History Anime / Fractale

* HeroesWantRedheads: Inverted and averted. Nessa is obviously attached to Clain, but Clain is too far into TheDulcineaEffect for Phryne to notice.

** Phryne's relationship with [[spoiler:Barrot]] has implications of rape or other abuse. [[spoiler:Phryne claims she doesn't deserve love and constantly refers to Nessa (who resembles Phryne from her childhood) as when she was "beautiful." She comments about how Barrot has been "defiling" her and the rest of the Phryne clones over and over, and Barrot mentions that their history--or them being "bound by abundant love"--is something Clain should know about.]]

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[spoiler:Barrott's base, where Phryne ([[CloningBlues all of them]]) grew up.]]
* [[TwelveEpisodeAnime Eleven-Episode Anime]]
* EmotionlessGirl[=/=]EmptyShell: [[spoiler:The "Phryne" clone]] who helps Clain look for Phryne in said underground base.
* [[EmpathyDollShot Empathy Teddy Bear Shot]]: [[spoiler:Granites Village.]]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Clain and Phryne. [[spoiler:They do end up together, but Phryne becomes the "key" with Nessa--she has Phryne's body but Nessa's personality mixed in. Nevertheless, Phryne still has her original memories, as she confesses to Clain that she has always liked him too.]]

[[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.

* {{Scandalgate}}: The series will not be seen in whole until all unauthorized copies of the series are taken down. This could be a new version of LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}gate. To coin a phrase: "Fractalegate."

* BadassInDistress[=/=]DistressedDamsel: Phryne isn't necessarily a damsel in distress, but she is constantly pursued by both the Temple priests/priestesses and Lost Millennium. She is quite capable in [[BadassInDistress protecting herself and fending off against her pursuers]], but she gets captured by Lost Millennium in Episode 4, [[spoiler:is nearly raped by Gail]] in Episode 7, and [[spoiler:is captured by Barrot]] in Episode 8.

* SurpriseCreepy: The series started relatively soft and friendly... and then [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash civilians started getting gunned down]]]] in Episode 3.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Phryne delivers one to Clain in Episode 4.

* UnwantedRescue: Twice in Episode 4. Clain attempts to escape with a captured Phryne on board the Lost Millennium's airship, but she refuses his help and [[ArmorPiercingSlap outright slaps]] him, angered that he awakened Nessa from her brooch. When the Temple attacks Granites Village, Clain hurries to help Phryne, who again rejects his help, but this time Clain refuses to be a pushover.

* {{Fanservice}}:
** Phryne [[InnocentFanserviceGirl innocently]] stripping and her GodivaHair moment in Episode 1.
** Megan's {{Gainaxing}} in Episode 7.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Megan in Episode 7.