FLCL (Fooly Cooly) Ultimate Edition DVD Box Set

Naota Nandaba is a twelve-year-old boy in the small town of Mabase who has decided that nothing amazing ever happens here. His older brother Tasuku has gone to America to play baseball. His father runs a bakery. His grandfather is theoretically an adult but mostly isn't. Naota has been fooling around with Tasuku's ex-girlfriend Mamimi, who calls him by his brother's nickname and treats him as a substitute. Everything is ordinary and mildly miserable until Haruko Haruhara arrives on a vintage Vespa, runs Naota over, hits him over the head with a Rickenbacker bass guitar, and moves into his house claiming to be an alien researcher hired by his father. A horn begins growing from Naota's forehead. Robots shoot out of it. A corporation called Medical Mechanica is ironing something enormous on a distant planet. None of this is explained — not immediately, not clearly, and perhaps not ever — but all of it means something, and what it means has everything to do with growing up, sexuality, boredom, grief, and what it feels like to be at the age where nothing in the world has properly named itself yet. 

FLCL — pronounced "Fooly Cooly," alternatively "Furi Kuri" — is a six-episode OVA produced jointly by Gainax and Production I.G, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, and written by Yoji Enokido — the creative team behind Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Released in Japan between April 2000 and March 2001, it is one of the most formally inventive and critically celebrated short-form anime ever produced, deploying manga panels, South Park-style cutout animation, shadow puppetry, and conventional animation within the same episode while The Pillows — a Japanese alternative rock band — provide a score that functions as an emotional language running parallel to the story. The English dub produced by Synch-Point aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block in 2003 and introduced FLCL to a generation of Western anime fans.

Originally distributed on DVD in North America by Synch-Point, the highly coveted 4-disc Ultimate Edition DVD Box Set was released on January 23, 2007 by Broccoli International USA. This massive, premium collector's set compiles the complete masterpiece into a definitive physical package featuring an abundance of physical inserts, exclusive music bonuses, and definitive interactive features that celebrate the legacy of Gainax and Production I.G's ultimate coming-of-age fever dream.

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki (Neon Genesis Evangelion episode director, Diebuster)
Screenplay: Yoji Enokido (Revolutionary Girl Utena, FLCL, Ouran High School Host Club)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Diebuster)
Studio: Gainax / Production I.G (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Mahoromatic)
Music: Shinkichi Mitsumune & The Pillows
Featured Bands: The Pillows (all music throughout series)
Opening Theme: "Ride on Shooting Star" by The Pillows

Japanese Cast:
- Mayumi Shintani as Haruko Haruhara
- Jun Mizuki as Naota Nandaba
- Takumi Yamazaki as Kamon Nandaba (Nightwalker, Macross II)
- Suzuki Matsuo as Shigekuni Nandaba
- Ikue Ohtani as Mamimi Samejima (Pokémon — voice of Pikachu, Tenamonya Voyagers, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge)

English Dub Cast (Synch-Point — ADV Films):
- Kari Wahlgren as Haruko Haruhara (WXIII Patlabor Movie 3)
- Barbara Goodson as Naota Nandaba (Tenchi Movie 2, Love Hina Christmas Special, RG Veda, Akira)
- Jennifer Sekiguchi as Mamimi Samejima
- Dave Mallow as Kamon Nandaba (Kurogane Communication)

DVD Features (Broccoli International 2007 Ultimate Edition)

- All 6 Episodes — Complete Series across Discs 1-3
- Disc 4: Exclusive Music Disc featuring a rock music video and specialized video content
- Interactive Audio Commentaries by Director Kazuya Tsurumaki and the creative staff
- Premium Collector's Box Set Packaging
- Exclusive Out-of-Print Physical Goods: Collectible Booklet, Custom Rubber Bracelet, and Poster Art
- Limited Edition Postcard insert
- Extensive Textless Opening & Closing Songs, Production Galleries, and Original Trailers

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: フリクリ (Furi Kuri / FLCL)
Runtime: ~151 Minutes (Complete OVA Series, 6 Episodes)
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
DVD Release Year: 2007 (U.S. Release, January 23 — Broccoli International USA / Synch-Point)
Original Release Date (Japan): April 26, 2000 – March 16, 2001
Publisher: Broccoli International USA
UPC: 828482130592
Rating: 17+
Region: Region 1 (North America)
Note: Rare, out-of-print 4-disc collector's item. Originally aired on Adult Swim Toonami 2003. Features the iconic full-series alternative rock soundtrack provided entirely by The Pillows.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Coming-of-Age
Themes: Puberty Allegory, Robots from Foreheads, The Pillows Score, Gainax x Production I.G, Multi-Style Animation

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.

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