Anime Day #3: FLCL

I'm still not quite sure what Furi Kuri (Fooly Kooly, for those Americans trying to say it) is, but whatever FLCL is-- is amazing. I was really luke-warm about the series at first. The first few episodes left me more confused than entertained. I have now come to see it as a brilliant piece of absurdist art.

FLCL is by the genius responsible for Neon Genesis: Evangelion. That said, it is a lot like Neon Genesis and at the same time not at all like Neon Genesis. Both shows are about a motherless boy who ends up dragged into a fight with robots from outer-space. Both shows have a spunky, loud-mouthed, fan-servicey girl, and both shows have lots of collateral damage. The similarities stop there.

FLCL is bizarre. The main character gets whacked on the head and then robots start sprouting out of his skull. His father is absolutely insane and the alien who threw his life into chaos fights with a guitar.

Like I said, it's bizarre. It's very weird. If you can stand to be confused for a few episodes, it starts to make enough sense to be able to be organized in your brain and then it's really, incredibly fun. I will say that not everything ever makes complete sense, but that is the point of absurdity. 

Even if you hate it, it's only 6 episodes. All-in-all it's shorter than one Lord of the Rings movie, so give it a chance. You might find that this splash of weird is exactly what you needed.