FLCL: The Complete Series [DVD]

Awesome watch it all the time one of my favorites.

FLCL is probably one of the strangest series you will have watched. Ever. Though as confusing as its plot can be at times, it never gets ridiculously convoluted, knowing just the right limit to push its viewers to make them think "yeah, I don't get it, but if I watch it enough times, I probably will." And considering that it's only five episodes long, you very well can (and should!) do such.For the uninitiated, FLCL pretty much defined an era of anime fans that would have otherwise been completely dominated by the likes of Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon. And unlike studio Gainax's other hit at the time (Evangelion), it doesn't take itself too seriously (or seriously at all, for that matter); while Evangelion told the coming of age story in the most pretentious way possible, FLCL takes things in the completely opposite direction, telling the same story in the most ridiculous zany way possible. You may not get everything at first, but with a few more watches, you'll start to notice little bits and pieces that tie together each episode. And even if you don't, that's what the episode commentaries for each episode are for.Besides the commentary tracks, there are also music tracks from The Pillows, whose Japanese Rock tunes permeate the entire series along with the music video for the series closing credits theme - "Ride On Shooting Star." One minor complaint is that the music video seems to be in widescreen, but doesn't adjust for widescreen televisions, making the footage surrounded by black bars on all sides. Other than that, though, the extras alone make up for paying around $20 for a 5-episode series.As for those wondering about picking up the Blu-Ray versus sticking to the DVD version: The series was made in 2000, so I wouldn't consider the footage nice enough to warrant paying the extra for the BR version. However, other reviewers have stated that the BR footage in this release is different from the apparently horrendous BR footage used in the original Japanese BR release, so there's always that to consider. At the end of the day, though, I'd say stick to the DVD version; the animation is nice... but it isn't *that* nice.

The dvd RULES. Nice quality, and the case is very pleasing to look at. Nothing crazy in the realm of special feature, but that's not a huge deal breaker for me. This was the very first thing I bought on amazon for myself with my own money, and that money was well spent. I'd watch this show any day of the week, total classic that has never been rivaled by anything. No other show, anime, cartoon, film, friggen gmod animation can compare to the pure majesty of this show. Like, JUST the six episodes on the disc; none of processive or alternative comes CLOSE to even brushing shoulders with this in terms of quality. Then again, that's just my opinion.And it's only six episodes. SIX episodes. That's less than 3 hours of content. Who doesn't have time for that? Honestly? If you don't have time to watch THE BEST SIX EPISODES OF ANYTHING EVER then I can't help you. You are actively making Earth worse by not watching this show. LOL. WATCH IT! WATCH IT 9 TIMES!!

As the head line, will also add it arrived undamaged. runs in a 4:3 blue-ray quality

Once in a while you stumble across a series that makes you go "HUH?' "FLCL" tells the story of Naota Nandaba a twelve year old boy who is bored with his life because nothing exciting ever happens in his town. That all is about to change when a woman riding a Vespa appears out of nowhere and after a collision with her he now has the ability to summon alien robots from his forehead. Naota then befriends the woman who is named Haruko Haruhara and helps her look for the being known as Atomsk. Along the way Naota learns what it means to become an adult.The series is over the top and filled with many anime tropes such as giant robots, high school relationships and what not. It was produced by Production IG and Studio GAINAX, known for "Gurren Lagan" and "Evangelion" and dubbed into English by Synch-Point. The dub features Barbara Goodson, Jennifer Sekiguchi and introduces Kari Wahlgren in her first animé acting gig.Highly Recommend for anyone who is a science fiction fan or likes over the top animé.

Although it's hard to do this series justice in a written review I'll try.It's almost like the producers said "lets take something mundane like dealing with growing up, and then tell the story in the most outrageous, insane, action packed way that we possibly can".This is a story of a teenage boy, Naota, living in a small seemingly boring town filled with some unique characters. His older brother has moved to the U.S. leaving behind his girlfriend who seems to use Naota as a replacement, out of nowhere a girl on a scooter runs him over in a comical way then proceeds to revive him, and then bash him in the head with a bass guitar, only to later move into his families house as their house keeper, from there the girl continues to toy with the young man. But somethings not right about the area where she hit him in the head and strange things try to pop out. This sets up the rest of the series as they wind up fighting the things coming out from this boys head, as well as a few other things, all while dealing with the usual problems of trying to grow up in a small town. Oh did I mention the girl on the scooter is an alien?The storyline behind all the crazy alien, giant robot fighting is surprisingly deep and well told, and the music they chose is probably one of the most fitting soundtracks I've ever heard for an anime... the music is pure genius.Even though it is only six episodes you will find yourself watching over and over again.