The Much Weirder FLCL We Never Got 

Seeing how... "weird" Naota's dad is in the final series, I'm glad that the young girl character didn't make the cut

I'm glad Ninamori got more screen time than was originally written in the pre planning papers.. she had such a great little arc and is underappreciated!

"Haruki becomes an adult - she worries." The vagueness of that is kind of haunting for a character as chaotic as Haruko, of course that could be because it was a scrapped idea, but that could have had a lot of punch to it, I still like what they did with Haruko a lot in the final product.

If you’re a fan of FLCL a good recommendation I would give is a show called Kyousougiga! It’s based in Japanese mythology with really incredible animation

This anime is so good, I'd recommend it for anyone who hasn't watched it

It's interesting to consider that Canti could be an allegory for Naota's expectations for his future. Canti is nearly the same color as Naota's jacket, he works for the bakery and runs errands for members of the house. Canti came from Naota's head, making him akin to being Naota's ideals of an adult, diligent, proper, and capable of great things. Which could make their combination another allegory for achieving your dreams. Canti is the dream, and Naota is the one who can make it a reality for himself. When he births from Canti with Atomsk's power, it kind of relates to Naota realizing he can do anything even if he isn't his ideal self. And comes out of it to face his fears on his own. Which, much to any shy boys development, is having the courage to tell a girl that he likes her.

weird that FLCL has reputation of anime 'about things that creators think were cool' and than see video title like this

"Haruko becomes an adult - she worries." Funny that the only time I felt Haruko was an "adult" was in Alternative. I can only imagine how it would turn out if they expanded on that in Progressive. By that point, it felt like she was becoming desperate for power.

This show genuinely influenced who I became as an adult. It almost breaks my heart knowing ill never get the same feeling I got watching it as a kid

"I'll have your kid, you know." Geez, that sounds pretty unsettling. Given how Mamimi acts, it seems like she was becoming more and more unhinged as she kept using Naota more as a replacement for Tasuku. The series seems to imply with her line of overflowing that she was intimate with Tasuku and that beta version line indicates she was thinking about, if not planning to do something similar to Naota, his choices be damned. And it seems likely he may or may not know how babies are actually made. Alternatively, though this doesn't seem as likely, that line may indicate that Mamimi really did cross such a line with Naota and was with child, likely to make sure he wouldn't leave like Tasuku did and that Naota simply thinks that she's joking.

I would’ve loved to have seen more Canti character development! and I absolutely love his earlier designs although maybe I can see why they don’t fit so well with the overall style of FLCL

Funny thing about the scar on Canti, that kind of made it in to the series! When Haruko hits him in the head with her bass at the end of episode 1 she cracks his head open, and he's seen later trying to piece it back together lol

My favorite music artist actually put me onto the flcl and I managed to give him a copy of the archives book at a concert. Couple weeks later he was showing it off on stream and thanked me

I learned guitar because of a show about a kid accepting who he is + the single greatest anime soundtrack ever

I love how much ideas they dumped, it made the show so much more focused and simple (I feel crazy to call this show simple)

My favourite anime. Truly a masterpiece.

5:33 this design also reminds me of Rei from Evangelion. it’s ironic that this design resembles two different Reis

I'm replaying p5 and at Futaba's palace right now so that ost was instantly recognizable.

I'm glad this video exists, only thing missing was that originally Atomsk was Haruko's prisoner whom she falls in love with and her bracelet kept him close. They ditched the prisoner thing but kept the bracelet

I get anxious sometimes when i'm over-describing stuff when i write a story but looking here at the ground work laid out for FLCL is reassuring, seeing how much thought is put into the show and ideas, no matter how bizarre. I guess vagueness works if the actual detail is created, so it be just throwing signal flares that way and still is meaningful when experienced. FLCL is not weird for the sake of spewing weird stuff but behind the seemingly crazy story, there is alotta work and heart put into it to convey a certain message in a fascinatingly interesting way. Your vid was really good it got me musing alot, great work =D

This just confirm my theory that they were all high af while making this.

I think the vagueness is what makes it so cool. Life is not always so clear cut. And leaving things to speculation made it so brief, part of its charm.

Furicuri. The music is all on spotify and always takes me back. Thanks for this video changes perpective

This is my first time hearing about this anime, it looks quite interesting. I will definitely give it a shot

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This sounds about as cool as what we got I wish we could see both I love this show, have rewatched it a lot Glad I saw it as a kid

What a coincidence. I JUST watched FLCL for the first time last night.

its kinda incredible how they did the show so perfectly, like being just the right amount of vague and surreal for us just how we want it

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Just yesterday I binged FLCL and your videos on FLCL, perfect timing as always

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Thank you for making FLCL content. It's basically my personality in terms of anime and I needed someone to validate it.

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OOOO did you get any of this from the FLCL Archives book?? it’s such a fascinating read!!

Wow, "Fraternity" makes way more sense now. It's actually in the show, but it's only mentioned once (I think). Fraternity is the space force Haruko "works" for, which doesn't really affect her character much in FLCLassic aside from using Naota's cat as a phone line to them. She's more active in their group in Alternative with the badge and all Also, thanks for making this video. I'm actually a mod for the FLCL wikia/fandom community so I'm gonna get to work on adding this stuff to our content

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"I love these kinds of coats" That is a duffle coat, and they are comfy af. You see them everywhere in anime.

Best anituber that talks about this masterpiece, recommending your channel to all my buddies

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FLCL is one of my top 3 favorite animes

"Haruko becomes an adult - she worries." That line alone makes me more curious about Haruko's backstory before she discovered Atomsk. Where did she come from? What was her family like? How has she stopped aging at 19? Was she like Naota once upon a time? (coughs in Gravity Falls crossover fanfic I wrote years ago that gives my own take on Haruko's backstory that also connects her to Rick and Morty)

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bro foolycooly, completely affected my 12 year old self to enjoy good music, and good anime. There was nothing like it back then. and there's nothing like it today.

You've done it again! thank you for your insights.

I could see an end where something either goes incredibly against Haruka's end goal, or a decision that makes that goal far more fuzzy, or even one where her choice might put others safety in a more long term danger, and her own relationship with other characters causes her to worry?

Hey when you say " thanks for sitting through all this " it seems like watching your videos is a chore dude and it's not, be prideful in your work. A simple thanks for watching expresses gratitude enough I think

I was watching FLCL just a few minutes before I received the notification. I haven't finished yet do idk if it's same for me to watch the videos. I just wanted to say I love your work, I love the way you express your feelings and talk about metaphors in anime.

FLCL really grabbed me and meant a lot at the time, and in the years after. I wished for more to it, appreciating the ambiguity. Now though after having seen FLCL 2, (and Dead Leaves) I wish they had just left it as the one-off.

Amazing video HiN, I think your FLCL videos are my favorite content on your channel.

One of my favorite anime. Definitely a must watch!

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I have the original release of The FLCL Archives-- I didn't know there was an English localization. FLCL is still one of my favorite anime/OVAs, especially the music.

Sweet Jesus, I need to watch FLCL again. There are so many interesting layers I missed out on when I saw it before.

Very interesting video, a different look into FLCL .... also I love the use of the Persona 2 OST.

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WOAH, that's crazy, I just got this book a couple days before seeing this video, I'm so glad you talked about it

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All this FLCL content really make happy. I glad people still think about this anime

This is such a cool, interesting, unique idea for a video. If you have more of these videos planned for different anime I will watch them all. Keep up the good work.

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I love these Fooly Cooly videos! You really help me make sense of a seemingly random anime. Keep up the good work!

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The ending was good left too many questions though

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After saying that Canti would have had a voice and a taste for cigars, I immediately thought of Bender, which made me think of John DiMaggio voicing Canti. Now THAT would be interesting.

Did you ever see Abenobashi magical district? Made by Gainax, although 10 episodes it warms my heart everytime as much as FLCL, maybe p it's only due to nostalgia, however I think it could be a great serie you could analyze as much as you did with this one

I binged watched this entire original anime until 2 AM last night. Then I came back on Sunday Morning to watch Sierra Boggess’s Light Lessons afterward. 🙏🏻😌

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Canti 2 wasn't a hammer mixed with a TV it's just what the old TVs looked like when you took them out of their frames, but with a bit of structural framework added to accommodate it's function as a head.

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The first canti head design looked like a roomba

The song at the beginning is Sumaru city theme from persona 2 innocent sin

Awesome video, honestly I hope you cover the FLCL manga at some point, I feel like more people should know about it :)

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hey thanks for the book recommendation, might pick it up if its not that expensive. interesting FLCL video, keep up the good work

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Ridiculously impressed at how much insight you've taken from a show I passed off as almost merely pretentiously weird. I stand corrected.

it came full circle boys

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