Unlimited Fafnir
Unlimited Fafnir, originally titled Jūō Mujin no Fafnir is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa and illustrated by Riko Korie. Kodansha has published fifteen volumes from July 2013 to November 2017 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Saburouta began serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon from March 2014 to December 2015 and is being published digitally by Crunchyroll in North America. An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired from January 2015 to March 2015.Plot
The story takes place in a world where supernatural monsters known as "dragons" once existed. 25 years ago, they caused widespread destruction and burnt everything in their path, after which they mysteriously vanished. Soon afterwards, girls born with abilities similar to that of the dragons known as D's came into existence. These D's attend Midgar Academy, an all-girls academy where they can learn to control their powers and use them to battle the dragons.
However, many years later, the secret existence of the only male D in the world, Yuu Mononobe gets thrown into light. Against his wishes, he gets forcibly enrolled into the academy, where he accidentally stumbles upon a girl named Iris Freyja in a state of undress. Embarrassed, she attacks him in self-defense, but the attack ends up getting backfired. Now, Yuu must forge relationships with the other girls in the academy, which includes his adoptive sister, Mitsuki. Together, they must battle against the dragons and uncover the reason behind their sudden disappearance and reappearance.Characters
Class Brynhildr
;Yū Mononobe
;Iris Freyja
;Mitsuki Mononobe
;Lisa Highwalker
;Firill Crest
;Ariella Lu
;Ren Miyazawa
;Tear LightningOther characters
;Kili Surt Muspelheim
;Honoka Tachikawa
;Haruka Shinomiya
;Loki Jotunheim
;Charlotte B. Lord
;Mica StuartMedia
Light novels
The first light novel volume was published on July 2, 2013, by Kodansha under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. As of November 2017, the series is complete, with fifteen volumes having been published.Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Saburouta, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon from March 7, 2014, to December 7, 2015. Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from October 2, 2014, to March 7, 2016.Anime
An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired from January 9, 2015 to March 26, 2015. The opening theme is "Flying fafnir", created and performed by trustrick, while the ending theme is "Ray of bullet" by Rina Hidaka and Manami Numakura voice actresses of anime heroines Iris Freyja and Mitsuki Mononobe respectively from episodes 1-12 though episode 12 was sung together with Hisako Kanemoto, Sora Tokui, Fumiko Uchimura and Ayane Sakura who are also voice actresses of Lisa Highwalker, Ariella Lu, Ren Miyazawa, and Tear Lightning respectively.Episode list
Reception
The anime series' first episode garnered negative reviews from Anime News Network's staff during the Winter 2015 season previews. Nick Creamer criticized the rampant use of comedy gags and fantasy-harem clichés throughout the runtime and the artwork feeling lifeless and off-model, but was entertained by the unintentional humor from the show's magical terminology. Rebecca Silverman felt the premise and ideas throughout had potential but were hampered by unlikable characters and poor execution in its pacing and animation, concluding that: "If those can be resolved, it may well turn out better than it appears. As a first episode, however, it is less than impressive." Theron Martin put the show's debut alongside Absolute Duos in the run for "blandest start to the new season," criticizing the uninspired setup of its dragons, overlong character introductions and an inconsistent color palette.