Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Cortechba Overrated

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

maxfrum It has been a week now since I finished FLCL, and I thought I would write a short reflection on the series' (past) reception and how I struggled to connect with it.Most of the highest rated reviews for this series are from around 2005-2007, and I think at that time FLCL was refreshing for viewers. It combined vivid artistic expression that hinged upon bright colors and urban backdrops with an engaging soundtrack to produce an ambiguous narrative that challenged the mores of Japanese animation at the time. In short then, the series success relied, and still relies, largely upon its visual/audial components. However watching this series now, in 2018, FLCL doesn't manage to pack that unique punch it once did. Instead, it acts as little more than a foreshadowing of what was to come. To be brief but a bit more specific, FLCL does contain a message and has themes/motifs imbued within its characters, their environments, and even in its audio - but the issue is that none of the aforementioned are ever truly developed. The six-episode series is never able to achieve more than being an ephemeral burst of color and sound which careens into an abrupt end. Which, for me, is simply not enough. What makes a series successful and allows its viewership to revisit it again and again is its depth. To that end, I would recommend that those who appreciate Japanese animation and its rich visual tradition to watch this. However, I would do so with realistic expectations.

rjkeefer It's a story about sex, drugs, rock & roll, robots, maids, magazines, baseball, hands, arson, puberty, more robots, cats, mopeds, jealousy, coming-of-age...and at the same time, none of that. It's more a rite of passage than anything else, something you have to be able to say you saw. If you don't 'get' it, that's cool, this show doesn't take itself seriously enough for that sort of thing. Soundtrack is absolutely awesome, The Pillows were and are fantastic. It doesn't have a point, and doesn't care about not having one.

Tweekums FLCL, aka Fooly Coolly, aka Furi Kuri, is a surreal six part anime from Studio Gainax. It follows twelve year old boy Naota Nandaba whose life changes after a bizarre encounter; one day he is hanging out with his older brother's girlfriend when a girl on a Vespa crashes into him. The girl, Haruko Haruhara initially thinks she has killed him but it turns out he is okay apart from a bump on his head. Strangely the bump grows into a horn like protuberance which later grows into a giant robot and breaks off… after that things get weirder! I won't describe more of what happens; it has to be seen to be believed.Long before I watched this OVA series I'd heard that it was a bit strange but wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not; now I've seen it I can say it is a good thing! The plot may be strange but if you can accept the happenings it does make sense… just about. The animation isn't of the highest quality but that suits the story; at times the style changes so that it looks as though we are looking at pages of the manga. I watched most of the series in Japanese with English subtitles and thought it sounded good; I also watched one episode in English and even though I rarely watch dubbed anime I thought the English voice actors did a good job. If you are an anime fan I'd definitely recommend checking out this classic series although I'm not sure I'd recommend it as an introduction to anime as it might be a bit too weird!

eivind-august FLCL has got to be the most deranged, absurd and fun anime I've ever seen. The basic story: Naota, a twelve year old boy, is living a quiet life in a small town. Then out of nowhere, a girl riding a vespa crashes into him, resulting in an alarming lump on his forehead. Then, strange things start happening (I guess most people would find this premise strange as well...).Running at just six episodes, the series has got a focused storyline, never becoming slow or repetitive. It's drenched in humour, with animation that fits. Visually, it's nothing short of a stunning experience. It even manages to parody South Park. The characters are engaging, all having their own crazy agendas and personas. This is Evangelion on speed, run through the mind of Terry Gilliam, filled with allusions to other anime and frequently breaking the forth wall.All in all, this is probably the most apt way of portraying modern youth culture. Oh, and it has a wonderful punkish soundtrack by Japanese band Pillows. In the end, Fooly Coolly is all about growing up.