Fractale | |
Cover of the first volume of the Fractale manga series.
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フラクタル (Furakutaru) |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Manga | |
Written by |
Hiroki Azuma Mari Okada Yutaka Yamamoto |
Illustrated by | Mutsumi Akasaki |
Published by | Square Enix |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Gangan Online |
Original run | September 30, 2010 – November 17, 2011 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yutaka Yamamoto |
Written by | Mari Okada |
Studio |
A-1 Pictures Ordet (production cooperation) |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
Original run | January 13, 2011 – March 31, 2011 |
Episodes | 11 |
Serial novel | |
Fractale/Reloaded | |
Written by | Hiroki Azuma |
Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Da Vinci |
Original run | February 2011 – May 2011 |
Fractale (フラクタル Furakutaru?) is an 11-episode Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Ordet and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. The story was developed by Hiroki Azuma and the screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Hidari. The anime aired in Japan between January and March 2011 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. A manga illustrated by Mutsumi Akasaki was serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Online between September 2010 and November 2011.
The story takes place on an island resembling a 22nd-century Ireland (certain scenes are taken directly from Galway, a city in the west of Ireland), in a world ruled by "Fractale", a satellite-based virtual reality and content delivery system which ensures mankind's stability and prosperity. One day, Clain meets a fleeing girl called Phryne, who disappears during the night leaving a pendant. When he is able to activate the pendant (which turns into a "doppel" named Nessa), Clain sets out on a journey with the girl-shaped avatar Nessa to look for Phryne and discovers the secret behind the Fractale System.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Akasaki was serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Online magazine between September 30, 2010 and November 17, 2011. Three tankōbon volumes were published.