FLCL

Episode Count	6*
Season	Spring 2000
Genres	Comedy, Sci-Fi
Source Material	Original Video Animation
Rating	TV-14
Streaming	TBD

Alright, lemme get this out of the way first. FLCL is a show you shouldn't expect to get on the first viewing. Plain and simple. You should come into this show expecting to be confused to within an inch of your life. FLCL is a show that takes multiple viewings to figure out what the heck is going on. I mean, heck, I’m one of the biggest fans of this show, and there are still things I don’t have a clue about. This show, just like every other Studio Gainax project before or since, doesn’t try to give you answers—it lets you draw your own conclusions; it makes you think…and it gives you one helluva ride while doing it. For some, it’s a highly complex coming-of-age story that just so happens to feature robots fighting. For others, it’s a study in human psychology…which features robots fighting… and for others, it’s just a mass of insanity and confusion…which features robots fighting. It’s all in how you choose to look at this story and how you choose to enjoy it. And if you want to REALLY enjoy FLCL, stick with the original 6-episode series. Don't worry about the other stuff.

- KhakiBlueSocks

*Adult Swim collaborated with Production I.G to produce 18 new episodes of FLCL. The mere existence of them is hated, but the actual reception is "this is fine but unnecessary". Speaking as someone who doesn't hate them with a burning passion (I love Progressive, nobody else does), the only essential entry is the original OVA. I would say that the sequels are for die-hard fans only, but I think the more you love FLCL the more you'll hate the sequels. Consider them optional.