FLCL

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2000-04-26

Last Air Date: 2023-10-15

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 24

Networks: Adult Swim

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Top Cast

Mayumi Shintani as Haruko Haruhara (voice)
Jun Mizuki as Naota Nandaba (voice)
Izumi Kasagi as Mamimi Samejima (voice)
Chiemi Chiba as Kiturubami (voice)
Hideaki Anno as Miyu Miyu (voice)
Hiroshi Ito as Shigekuni Nandaba (voice)
Kenta Miyake as Umpire (voice)
Suzuki Matsuo as Kamon Nandaba (voice)
Yukari Fukui as Junko Miyaji (voice)
Karen Miyama as Kana Koumoto (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2000) - (6 Episodes)

Progressive (2018) - (6 Episodes)

Alternative (2018) - (6 Episodes)

Grunge (2023) - (3 Episodes)

Shoegaze (2023) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (2000)

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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Fooly Cooly (2000-04-26)

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 - giant-fighting-robots-shooting-from-his-skull weird.
Ep. 2: Fire Starter (2000-06-21)

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 to do with the mysterious fires burning all over town?
Ep. 3: Marquis de Carabas (2000-08-23)

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 her head after a crashing introduction to Haruko.
Ep. 4: Furi Kiri (Full Swing) (2000-10-25)

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 straight for them and it’s up to Naota to stop it!
Ep. 5: Brittle Bullet (2000-12-21)

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!
Ep. 6: FLCLimax (2001-03-16)

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 proves that he’s no pushover.