FLCL

Season 1

2000 · 6 episodes · 2h 40m in all · 7.3/10

When Haruko runs over Naota with her scooter and brains him with a bass guitar, his world doesn’t just get turned upside down—it gets incredibly weird.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Fooly Cooly

   26 Apr 2000 · 25 min · 7.3/10

   Naota is a detached sixth-grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. When a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over and brains him with a bass guitar his life gets weird - giant-fighting-robots-shooting-from-his-skull weird.

2. 

   2. Fire Starter

   21 Jun 2000 · 25 min · 7.1/10

   Naota’s attacker, Haruko, is now his dad’s live-in housemaid and she says she’s an alien. Mamimi names the robot from Naota’s head Canti, the God of Flame. Does Canti have anything to do with the mysterious fires burning all over town?

3. 

   3. Marquis de Carabas

   23 Aug 2000 · 25 min · 7.4/10

   The president of Naota’s class, Ninamori, is no stranger to the dirty deeds of politics. She rigs the vote to cast him as the lead role of their class play. But she gets in over her head after a crashing introduction to Haruko.

4. 

   4. Furi Kiri (Full Swing)

   25 Oct 2000 · 25 min · 7.2/10

   There’s a guy claiming to know Haruko and why she’s using Naota’s head as a portal for oversized battling robots. It’s too late, though, as a malfunctioning satellite is heading straight for them and it’s up to Naota to stop it!

5. 

   5. Brittle Bullet

   21 Dec 2000 · 25 min · 7.4/10

   Jealousy spurs an epic pellet gun battle between Naota and his dad over Haruko. The object of her desire will be revealed, and she’ll do whatever it takes to get him!

6. 

   6. FLCLimax

   16 Mar 2001 · 35 min · 7.3/10

   A hand statue looms over the Medical Mechanica building, threatening to iron out the city. As Mamimi’s new pet turns out to be a crucial element to Haruko’s plans, Naota finally proves that he’s no pushover.