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FLCL

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OVA · Finished · Spring 2000 · 6 episodes · 25 min

Naota is a detached sixth grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This pink-haired girl, Haruko - who claims she's an alien - hurls Naota into the middle of a mega-corporation's secret agenda. Oh, and now giant battling robots shoot from his skull. Mix in mind-bending animation and tunes that echo through your cerebellum to top off the trip that will have you falling hard for FLCL.

(Source: Funimation)

Genres: Action, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Tags: Coming of Age, Surreal Comedy, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Meta, Philosophy, Primarily Teen Cast, Robots, Slapstick, Denpa, Aliens, Heterosexual

Studio: GAINAX, Production I.G

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Fooly Cooly
  2. Episode 2: Fire Starter
  3. Episode 3: Marquis de Carabas
  4. Episode 4: Full Swing
  5. Episode 5: Brittle Bullet
  6. Episode 6: FLCLimax

Reviews

With "FLCL Progressive" on the horizon, there is no better time to look back on the original 2000 OVA.

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