FLCL (2001) (V)

Directors:

Takeshi Ando
Shôji Saeki
(more)

Writers:

Yoji Enokido
Kazuya Tsurumaki (story)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.

Plot Keywords:

Guitar | Vespa | Boy | Robot | Psychedelia

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jun Mizuki	...	Naota Nandaba, Takkun the Cat (voice)
Mayumi Shintani	...	Haruko Haruhara (voice)
Izumi Kasagi	...	Mamimi Samejima (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Blum	...	Miyu Miyu / Masashi (voice: English version) (as David Lucas)
Chiemi Chiba	...	Kitsurubami
Melissa Fahn	...	Eri Ninamori (voice: English version) (as Heather Lee Joelson)
Yukari Fukui	...	Junko "Miya-Jun" Miyaji (voice)
Barbara Goodson	...	Naota Nandaba (voice: English version)
Hiroshi Ito	...	Shigekuni Nandaba (voice)
Mika Itô	...	Eri Ninamori (voice)
R. Martin Klein	...	Saku, Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Bob Marx)
Steve Kramer	...	Shigekuni Nandaba / Train Announcer / Martians Baseball Player / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dave Mallow	...	Amarao (voice: English version)
Joe Martin	...	Kamon Nandaba (voice: English version)
Suzuki Matsuo	...	Kamon Nandaba (voice)
Chris McDougall	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Akira Miyashima	...	Gaku (voice)
Tara Murphy	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ryan Ragland	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Luis Reyes	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jessica Straus	...	Junko Miyaji (voice: English version) (as Jessica Stenuis)
Kazuhito Suzuki	...	Masashi (voice)
Mark Takeuchi	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Rick Tetzlaff	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
L. Villa	...	Kitsurubami (voice: English version)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Haruko Haruhara (voice: English version)
Maggie Weidner	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Ninamori's Secretary (voice: English version)
Shizuki Yamashita	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Agnes Yoshida	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Kôichi Ôkura	...	Amarao (voice)
Hideaki Anno	...	Miyu Miyu (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Takeshi Ando
Shôji Saeki		(as Shouji Saeki)
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Masahiko Ôtsuka

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Yoji Enokido
Kazuya Tsurumaki		story

Produced by
Sato Hiroki	....	producer: Gainax
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	executive producer: Production I.G
Nishizawa Masatomo	....	producer: Production IG
Toshimichi Ohtsuki	....	executive producer
Stephanie Sheh	....	producer (English dub)
Maki Terashima-Furuta	....	executive producer (english version)
Hideki Uchino	....	executive producer (English dub)
Hiroyuki Yamaga	....	executive producer: Gainax
Shizuki Yamashita	....	producer (English dub)

Original Music by
Shinkichi Mitsumune
The Pillows

Art Direction by
Hiromasa Ogura

Art Department
Tadashi Hiramatsu	....	storyboard artist
Hiroyuki Imaishi	....	storyboard artist
Masayuki	....	storyboard artist
Nobutoshi Ogura	....	storyboard artist
Shôji Saeki	....	storyboard artist (as Shouji Saeki)
Kazuya Tsurumaki	....	storyboard artist
You Yoshinari	....	storyboard artist (as Yoh Yoshinari)

Sound Department
Matarou Misawa	....	percussion recordist
Yasuharu Nakanishi	....	sound recordist: piano
Takuo Yamamoto	....	sound recordist: sax

Visual Effects by
Tsukasa Kakizakai	....	2D works
Yauhiro Kamikura	....	2D works
Kaoru Matsumoto	....	3D animator
Masanori Nakadai	....	2D works
Shôhei Sotoyama	....	2D works
Yoshimasa Yamazaki	....	3D animator

Animation Department
Hanako Enomoto	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Shinsuke Hamaura	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Mieko Hayakawa	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Mika Hinata	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Akitsugu Hisagi	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Toshio Ishizaki	....	animator (as Sushio)
Hiroki Ito	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Daizen Komatsuda	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Keiichi Kondo	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Yu Maruyama	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Yuto Matsubayashi	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Yukiko Mita	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Hiroshi Morita	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Hiromasa Naito	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Yuki Nakajima	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Mitsunobu Nakamura	....	in-between animator: Production I.G (as Mitsunori Nakamura)
Shouko Nakamura	....	in-between animator: Production I.G (as Shoko Nakamura)
Daisuke Nakayama	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Atsushi Nishikiori	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Maiko Nogami	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	original character designer
Shôji Saeki	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Hitoshi Saiku	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Reiko Sakai	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Yuka Shibata	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Tomoko Sugata	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Haruka Tanaka	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Hideo Watanabe	....	in-between animator: GAINAX
Theresia Whinkler	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Toshiyuki Yahagi	....	in-between animator: Production I.G
Hiroko Yamada	....	in-between animator: Production I.G

Music Department
Tomohiko Aoki	....	musician: bass
Takashi Asahi	....	musician: flute
Hiroshi Imaizumi	....	musician: guitar
Maki Kamiya	....	song recordist
Tatsuya Kashima	....	music arranger
Yoshiaki Manabe	....	musician: guitar
Atsuo Ohkubo	....	musician: drums
Shinichiro Sato	....	musician: drums
Sawao Yamanaka	....	musician: guitar
Zin Yoshida	....	music arranger

Other crew
Marc Handler	....	adr director
Marc Handler	....	adr script
Shôji Saeki	....	technical director (episodes 3 and 5)
Maggie Weidner	....	production assistant
Masahiko Ôtsuka	....	technical director (episodes 1, 4 and 6)

Production Companies

• FLCL Production Committee
• Gainax
• Production I.G.
• Star Child Recording

Distributors

• Broccoli International USA Inc.
• FUNimation Entertainment (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
• Selecta Vision
• Synch-Point (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anime Sound Production  sound effects
• Bee Train  in-between animation
• Gainax  in-between animation
• Gainax  planning
• Half H-P Studio  recording studio
• Half H-P Studio  sound post-production
• Production I.G.  in-between animation
• Production I.G.  planning
• Star Child Recording  soundtrack
• Studio Theta  in-between animation

Also Known As:

"Fooly Cooly" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

151 min | 30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:15 | Canada:18A | USA:TV-14 (cut version) | USA:TV-MA | UK:12 | Australia:G | Australia:PG (Blu-ray) | Germany:12 (volume 1, 2) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (volume 1) | Canada:G (Quebec) (volume 2, 3) | New Zealand:M (DVD volume 1) | New Zealand:PG (DVD volumes 2, 3) | Germany:16 (volume 3)

Company:

FLCL Production Committee

Trivia:

Amarao's eyebrows are actually sheets of "nori", dried seaweed that is used in sushi. The nori was digitally scanned into a computer.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the under-the-bridge sequence in FLCLimax, two goofs are made regarding Mamimi's cigarette. When the small robot (terminal core) tries to take her cellular phone, she drops her cigarette. When she crouches on the balls of her feet, however, it can be seen that the cigarette is gone and not on the ground. After that, a cigarette appears in her mouth, lit and glowing... but in the next shot it isn't glowing any more.

Quotes:

[Mamimi is scared and calling for Naota's brother, over and over]
Naota:Don't call my brother! I'm the one whose here! Hey, look at me! I'm the one whose gonna save you! Canti!
[Canti comes down out of the sky]
Naota:Now listen, my name is Naota. Don't EVER call me Ta-kun again!

Movie Connections:

References The Little Prince (1974)

Soundtrack:

Ride on shooting star

Once is not enough

When I was watching FLCL for the first time, I had no idea what was going on. I'd never seen anything like it. So, the movie started switching gears from sweet and tragic to insane and funny, it really took me by surprise. Basically, I was holding on 'till the end because I wanted to know what it was all about. But even without that, it rocked. You may not be entirely sure at some moments why or how, but it rocks. The story starts off in a town that reminds one of one's own home town. The kid's are depressed, bored, and pretty much just drag themselves out of bed in the mourning. The adults are hyper, child-like and very annoying to the children of the town. But then she shows up. Like some kind of pop-metal not quite evil not quite good bubble gum haired goddess shows up and turns reality into chicken soup. This woman and the main character are somehow tied together through a story that involves sex, baseball, aliens, robots, secret government organizations and an underlying message about growing up and finding who you are.

The first time you watch it, you will not get it. I didn't, and most other people don't. When it's over, you only think about the crazy parts that made no sense, and you don't remember the deeper and sometimes creepy moments that kind of puts everything together. And even if you were able to get it the first time (*cough* not gonna happen.) this movie moves you more every time you watch it. It's the kind of thing you want to see again. It's extroadinarilly good. If you have an open mind, a little time, and feel like your out of place with the world (I'm betting you do. Everybody else does) then you will love this movie. Whether or not you understand it