I remember I saw this promo around the first time it aired and I was hooked that very same night when it premiered. Somehow, the American dub perfectly encapsulated the mood and tone of the show, which is super rare.
I expected nothing special. I didn't fully appreciate the promo, and my brothers and I didn't pay very much attention to the first episode when it aired. By the time Haruko showed up, FLCL had our full attention and basically became our favorite show.
Exactly. Although some will say "English dub sucks" or "I prefer subbed," they fail to notice how - in this case - FLCL's English dub seemed to have closely resembled the original's mood and tone really well (albeit not word for word).
Watching this as a 9 year old boy back in 2003 is an experience that can never be relived again. So many questions I had watching this, some still haven't been answered lol. Still a fantastic anime after all this time.
FLCL is like being thrown into a mosh pit by accident. You don't know what's going on and it goes by so quickly you don't even bother questioning it. But when you eventually leave the chaos and pure what-the-hell-is-going-on-moment, you'll look back on it with great memories. And probably be scarred for life. In short, FLCL is what would happen if you took a video of pure randomness that defined the internet put it in anime form and just go, Oh well and let it loose.
Nah, it's about puberty. Once you figure that out all the pieces sort of fall into place. There's nothing random about the sexual innuendo or that our young protagonists brain is a portal to other worlds, for example. Still one hell of a visionary ride though.
For some reason, watching FLCL made me feel weirdly nostalgic. It's like how I feel when I imagined what I felt when I was really young and watching cartoons on my small CRT TV. Really confusing, but enjoyable nonetheless
I remember watching this when I was 13-14 back in like 03'-04' late at night. It was like having a badass fever dream. That theme will forever be in my head. I couldn't tell you the plot to any of the episodes I watched but they were always crazy and cool. I get a weird nostalgia feeling when I see old episodes.
When I was a kid, one night I woke up to an episode of this show. It was so bizarre and unlike anything I had seen at the time. I never learned what the show was and the scene I saw stuck with me well into adulthood. However, because I was half asleep and only saw MAYBE 1 minute of the show, I had a hard time explaining it to people. I would periodically search the internet for clues as to what the show was called, but I never had any luck. Yesterday, thanks to Chat GPT, I finally found the show (this show) and am excited to finally watch the series!
This was my childhood. I was around the same age as the Protagonist when this released. I actually learned about this series through a magazine called "Newtype" the art style was like no other at the time and it was very different. That magazine had postcards.
God, this show more than any show I’ve seen just reflected that feeling of growing up so perfectly. I feel lucky to have seen it when I did, I’m not sure it would hit the same way for someone growing up now it was a different time and a different feeling.
I remember catching this promo back in 2003, I was 11 years old and this aired a little bit before I was supposed to go to bed. However, I was way too interested in whatever this was and luckily I had the entire upstairs to myself and my step-brother's room had a TV in it, (my step dat had joint custody so he wasn't there half the time), so I snuck into his room and stayed up late, watching TV at a super low volume and loved it. FLCL has become my favorite anime of all time and I think a part of that has to do with who I was at the time, so you could say that this promo changed my life.
This was my favorite anime of all time when I watched it on Adult Swim 15+ years ago. Since then I’ve yet to see one capable of knocking it out of that spot.
God, what I'd do to rewatch this for the first time when I was in middle school. I kinda like the recent stuff, but it just doesn't hit like this did (and that's perfectly okay).
As a 2 year old watching [as] id wake up to the cowboy bepop outro, then watch flcl. Then go to sleep after Big O.. Didnt realise they were real for another 10 YEARS! I though flcl was some fever dream i had as a child!
I moved from America to England back in 2003. Came back one summer to visit my mother and thought I would put Toonami on for nostalgia sake. First episode played and I was hooked for the rest of the night and remember getting sad when I saw the 6th episode was called the FLCLimax. Been a fan ever since 👍🏼
I didn't watch much of Toonami Midnight run back then especially when they extended it on weeknights because of school and because of church (Friday night before Sabbath) so I never saw the original promo for FLCL. For most of the 00's I escaped the hype of the anime. It's only within the last decade where the internet has introduced me to Gainax and its animes, particularly this one. Even though I only watched it in the 2010s as a rerun on the new Toonami, I could tell it oozes with adolescent nostalgia, I was hooked and was then disappointed with FLCL Progressive
I know that FLCL is just an anime but here’s some more analytical thinking Nowta represents shyness, kindness, and innocence in one bundle and that is just one of the many characters in this anime may I go on? Also big shout to Kari Walgren for playing Harako good job she was also Foo in Samurai Champloo yeah I’ve been watching way too much anime no worries I can do this all day
Justin Prather and they got everything production ig will be doing it however toonami will be co-producing it and they got the original Japanese band 'the pillows' to do the soundtrack but the difference of season 2 and 3 is that it will involve a girl and will suffer the same thing like naota did
I watched little anime around the time this was airing. I didn’t hate anime but I didn’t understand what I was watching unless it had action (DBZ, Inuyasha etc.) so when this aired and during the first episode, I didn’t understand anything or enjoy it very much…and yet I could not stop watching. I didn’t get that exciting vibe but yet it was still crazy enough to keep me tuned, and as the episodes progressed I couldn’t help but want more, then it was over. Even when it ended I still didn’t get the full excitement I usually got, but this did open my eyes to pursue other genre’s and step out of my comfort zone. It was weirdly enjoyable and watching bits here and there today, I cannot thank this show enough for existing. Always a great time to watch it for some wacky shenanigans.
Holy shit, bringing me baaack!I remember staying up really late (sometimes all night) with a buddy and we'd watch the shit until it stopped airing and went to regular tame cartoons. Good times with good anime lol
Am I the only one who prefers the English Dub over the Japanese dub? Not saying the Japanese dub is bad, but to me this dub just feels more natural to me, compared to other dubs were the voice acting just feels so wooden.
90% of the anime i watch is in japanese beacuse the voice acting tends to be better when compared. However when i compared the two for this show i had to stick with the English Dubs. Like you said, it feels more natural and the acting is better.
@kyle11606 If you think they left a lot of questions unanswered then you didn't really get the depth of the series. It's all about Naoto's coming-of-age. If you look at it from that perspective and consider all the symbolism and what each character represents(e.g. Haru = puberty/the craziness of teenagedom, atomsk = manhood, etc.) then you'll realize the ending was very fitting. I suggest you go look up some analyseses (spelling?) of the show. Understanding the symbolism makes FLCL much better
Introduced me to the quirkiness of anime, introduced me to amazing Japanese rock music through the Pillows, showed that a dub can be as high quality, if not better than the sub, helped me deal with puberty Just a masterpiece of animation. Required viewing IMO
This is one of the few anime that Adult Swim showed that honestly seems like it could have been an adult swim original with the style of humor and bizarreness to it like the shows that become later like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies
"Best Anime Music - FLCL - Advice(FLCL Arrange Version)" if you never got your answer. Unfortunately, only the very last bit is the part you probably associate with Sonic Adventure, but Pillows are always bangers
@@a.c.7573 back in the early 2000s dubs might’ve been goofy asl yeah they have improved somewhat but FLCL is one the earliest shows that shows English dubs can be on par or better than the OG recording.
![A Deep Dive into [adult swim]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/_VHAA6pk430/mqdefault.jpg)
"You're the one who caused this!"
"I don't care!"
^What every antagonist should say to the protagonist.
*nods in concurrence*
this is basically the case here, somewhat.
@@peppermillers8361 dang, over two years ago.
She kind of is
If someone thinks haruko is a good guy, I question their morals lol
This show will always mean so much to me.
Yes indeed
Naota at the end breaking the 4th wall, "Do you find this difficult to understand?"
And somehow adult swim breaking it through him 🤣🤣
I remember I saw this promo around the first time it aired and I was hooked that very same night when it premiered.
Somehow, the American dub perfectly encapsulated the mood and tone of the show, which is super rare.
I expected nothing special. I didn't fully appreciate the promo, and my brothers and I didn't pay very much attention to the first episode when it aired. By the time Haruko showed up, FLCL had our full attention and basically became our favorite show.
Samurai Champloo is also good english dub anime.
Exactly. Although some will say "English dub sucks" or "I prefer subbed," they fail to notice how - in this case - FLCL's English dub seemed to have closely resembled the original's mood and tone really well (albeit not word for word).
I think they just tried to imiate the japanese audio since the style of the show is so unique that it would be a disservice to do anything else.
ZyxthePest It's really not that rare.
Watching this as a 9 year old boy back in 2003 is an experience that can never be relived again.
So many questions I had watching this, some still haven't been answered lol. Still a fantastic anime after all this time.
im wit ya man
your 2003 was my 1984 9 years old you matters forever...
FLCL is like being thrown into a mosh pit by accident. You don't know what's going on and it goes by so quickly you don't even bother questioning it. But when you eventually leave the chaos and pure what-the-hell-is-going-on-moment, you'll look back on it with great memories. And probably be scarred for life. In short, FLCL is what would happen if you took a video of pure randomness that defined the internet put it in anime form and just go, Oh well and let it loose.
Nah, it's about puberty. Once you figure that out all the pieces sort of fall into place. There's nothing random about the sexual innuendo or that our young protagonists brain is a portal to other worlds, for example. Still one hell of a visionary ride though.
You had it perfectly with the first analogy, only to completely debase yourself with the second.
I don’t think so. Teenagers like all kids have pretty active imaginations. Not as over the top as Naota but still. I think they were right.
While it may be chaotic, hardly anything is random.
More like being sucked into a hurricane and blown out the other end and you wake up with no injuries like "wtf?"
I can’t express enough, how much I love this show
For some reason, watching FLCL made me feel weirdly nostalgic. It's like how I feel when I imagined what I felt when I was really young and watching cartoons on my small CRT TV. Really confusing, but enjoyable nonetheless
I remember watching this when I was 13-14 back in like 03'-04' late at night. It was like having a badass fever dream. That theme will forever be in my head. I couldn't tell you the plot to any of the episodes I watched but they were always crazy and cool. I get a weird nostalgia feeling when I see old episodes.
In highschool a friend gave me a copy of this on CD-R. It was so good. I can't believe it's almost been 25 years.
This one series help definie a genre of kids who all remember it well. So much nostalgia from this, and will always hold a special place in my heart.
When I was a kid, one night I woke up to an episode of this show. It was so bizarre and unlike anything I had seen at the time. I never learned what the show was and the scene I saw stuck with me well into adulthood. However, because I was half asleep and only saw MAYBE 1 minute of the show, I had a hard time explaining it to people. I would periodically search the internet for clues as to what the show was called, but I never had any luck. Yesterday, thanks to Chat GPT, I finally found the show (this show) and am excited to finally watch the series!
This was my childhood. I was around the same age as the Protagonist when this released. I actually learned about this series through a magazine called "Newtype" the art style was like no other at the time and it was very different. That magazine had postcards.
Advice - FLCL arranged version, the Pillows
Thankyouuuuuuuuu!!
God, this show more than any show I’ve seen just reflected that feeling of growing up so perfectly. I feel lucky to have seen it when I did, I’m not sure it would hit the same way for someone growing up now it was a different time and a different feeling.
This show premiered on AS on my birthday. :')
Changed my life as a young teen.
when you used to play diablo 2 on dialup online and you'd hear that opening of FLCL start and be like BRB FOOLY COOLY's on~
MUSIC
1. Carnival - 0:00
2.Ride on Shooting Star - 0:08
3.Advice (the FLCL version) - 0:22
edit: I added the time, forgot I even made this comment
THANKS
Thanks brother
You sir are a saint!
This should be top comment
"School sucks"
AyoI felt that line personally lol
Watching this as a little boy was amazing.
im 28. watching this and im sad. was 14 when i first watched flcl on adult swim. time is irrelevant. wish i would of made the best of my youth.
I’m 28 too and the first time I watched this I was 10. I miss those days sooo much.
I remember catching this promo back in 2003, I was 11 years old and this aired a little bit before I was supposed to go to bed. However, I was way too interested in whatever this was and luckily I had the entire upstairs to myself and my step-brother's room had a TV in it, (my step dat had joint custody so he wasn't there half the time), so I snuck into his room and stayed up late, watching TV at a super low volume and loved it. FLCL has become my favorite anime of all time and I think a part of that has to do with who I was at the time, so you could say that this promo changed my life.
seeing this 7 years later, awesome dude
10 years old up late at night in 2003, not a single care in the world
This trailer is still amazing.
This was my favorite anime of all time when I watched it on Adult Swim 15+ years ago. Since then I’ve yet to see one capable of knocking it out of that spot.
Th greatest show ever. PERIOD.
God, what I'd do to rewatch this for the first time when I was in middle school. I kinda like the recent stuff, but it just doesn't hit like this did (and that's perfectly okay).
The series that launched Kari Wahlgren's career.
@777Dubliner Oh, for sure.
Goddamm. 2003. I remember this exact ad on tv
The *music* man it really connects with the show creates the environment. It transports you to nigh everything of the memory for it; the nostalgia.
As a 2 year old watching [as] id wake up to the cowboy bepop outro, then watch flcl. Then go to sleep after Big O..
Didnt realise they were real for another 10 YEARS! I though flcl was some fever dream i had as a child!
Awesome animé and even better English dub.
R.I.P Synch-Point (1998-2008)
Rewatching this after finally seeing it on Toonami. Sooooooooo damn good!
Peruanox love your profile pic. solidarity forever
I saw this promo on a bootleg VHS one-time back in like 2006 when I was like 8 years old and always wondered what the hell was going on in this ad
Back when 2004 was my favorite Year.
Glad that Adult Swim picked this back up for Toonami.
One of the absolute creative & Greatest shows I’ve ever seen in my life 🔥🎸
“It’s really not that big a deal” as the entire school explodes
Nostalgia nights back in early 2000s. Kids nowadays got it good. ...but the experience we had back then can never compare.
I was there.For this promo then the premier. My life has been not the same ever since.
Same here
This makes me excited to watch FLCL and I've been watching it since it first aired!
My sister and I would watch this show when our parents were asleep. We would stay up each night to watch these shows.
season 2 and 3 baby! coming late this year or early next year :D
FIrst episode of 2nd season just aired and DAMN it was bad (I upvoted your comment almost 1 year ago and just noticed lol).
just bought this magnificent first season(still feels odd saying that) on blu ray :'''))).
Best anime series of all time.
I know right??!!! season 2 and 3 ??!!! or generation of anime will never die lol
Same The nostalgia I get from this show is greater than anything else.
I moved from America to England back in 2003. Came back one summer to visit my mother and thought I would put Toonami on for nostalgia sake. First episode played and I was hooked for the rest of the night and remember getting sad when I saw the 6th episode was called the FLCLimax. Been a fan ever since 👍🏼
Why move to England?
kakashi101able from there originally, moved to the states when I was 4, spent my childhood there, came back with my Dad when my parents divorced.
I didn't watch much of Toonami Midnight run back then especially when they extended it on weeknights because of school and because of church (Friday night before Sabbath) so I never saw the original promo for FLCL. For most of the 00's I escaped the hype of the anime. It's only within the last decade where the internet has introduced me to Gainax and its animes, particularly this one. Even though I only watched it in the 2010s as a rerun on the new Toonami, I could tell it oozes with adolescent nostalgia, I was hooked and was then disappointed with FLCL Progressive
I know that FLCL is just an anime but here’s some more analytical thinking Nowta represents shyness, kindness, and innocence in one bundle and that is just one of the many characters in this anime may I go on? Also big shout to Kari Walgren for playing Harako good job she was also Foo in Samurai Champloo yeah I’ve been watching way too much anime no worries I can do this all day
Dig the music.
FLCL color palate was always so relaxing, and this show reminds me of teenagehood so bad. lol
0:02 - what is on the hill?
Thats the Medical Mechanica factory, basically a giant Iron
2 new seasons!
when is this gonna happen and where did you hear this from
Cat Bug Late 2017 early 2018, it was an official turner broadcasting/toonami press release.
Justin Prather and they got everything production ig will be doing it however toonami will be co-producing it and they got the original Japanese band 'the pillows' to do the soundtrack but the difference of season 2 and 3 is that it will involve a girl and will suffer the same thing like naota did
I *still* cant wait!
Your wish has been granted.
I watched little anime around the time this was airing. I didn’t hate anime but I didn’t understand what I was watching unless it had action (DBZ, Inuyasha etc.) so when this aired and during the first episode, I didn’t understand anything or enjoy it very much…and yet I could not stop watching. I didn’t get that exciting vibe but yet it was still crazy enough to keep me tuned, and as the episodes progressed I couldn’t help but want more, then it was over.
Even when it ended I still didn’t get the full excitement I usually got, but this did open my eyes to pursue other genre’s and step out of my comfort zone. It was weirdly enjoyable and watching bits here and there today, I cannot thank this show enough for existing. Always a great time to watch it for some wacky shenanigans.
I've been wanting to get into anime for a while and just googled some suggestions, found this one and gonna give it a shot as my first dive into anime
I love this show so much, aaah.. ♥️
One one season of this is canon.
And that's all that matters
One of those things you just can't recreate
Holy shit, bringing me baaack!I remember staying up really late (sometimes all night) with a buddy and we'd watch the shit until it stopped airing and went to regular tame cartoons. Good times with good anime lol
"Do you find this difficult to understand?"
Yes. Yes I do. Yet, for some reason, I can't stop watching.
I like my bass real loud, poppin' out my skull like FLCL
Hope you live well
And you don't know what I don't know
Am I the only one who prefers the English Dub over the Japanese dub? Not saying the Japanese dub is bad, but to me this dub just feels more natural to me, compared to other dubs were the voice acting just feels so wooden.
I do too.
Dude, I think everyone loves the English Dub of FLCL more.
90% of the anime i watch is in japanese beacuse the voice acting tends to be better when compared. However when i compared the two for this show i had to stick with the English Dubs. Like you said, it feels more natural and the acting is better.
Gio no
If you like anime with an extremely good english dub watch Cowboy Bebop. Some of the best soundtrack too.
This anime was such a fever dream, in the best way.
This series was brilliant
One of the first anime I've ever watched and I still gotta say What in the actual F were we on back then 😂😂😂😂
@kyle11606 If you think they left a lot of questions unanswered then you didn't really get the depth of the series. It's all about Naoto's coming-of-age. If you look at it from that perspective and consider all the symbolism and what each character represents(e.g. Haru = puberty/the craziness of teenagedom, atomsk = manhood, etc.) then you'll realize the ending was very fitting. I suggest you go look up some analyseses (spelling?) of the show. Understanding the symbolism makes FLCL much better
This is one of the most underrated shows of all time.
Underrate your ass
Season 2 and 3 incoming this Summer and Fall!!!
Don't be hyped. Both new season sucks donkey dicks
Introduced me to the quirkiness of anime, introduced me to amazing Japanese rock music through the Pillows, showed that a dub can be as high quality, if not better than the sub, helped me deal with puberty
Just a masterpiece of animation. Required viewing IMO
Remember this aired the weekend after the animatrix 😏 if you know you know
This is some serious nostalgia fuel
I never figured out what this show was about..I need to rewatch it.
Anyone else looking at this trailer just to get even more hyped about season two and three??
man I love FLCL back in my highschool life
This is one of the few anime that Adult Swim showed that honestly seems like it could have been an adult swim original with the style of humor and bizarreness to it like the shows that become later like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies
*English Dub Over Everythang*
They use to have the full episodes on TH-cam now it's gone 😢
I feel like the thumbnail is this entire series summed up in one frame
Aki Loves Tofu that’s the shot that made me not want to watch it when I saw this trailer 😅
T_T best OVA ever made T_T
Good old days
NO
ITS PERFECT AS IS AND YOU KNOW IT.
Out of context, I can't imagine what this looks like.
“Do you find this difficult to understand” 🤣🤣🤣
I grew up watching this. It made me feel strange
judging from the trailer, I feel like it's a pretty good dub
What is the song featured in the beginning?
I fucking love this show
Comparing this to the new trailer.... There is no
Trying to find where I can watch this in HD without paying for DVD's... I noticed it was on [as] on ep 5 :(
that lady hakaru is crazy
Does anyone know what music is playing in the background? It gives me strong Sonic adventure vibes in a way.
Metal harbor for sure, dude. I was tryna figure out if it's a Pillows track myself.
"Best Anime Music - FLCL - Advice(FLCL Arrange Version)" if you never got your answer. Unfortunately, only the very last bit is the part you probably associate with Sonic Adventure, but Pillows are always bangers
I love fooly cooly
Best Anime ♥ Fooly Cooly
what's the ost at 0:36
Advice by the pillows
Fucking awesome dude. FLCL for life.
I’m boutta start watching this right now, I hope it’s a good ass watch😋
furikuri !!!
This show is fucking peak.
"it's only not that big a deal"😫
the english dub in this doesn't sound super forced or over exaggerated like other anime dubs
Geez, not all dubs sound that way....
@@maryharris9386 yeah ofc it's just that I find that super exagerrated dubs are common in anime
@@a.c.7573 back in the early 2000s dubs might’ve been goofy asl yeah they have improved somewhat but FLCL is one the earliest shows that shows English dubs can be on par or better than the OG recording.
Can anyone tell me the name of the song that plays at 0:34?
Advice the FLCL version
Chills
Fooly Cooley?