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Anime Quick Information
| Title: | FLCL (Furi Kuri) |
| UK publisher: | MVM Films |
| Genre: | Action, Comedy, Crazy, Drama, Mecha, Music, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Sexy |
| Studio: | GAINAX |
| Type: | OVA |
| Director: | Tsurumaki Kazuya |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Running Time: | 6 episodes x 25 mins |
| Average Rating: 9 |
Paranoia Agent's review
Paranoia Agent scored this with 9/10. Disagree?
FLCL bears all the hallmarks of a post Eva anime, there's the pre-requisite fighting robots and angst ridden teenagers all thrown headlong into a melting-pot of emotion and intrigue, this time though Gainax has burnt the rulebook and turned the genre they helped create on its head. Brimming with invention, wicked humour and a wonderful grasp of the surreal FLCL is hard to pin down. The story comes to a head (literally) after apathetic teen Naota is run over by a Vespa ridin' bass playing femme-fatale named Haruko, this however is the least of his worries…
What follows is probably the boldest most innovative and downright entertaining anime in years, I lost count of the number of times FLCL had me grinning in disbelief, I simply loved everything about it, the characters are easy to relate to (despite their exceptional circumstances) and things never descend into the nagging melodramatics that bogged down the latter part of Evangelion, it's a refreshingly original and wild ride that I for one am in no hurry to get off.
Being a newer and therefore digital animation FLCL is an absolute corker to look at; razor-sharp visuals, vibrant solid colours and alarmingly silky animation make for the most visually satisfying anime I for one have ever seen. Throw some top drawer art direction and character design into the bargain and you have an anime that really is the complete visual package.
FLCL also boasts a fantastic soundtrack by jap-pop rockers The Pillows who’s swelling melodies and buzzsaw hooks keeps your ears entertained and your toes tapping throughout, mixing healthy doses of snotty punk and mellower indie-rock it makes for an intense and varied soundtrack that fits the edgy nature of the show to a tee.
Riotously wacky, undeniably insane and utterly, utterly marvellous, Fooly Cooly is without doubt the bravest and most refreshing anime to surface since Eva rocked the anime world all those years ago.
Start praying for a Region 2 release.
Screenshots (click to pop out)
Review Information
| Score: | 9 out of 10 |
| Review By: | Paranoia Agent |
| Date Published: | Mon, 10 May 2004 |
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1. Comment by Paul
Definently one that's on my list.
Posted on Mon, 10 May 2004. Paul rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
2. Comment by Keith, Portsmouth UK
Posted on Tue, 11 May 2004. Keith, Portsmouth UK rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
3. Comment by aniki
Posted on Tue, 11 May 2004. aniki rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
4. Comment by Gina Leonhardt
Posted on Mon, 24 May 2004. Gina Leonhardt rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 2 out of 10.
5. Comment by Jamie
Posted on Mon, 5 Jul 2004. Jamie rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
6. Comment by Jamie
Posted on Mon, 5 Jul 2004. Jamie rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
7. Comment by Metal Gear Biscuit
Posted on Mon, 6 Dec 2004. Metal Gear Biscuit rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
8. Comment by Jiltix
Posted on Tue, 22 Feb 2005. Jiltix rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
9. Comment by Zero
Posted on Mon, 28 Feb 2005. Zero rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
10. Comment by atomo!
Posted on Wed, 9 Mar 2005. atomo! rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
11. Comment by Mattyf
Posted on Thu, 10 Mar 2005. Mattyf rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 1 out of 10.
12. Comment by Ninja Boy!
a must for all anime fans!, cool, funky animation, with comedy, and a spanking kool soundtrack (by the "Pillows") is just an amazing experience.
Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2005. Ninja Boy! rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
13. Comment by McCartney Spikemcruffy
Go deep into what the characters say its enjoyable in different levels , thats why 2 episodes is enough to satisfy one dvd!
One of the best anime ever!
Posted on Thu, 24 Mar 2005. McCartney Spikemcruffy rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
14. Comment by Vespa
Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2005. Vespa rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
15. Comment by Alex b
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Posted on Fri, 1 Apr 2005. Alex b rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 1 out of 10.
16. Comment by slain
Posted on Tue, 5 Apr 2005. slain rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
17. Comment by Martin
Posted on Wed, 25 May 2005. Martin rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
18. Comment by Pikmin man
I love it!!!!!!!
:)
Posted on Sat, 28 May 2005. Pikmin man rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 8 out of 10.
19. Comment by Roman
Posted on Tue, 7 Jun 2005. Roman rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
20. Comment by cuddsy-kun
Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2005. cuddsy-kun rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
21. Comment by Char
Posted on Wed, 5 Oct 2005. Char rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
22. Comment by Ogalog
I LOVE FLCL/Furi Kuri/Fooly Kooly or whatever you want to call it!!!!
Posted on Sun, 18 Dec 2005. Ogalog rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
23. Comment by Takuhii
Excellent style of anime the production team should pat themselves on the back. It beldns many genres together, at one point all the animation reverts to a comicbook style (Manga) moving from frame to frame to tell the story (I believe the main character and his father are arguing).
Very comical, I would reommend this to any one who likes to think about what they are watching!!
Posted on Mon, 16 Jan 2006. Takuhii rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
24. Comment by Snoop Doog-Portugal
Posted on Tue, 24 Jan 2006. Snoop Doog-Portugal rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 9 out of 10.
25. Comment by Tomtron
Posted on Wed, 29 Mar 2006. Tomtron rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 5 out of 10.
26. Comment by Hiro Yui
Posted on Thu, 6 Apr 2006. Hiro Yui rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 6 out of 10.
27. Comment by the girl with the vespa
Posted on Thu, 25 May 2006. the girl with the vespa rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 10 out of 10.
28. Comment by Phrozen
Posted on Sun, 4 Jun 2006. Phrozen rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 8 out of 10.
29. Comment by stranger
Posted on Tue, 4 Jul 2006. stranger rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 1 out of 10.
30. Comment by stranger
the only information relating the vespa is that it's a vespa ss (model name shown in flont of vespa), there are many ss models of the vespa , google the model and try to compare it to haruko's vespa.
forgot to say that the vespa could be the 1964 vespa 180 ss model , its the exact same as haruko's
Posted on Tue, 4 Jul 2006. stranger rated "FLCL (Furi Kuri)": 1 out of 10.
Type the characters you see in the picture above.