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FLCL
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FLCL

“Nothing can happen till you swing the bat.”

7.9 / 10
2000
5 seasons
24 episodes
AnimationComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Naota is a normal boy who kills some time with a normal girl by a stream that flows underneath a bridge. Nothing unusual happens in this town. The fact that Haruhara Haruko crashes into the main character with her Vespa a short while later and subsequently hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar doesn’t really make any difference to any other day here. The at first glance unconnected, bizarre events that don’t seem to follow any pattern whatsoever don’t change anything about Naota’s boring life, either – because nothing incredible ever happens in this town.

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Trailer

FLCL 'Fooly Cooly' - Trailer

Where to Watch(AU)

Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll
HBO Max
HBO Max
YouTube TV
YouTube TV
Adult Swim
Adult Swim

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Cast

Mayumi Shintani

Jun Mizuki

Izumi Kasagi

Chiemi Chiba

Hideaki Anno

Hiroshi Ito

Kenta Miyake

Suzuki Matsuo

Yukari Fukui

Karen Miyama

Yu-ri Yoshida

Mutsumi Tamura

Seasons

When Haruko runs over Naota with her scooter and brains him with a bass guitar, his world doesn’t just get turned upside down—it gets incredibly weird.

  • Fooly Cooly

    1.Fooly Cooly

    7.7
    26-04-200025m

    Naota is a detached sixth-grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. When a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over and brains him with a bass guitar his life gets weird - gian...

  • Fire Starter

    2.Fire Starter

    7.7
    21-06-200025m

    Naota’s attacker, Haruko, is now his dad’s live-in housemaid and she says she’s an alien. Mamimi names the robot from Naota’s head Canti, the God of Flame. Does Canti have anything...

  • Marquis de Carabas

    3.Marquis de Carabas

    7.6
    23-08-200025m

    The president of Naota’s class, Ninamori, is no stranger to the dirty deeds of politics. She rigs the vote to cast him as the lead role of their class play. But she gets in over he...

  • Furi Kiri (Full Swing)

    4.Furi Kiri (Full Swing)

    7.7
    25-10-200025m

    There’s a guy claiming to know Haruko and why she’s using Naota’s head as a portal for oversized battling robots. It’s too late, though, as a malfunctioning satellite is heading st...

  • Brittle Bullet

    5.Brittle Bullet

    7.5
    21-12-200025m

    Jealousy spurs an epic pellet gun battle between Naota and his dad over Haruko. The object of her desire will be revealed, and she’ll do whatever it takes to get him!

  • FLCLimax

    6.FLCLimax

    7.3
    16-03-200135m

    A hand statue looms over the Medical Mechanica building, threatening to iron out the city. As Mamimi’s new pet turns out to be a crucial element to Haruko’s plans, Naota finally pr...

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