it sticks to [...]
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Lost Millennium goes to war and a promise is made between Clain, Nessa, and Phryne. Impressions: Well things are definitely quickly advancing towards the conclusion for the series. Nessa and Clain are racing into the middle of the chaos to try and get to Phryne before it’s too late. Of course you knew that those three couldn’t [...]
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Lost Millennium prepares an all-out attack against the temple. Not much of a cliffhanger ending. Summary: Clain, Phryne, and Nessa survive the explosion at the temple's research facility by hiding in a reinforced vault and they are picked up by Enri. Barrot also somehow survived and is back at the temple's base in the sky with the head priestess, and the head priestess is revealed to be an older version of Phryne. The head priestess decides to broadcast a message all over the world calling for the destruction of Lost Millennium. Enri and her bodyguard Takami are shopping in a village when the message is broadcast and they quickly run back to their ship Danan parked just outside the village. Inside the Danan, Sundas also learns of the announcement. Good to know that Phryne will grow up to be good looking. Elsewhere on the ship, Clain and Phryne are tending to Nessa who still has a "fever". After Nessa falls asleep, Clain and Phryne talk outside the room and Phryne starts talking about her connection to Nessa. Phryne states that Nessa is the first girl to have the same look as her (ex the first "Phryne"). The first girl is the so called "goddess", and Nessa in her current form is the "soul" of the girl. Phryne states that she is supposed to be the "body" for this soul, and supposedly the key to Fractale is made if "body" and "soul" are united once again. Clain wonders what would happen if Phryne unites with Nessa, and Phryne states that she doesn't know, but things would be different from before. Suddenly, there is commotion from Nessa's room, and Clain and Phryne discover a distressed Nessa sitting on the floor. Nessa had a nightmare/vision of the Phryne clones being dissolved, but Clain manages to calm her down and together with Phryne cheers Nessa up again. Enri is peeking at the happy scene from outside the door when Takami informs her that the villagers have come to confront the crew. Frankenstein must be inside the ship. The villagers surround the ship and demand that Sundas' group leave immediately. Enri tries to argue but to no avail, and Sundas heeds to the demands and the Danan takes off. Sundas knows that the temple is trying to get Phryne and Nessa by airing the announcement, but Sundas promises he won't hand them over without a fight. Sundas then gets news that his home village was attacked by the temple. The Danan returns to the hospital site where all the surviving villagers are receiving treatment. Sundas at the bridge of ship having a teleconference with other Lost Millennium leaders. Several leaders blame Sundas for causing the current situation and suggest that the group lay low, but Dias disagrees and suggests that this is the opportunity to strike at the heart of the temple. Dias' suggestion wins over the group and it's decided that all the branches will unite and attack the temple's base in the sky. Probably the last time this group will together. Quite a nice country-side retreat. On the departure day for the attack, Clain asks Sundas if he should go with the ship to the battle, but Sundas tell Clain to stay behind and keep Nessa and Phryne safe. Clain then helps to take a group photo of Danan's crew before Sundas and his crew depart for the attack. Clain, Phryne and Nessa are sent to suite by a field of golden grass and the three have a fun day together and promise to stay together forever. However at night, Phryne sneaks away and leaves a letter stating that she is going back to the temple to convince Barrot and the head priestess to change their ways. Clain and Nessa find the letter the next day, and the two decide to go after Phryne using Enri's airship (which she left behind). Meanwhile, the Lost Millennium ships begin their attack on the temple's home base. Ha, I'm an escape artist. If you want me to stay you should have tied me to the bed. Curious how most of the Lost Millennium ships have the same style. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This episode was mostly to set the stage for the big battle and flurry in the final two episodes. As such, the pacing is a bit slower and a lot of time was spent of Clain, Phryne, and Nessa hanging out together and being happy with each other. One of the big mysteries of the series is finally revealed in that Phryne and all the other "Phryne" clones (including the head priestess) are actually vessels designed to house Nessa so that the key to Fractale can be made. However, questions still remain as to Nessa's origins and how did she get such powers over the Fractale system. I don't know if we'll ever get a clear answer to that though especially if Nessa is regarded as a mythical figure (referred to as goddess by Phryne and probably the head priestess as well). So the stage is set for the final showdown with Lost Millennium banding together to attack the temple's home base and Clain and Nessa going after Phryne. Phryne is a rather troublesome individual; she causes troubles for both the temple and Clain and friends. I doubt the head priestess and especially Barrot can be convinced to change their minds about anything, but Phryne just seems to like sneaking away from people. I was expecting Barrot to survive, although I do wonder how he managed to get to safety when we saw him being crushed by falling debris last episode. The temple is trying to get their hands on the key, but it's unclear if they have any other contingency plan. There are a lot of ways this series can end, and let's see if Fractale can come up with something memorable and meaningful. Last thing I wanted to mention was the animation seems a bit different in this episode from previous episodes, especially when it came to Phryne and Clain. Just a curious note though. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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Phyrne! Phyrne V2! Phyrne V3, V4, V5! … this is all rather messed up. Summary: Previously, Clain had been shot and the Church was closing in. With capture being inevitable, Phyrne decides that Clain’s life is more important than escape. … Continue reading →
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Episode 09 – No Way Out – 追いつめられて (Oitsumerarete) It looks like Fractale has finally started to really pick up it’s pace as it enters the final stretch of the winter season of anime. This episode had some great, although at the same time a bit generic, buildup towards the final confrontation between the temple [...]
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This is what I felt like doing to myself all throughout this scene . . . (By the way, for anyone wondering where the new Kimi ni Todoke episode is, the next one isn’t running until March 21. I’m actually surprised any anime has been airing during this trying period in Japan, but then again, [...]
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Winter seasons are usually the weakest season of the year for anime, sure. But this season fails in such a big way. It started off looking like it would be one of the better winter seasons and turned out as one of the worst, with only about four noteworthy new shows (Madoka Magica, Hourou Musuko, [...]
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Zzzzzzzzzzuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuto! (Constipated Nessa is moe). Do I even need to compare this guy to Hamdo anymore? Gripping the sides of [...]
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Thanks to the shelter, Clain, Phryne and Nessa survived the bombing of the Temple’s laboratory. Enri was hovering above the resulting crater waiting to take them back home. The Fractale System continues to decay at an advanced rate, with more … Continue reading →
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Despite the Granitz family's element of Lost Millennium's rescue operation for Clain and Phryne almost being ruined by a rival faction, both individuals (and Nessa to boot) manage to make it safely out of the now-wrecked Fractale laboratory and back to the relative safety of their protectors/kidnappers (depending on how you look at it). The loss of Phryne in particular is felt keenly within
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Well, this is extra late. Fractale is just one of those series that are a drag to blog. Still, I like how this show is picking up near the end (4 more episodes, 4 more chances to knock my socks off with the finale) and some stunning revelations are made in this episode. Note, Fractale [...]
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Clain receieves medical care and learns more about Phryne. Impressions: This is definitely a little late, but I guess with all that’s been happening few are that focused on anime developments. But still a pretty big episode for the series. We finally got some more insight into things, though there is still a lot left in the dark. [...]
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Hey there!. I watched this episode last Friday. I watched it again last Saturday. Not because it’s interesting, not because it’s shocking, and definitely not because I liked it, but because I just couldn’t find any way of putting it together with the rest of the show and I had to write about it for [...]
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I do enjoy how Nessa floats through the air like a kite when Clain grabs her and pulls her away [...]
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In which the clones make their appearance and Phryne’s father molests children. On the positive side, the frequency of the “Clain is a pervert” jokes seem to be decreasing, although there were still a few too many in this episode. I do have to admit that I laughed when Clain appeared out of the grate [...]
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Phryne and Clain are captured and taken to the temple's underground base. It's hard to deal with a kid on a temper tantrum, especially one that can disappear at will and make electronics explode. Summary: Enri and her bodyguard return their mothership and tells Sundas about what happened. Enri managed to bring Nessa back, but Phryne and Clain were taken away by the temple. Enri mentions that Phryne has a GPS tracker on her and demands that Sundas mount a rescue, but Sundas explain that they simply don't have enough firepower. A little while later, Nessa emerges and throws a fit about wanting to find Clain before disappearing from the ship. Realizing that Nessa probably went to look for Clain, Sundas has no choice but to order an attack on the temple base. Sundas looks to other branches of Lost Millennium for support. Most of the other branches give Sundas the cold shoulder, but Dias agree to help Sundas out. Pedo alert! Fractale also has a Sisters project. Meanwhile, Phryne and Clain have been taken back to the temple's underground base. While Clain is sent to the infirmary, Barrot is hugging Phryne with an indecent look on his face. Barrot then states that they need to check Phryne to make sure she is still eligible to be the "key" and tells Phryne to listen to his commands if she wants Clain to get the medical treatments. Elsewhere in the base, Clain wakes up and finds his gunshot wound has been patched, and he also finds a Nessa look-alike in the room. Clain questions the girl about her connection to Nessa and Phryne, and the girl states that she is also Phryne. Clain states that he is looking for another Phryne, and "Phryne" leads Clain to a room full of her clones housed inside tubes. Clain then remembers the talk about the "key" and asks "Phyrne" about it, and "Phryne" states that sometimes she and the other Phrynes are referred to as such. After leaving the clone chamber, Clain starts feeling woozy and causes himself and "Phyrne" to fall. Clain notices that "Phryne" hurt her hand during the fall and patches her up with a bandage. "Phyrne" then tells Clain to leave through a passage that usually don't have many guards. Nessa has an electrifying temper. Uh, peekaboo? Elsewhere, Barrot takes Phryne to a doctor to be examined, and the exam requires Phryne to spread her legs. Before the exam can begin, an angry Nessa walks into the room and causes all the equipment to short circuit and explode. Barrot and the doctor are knocked out, and Phryne agrees to lead Nessa to Clain. By chance, the two girls bump into Clain and the three escape down the hallways together. Phryne knows some of the hallways because she grew up in the base, but she gets a little lost and leads Clain and Nessa in to a large chamber with a circular conveyor belt. On the belt are Nessa/Phryne clones in tanks, and to Clain and Nessa's shock the clones are dissolved. The traumatic images causes Nessa to fizzle out and go into hiding, and Phryne explains all these girls are younger versions of herself and those that have outlived their usefulness are disposed of in this manner. Clain then notices the Phryne he met before (referred to as bandaged-Phryne from now on) being shipped into the room in a tank and tries to stop the tank from moving, but at this moment Barrot and guards arrive. The guards take Phryne and kick Clain aside. Dias' crew loves to blow things up. Outside the base, Sundas' and Dias' ships come under heavy fire from the base's defenses, and Enri has trouble launching in her airship. Back inside the base, Clain refuses to give up and follows Barrot's group into the hallway, and suddenly the whole base is rocked by an explosion. In the chaos, Clain grabs Phryne and runs away, while Barrot and his guards are crushed by falling debris. The explosion also destroys the disposal compound, and bandaged-Phryne wakes up after falling off the conveyor belt. Outside, the Lost Millennium ships notice that the base is not firing at them anymore, and Dias' ship takes the opportunity to charge right into the base's port despite Sundas' protests. At the port, Dias' ship blasts a way into the hallways and then fire a big barrage of scattering missiles into the base. Inside the base, Phryne and Clain find their way out is blocked, but they see bandaged-Phryne beyond some fire and wreckage and bandaged-Phryne points them towards another exit. At this moment, Dias' missiles find their targets and the whole base is destroyed by one giant explosion. Now that's an explosion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More violence, seriousness, and darker plot lines along with the second cliffhanger ending in a row. Fractale is definitely not the light and kiddie type show that its first two episodes had indicated. This episode revealed quite a bit about the connection between Phryne and the "Nessa/Phyrne" clones, but in typical Fractale fashion the revelation raises even more questions. I never thought the clones are actually Phryne at a younger age mostly because of the different hair color, but they do have the same eye color. Now the question becomes why does the temple need so many copies of Phryne, and why do they still need the original Phryne and Nessa? Another fact that was revealed was that Phryne's status as "the key" requires her to have her virginity intact. Despite this rule, it's obvious that Phryne has suffered abuse at the hands of Barrot, and those prior experience may have caused Phryne to become submissive when she was attacked by Gale last week. And also, the explosion near the end of the episode seems to be caused by Phryne seeing Clain getting kicked in the face. Phryne's past and pretty much everything else about her are still mysteries in the series. I'm a little surprised that Barrot seems to have died in this episode. Barrot is one of the clear villains of the series, and he also has an important role in Phryne's back story so it'd be a bit surprising if this was his last appearance. Those falling debris got him pretty good though, and even if he survived that there was Dias' missile barrage. Despite the big explosion, I'm sure Phryne, Clain and Nessa are still alive. The underground base may be destroyed, but the temple probably still has forces in the sky. Sundas' group also may have deal with Dias' group in a battle as well and of course there is all the questions surrounding the main characters and the Fractale system. In other words, the last three episodes should have no shortage of things to cover. The build-up has been decent so far, so let's see if the series stay on track for a big finale. 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Fractale OP & ED Single, Harinezumi by Azuma Hitomi~ Don’t mind the purple hair colour, the artists are douches to change that but oh well, at least watchers are still enjoying this. I do have to catch up on this so can’t really make any clever comments on plot. I’ll let Overcooled handle that, so [...]
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