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FLCL

FLCL

FLCL

2000

Comedy, Sci-fi

TV Mini-Series

2h 31m

In search for a captive pirate, an alien girl riding a Vespa uses a 12-year-old boy's head as a multidimensional channel.

Directed by:

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Writer:

Starring:

Melissa Fahn, Jun Mizuki, Mayumi Shintani, Izumi Kasagi, Chiemi Chiba, Hideaki Anno, Akira Miyajima, Hiroshi Ito, Kazuhito Suzuki, Kouji Ohkura, Steve Blum

Franchise:

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Animation

AKAs:

Fooly Cooly, Furi Kuri

Country:

Languages:

English, Japanese

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FLCL

2000

Comedy, Sci-fi

TV Mini-Series

2h 31m

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03 Sep 2009

Show summary: punk-era Sogo Ishii raped Andy Warhol, shat a son, that son married Freud's mother, took LSD and decided to rewrite Neon Genesis Evangelion. And that only scratches the surface of this surreal and ultimately hypnotic descent into the existential macabre, but one painted with bold primaries and Looney Tunes logic. There's even an extended South Park reference! and is therefore pure gold.

03 Sep 2009

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21 Feb 2009

As an introduction to anime it's an eye-opener, the attitude being to kick arse first and screw your questions. A dazzling amalgam of visual styles comprise the action sequences, the cutting sharp and inventive, stopping short of being epileptic. A warped yet playful humour extends itself to the inscrutable plot, winking as it give you the finger. In its quieter moments character touches are spot on; emotions rendered and nuances captured. A mind-blowingly odd experience.

21 Feb 2009

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01 Jul 2012

Hyperactive inter-textual romp through endless phallic imagery and all the awkward parts of puberty. Ofttimes hilarious; occasionally subtly warm.

01 Jul 2012

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27 Jan 2009

If an A.D.D.-affected David Lynch made a self-referential anime coming-of-age story, I think it might play like this. What... about... eyebrows?

27 Jan 2009

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21 Jan 2010

It helps if you're coming to this with some experience in anime. Things like Akira, Evangelion, etc. are more or less prerequisites. The Revolutionary Girl Utena movie claimed to be an "adolescence apocalypse," but this was the true postmodern coming of age in anime, and the first true anime for the 21st century. Here we have all kinds of sexualized confusion, erections in the form of robots emerging from a boy's head, plenty of other Freudian madness, plus Looney Tunes kinetics.

21 Jan 2010

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15 Dec 2008

It's level of awesomeness is equaled only by it's level of making no sense whatsoever.

15 Dec 2008

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13 Feb 2008

what a blast! great kind of surrealistic humour, incredibly good animations and a super-weird story. just forget everyting you know about comics and anime and be... stunned. i loved it.

13 Feb 2008

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13 Aug 2007

It'd didn't make much sense the first time but it doesn't matter because the freneticism and joyful nature of this series made me love it.

13 Aug 2007

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03 Jan 2010

Completely crazy. The manga scene of "FLCL" is my favorite anime scene in any series. Incredibly fun, some great work and a kick ass soundtrack to say the least. One of a kind.

03 Jan 2010

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16 Jun 2009

I didn't care for some of the absurd shit, but I thought it was a pretty cool portrayal of adolescent apathy and hot anime girls hitting people in the head with guitars.

16 Jun 2009

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02 May 2009

I do not get FLCL and therefore can't enjoy it. There I said it.

02 May 2009

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24 Aug 2008

By the end of the six episodes, you can't help but fall in love.

24 Aug 2008

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21 Apr 2017

An amazing show that caputres all the absurdity and anxiety of being a teenager and becoming an adult, complemented by a great rock score. This series definitely benefits from multiple viewings.

21 Apr 2017

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26 Feb 2016

I tried this because it's supposed to be one of the better animes but it just goes to show that anime is not for me

26 Feb 2016

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20 Jul 2015

Rewatch: This is some kind of ridiculous rorschach test for sexually frustrated Japanese teenagers. I don't know how else to describe it. Lots of growing pains and violent silliness.

20 Jul 2015

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10 Feb 2015

A wonderful coming of age tale that blends frenetic animation and J-Rock. It's amazing how much story they are able to tell in six ~25 minute episodes.

10 Feb 2015

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21 Feb 2014

rewatched it (8th time? im going with that) cause its been a few years. oh look! still amazing! do i understand it a lil deeper cause im older? idk, but i felt more satisfied with where the characters all end up. the brevity is still a bit disappointing, but that bittersweetness just fits in to all the conflicting emotions here. and of course whatever else flaws this has I have no shame in ignoring because of the blissfully frenetic animation and pace, and the music.

21 Feb 2014

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27 Apr 2013

If you can get past the pervy-ness, and the innumerable (annoying) inside-joke-y nods to manga/anime culture, you may just love FLCL. Fun, insane, and gorgeously rendered.

27 Apr 2013

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22 Jul 2012

This just comes off as someones idea of a shallow paordy of Anime than an actual story in it's own right.

22 Jul 2012

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18 Jun 2012

A wonderful expereince start to finish. The Pillows and beautiful animation pair nicely.

18 Jun 2012

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16 Oct 2010

Scores high for pure craziness, originality and the ability to poke fun sometimes at its own genre.

16 Oct 2010

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15 Jul 2009

After "Neon Genesis Evangelion," Hideaki Anno basically passed the torch to his friend and said "top that." He didn't... but he came damn close.

15 Jul 2009

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26 Apr 2009

Something about this whole series that I just fall in love with.

26 Apr 2009

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23 Apr 2009

Fun, insane, and totally off-the-wall. Don't even bother trying to understand it, just run with it.

23 Apr 2009

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06 Mar 2009

Welcome to anime country: where fetishes are born and raised. Upskirts - YEE-HAA!

06 Mar 2009

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04 Feb 2009

This mini-series introduced me to some kick ass songs by "The Pillows". Not to mention the show is just plain cool.

04 Feb 2009

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26 Dec 2008

Not making any sense to me. I couldn't even finish watching the first episode because I felt too much like wasting my time watching complete nonsense.

26 Dec 2008

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15 Dec 2008

Saw this years ago and had nearly forgotten about it. Wildly entertaining (but completely incoherent) anime series.

15 Dec 2008

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15 Apr 2008

Surreal, super-energetic and hilarious puberty metaphor that spent an entire season's worth of budget on six episodes. FLCL's willingness to change style, direction, and emotion on a dime is one of its greatest strengths. And beneath the cacophony of wild animation, crazy characters, and constant alt rock, it really does capture the confusion, uncertainty, and deep melancholy of adolescence. This and Evangelion defined my teenage years, and boy are they just as powerful today.

15 Apr 2008

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11 Mar 2008

The story is crazy and pretty much impossible to understand, but it's not too much for its own good. It's actually very entertaining and has some wicked animation.

11 Mar 2008

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08 Jan 2008

It's a really cool idea, and the animation is excellent. I just couldn't get into it as much because it's very short and confusing as hell (even for someone who has watched a good deal of anime).

08 Jan 2008

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10 Oct 2007

I'm surprised this is on criticker cause I always thought of it as a show, not a movie, but I guess it's technically like a miniseries, so it counts. Anyways, I'm not a huge anime person, but from what I've seen, this goes somewhere in my top 5 anime shows probably. Don't worry too much about it making sense, just enjoy it because it looks great, it's a lot of fun, and really lovable show. Pillows do the soundtrack too, which is a plus.

10 Oct 2007

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20 Aug 2007

An energetic, though confusing, anime. Though hard to comprehend, it doesn't stop me from loving it.

20 Aug 2007

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13 Aug 2007

This is the reason I watch any anime.

13 Aug 2007

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13 Aug 2007

Fooly .... Cooly ???

13 Aug 2007

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23 Sep 2024

This show isn't quite for me. Don't get me wrong, I love the music, the wacky comedy is fun, I really get into the classic Gainax battle scenes, and I appreciate the thoughtful engagement with puberty and being pulled between childhood and adulthood. But it feels like there's a big chunk of it I'm missing, feels like the people who made it had a certain kind of person in mind who would deeply and intuitively Get It and feel Seen. And that's not me, and that's okay. I still had fun!

23 Sep 2024

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15 Aug 2023

So weird yet so charming. The aesthetic, the music, the characters all so good. The one thing that could be criticized is the confusing plot, but even the creator said that it was meant to be confusing so you don't understand a thing, just enjoy the ride. And damn, was it a good ride.

15 Aug 2023

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21 Jun 2023

Energetic and colourful (to a fault) anime is just too bombastic and overwhelming if you’re not on its particular wavelength – oddball mix of comedy, sci-fi and fantasy action certainly marches to the beat of its own drum and has some genuinely inspired moments, but all for relative naught as a whole.

21 Jun 2023

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12 Dec 2019

the random and weird comedy made it hard to follow/like the story. it ended up cool and i still appreciate that it was more unique even if i woulda liked it better if it was normal lol

12 Dec 2019

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31 Mar 2018

there is some amazingly insane stuff in here, so it's a shame that the soundtrack almost ruined it for me. goddamn alternative rock. also, it kind of peaked with that ridiculous fooly cooly manga sequence in the first episode. that was something else. dead leaves was directed by the guy who did that, and i like that more.

31 Mar 2018

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09 Nov 2016

hm, would've thought the internet had p. much desensitized me to anything, but this was -nuts,- so ++ for actually weirding me out. Although a few eps. in it was pretty grating, at first the constant, bland alt. rock ST was so incongruous to me that it only complemented the insanity. Positive I missed -tons- of shit in transl., w/ the barrage of plays-on-words & pop. cult. refs., but my approach, which somehow seemed to me appropriate, was just to SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE MOTHERFUCKING SUBTEXT.

09 Nov 2016

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19 Dec 2014

See, here's the thing. I did "get it". That being said, this seemed more like a general anime self-parody than something that was created with serious fantasy inspirations. The soundtrack is absolutely amazing however which bumps this up. I just cannot see the appeal to the animation and story. It's too crazy and incoherent despite the messages it tries to relay. I guess that's my fault for coming to this after Cowboy Bebop and Gurren Lagann though.

19 Dec 2014

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17 Oct 2014

No idea what happened with the plot but a whole lot of surreal, kinetic visual energy convinced me to like it anyway.

17 Oct 2014

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28 Feb 2014

One of the most original and creative anime's of all time. Makes you almost want more.

28 Feb 2014

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28 Oct 2013

Totally idiotic.

28 Oct 2013

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24 Aug 2013

what

24 Aug 2013

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12 Mar 2013

A rather insane and very enjoyable series.

12 Mar 2013

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05 Mar 2013

Frenetic, imaginative eye candy that doesn't make a lick of sense. I love it.

05 Mar 2013

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02 Jan 2013

Yep, it's fun/crazy. I liked the frequent genre- and self-referential humour, although I'm sure a lot of it went over my head. It does go a bit overboard on the "hyper" for my liking, but it's pretty inspired throughout.

02 Jan 2013

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17 May 2011

First half is spectacular, and while always being worthwhile, doesn't exactly hold up as strong in later sections. Is every bit as insane as its reputation makes it out to be and usually wonderfully so.

17 May 2011

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12 Jan 2011

SURPRISE BRAIN RAPE!! 0_0

12 Jan 2011

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26 Dec 2010

Not a film. As far as series go, it's up there as far as weirdness is concerned, but I didn't really follow any of what was going on. Will have to rewatch it to properly assess it.

26 Dec 2010

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22 Dec 2010

Very strange. I actually did not enjoy it that much. I thought the music was too loud and very distracting. But that's just my opinion. I did really like the last episode

22 Dec 2010

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16 Jan 2010

Uh, this is more of a mini-series OAV sort of thing, but it rules. Japanese indie rock and all.

16 Jan 2010

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20 Jul 2009

Weird anime, it has an interesting style and a great soundtrack, though it can be too perverted at times.

20 Jul 2009

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05 Apr 2009

I have no idea what I just watched. But it wasnt bad.

05 Apr 2009

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04 Feb 2009

A bit to crazy.

04 Feb 2009

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09 Dec 2008

Never boring, but then again never very gripping either.

09 Dec 2008

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13 Oct 2008

Love this show so much

13 Oct 2008

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10 Jul 2008

Really strange, little anime series. Enjoyable for anyone into frenetic weirdness, not just for anime-buffs.

10 Jul 2008

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09 Jun 2008

Get ready for the rollercoaster ride called 'Furi Kuri'. Lots of action and lots going on throughout the 6 episodes.

09 Jun 2008

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18 Apr 2008

I am not a dude who at all likes some animes, but I really dig this.

18 Apr 2008

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10 Feb 2008

more episodes would be better

10 Feb 2008

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15 Jan 2008

Amusing but nine circles of weird. Like an animated Un chien Andalou with a tablespoon of coherency added to it, this short series is a lot of fun if you can stand the style.

15 Jan 2008

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26 Oct 2007

recommended

26 Oct 2007

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13 Aug 2007

Could've had better music. Don't put too much thought into this or 'try to figure it out'. If you're meant to understand it, you will.

13 Aug 2007

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15 Apr 2007

WTF?

15 Apr 2007

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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Writer:

Starring:

Melissa Fahn, Jun Mizuki, Mayumi Shintani, Izumi Kasagi, Chiemi Chiba, Hideaki Anno, Akira Miyajima, Hiroshi Ito, Kazuhito Suzuki, Kouji Ohkura, Steve Blum

Franchise:

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Animation

AKAs:

Fooly Cooly, Furi Kuri

Country:

Languages:

English, Japanese

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