Fooly Cooly(FLCL), also known as Furi Kuri or Fooly Cooly, is a fast paced and confusing Japanese animated series. The story begins when an energetic alien girl drives up on a Vespa and hits an unsuspecting adolescent boy over the head with a left-handed bass guitar.
This crazy hyperactive style can easily be misinterpreted, causing strongly opposing opinions of the show’s value. There are many metaphorical plots and hidden meanings underneath its surface. The series is a pun in itself with suggestive and sexual metaphors. The strange situations and dialogue reflect the confusion and awkwardness of puberty (as well as society in general). FLCL is an exercise in unconventional, self-alluding anime.
The animation centres aroud Naota Nandaba, a twelve year old boy who lives in a fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase.
It also follows his interactions with Haruko Haruhara, who comes to the quiet place, attracted to the industrial town houses and the Medical Mechanica building.
The English version, and adaption of the series, was licensed by Synch-Point and Geneon Entertainment first. Who then released it on DVD and also released the soundtrack.
Although for a long period it has actually been out of print.
Then just in January 2010, Funimation Entertainment, have revealed they will be releasing the animation series on DVD and also on Blu-ray.
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