FLCL
| FLCL | |
|---|---|
| Original title | フ リ ク リ |
| transcription | Furikuri |
| Original video animation | |
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| Country of production |
 Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2000-2001 |
| Studio | Production IG , Gainax |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 6th |
| Director | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| idea | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| script | Yōji Enokido |
| music | Shinkichi Mitsumune , The Pillows |
| Anime movie | |
| title | FLCL Alterna |
| Original title | フ リ ク リ オ ル タ ナ |
| transcription | Furikuri Orutana |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| Studio | Production IG |
| length | 135 minutes |
| Director | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| script | Hideto Iwai |
| music | RON |
| Anime movie | |
| title | FLCL Progre |
| Original title | フ リ ク リ プ ロ グ レ |
| transcription | Furikuri Purogure |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| Studio | Production IG |
| length | 136 minutes |
| Director | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| script | Hideto Iwai |
| music | RON |
FLCL ( Japanese フ リ ク リ , Furikuri ), with the English sub-title Fooly Cooly , is an OVA by Kazuya Tsurumaki , an employee of the Gainax animation studio , who also animated the series together with Production IG . The latter also produced two films released in 2018.
action
Elementary school student Naota , who is at the beginning of puberty at the age of twelve, lives in the Japanese suburb of Mabase . He is bored with the boring city and monotonous life.
One day he meets a young woman named Haruko who runs over him with her Vespa and - as an excuse, so to speak - hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker bass. After this accident, Naota's life changed rapidly. Robots and other things grow out of his head and Haruko moves into the house in which Naota lives with his lustful father and grandfather.
Haruko seems to be collecting information about the Medical Mechanica company , which has erected a bizarre building in front of the city that resembles a giant iron. She uses the portal she opened in Naota's head with the accident to find a being called Atomsk who is being held captive by Medical Mechanica.
The young Mamimi often seeks Naota's closeness. She was the girlfriend of his older brother, who went to the US some time ago as a baseball player. She ignores all the rules, smokes in public and sees Naota, who is often uncomfortable with her presence, a kind of substitute for his brother.
The characters seem quirky and slightly overstretched. You tend to have extraordinary outbursts of emotion and excessive actions. Mamimi is obsessed with the past, Haruko's mood changes very quickly. Naota is the least volatile character, but unwittingly always finds herself in the center of attention.
style
FLCL is considered an anime with strange and peculiar narrative structures and a mixture of unusual drawing styles. Because of the variety of elements taken from different genres, it is not possible to clearly assign FLCL to a single genre. Rather, science fiction scenes are replaced by fantasy or comedy content, dramatic elements alternate with coarse humor. Some scenes refer to other anime, e.g. B. Neon Genesis Evangelion (also by GAINAX) or Hamtaro referenced by taking up scenes or props. While hectic and actionism predominate, the story itself develops very slowly.
FLCL is also noticeable for its drawing style, which is a mixture of many previously used styles, including laying trick processes, scratchy drawing techniques from American series such as King of the Hill , but also typical manga drawing styles .
Publications
OVA
The OVA was released in Japan in 2000 with six episodes, and a version with English subtitles was released in 2003. FLCL was released in German in 2006, on 3 DVDs with 2 episodes each, by SPV Vision.
The series is also a coveted fan item for its soundtrack by Shinkichi Mitsumune and rock band The Pillows , the latter growing in popularity with the release of the soundtrack and making it known outside of Japan.
Light novel
The scriptwriter of the OVA Yōji Enokido also adapted the work as a light novel , which appeared between June 1, 2000 and March 1, 2001 in three volumes by Kadokawa Shoten's light novel imprint Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko.
Manga
Hajime Ueda drew to the work a Manga of the magazine Gekkan Magazine Z appeared. The chapters were also summarized in two anthologies that appeared in 2000 and 2001, with new editions in 2007 and 2012.
A German translation was published in 2003 by Carlsen Verlag .
cinemamovies
At Production IG, the two films FLCL Alterna ( フ リ ク リ オ ル タ ナFurikuri Orutana , also: FLCL Alternative ) and FLCL Progre ( フ リ ク リ プ ロ グ レFurikuri Purogure , also: FLCL Progressive ) were made under the direction of Katsuyuki Motohiro . The former was released in Japanese cinemas on September 7, 2018, the second on September 28, 2018. The scripts are by Hideto Iwai.
The film music was composed by RON, with The Pillows contributing the title songs: Star overhead and Spiky Seeds .
successes
At the American Anime Awards 2007, which was held for the first time, FLCL received the title for Best Short Series and prevailed against Elfen Lied , Hellsing Ultimate , Gravitation TV and Ranma 1/2 (OVA). In addition, she won in the category of best comedy anime (English Best Anime Comedy ).
