FLCL

FLCL (Japanese: フリクリ, Hepburn: Furi Kuri, pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly) is an original video animation (OVA) anime series created and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido, and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I.G, and King Records. FLCL is a story following Naota Nandaba, a twelve-year-old boy whose suburban life is disturbed by the arrival of the mysterious Haruko Haruhara. The six-episode series was released in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001 alongside a manga and novel adaptation.

FLCL
Promotional artwork used on a number of DVD releases of FLCL featuring the three primary characters from the first anime, from top, Canti (the blue robot), Haruko, and Naota.
フリクリ
(Furi Kuri)
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Science fiction
  • Surrealism
Created by
Original video animation
Directed byKazuya Tsurumaki
Produced by
  • Masatomo Nishizawa
  • Hiroki Satou
  • Masanobu Satou (#1–4)
  • Hirotaka Takase (#5–6)
Written byYōji Enokido
Music by
  • Shinkichi Mitsumune
  • The Pillows
Studio
  • Gainax
  • Production I.G
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • UK: MVM Entertainment
Released April 26, 2000 March 16, 2001
Runtime23–31 minutes
Episodes6
Manga
Illustrated byHajime Ueda
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMagazine Z
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 25, 1999March 26, 2001
Volumes2
Novel series
Written byYōji Enokido
Illustrated by
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Tokyopop
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJune 1, 2000March 1, 2001
Volumes3
Further information
Anime television series
FLCL Progressive
Directed by
  • Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief)
  • Kazuto Arai (#1)
  • Toshihisa Kaiya (#2)
  • Yuki Ogawa (#3)
  • Yoshihide Ibata (#4)
  • Kei Suezawa (#5)
  • Hiroshi Ikehata (#6)
Produced by
  • Maki Terashima-Furuta
  • Mike Lazzo
  • Masaya Saito
Written byHideto Iwai
Music byR.O.N
Studio
  • Production I.G (#1, 3–4, 6)
  • Production GoodBook (#2)
  • Signal.MD (#5)
Licensed byWarner Bros. Television
English network
Original run June 3, 2018 July 7, 2018
Episodes6
Anime television series
FLCL Alternative
Directed by
  • Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief)
  • Yutaka Uemura
Produced by
  • Maki Terashima-Furuta
  • Mike Lazzo
  • Masaya Saito
Written byHideto Iwai
Music byR.O.N
Studio
  • Production I.G
  • NUT (#1, 4, 6)
  • Revoroot (#2–3, 5)
Licensed byWarner Bros. Television
English network
  • US: Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run April 1, 2018
(April Fools' Day airing)
September 8, 2018
October 13, 2018
Episodes6
Anime film series
  • FLCL Alternative: The Movie
  • FLCL Progressive: The Movie
Directed by
  • Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief)
  • Yutaka Uemura (Alternative)
Produced by
  • Maki Terashima-Furuta
  • Mike Lazzo
  • Masaya Saito
Written byHideto Iwai
Music byR.O.N
Studio
  • Production I.G
  • NUT (Alternative)
  • Revoroot (Alternative)
  • Production GoodBook (Progressive)
  • Signal.MD (Progressive)
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018 (Alternative)
September 28, 2018 (Progressive)
Runtime135 minutes (Alternative)
136 minutes (Progressive)
Anime television series
FLCL: Grunge
Directed byHitoshi Takekiyo
Produced byMaki Terashima-Furuta
Written byTetsuhiro Ideka
Music by
  • The Pillows
  • Sawao Yamanaka
StudioMontBlanc Pictures
Licensed byWarner Bros. Television
English network
Original run September 10, 2023 September 24, 2023
Episodes3
Anime television series
FLCL: Shoegaze
Directed byYutaka Uemura
Produced byMaki Terashima-Furuta
Written byKenta Ihara
Music by
  • The Pillows
  • Sawao Yamanaka
StudioNUT
Licensed byWarner Bros. Television
English network
  • CA: Adult Swim
  • US: Adult Swim (Toonami)
Original run October 1, 2023 October 15, 2023
Episodes3

In 2016, two new seasons totaling 12 episodes were announced as a co-production between Production I.G, Toho, and Adult Swim. The second season, FLCL Progressive, premiered on June 3, 2018 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, while the third season, FLCL Alternative, premiered on September 8, 2018. In Japan, Alternative and Progressive had theatrical screenings as compilation films with Alternative opening on September 7, 2018 and Progressive opening on September 28, 2018. The first episode of FLCL Alternative premiered unannounced on April Fools' Day 2018 at 12 a.m. ET on Toonami in Japanese with English subtitles as part of Adult Swim's annual stunt. Two additional seasons were ordered by Adult Swim in 2022, titled FLCL: Grunge and FLCL: Shoegaze, respectively. Both seasons premiered in Northern America in 2023.

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