List of FLCL episodes

The episodes of the Japanese original video animation series FLCL were directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I.G,^[1] and Starchild Records.^[2] The English adaptation was licensed by Synch-Point,^{[3] [needs update]} which released the DVDs and soundtrack.^[4] After Synch-Point went out of business, Funimation licensed and re-released the series on Blu-ray and DVD.^[5][6] The story follows Haruko Haruhara, a sociopathic alien drawn to the fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase by the Medical Meccanica building while weaseling in the lives of twelve-year-old Naota Nandaba in the first season and fourteen-year-old Hidomi Hibajiri in the second season as pawns in her agenda to acquire the being called Atomsk.

The first-season episodes aired in North America on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block from August 4^[7] to August 13, 2003.^[8]

Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; five opening themes and one closing theme. All the theme songs are by Japanese rock band The Pillows. The opening themes are: "One Life", used in episode one, "Instant Music" in episode two and three, "Happy Bivouac" for episode four, "Runners High", utilized in episode five, and "Carnival" in episode six. The closing theme is "Ride on Shooting Star", used for all episodes. Geneon Entertainment has released three original soundtracks encompassing the aforementioned songs, with soundtracks titled Addict, released on January 20, 2004, King of Pirates, released on September 7, 2004, and FLCL No. 3, released on June 7, 2005.^[9][10][11]

Six DVD compilations, each containing one episode, were released in Japan by Gainax.^[12] In addition, a DVD collection box, containing all six DVD compilations, was released in Japan on August 13, 2005.^[13] Three compilations were released by Synch-Point in North America. A DVD collection, containing all six was released on January 23, 2007.^[14][15] The series was re-picked up for distribution by Funimation in 2010 and released again on DVD and on Blu-ray in February 2011.^[16]

In 2016, two new seasons totaling 12 episodes were announced as a co-production between Production I.G, Toho and Adult Swim.^[17][18] The second season, FLCL Progressive, premiered on June 3, 2018, on Adult Swim's Toonami block, while the third and final season, FLCL Alternative, premiered on September 8, 2018. In Japan, Alternative and Progressive had theatrical screenings in September 2018. The first episode of FLCL Alternative unexpectedly premiered on April Fools' Day 2018 at midnight on Toonami in Japanese with English subtitles.

Two additional seasons were ordered by Adult Swim in March 2022, which were announced on Toonami's 25th anniversary, titled FLCL: Grunge and FLCL: Shoegaze.^[19]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Title
			First aired	Last aired
1	6		April 26, 2000 (2000-04-26)	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)	FLCL
2	6		June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)	July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)	Progressive
3	6		September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)^[a]	October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)	Alternative
4	TBA		2023 (2023)	TBA	Grunge
5	TBA		2023 (2023)	TBA	Shoegaze

Episode list

Season 1 (2000–2001)

Main article: FLCL (season 1)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Japanese release date	English air date
1	"Fooly Cooly" Transcription: "Furi Kuri" (Japanese: フリクリ)	Masahiko Ōtsuka	Yōji Enokido	April 26, 2000 (2000-04-26)	August 5, 2003
2	"Fire Starter" Transcription: "Faisuta" (Japanese: ファイスタ)	Ken Andō	Yōji Enokido	June 21, 2000 (2000-06-21)	August 6, 2003
3	"Marquis de Carabas" Transcription: "Maru Raba" (Japanese: マルラバ)	Shōji Saeki	Yōji Enokido	August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)	August 7, 2003
4	"Full Swing" Transcription: "Furi Kiri" (Japanese: フリキリ)	Masahiko Ōtsuka	Yōji Enokido	October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)	August 8, 2003
5	"Brittle Bullet" Transcription: "Burabure" (Japanese: ブラブレ)	Shōji Saeki	Yōji Enokido	December 21, 2000 (2000-12-21)	August 12, 2003
6	"FLCLimax" Transcription: "Furi Kura^[b]" (Japanese: フリクラ)	Masahiko Ōtsuka	Yōji Enokido	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)	August 13, 2003

Season 2: Progressive (2018)

Main article: FLCL Progressive

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animated by	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
7	1	"RE: Start" Transcription: "Saisuta" (Japanese: サイスタ)	Production I.G	Kazuto Arai	Hideto Iwai	Kazuto Arai	June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)
8	2	"Freebie Honey" Transcription: "Furihani" (Japanese: フリハニ)	Production GoodBook	Toshihisa Kaiya	Hideto Iwai	Toshihisa Kaiya	June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)
9	3	"Stone Skipping" Transcription: "Mizukiri" (Japanese: ミズキリ)	Production I.G	Yuki Ogawa	Hideto Iwai	Yuki Ogawa	June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17)
10	4	"LooPQR" Transcription: "Rarirure" (Japanese: ラリルレ)	Production I.G	Yoshihide Ibata	Hideto Iwai	Yoshihide Ibata	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)
11	5	"Fool on the Planet" Transcription: "Furupura" (Japanese: フルプラ)	Signal.MD	Kei Suezawa	Hideto Iwai	Kei Suezawa	June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)
12	6	"Our Running" Transcription: "Awaran" (Japanese: アワラン)	Production I.G	Hiroshi Ikehata	Hideto Iwai	Hiroshi Ikehata	July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)

Season 3: Alternative (2018)

Main article: FLCL Alternative

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animated by	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
13	1	"Flying Memory" Transcription: "Fura Memo" (Japanese: フラメモ)	NUT	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Yutaka Uemura Hiromi Taniguchi	April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01) (April Fools, Japanese) September 8, 2018 (English)
14	2	"Grown-Up Wannabe" Transcription: "Tonaburi" (Japanese: トナブリ)	Revoroot	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Kiyotaka Suzuki	September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
15	3	"Freestyle Collection" Transcription: "Furikore" (Japanese: フリコレ)	Revoroot	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Nobukage Kimura	September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)
16	4	"Pit-a-Pat" Transcription: "Pitapato" (Japanese: ピタパト)	NUT	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Jun Shishido Hiromi Taniguchi Yutaka Uemura	September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
17	5	"Shake It Off" Transcription: "Furisute" (Japanese: フリステ)	Revoroot	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Keisuke Kojima	October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
18	6	"Full Flat" Transcription: "Furufura" (Japanese: フルフラ)	NUT	Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	Toshiro Fujii	October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)

Season 4: Grunge (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
19	1	TBA	TBD	TBD	2023 (2023)

Season 5: Shoegaze (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	TBA	TBD	TBD	2023 (2023)

Films

In September 2018, Toho theatrically released the FLCL Progressive and FLCL Alternative sequel seasons as compilation films. They are exclusive to Japan.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Japanese release date
1	"FLCL Alternative: The Movie" Transcription: "Gekijō-ban Furi Kuri Orutana" (Japanese: 劇場版 フリクリ オルタナ)	Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief) Yutaka Uemura	Hideto Iwai	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
This film is a compilation of the FLCL Alternative television season.
2	"FLCL Progressive: The Movie" Transcription: "Gekijō-ban Furi Kuri Purogure" (Japanese: 劇場版 フリクリ プログレ)	Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief)	Hideto Iwai	September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
This film is a compilation of the FLCL Progressive television season.

See also

• List of FLCL characters
• Discography of FLCL

Notes and references

Notes

1. The first episode of FLCL Alternative premiered unannounced in Japanese audio with English subtitles on April 1, 2018 at midnight ET as part of Adult Swim's April Fools' stunt. The date reflects the proper first run broadcast of the series.
2. The Japanese title is actually an alteration made by Haruko on the phrase "funi funi, funi kura" (フニフニ. フニクラ). The episode's title is not meant to have any actual significance.^[20]

References

• (in Japanese). Gainax. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
• "FLCL – Full Episodes and Clips streaming online". Hulu. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
• FLCL: Groundworks (in Japanese). − An official artbook.

Footnotes

1. "FLCL". Work List. Production I.G. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
2. "FLCL". Starchild. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
3. . Production. Synch-Point. Archived from the original on 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
4. "Geneon announces new soundtracks". News. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
5. "Funimation Adds Gainax, I.G's FLCL Anime on Blu-ray/DVD (Updated)". News. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
6. "Watch FLCL – Watch Anime & Live Action Streaming Episodes & Video Online". Funimation. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
7. "Cartoon Network Takes Prime, Total Day Crown for Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11". Time Warner (Time Warner). Retrieved August 1, 2006.
8. "FLCL on Cartoon Network in August". Anime News Network. 2003-06-29. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
9. "Fooly Cooly OST 1: Addict". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
10. "Fooly Cooly OST 2: King of Pirates". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
11. "FLCL (Fooly Cooly) OST 3". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
12. (in Japanese). Gainax. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
13. "フリクリ DVD-BOX" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-01-10.
14. "FLCL Ultimate Edition Details". Anime News Network. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
15. "FLCL – Ultimate Edition DVD Collection". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
16. "North American Anime, Manga Releases for February 2011". Anime News Network. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
17. "Toonami to Co-Produce 2 New FLCL Seasons". Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
18. "ANIME EXPO 2017: FLCL 2 AND 3 FIRST DETAILS, RELEASE WINDOW ANNOUNCED". IGN. July 2, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
19. Otterson, Joe (March 17, 2022). "Adult Swim Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Toonami, Orders Two New 'FLCL' Seasons and 'Housing Complex C' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
20. "Director's comment" FLCL: Groundworks, pg.19

External links

• (in Japanese)
• Official Adult Swim website