FLCL (フリクリ, Furi Kuri), also pronounced in English from the hepburn romanization as Fooly Cooly , is a total six episode long OVA were released between 2000 and 2001.
The director is Kazuya Tsurumaki, who was the assistant director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. All but a few of the insert songs and theme songs were performed by The Pillows.
It has been adapted into a manga by Hajime Ueda and a novel with complements to the main story.
On August 28, 2015, the rights to the original work, which had been held by Gainax, were transferred to the Production I.G. side (to be precise, the I.G side acquired the original rights...).
Time has since passed, and on July 3, 2017, FLCL 2 and FLCL 3 were announced. They were broadcast via Cartoon Network, but took form of theatrical releases in Japan.
On March 21, 2018, the official names of 2 and 3 were announced as FLCL Alternative and FLCL Progress.
FLCL OVA Gainax Production I.G Cartoon Network Toonami Adult Swim Hajime Ueda Surrealism
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Related Works
Referential Works
- South Park: This cartoon gets referenced two times but most people will remember the scene where there is a style shift where it looks like the cartoon. This style shift joke also happens in the later Gainax work Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.
- Doraemon
- Lupin the Third
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Daicon V: The scene of Haruko in the bunny suit was a reference to Gainax's Daicon V. The word daicon is also something that Haruko shouts out.
- Galaxy Express 999
Successor Works
- Chainsaw Man: Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of this series, described Chainsaw Man as a "wicked FLCL".
- Teen Titans: It has been stated that FLCL was a huge influence this show
English
Japanese
劇場版「フリクリ オルタナ」「フリクリ プログレ」 (Official Website, archive November 10, 2019)
フリクリとは [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科 (NicoNico Encyclopedia)
