PeaceGuard Well, I simply had to write a mini-review of this. I don't consider myself an 'anime fan', although I've seen around 30 of them in my life. I value ones like Death Note, Monster, Berserk, Hunter x Hunter, Shingeki No Kyojin, Hellsing Ultimate, Baccano etc. This one, it just does not convince me.It honestly was extremely hard for me to watch. Even though it only has 6 episodes, I was struggling to continue through a single one of them. I had to watch it in around 8 sessions and I usually watch multiple episodes at once. I am aware it's meant to be a parody, but it simply doesn't convince me. I agree that the visuals are superb even for current times and probably genius for back then. The music is also above average. But it only makes me more irritated. Because both the visuals and great audio could be used back then to tell us some original story. A real, new story. Not some kitsch random set of scenes supposedly aimed to be ironic. I do not agree about it being 'the essence of growing up' or a sensible parody of anything. I can see the references to Neon Genesis Evangelion, but a creation which is not sensible itself can't be considered a good parody either.I know there will be many who'll disagree. But I wanted to warn the ones who expect a real story not to count for it in this series' case. The title is quite adequate - coolly form and fooly essence.

Rectangular_businessman I don't know why some people criticize this anime mini-series for being absurd and random: While it is true that "FLCL" is completely absurd and random, those are the main reasons of why this is so entertaining to watch, being a completely unpredictable animation that is also very funny and well done.I liked very much the characters of this series, which were very likable, strange and interesting: The contrast of the "sanity" of more "down to earth" characters as Naota, with the craziness of characters as Haruko, combined with the many eccentric events that take place in the course of this story results in something very original and fascinating, which never fails to entertain.It also helps the fact that this incredibly well animated and has nice music.Also, the little South Park homage in one of the episodes was simply awesome."FLCL" is something crazy and wonderful at the same time: I'm not sure if this is supposed to be something "deep" or "symbolic", but personally I enjoyed it very much.

Wegra So...How do I explain the plot? I honestly don't know I watched All six episodes and I still have no idea what's going on here but I'll try to explain it the best I can.Some random kid 12 year old kid named Naota Nandaba has some kinda puberty thing going and one day this crazy b*tch with pink hair on a motorcycle hits him with a guitar and a giant computer robot comes out of his forehead....I am not making any of this up folks a Giant robot climbs out of a 12 year-old boys forehead. And it turns out she's living with his wacko family and has some kinda love interest thing with her and the military....Screw it I can't explain the plot if you got Netflix check it out for yourself Aside from all of this it's an epic acid trip like none other. Weird animation style changes, the facial expressions are priceless and it's fun to watch over and over again trying to make sense out of it...which no one can.That said if you're a fan of anime this is a must see in any dub Japanese or English 8/10

eivind-august FLCL has got to be the most deranged, absurd and fun anime I've ever seen. The basic story: Naota, a twelve year old boy, is living a quiet life in a small town. Then out of nowhere, a girl riding a vespa crashes into him, resulting in an alarming lump on his forehead. Then, strange things start happening (I guess most people would find this premise strange as well...).Running at just six episodes, the series has got a focused storyline, never becoming slow or repetitive. It's drenched in humour, with animation that fits. Visually, it's nothing short of a stunning experience. It even manages to parody South Park. The characters are engaging, all having their own crazy agendas and personas. This is Evangelion on speed, run through the mind of Terry Gilliam, filled with allusions to other anime and frequently breaking the forth wall.All in all, this is probably the most apt way of portraying modern youth culture. Oh, and it has a wonderful punkish soundtrack by Japanese band Pillows. In the end, Fooly Coolly is all about growing up.