FLCL: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

Many reviewers have already discussed the show, so I won't say much about the episodes. I do highly recommend watching this anime and buying it if you like it. It definitely isn't for everyone. I watch many types of anime, and I am not sure how I'd compare this to my other favorites. The show and the music are a shock to the system...an explosion...in a good way, of course. It is short and powerful.I recommend the director commentaries to fans who want some insights into some of the FLCL experience. However, the commentaries can be slow and boring compared to others I've seen. The music is great, and I recommend giving the soundtracks a try. The menu system is good but not exceptional. There is no artwork in the menu system, but you get some nice images watching the music videos. The subtitles are white text outlined in black. I feel like I've seen better, but I've also seen much worse in other shows.In case it isn't clear elsewhere, here are the extras included with the Blu-ray:*Director Commentaries (Subtitled only from what I could tell)*Videos with Music by The Pillows*"Ride on Shooting Star" Video by The Pillows*Outtakes*Textless Closing Song*TrailersVideo Main Feature: 1080P High Definition 4x3 (SD Remaster)Video Special Features: 480I Standard Definition 4 x 3Audio Main Feature: Dolby TrueHD English 2.0 and Dolby TrueHD Japanese 2.0Audio Special Feature: Dolby TrueHD Japanese 2.0Subtitles English for both Main and Special FeaturesThe information under Editorial Reviews - Product Description is taken straight off the back cover of the product.I knocked half a star off due to the lack of included material. I was really hoping for a booklet or at least more artwork. The customer submitted pictures #1 - 7 really are all you get. A paper cover, a basic Blu-ray case, a sleeve with information and pictures front and back, the disc, and a FUNimation reply card. I knocked another half a star off for not having 5.1 audio.There are some customer submitted pictures (#10 - 12 at this time) that indicate the Blu-ray version has many visual quality issues. That seems to be typical of older shows that were probably not created with Blu-ray quality in mind being transferred to Blu-ray years later. I have watched the episodes on this disk, and I was not distracted by any quality issues in the video or audio. I'm an anime fan, but I am not a video or audio expert.Note that the cover says it is rated TV14. However, as with all anime, I recommend you watch the entire show with English audio and subtitles before letting your children watch it. There is some very heavy sexual situations in my conservative opinion. Just what is Furi Kuri anyhow?Feel free to comment and ask any questions you might have."He who conquers the left side, conquers the world."

Originally done as a Gainax's first bite into the new millennium, FLCL(also called Fooly Cooly and Furi Kuri), this 6-episode OVA has recently been changed into an ongoing TV series backed up by Adult Swim. Being a meltdown of several anime tropes and gag humor, FLCL went on to being a genre-defining movement within anime, as well as American comics and animation.Naota is a grade school student living in a small Japanese suburb whose popular older brother is in America on a baseball scholorship. This fame has an effect on Naota's trying to live up to his brother's image, as well as his resident ex-girlfriend Mamimi keeps clinging to him. One day, a crazy girl named Haruko shows up riding a scooter and hits Naota on the head with her guitar. This leads to Haruko becoming his family live-in "housekeeper", all while strange robots repeatedly keep appearing out of portal coming from Naota's head, which usually make him look like he's either sporting a horn or a pair of cat ears. This never really defined plot device has unexplained things like Haruko being an alien, a space pirate being captured by the enigmatic company referred to as Medical Mechanica, also a covert military organization keeping tags on all the parties involved. These usually lead to outrageous battles with runaway robots, and Haruko's constant changing from one anime cliche to another in devastating acts of violence filled with fan service.The OVA made a large impact in the otaku community, both in Japan and America, but it soared after it was broadcast on Toonami in nearly endless 6-week loops. This embarked Cartoon Network to ride the current nostalgia train of continuing previous shows like Samurai Jack and Invader Zim by continuing it in two more 6-episode mini-series set for 2018. There was also a 2-volume manga done in a sketchier style based on the anime that was printed in English through Tokyopop. The OVA was first released by Sync-Point, also being one of the anime series that they actually completed before going bankrupt, and then re-released through Funimation. Even though this could've been released as a single feature like Read Or Die, but it works much better in its uncut episode-to-episode format.

If you were to see just one ANIME in your life then you may or may not enjoy this work. It is the "Waiting for Godot" of japanese animation. I greatly recommend it but please note that it will be most appealing to experienced viewers.

The Bluray========Basically an upscaled, cleaned up version of the DVD release. I had the Synch-Point DVDs but something's wrong with the discs because they're all cracking from the center (none of my other discs do that) so I had to rebuy the damn thing on Bluray again. I swear if this thing breaks again I'm just going to download it, but so far so good.Sync-Point release is pretty good quality and extras wise so it's the same deal here.The Show=======Basically a perfect coming-of-age story/anime parody/music video/mood piece.It transport you to its setting totally and completely and immerse you in its nostalgic mood effortlessly.No other anime show has come close in making me feel that a fictional place with its living and breathing characters actually exists somewhere, sometime.Not going to rehash the praise so many already heaped on it, I liked it not because of other people like it, but because it's a damn good show. So many 20-40 episodes shows can't tell a story as well as FLCL, because of all the fillers. More shows needs to be FLCL, but in terms of return on investment it's going to take another perfect alignment of the planets for that to happen.

FLCL (pronounced Fooly Cooly) is a zany and hilarious anime series that draws from classic anime tropes in unique comical ways.The plot itself is outrageous and hard to wrap your head around. It requires a couple watches to piece it all together, and even then it doesn't make a lot of sense. The appeal really comes from the playful characters and fast-paced action sequences. Pair this with incredibly colourful animation and appeal visual design of the characters and backgrounds, and you'll quickly see why FLCL is a time-honoured anime that makes it in many top lists.That all being said, FLCL isn't for everybody. The comedy is slapstick, the story is nonsensical, and the characters are all quirky. If you're into more dramatic or serialized shows, then FLCL is not for you. FLCL never takes itself seriously, and that's part of the fun.

FLCL Es en definitiva, una de mis cosas favoritas en el mundo. Una vez más por el contenido de la obra el producto se lleva fácilmente 5 estrellas, para mí indispensable. Le doy baja calificación por que es la segunda vez que Amazon México me manda un producto en mal estado, en esta ocasión la caja del Blu-ray estaba rota.

Probablemente uno de los shows más excéntricos y geniales que te puedas encontrar. Lo mejor de FLCL es que es ÚNICO, es de esas series que sabes que no tienes otra con cual compararla. Como maneja la trama, acompañado de la grandiosa música de "The Pillows" (banda de la cual me hice devoto gracias a esta serie), las diversas e imaginativas técnicas que animación que se usaron, y los inolvidables diseños de personajes, hacen de esta serie uno de los mejores animes que se han hecho y que en mi humilde opinión todo fan del anime debería de ver al menos una vez.Aunque podría parecer que la serie es pura locura sin sentido, si miras con atención podrás percatarte de que está llena de metáforas sobre la vida y la existencia misma que te harán reflexionar y aprender sobre los personajes que se te presentan a medida que avanza la trama. Si le pudiera dar 6 de cinco estrellas se las daría. Amazon me envió el blu ray en tiempo y forma, con un hermoso slip cover y un arte genial.