History Anime / Fractale

''Fractale'' is an 11-episode {{shonen|Demographic}} anime series directed by Yutaka Yamamoto (series production director of ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and director of ''Manga/KannagiCrazyShrineMaidens'') and produced by Creator/A1Pictures and Ordet.

* BerserkButton:
** [[spoiler:[[BewareTheNiceOnes Nessa]]]], of all people, can be provoked if Clain is ever harmed in a threatening manner.
** [[spoiler:Gail]] gets enraged at Phryne when she innocently (and bluntly) compares his sculpture to a "nerve-wrecked earthworm [that] is tap-dancing."

* {{Bowdlerise}}: To his embarrassment, Clain finds out that touchable doppels were used as sex toys, but in the English-language dub, they're euphemistically called "concubines".

* Bowdlerise: To his embarrassment, Clain finds out that touchable doppels were used as sex toys, but in the English-language dub, they're euphemistically called "concubines".

* {{Expy}}: Takamii and Butcher look like copies of Sanson and Hanson from Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater.

* RantInducingSlight: It's implied that [[spoiler:Gail]] has been through his share of critics criticizing his sculptures, and Phryne's innocent comment of his recent sculpture resembling something of a worm is what puts him over the edge.

* PantyShot: A blink-and-you'll-miss it shot of ''Clain's'' underwear during his {{crossdress|er}}ing scene.

[[caption-width-right:350:Note: Some hair colors [[AdaptationDyeJob not]] [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair finalized]].]]

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Phryne and Nessa in the manga and promotional posters have [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple hair]] and matching purple eyes. Enri and her older brother Sunda had orange hair and matching orange eyes in their character designs, but the anime changed to Enri having blond hair and Sunda having brown hair and matching brown eyes.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: In the manga and promotional images, Phryne and Nessa have purple hair. Played straight with Moeran, whose purple hair is maintained into the anime adaptation.

** The city of Xanadu is apparently named after [[{{Film/Xanadu}} a surreal 80s movie.]]

** There's also this [[http://www.mangareader.net/fractale/2/33 "suggestive" position]] between Phryne and a sleeping Clain in the manga.

* SleepCute: In the manga, Clain and Phryne in [[http://www.mangareader.net/fractale/2/29 the]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/fractale/2/30 church]].

* NotSoDifferent:
** Lost Millennium and the Temple priests/priestesses.
** Though Clain tries to act more mature than Nessa and is in disbelief of her cheerfulness when they are kidnapped, he acts [[HypocriticalHumor quite]] {{keet}}-like upon seeing the antiques of Granites Village.
** Sunda and Phryne both want the Fractale System to collapse.
** Though Clain and Phryne appear to be a case of OppositesAttract, they are both childish and impulsive--evidently shown when they have a race up a hill in Episode 6.

* OddCouple: TheEeyore Clain and GenkiGirl Nessa. See NotSoDifferent.

* PowerTrio: Clain (''Ego''), Phryne (''Superego''), and Nessa (''Id'').

''Fractale'' is an 11-episode {{shonen|Demographic}} anime series directed by Yutaka Yamamoto (series production director of ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and director of ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'') and produced by Creator/A1Pictures and Ordet.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Enri is grade A, except with shorts instead of a skirt.

* FrickinLaserBeams: The Fractale System Guard's weapons of choice. This contrasts with the Lost Millennium's use of {{m|acrossMissileMassacre}}issiles and [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter ballistic weapons]].

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-->'''--Clain'''

* ConspicuousCG: The airship in Episode 3.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Phryne and Nessa in the manga and promotional posters have [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple hair]] and matching {{purple eyes}}. Enri and her older brother Sunda had orange hair and matching orange eyes in their character designs, but the anime changed to Enri having blond hair and Sunda having brown hair and matching brown eyes.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Phryne's clone in Episode 8 if she didn't survive the underground base explosion.]]

* WomanInWhite: Nessa [[spoiler:and Phryne's clones.]]

* BigBrotherWorship: Enri towards her older brother Sunda. She's fairly affectionate towards him and refers to him respectfully as ''[[JapaneseSiblingTerminology nii]][[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics sama]]'', and he seems to be the only one who can silence her.

[[http://www.funimation.com/fractale Simulcast by Creator/FUNimation]] in North America (and now licensed), with a brief interruption caused by a "LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}[[ScandalGate gate]]" variation in which the simulcast was halted until unauthorized copies were removed from the Internet.

* DigitalPiracyisEvil: The infamous "Fractalegate".

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:A seagull is shown flying to Clain's house in the beginning of the series and away from it in the end of the series.]]

''Fractale'' is an 11-episode {{shounen}} anime series directed by Yutaka Yamamoto (series production director of ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and director of ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'') and produced by Creator/A1Pictures and Ordet.

Revolving around a futuristic era in Ireland where the world's source of order--the "Fractale System"--has begun to fall, a fourteen-year-old boy named Clain [[BoyMeetsGirl meets]] the [[MysteriousWaif mysterious]] Temple priestess Phryne being pursued by chance and rescues her. He takes Phryne back to his home and tends to her injuries, but as quickly as Clain [[TheDulcineaEffect begins to bond]] with the girl, Phryne disappears the next day, leaving behind a brooch for Clain. A female [[ArtificialHuman Doppel]] named Nessa appears from the brooch, and Clain and Nessa both go in [[IWillFindYou search of Phryne]] while uncovering the secret of the Fractale System.

[[http://www.funimation.com/fractale Simulcast by FUNimation]] in North America (and now licensed), with a brief interruption caused by a "LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}[[ScandalGate gate]]" variation in which the simulcast was halted until unauthorized copies were removed from the Internet.

** Lost Millennium, who have chosen to live without the Fractale System to achieve "true freedom" from the Fractale System's apparent {{utopia}} (advanced medical services, easy-going way of life, and especially [[spoiler:{{brainwashing}}.]]

* {{Brainwashing}}: [[spoiler:Implicated with the "offering prayers": the Fractale System uses its "stars"/"balloons" and the Star Festival to control humanity and wipe out any thoughts or questions that go against the Fractale System, in order to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood maintain the world's order]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist as they see fit.]]]]

* [[CannotStandThemCannotLiveWithoutThem Cannot Stand Them, Cannot Live Without Them]]: Clain initially thinks of Nessa as TheLoad, but he eventually grows to appreciate her.

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]:
** In Episode 6, Phryne spots several photographs in the antique collector's house and takes then. By the end of the episode, Phryne shows them to Enri and these photographs reveal to the audience that the man is [[spoiler:Clain's father.]]

* [[ChekhovsHobby Chekhov's Hobby]]: Clain's hacking skill that is brought to good use in Episode 5 was hinted at in the first two episodes.

* ConspicuousCGI: The airship in Episode 3.

* [[DesignStudentsOrgasm Design Student's Orgasm]]: The opening, which true to the name of the series, is nothing but psychedelic fractal visuals.

* [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does This Remind You Of Anything?]]:

* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude, She's Like, In A Coma!]]: [[spoiler:Gender-flipped between Clain and Phryne, who kisses Clain while he's sleeping in Episode 9.]]

* [[TwelveEpisodeAnime Eleven Episode Anime]]

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: The {{UST}} between Clain and Phryne.

* FanOfThePast: Clain is a {{fanboy}} for antiques, and his room displays a collection of assorted "ancient" objects. In Episode 6, Clain meets an ill antique collector, who is revealed at the end of the episode to be [[spoiler:Clain's father.]]

* FrickinLaserBeams: The Fractale System Guard's weapons of choice. This contrasts with the Lost Millennium's use of [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]] and [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter ballistic weapons]].
* FugitiveArc: The series begins with [[MysteriousWaif Phryne]] fleeing from Enri, and the rest of [[LaResistance Lost Millennium.]] But she's fleeing from [[ReligionOfEvil The Temple]], as well. Both factions are after her [[spoiler: and Nessa]] for their own agendas. The Temple needs her to [[spoiler: merge with Nessa, in order to reboot the Fractale System.]] For Lost Millennium, she's the key to [[spoiler: destroying it.]]

%%* HairOfGold: Clain and Enri (though she has [[AdaptationDyeJob orange]] [[FieryRedhead hair]] in her original character designs).

* InvisibleToNormals: Without relying on the Fractale System and the Fractale Terminals, members of Lost Millennium can only see Doppels through [[SeeThruSpecs special eye monitors.]]

** [[spoiler:Gail]]'s attempted rape on [[spoiler:Phryne.]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: The strange photographer is Clain's father (in person!)]]

* {{MacGuffin}}: Several:
** [[ClingyMacGuffin Clingy MacGuffin]]: Nessa is one of sorts, as she grows attached to Clain because she "belongs" to him and becomes unwilling to be parted from him.
** [[MementoMacGuffin Memento MacGuffin]]: The brooch Phryne left with Clain, which is where Nessa appears from. It seems that Phryne got in trouble for taking the "Doppel information" (AKA Nessa).

* [[NeverTrustATrailer Never Trust A Promotional Ad]]:

* PantyShot: A blink-and-you'll-miss it shot of ''Clain's'' underwear during his [[{{Crossdresser}} crossdressing]] scene.

** Nessa, for her [[GenkiGirl cheerful innocence]] and [[CompletelyMissingThePoint naivety]].

* SorryILeftTheBGMOn: Played with in Episode 1, where the day star song is overheard by Phryne and triggers her meeting with Clain.

* [[TookAThirdOption Took A Fourth Option]]: Barrot gives Phryne ''three'' options when he corners Clain and her in Episode 4:
-->'''Barrot:''' Well then, Miss Phryne, here's a three-choice question. This world doesn't have much time left, so answer it within 10 seconds. Question 1! What action will this world's beloved maidens take now?
-->'''Clain:''' Huh? What's that?
-->'''Barrot:''' A: Go back to the Temple happily, holding hands. B: Go to the Temple while bickering. C: Go back to the Temple for the time being since they're hungry. Now, which one?
-->[''Phryne turns and drives off'']
-->'''Clain:''' Huh?
-->'''Barrot:''' What're you doing?! A fourth choice isn't allowed, Miss Phryne!

** [[MoodWhiplash Episode 3]].

** Temple priestesses wear purple cloaks, and the Temple's Guards wears green clothing. The Archpriestess and Barrot wear [[ColorCodedPatrician more distinct]] red and blue capes/mantles respectively.

* FrickinLaserBeams: The Fractale System Guard's weapon of choice. This contrasts with the Lost Millennium's use of [[MacrossMissileMassacre missiles]] and [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter ballistic weapons]].

** Temple priestesses wear purple cloaks, and the Temple's militia wears green clothing. The Archpriestess and Barrot wear [[ColorCodedPatrician more distinct]] red and blue capes/mantles respectively.

** In the beginning of Episode 3, Clain wonders how Nessa can be so carefree after they had gotten captured by Enri. Moments after they are released, Clain gets in excited {{fanboy}}-mode when he sees a bunch of antiques, culminating in an instance where one of the guards has a rifle trained on him, and Clain's reaction is, "I can't believe he's still using an optical sight!"