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an interesting challenge
I had heard some interesting things about FLCL and was anxious to check it out. The animation and screen graphics are of the higher quality, as the production value of this cartoon is wonderful. Plus they do some interesting shifts in visual style depending on the story point, which makes for more interesting viewing. For instance, to explain the whole "FLCL" thing, they jump to moving comics for the scene. It's fun stuff.

Storywise, there's some unique elements tossed in...particularly all the robots which emerge from our young protagonist's head (literally). But the narrative is not an easy one to follow...a lot of stuff is left unexplained on this first DVD, and the story moves at a somewhat disjointed clip.

As a new-comer, I'd say both the graphics and narrative lean towards the experimental with various levels of success. For the animation enthusiast, it's worth seeing. For someone with "story" solely in mind, you might find this frustrating. And if you're someone mainly interested in panty-shots of pouty, anime girls in private school uniforms, you won't be disappointed.

GAINAX succeeds again!!
FLCL (I am NOT calling it Fooly Cooly. It's FLCL or Furi Kuri. Studio GAINAX says so, and they made it.) is one whacked show. Literally whacked, as every review says that the how starts with Naota getting whacked in the head. x_X I've seen these two episodes already, and they messed with my mind. Typical GAINAX, except this seems far more lighthearted than Evangelion and I like the soundtrack INFINITELY better. As it's an OVA, the animation is superb. It's funny at times, overall truly confusing, and worth watching more than once. If you love Studio GAINAX, you'll love FLCL. "Ride on Shooting Star...beep beep mmm beep beep yeah!" (Don't ask.) Be prepared to be confused and love every minute of it. Oh yeah, and unless the official people subtitle more for impression than what the people are saying, the subs in one scene flash by so fast that it's next to impossible to read them. Just a fair warning. But enough of my rambling. FLCL is kewl. FLCL kicks. If you haven't already ran into FLCL, you don't know what you're missing. Trust me, it's hard to regret seeing this.

Certainly great, certainly not for the prudish
FLCL is not a 'beginner's title' despite its deservedly rave reviews.
I am certain that there are a lot of pre-teens who are watching FLCL right now with a mixture of horror and awe pasted on their faces. What others have written is indeed true - FLCL is a unique, wondrous and utterly shocking anime series which boasts what is arguably the best soundtrack of any series yet released in the states.
It uses MTV-style animation and editing to tell a tale that is more implication and metaphor than actual plot - although there is a plot once the whole is digested. It is essentially a coming-of-age story - or perhaps a coming-of-puberty story with a near-continual stream of sexual innuendo and imagery. Taken at its rapid-eye-movement, face value, the story is exciting, confusing and fairly chaste. Considered after two or three viewings, it grows horns, as it were. What is FLCL really?... you be the judge.
The DVDs are quite well made and more worth the cost than many. The subtitling is large and bright enough to read - written in a good font. The sound is superb, although this may be more the music than the actual sound quality. This is a series that deserves to be watched more than once, unlike many others. In fact, it must be watched more than once. Probably not a good gift from your parents, but worth a purchase.

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