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FLCL

FLCL (Japanese: フリクリ, Hepburn: Furikuri; pronounced in English as Foolycooly) is a Japanese anime series created and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido, and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I.G, and King Records. The series tells the adventures of the eccentric, hyperactive alien Haruko…

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Genre
Comedy · Science fiction · Surrealism
Created by
FLCL · Gainax [a]Kazuya Tsurumaki [b]FLCL Progressive / Alternative / Grunge / ShoegazeProduction I.G [a] · Gainax [a] · Kazuya Tsurumaki [b] · FLCL Progressive / Alternative / Grunge / Shoegaze
Directed by
Kazuya Tsurumaki · Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief) · Kazuto Arai (#1) · Toshihisa Kaiya (#2) · Yuki Ogawa (#3)
English network
US: Adult Swim (Toonami) · CA: Adult Swim
English publisher
NA: Dark Horse Comics · NA: Tokyopop
Episodes
6 (List of episodes) · 3 (List of episodes)

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FLCL

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples281
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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FLCL

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related to Soundtracks · 40
FLCL → Addict, Advice, Alternative, Can, Carnival, CooL, Due, FLCL No, FooL, Furi Kuri No, Geneon Entertainment, Happy Bivouac, Instant Music, January, Japan, Japanese, July, June, Kaizoku-ō, King
Further information · 28
FLCL → CA: Adult Swim, FLCL Alternative: The Movie, FLCL Progressive: The Movie, Hiroshi Ikehata (#6), Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief), Kazuto Arai (#1), Kei Suezawa (#5), Maki Terashima-Furuta, Masaya Saito, Mike Lazzo, NUT (#1, 4, 6), NUT (Alternative), Production GoodBook (#2), Production GoodBook (Progressive), Production I.G, Production I.G (#1, 3–4, 6), Revoroot (#2–3, 5), Revoroot (Alternative), Sawao Yamanaka, Signal.MD (#5)
related to Season 1 · 28
FLCL → As Atomsk, Atomsk, Atomsk's, Canti, Claiming, Commander Amarao, CPR, Earth, Every, Finding Haruko, Galactic Space Police Brotherhood, Haruko, Haruko Haruhara, Haruko's, His, Japanese, Mabase, Medical Mechanica, Medical Mechanica's, Naota
related to Further reading · 23
FLCL → Archived, Blu-rayDefinition, Brandon, Carl Gustav, Chris, December, DuHamel, February, FLCL Ultimate DVD Collection, FLCL Vol, Horn, Houston, ISSN, Johnston, June, March, Newtype USA, November, Pulp, Review
related to Sequel seasons · 23
FLCL → According, Adult Swim, Anime News Network, August, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Facebook, FLCL Alterna, FLCL Alternative, FLCL Progress, FLCL Progressive, Furikuri Orutana, Furikuri Purogure, Gainax, Hideaki Anno, However, Khara, On August, On March, OVA, Production
related to Reception and legacy · 20
FLCL → American, Anime News Network, Brian Ruh, But, But FLCL, Chris Beveridge, Christopher McDonald, DVD, Hell, It, Its, Japanese, Mania, Pillows, Robert Nelson, South Park, Synch-Point's, The, The Matrix-like, THEM Anime Reviews
related to Awards and acclaims · 15
FLCL → Also, American Anime Awards, Anime Insider, Best Animation Film, Best Cast, Best Comedy Series, Best Short Series, Cartoon Network, English-licensed, Fantasia Festival, No, November, On August, On February, Time Warner
related to Alternative · 14
FLCL → Adult Swim Jason Demarco, Creative Director, Earth, FLCL Alternative, Haruko, Kana, Kana Koumoto, Kana's, Mars, Medical Mechanica, Medical Mechanica's, The, This, While
Studio · 13
FLCL → Gainax, MontBlanc Pictures, NUT, NUT (#1, 4, 6), NUT (Alternative), Production GoodBook (#2), Production GoodBook (Progressive), Production I.G, Production I.G (#1, 3–4, 6), Revoroot (#2–3, 5), Revoroot (Alternative), Signal.MD (#5), Signal.MD (Progressive)
Directed by · 11
FLCL → Hiroshi Ikehata (#6), Hitoshi Takekiyo, Katsuyuki Motohiro (chief), Kazuto Arai (#1), Kazuya Tsurumaki, Kei Suezawa (#5), Toshihisa Kaiya (#2), Yoshihide Ibata (#4), Yuki Ogawa (#3), Yutaka Uemura, Yutaka Uemura (Alternative)

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series adult released alternative haruko original episodes anime toonami swim production english progressive manga first medical us network seasons naota

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FLCLCreated byFLCL1.00infobox
FLCLCreated byGainax [a]Kazuya Tsurumaki [b]FLCL Progressive / Alternative / Grunge / ShoegazeProduction I.G [a]1.00infobox
FLCLCreated byGainax [a]1.00infobox
FLCLCreated byKazuya Tsurumaki [b]1.00infobox
FLCLCreated byFLCL Progressive / Alternative / Grunge / Shoegaze1.00infobox
FLCLCreated byProduction I.G [a]1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byKazuya Tsurumaki1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byKatsuyuki Motohiro (chief)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byKazuto Arai (#1)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byToshihisa Kaiya (#2)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byYuki Ogawa (#3)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byYoshihide Ibata (#4)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byKei Suezawa (#5)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byHiroshi Ikehata (#6)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byYutaka Uemura1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byYutaka Uemura (Alternative)1.00infobox
FLCLDirected byHitoshi Takekiyo1.00infobox
FLCLEnglish networkUS: Adult Swim (Toonami)1.00infobox
FLCLEnglish networkCA: Adult Swim1.00infobox
FLCLEnglish publisherNA: Dark Horse Comics1.00infobox
FLCLEnglish publisherNA: Tokyopop1.00infobox
FLCLEpisodes6 (List of episodes)1.00infobox
FLCLEpisodes3 (List of episodes)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationKatsuyuki Motohiro (chief)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationKazuto Arai (#1)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationToshihisa Kaiya (#2)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationYuki Ogawa (#3)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationYoshihide Ibata (#4)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationKei Suezawa (#5)1.00infobox
FLCLFurther informationHiroshi Ikehata (#6)1.00infobox

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