FLCL

What is FLCL about?

FLCL is an OVA (original video animation) of 6 episodes animated by GAINAX, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from April 26, 2000 to March 16, 2001. AniList classifies it as action, comedy, mecha and science fiction.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Funimation. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Coming of Age, Surreal Comedy, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Meta, Philosophy, Primarily Teen Cast, Robots, Slapstick, Denpa.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Haruko Haruhara ハルハラ・ハル子

  Main character

  Haruko Haruhara is Mabase's newest resident, and an extraterrestrial investigator for the Galactic Space Police Brotherhood. Haruko is an energetic, spontaneous girl with light-pinkish hair. She claims to be 19 years old, but it is impossible to know if that is true.

  Japanese voice: Mayumi Shintani

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  Naota Nandaba ナンダバ・ナオ太

  Main character

  Twelve-year-old Naota Nandaba is the main character. His name is derived from the Japanese word for "honesty" and his father named him Naota because of that (Fooly Cooly). Unbeknownst to him, he has the "right kind of head" to be used as an N.O. channel.

  Japanese voice: Jun Mizuki

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  Mamimi Samejima サメジマ・マミ美

  Main character

  Mamimi Samejima is a truant high school student with a quixotical grip on reality who carries a camera and smokes most of the time, hinted to have been bullied at her school and apparently from a broken family as her parents are mentioned are separated or are out of her life.

  Japanese voice: Izumi Kasagi

Supporting characters

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  Canti カンチ

  Supporting character

  Canti is a medical robot with what looks like a television set for a head. He was manufactured by Medical Mechanica, but taken over by Atomsk as a way to escape MM.

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  Eri Ninamori ニナモリ・エリ

  Supporting character

  Eri Ninamori is Naota's classmate. In the series, she is referred to as 'Ninamori', her last name. She is the daughter of the mayor of Mabase and is class president. Ninamori has N.O.

  Japanese voice: Mika Itou

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  Amarao アマラオ

  Supporting character

  Commander Amarao works for the department of Interstellar Immigration. This agency, among other things, acts as a middle man for negotiations between the government and Medical Mechanica. Thus, Haruko/Raharu is a big problem for them as she is bent on provoking an attack by disrupting communications.

  Japanese voice: Kouji Ohkura

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  Kitsurubami キツルバミ

  Supporting character

  Lieutenant Kitsurubami is an attractive young woman and second in command on Amarao's staff in the Interstellar Immigration Bureau. She is often seen either giving out vital mission data, or on the field in investigations with Amarao. Amarao hits on her in the final episode, but she resists him.

  Japanese voice: Chiemi Chiba

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  Kamon Nandaba ナンダバ・カモン

  Supporting character

  Kamon Nandaba is Naota's father, a former pop culture journalist working as a freelance writer, with his own trashy tabloid: "Kamon-Mabase" (the title is a pun on "come-on mabase").

  Japanese voice: Suzuki Matsuo

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  Masashi Masamune マサムネ・マサシ

  Supporting character

  Masashi is yet another of Naota's classmates. He is friends with Naota and is often seen hanging out with Gaku, Ninamori, and Naota. Masashi also has a job as a delivery boy, and drives a truck around, even though he is only in grade school.

  Japanese voice: Kazuhito Suzuki

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  Gaku Manabe マナベ・ガク

  Supporting character

  Gaku is another one of Naota's classmates and close friends. In episode three, Marquis de Carabas, he plays the part of a mouse in the school play. Gaku also uses the word "chu" constantly, especially when referring to Haruko.

  Japanese voice: Akira Miyajima

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  Miyu Miyu みゆみゆ

  Supporting character

  The Nanbada family's non-neutered and ill tempered cat.

  Japanese voice: Hideaki Anno

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  Takkun たっくん

  Supporting character

  A cat that likes to hang out with Mamimi Samejima under the bridge. The cat's appearance is similar to Kuroneko from Trigun.

  Japanese voice: Jun Mizuki

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  Junko Miyaji ミヤジ・ジュン子

  Supporting character

  Junko Miyaji is Naota's teacher. Like many adults in the series, she acts very immature for her age. She's extremely hyperactive, she overracts to many insignificant occurances in her class, and screams at her class through a makeshift megaphone.

  Japanese voice: Yukari Fukui