FLCL: Story, Cast and Series Facts

FLCL (2003): Drama, Comedy, Anime, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his homeless 17-year-old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her bass guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity.

Series details

Title: FLCL
Format: Animation
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Science-Fiction
Premiere date: 2003-08-05
Final broadcast date listed: 2023-10-14
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: Adult Swim
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
TVMaze ID: 2772

Cast and credited roles

Sakiko Uran — Haruko
Junko Takeuchi — Shinpachi
Kitahara Yuna — Orinoko
Seiyu Fujiwara — Shonari
Taichi Takeda — Dainari
Takeshi Maeda — Amarao
Shōya Chiba — Masaki Aofuji
Satomi Amano — Harumi Araishu
Karen Miyama — Kana Koumoto
Yutaka Aoyama — Tabata Kanda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2003-08-05; final listed air date 2003-08-13; episode order: 6.
Season 2: premiered 2018-06-02; final listed air date 2018-07-07; episode order: 6.
Season 3: premiered 2018-09-08; final listed air date 2018-10-13; episode order: 6.
Season 4: premiered 2023-09-09; final listed air date 2023-09-23; episode order: 3.
Season 5: premiered 2023-09-30; final listed air date 2023-10-14; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from FLCL on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.