FLCL (OAV)
Alternative title:
Fooly Cooly
Furi Kuri (Japanese)
Фури-кури (Russian)
フリクリ (Japanese)
프리크리 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Significant
Copyright notice:
©Gainax/KGI
Plot Summary:
Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity.
User Ratings:
8792 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
half hour per episode
Number of episodes:
6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage:
2000-04-26
2003-08-04 to 2003-08-12 (US Broadcast)
Release dates: We have 15
Opening Theme:
#1: "One Life" by The Pillows (ep 1)
#2: "Instant Music" by The Pillows (eps 2-3)
#3: "Happy Bivouac" by The Pillows (ep 4)
#4: "Runners High" by The Pillows (ep 5)
#5: "Carnival" by The Pillows (ep 6)
Ending Theme:
"Ride on Shooting Star" by The Pillows
Insert song:
"Another Morning" by The Pillows (ep 6)
"Blues Drive Monster" by The Pillows (ep 5)
"Crazy Sunshine" by The Pillows (ep 4)
"Funny Bunny" by The Pillows (ep 6)
"Hybrid Rainbow" by The Pillows (ep 2)
"I Think I Can" by The Pillows (ep 6)
"Last Dinosaur" by The Pillows (ep 6)
"Little Busters" by The Pillows (eps 2,3,5,6)
Official website:
FLCL (Japanese)
Links: We have 8
Trivia: We have 16
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
Reviews:
FLCL - Complete Collection BLURAY (Jun 15, 2011)
FLCL DVD 3 (Jul 31, 2003)
FLCL DVD 2 (Mar 29, 2003)
FLCL DVD 1 (Oct 2, 2002)
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Interest:
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
FLCL - The Complete Series [Anime Classics] (Blu-ray) 2011-02-22 (from $55.77) |
FLCL - The Complete Series [Classics] (Blu-ray) 2019-02-05 |
FLCL - Season 1 (Blu-ray) 2024-08-20 (from $27.99) |
Blu-ray (Region B) |
FLCL - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2011-04-20 |
DVD (Region 1) |
FLCL - The Complete Series [Anime Classics] (DVD) 2011-02-22 (from $36.46) |
FLCL (DVD 1) 2002-09-03 (from $5.13) |
FLCL (DVD 2) 2003-02-25 (from $21.70) |
FLCL (DVD 3) 2003-07-22 (from $45.88) |
FLCL - w/ Artbox (DVD 3) 2003-07-22 (from $123.98) |
FLCL - Ultimate Edition (DVD 1-4) 2006-12-26 (from $232.11) |
Soundtrack |
FLCL - Addict (OST 1) 2004-01-20 (from $74.55) |
FLCL - King of Pirates (OST 2) 2004-09-07 (from $25.49) |
FLCL - Soundtrack 3 (OST 3) 2005-06-07 (from $34.00) |
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki Script: Yōji Enokido Storyboard: Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 1, 5-6) Kazuya Tsurumaki (eps 1, 6) Masayuki (ep 2) Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 4) Shouji Saeki (ep 3) Tadashi Hiramatsu (2 episodes eps 3 uncredited, 6 )Yoh Yoshinari (ep 1) Music: Atsuo Ohkubo (Drums) Hiroshi Imaizumi (Guitar) Jun Suzuki (Arrangement) Maki Kamiya (Vocals) Matarou Misawa (Percussion) Sawao Yamanaka (Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar) Shinichiro Sato (Drums) Shinkichi Mitsumune Takashi Asahi (Flute) Takuo Yamamoto (Sax) Tatsuya Kashima (Arrangement) the pillows Tomohiko Aoki (Bass) Yasuharu Nakanishi (Piano) Yoshiaki Manabe (Guitar) Zin Yoshida (Arrangement) Original Concept: Kazuya Tsurumaki Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura Producer: Hiroki Satō (Gainax) Hirotaka Takase (King Records; eps 5-6) Masanobu Sato (King Records; eps 1-4) Masatomo Nishizawa (IG) 2D Work: Akiko Nakayama (ep 6) Masanori Nakadai (ep 1) Shohei Toyama (eps 1-6) Tsukasa Kakizakai (eps 1-6) Yasuhiro Kamimura (eps 1-6) 3D Animation Supervisor: Shinji Takagi Art Layout: Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 2, 5) Mitsumu Ogi (ep 5) Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 4) Shinji Suetomi (eps 1-2, 4) Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 1, 3, 5-6) Yoh Yoshinari (eps 1, 3) Assistant Animation Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 1, 3) Keiko Shimizu (ep 1) Kenichi Yamaguchi (eps 1, 4) Shinji Suetomi (ep 2) Assistant Music Engineer: Shinji Yoshikoshi Assistant producer: Kyoko Muramatsu Background Art: Haruhiko Fukaya (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-5) Hiroshi Gōroku (Ogura Kobo; eps 4-6) Kaori Nakabachi (Ogura Kobo; ep 1) Masahiro Kubota (Ogura Kobo; ep 6) Osamu Ii (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) Ryutaro Ueda (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) Shihomi Suzuki (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) Chief Animation: Nobutoshi Ogura Color: Emi Kamio (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Emiko Ueno (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Junko Mizuno (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Kazu Doi (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-6) Mariko Shimokawa (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Miharu Takahashi (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-5) Mitsuko Ito (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Natsuko Abe (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-5) Reiko Ito (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-4) Rie Asano (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 1) Sayo Motegi (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Takayoshi Ishikawa (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Tamaka Sato (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) Toshiharu Yamagata (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Toshikazu Suzuki (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Yayoi Tobe (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Youko Watanabe (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-3) Yuka Yamakoshi (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 5-6) Yuri Okada (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) Color design: Harumi Takahoshi Color Supervisor Assistant: Rie Asano (ep 3) Comic Sequences: Kimiko Higuchi (eps 1-2) Risa Narita (ep 1) Shinichi Hamatani (eps 2-3, 5) Yoshirou Furuishi (eps 4-6) Editing: Makiko Asano Ending Animation Supervisor: Masayuki Ending Key Animation: Katsuichi Nakayama Keiko Shimizu Kenichi Yamaguchi Masashi Ishihama Shinji Ōtsuka Tetsuya Nishio Ending Still Cam: Masayuki Fellow Mechanical Design Director: Hideaki Anno (ep 4) Filming: Mako Kogawa (ep 6) Miki Sakuma (eps 1, 4-6) Misaki Touma (ep 6) Natsuko Mori (eps 1-3) Shinsuke Ōshima (eps 1-5) Takeshi Ando (eps 3, 5) In-Between Animation: Akitsugu Hisagi (IG; eps 3, 6) Atsushi Nishigori (GAINAX; eps 1-6) Daisuke Nakayama (IG Niigata; eps 1-2) Daizen Komatsuda (IG; eps 1-6) Eisuke Shirai (GAINAX; eps 5-6) Fumi Morita (IG Niigata; eps 1-2) Hanako Enomoto (GAINAX; eps 1-6) Haruka Tanaka (GAINAX; eps 1-6) Hideo Watanabe (GAINAX; eps 1-6) Hikaru Saito (IG; ep 3) Hiroki Itō (IG; eps 1, 3, 5-6) Hiroko Yamada (IG; eps 1-6) Hiromasa Naito (IG; IG Niigata; eps 1-2, 5-6) Hiroyuki Yamaguchi (IG; ep 6) Hitoshi Saiku (GAINAX; eps 1-2) Kanako Tsuchida (IG; eps 2-3) Kazuya Ishizaki (IG Niigata; ep 1) Keiichi Kondō (IG; IG Niigata; eps 1, 5-6) Keita Matsuki (IG) Keita Matsumoto (IG; ep 6) Maiko Nogami (IG; eps 1, 3-6) Mieko Hayakawa (IG; IG Niigata; eps 1-2, 5-6) Mika Hinata (IG; eps 1-6) Mitsunori Nakamura (IG; eps 1-6) Naoyoshi Shiotani (IG; ep 6) Nori Morita (IG; ep 1) Reiko Sakai (IG; eps 1-6) Shinsuke Hamaura (IG; IG Niigata; eps 1, 5-6) Shōko Nakamura (IG; eps 1-5) Shouji Saeki (GAINAX; ep 3) Tadahito Matsubayashi (GAINAX; eps 5-6) Tadayoshi Shiotani (IG) Theresia Winkler (IG; eps 1-4) Tomoko Sugata (IG; eps 1-6) Toshiyuki Yahagi (IG; eps 1-6) Yu Maruyama (GAINAX; eps 1-6) Yuka Shibata (GAINAX; ep 6) Yūki Nakajima (IG; eps 1-6) Yukiko Mita (IG; eps 1, 3-6) Insert Song Performance: the pillows (eps 2-6) Key Animation: Akiko Nagashima (ep 4) Ei Inoue (eps 3, 6) Hideaki Anno (eps 2, 5) Hiroshi Shimizu (eps 3, 6) Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 1, 3-6) Hiroyuki Kitakubo (ep 4) Hisafumi Nakahara (eps 2-4, 6) Hisashi Ezura (ep 2) Katsuichi Nakayama (eps 2, 5-6) Kazuhiro Takamura (1-6; eps 1-6) Kazuya Miura (ep 4) Kazuya Tsurumaki (eps 4, 6) Keiko Kiyomizu Keiko Shimizu (eps 1, 3-4, 6) Keisuke Watabe (ep 5) Kenichi Konishi (ep 6) Kenichi Yamaguchi (eps 1-6) Kōichi Arai (eps 4, 6) Kōji Komurakata (eps 2, 4-6) Masahiko Kubo (ep 4) Masahiro Sekino (ep 4) Masashi Ishihama (ep 3) Masatsugu Arakawa (ep 2) Masayuki (eps 3-6) Mitsuo Iso (ep 6) Nobutoshi Ogura (eps 2, 4-6) Norifumi Kiyozumi (eps 2, 4-5) Shinji Ōtsuka (eps 1-3, 5-6) Shinji Suetomi (eps 1-3) Shinya Ōhira (eps 2-3) Shouichi Nakayama Shouji Saeki (eps 5-6) Shunji Suzuki (eps 4-6) Sushio (eps 1-5) Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 4-6) Taka Satō (ep 4) Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 3) Takayuki Gorai (ep 1) Takuro Takahashi (eps 1-6) Tetsuya Nishio (eps 1-3, 5-6) Toshihiko Shimada (ep 3) Toshihiro Kikuchi (ep 1) Toshio Ishizaki (eps 1-5) Tsutomu Suzuki (eps 4, 6) Yoh Yoshinari (eps 1, 3-5) Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (ep 4) Yusuke Yoshigaki (eps 1-6) Music Mastering Engineer: Akira Anso Planning: Kazuya Tsurumaki Production Desk: Moritake Onuki Production manager: Akiko Nakayama (eps 4-5) Daisuke Tsukushi (eps 1-6) Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 2) Yuki Sugihara (eps 2-6) Recording Adjustment: Nobuhira Hirano Recordist: Hideki Matsunaka (ep 6) Setting: Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 2, 5) Sound Effects Cooperation: Miki Watanabe Sound Producer: Tōru Nakano Soundtrack Design: Masashi Ichifuru (TGB Design) Special Effects Supervisor: Shigenobu Kaihoko Texture Mapping: Gainax's Cat (ep 3) Theme Song Composition: Sawao Yamanaka Theme Song Lyrics: Sawao Yamanaka Theme Song Performance: the pillows Tie-in Manga: Hajime Ueda (Kodansha Monthly Magazine Z) Visual Concept: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Jun Mizuki as Mayumi Shintani as Izumi Kasagi as Aki Daitō as Akira Miyajima as Chiemi Chiba as Ena Tsuneizumi as Hideaki Anno as Hideyuki Umezu as Hiroshi Ito as Itsuki Kawamura as Jun Mizuki as Kan Tanaka as Kazuhiro Takamura as Kazuhito Suzuki as Kenta Miyake as Kōichi Nagano as Kōichi Sakaguchi as Kouji Ohkura as Kumiko Higa as Kumiko Yokote as Masayuki Hiyama as Mika Itō as Nobuyuki Fukumoto as Nobuyuki Hiyama as Ryutaro Satou as Shigenori Sōya as Shigeru Shibuya as Suzuki Matsuo as Takahiro Sakurai as Takayuki Yamaguchi as Takeshi Watabe as Yuji Iwama as Yukari Fukui as Yukimasa Obi as Yūko Sanpei as Yuriko Yamaguchi as | |||
Backgrounds: Ogura Kobo Color: Production I.G Cooperation: Bakery Orphen (eps 1-6) Celsys (eps 4-6) Far East Citroen Core (eps 2-6) Living Double Vintage Scooters (eps 2-6) Mamoru Sasaki's Renault 4 (eps 3-6) Nenten (eps 1-6) Distributor: King Records In-Between Animation: Anime Torotoro (ep 2) Animeya Honpo (ep 2) Bee Train (eps 1-5) GAINAX (eps 1-6) J.C. Staff (eps 2-3) M.S.C (eps 2-5) OLM (ep 3) Production I.G (eps 1-6) Production I.G Niigata (eps 1-4) SHAFT (ep 5) Studio Cockpit (ep 5) Studio Gash (ep 5) Studio Theta (ep 1) Music Production: King Records Original story: GAINAX Planning: GAINAX Production Cooperation: GANSIS Recording Studio: HALF H·P STUDIO Sound Effects: Anime Sound Production Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO Theme Song Label: King Records Titles: Maki Production | ||||
ADR Director: Marc Handler Translation: Shizuki Yamashita ADR Script: Marc Handler ADR Recording: Rick Tetzlaff DVD Menu Design: Chris McDougall DVD Subtitling: David Fleming Extras Director: Michael Sinterniklaas (Ultimate Edition) Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller (Anime Classics) Recording Mix: Rick Tetzlaff Sound Engineer: Rick Tetzlaff Subtitle Script: Stephanie Sheh Video Editing: Ashley Rosse (Anime Classics) Christopher Bryan (Anime Classics) Jessie Mancilla (Anime Classics) Josh Tyler (Anime Classics) Robert Bell (Anime Classics) Video Engineer: Brittany Smith (Anime Classics) Casey Barteau (Anime Classics) Michael Rivas (Anime Classics) Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler (Anime Classics) | Barbara Goodson as Kari Wahlgren as Jennifer Sekiguchi as Agnes Yoshida as Chris McDougall as Dave Mallow as David Lucas as Heather Lee Joelson as Ikuni as Joe Martin as L. Villa as Maki Terashima-Furuta as Rick Tetzlaff as Ryan Ragland as Shizuki Yamashita as Stephanie Sheh as Steve Kramer as | |||
Additional Post-Production: FUNimation Entertainment (Anime Classics) ADR Production: Synch-Point DVD Authoring: Stream Santa Monica Production: Production I.G Soundtrack: Geneon Entertainment Inc. Video Editing: R!OT | ||||
ADR Director: Thierry Kazazian Coordination: Bruno Parent DVD Menu: Regis Michaux Packaging: Michaël Ronsyn Press Officer: Cedric Vantroyen | Nathalie Homs as Suzanne Sindberg as Bérangère Jean as Bruno Magne as Christelle Reboul as Constantin Pappas as Martial Leminoux as Naïké Fauveau as | |||
Dubbing: Studio Chinkel DVD Distribution: Dybex (France) | ||||
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau | Lourdes López as Marta Ullod as Meritxell Sota as Xavier Casan as Eva Lluch as Pilar Morales as Aleix Estadella as Belén Roca as Isabel Muntané as Josep Maria Mas as Mark Ullod as Mònica Padrós as Nuria Doménech as Pilar Morales as Ramón Hernández as Toni Sevilla as Maria Lluïsa Magaña Norbert Ibero | |||
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain) Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain; DVD) Dubbing Studio: Cristal Media (Spain dub) Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain) | ||||
Coordination: Mandy Mometti Dialogues: Gualtiero Cannarsi Dubbing Consultant: Gualtiero Cannarsi Editorial Director: Anna Marani Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi Graphic Design: Paolo Torchetti Licensing: Mandy Mometti Managing Director: Massimiliano Rella Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini (italian edition) Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum) Product Manager: Simona Stanzani Quality Control: Luca Franciosi | Davide Perino as Laura Latini as Letizia Scifoni as Veronica Puccio as Vittorio Guerrieri as Alessio De Filippis as Federica De Bortoli as Giovanni Petrucci as Ilaria Latini as Luana Morgilli as Massimiliano Alto as Massimo De Ambrosis as Simone Crisari as Vittorio Congia as | |||
Broadcaster: MTV Italia (ep 1) Distributor: Dynit Dubbing: Coop. Eddy Cortese DVD Authoring: DVD Hotminds S.r.l. Internet Streaming: VVVVID | ||||
(none) | Ben Müchow as Shandra Schadt as Beate Pfeiffer as Claudia Schmidt as Clemens Ostermann as Daniel Krause as Eva Maria Höcherl as Gerhard Acktun as Michael Habeck as Oliver Mink as Sonja Reichelt as Torsten Münchow as Uwe Thomsen as | |||
Dubbing: Synchron 80 | ||||
(none) | Distributor: Dybex | |||
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