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FLCL
2000 - 2023 8.0 (377 votes) 5 Seasons
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Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Adult Swim

FLCL (フリクリ)

Nothing can happen till you swing the bat.

Overview

Naota is a normal boy who kills some time with a normal girl by a stream that flows underneath a bridge. Nothing unusual happens in this town. The fact that Haruhara Haruko crashes into the main character with her Vespa a short while later and subsequently hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar doesn’t really make any difference to any other day here. The at first glance unconnected, bizarre events that don’t seem to follow any pattern whatsoever don’t change anything about Naota’s boring life, either – because nothing incredible ever happens in this town.

Key Crew

Producer: Maki Terashima-Furuta

Top Cast

Karen Miyama
Karen Miyama

Kana Koumoto (voice)

Shoya Chiba
Shoya Chiba

Masaki Aofuji (voice)

Satomi Amano
Satomi Amano

Harumi Araishu (voice)

Yutaka Aoyama
Yutaka Aoyama

Tabata Kanda (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2000)

When Haruko runs over Naota with her scooter and brains him with a bass guitar, his world doesn’t just get turned upside down—it gets incredibly weird.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Fooly Cooly
2000-04-26

Naota is a detached sixth-grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. When a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over and brains him with a bass guitar his life gets weird - giant-fighting-robots-shooting-from-his-skull weird.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: Fire Starter
2000-06-21

Naota’s attacker, Haruko, is now his dad’s live-in housemaid and she says she’s an alien. Mamimi names the robot from Naota’s head Canti, the God of Flame. Does Canti have anything to do with the mysterious fires burning all over town?

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: Marquis de Carabas
2000-08-23

The president of Naota’s class, Ninamori, is no stranger to the dirty deeds of politics. She rigs the vote to cast him as the lead role of their class play. But she gets in over her head after a crashing introduction to Haruko.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: Furi Kiri (Full Swing)
2000-10-25

There’s a guy claiming to know Haruko and why she’s using Naota’s head as a portal for oversized battling robots. It’s too late, though, as a malfunctioning satellite is heading straight for them and it’s up to Naota to stop it!

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: Brittle Bullet
2000-12-21

Jealousy spurs an epic pellet gun battle between Naota and his dad over Haruko. The object of her desire will be revealed, and she’ll do whatever it takes to get him!

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: FLCLimax
2001-03-16

A hand statue looms over the Medical Mechanica building, threatening to iron out the city. As Mamimi’s new pet turns out to be a crucial element to Haruko’s plans, Naota finally proves that he’s no pushover.

Runtime: 35 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2018)

Many years have passed since Naota and Haruhara Haruko shared their adventure together. Meanwhile, the war between the two entities known as Medical Mechanica and Fraternity rages across the galaxy. Enter Hidomi, a young teenaged girl who believes there is nothing amazing to expect from her average life, until one day when a new teacher named Haruko arrives at her school. Soon enough, Medical Mechanica is attacking her town and Hidomi discovers a secret within her that could save everyone, a secret that only Haruko can unlock.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Re: Start
2018-06-02

Hidomi’s Dream – white ash covers the entire ruins, behind which a row of humongous irons comes thundering after Hidomi who is now a zombie.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 2: Freebie Honey
2018-06-09

Hidomi wakes up from yet another dream of her becoming a Zombie. At school, Raharu gives her a handout to bring over to Ide, who didn’t show up to class.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 3: Stone Skipping
2018-06-16

Crazy things happen during Hidomi’s NO activation, and she is now left with a cheerful and happy personality, which is the total opposite of her real self. The only way to bring her back to normal is to destroy the cables of the giant iron.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 4: LooPQR
2018-06-23

Marco is the only one that seems to think that happy Hidomi is attractive. While he’s aware that Ide is in love with her, he works part time to buy her a charm. Meanwhile, Jinyu and Raharu scheme to go up to the plant in her Bel Aire.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 5: Fool on the Planet
2018-06-30

Having made damage to the plant, the iron now stands up straight. Raharu tells the class that she’s happily married and now pregnant. The only way to become happy is to go to the amusement park (run by Tonkichi).

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 6: Our Running
2018-07-07

Trying to get Ide back, Hidomi attacks Raharu physically first then verbally. She tells Raharu that she is acting immature because she knows that she is using Hidomi because Raharu is in love with Atomsk.

Runtime: 23 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2018)

The series centers on the misadventures of 17-year-old Kana, a high school junior who spends her days hanging out with her besties, Mossan, Hijiri, and Pets. They live unremarkable lives, until the day a Mecha falls out of the sky, along with a strange woman named “Haruko.” Her plans for Kana and her friends involve the force known as “ATOMSK.” Kana will have to risk everything to decide whether or not to help… like she really has a choice!

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Flying Memory
2018-09-08

Kana Koumoto - a cheerful 17 year old who can often be a klutz and nosey. One day, while hanging out with her besties (Pets, Mossan and Hijiri), Mossan starts making a rocket using empty soda bottles.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: Grown-Up Wannabe
2018-09-15

One morning, Kana and her besties witness Hijiri kissing a college student Toshio inside his car. Acting more mature than any of her classmates, Hijiri suggests Kana and her besties to do a photo shoot with Toshio.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: Freestyle Collection
2018-09-22

Mossan is the most mature of all 4. With a passion of becoming a designer, she has been working outside of school. Upon discovering her working towards a fashion contest, Kana feels the urge to help her, which rubs her the wrong way.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: Pit-a-Pat
2018-09-29

The 4 girls come watch the basketball game that their Sasaki is a member of. Kana has been secretly in love with Sasaki, whom Haruko ends up making out with. This triggers Kana's NO to activate, but she notices that and runs away.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: Shake It Off
2018-10-06

One hot summer day, the 4 girls and Haruko are playing in the pool. They notice that Pets is missing. Kana later hears from her classmate Aida that Pet's family is very rich and they are moving to Mars.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: Full Flat
2018-10-13

Depressed, Kana flips over the collection of photos she took with her besties. The next day, the 3 girls gather by the beach as they watch the rocket Pets is supposed to be on.

Runtime: 25 min

Videos

FLCL 'Fooly Cooly' - Trailer

FLCL - Trailer - Available on DVD and BD 2.22.11

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