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Summary: BEST ANIME EVAR! PERIOD!
Review: ANIMATION: Top notch! No clunky animation like in most anime, and none of those just plain pictures with the camera scrolling across it with some background sounds, everything is fully animated.ACTION: Great! Some of it is really fake, but with this kind of show I wouldn't change a thing. The digital animation aids in this a lot, helping the makers add slow mo, complete with 3d bullets. COMEDY: Also great. I love how people can get brutally masacared and live through it. LOL. If you don't understand anime, this will be different. Furi Kuri is much more American style than some anime. PLOT: Wierd, you will be thrown off at first, but information revealed later will explain to you some of the previous events. Overall it has an amazing and original plot with no lack of creativity. CHARACTERS: Also great. All the characters are developed well and have extremely different and unique personalities. SOUND: Perfect! The weapon sounds sound especially awesome, and the voice actors were perfect matches, making it even more lifelike. MUSIC: Waaaaaaaaayyy better than most anime. Performed by "The Pillows", Though in japanese this alternative/punk rock music was like... MTV in japanese. They sound like American people singing in Japanese.
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Summary: There has to be bad anime to make good anime better
Review: This show is truly awful. There is no plot or theme. It is simply a confusing mix of images, characters, music, styles of animation, perversion, and culture. It is offensive on several levels. Its use of violence is excessive and not the least bit funny. The innuendos are poorly realized and are beaten into the viewer's mind with no real purpose in the episodes. It is supposed to be a comedy, but it lacks the direction or substance to function as one. It is boring and painful to watch. I have watched a lot of anime, and this is by far the worst. I would have to give it one star, because it does not fit into any known genre category. It is a unique creation of its own, but it lacks all of the basic elements for a decent story, and it makes Excel Saga and Tokyo Pig look like classics. As stated before, there has to be bad anime to make the good anime look good. Don't waste your money here.
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Summary: The new anime archetype - a dream for anime fans
Review: Right here, right now, I must warn you: If you haven't watched much anime, then I strongly recommend you buy some of the other popular anime series first - otherwise you won't get as much out of this. I know that sounds almost elitist, but take it from a guy who may have already "ruined" anime for his girlfriend :) Even if this is your first anime series, you'll probably enjoy it as long as you like off-the-wall story lines. However, as many other reviewers point out, this series has layers upon layers of outstanding attributes - from the seamless transition between drawing styles to the recycling of anime cliches into almost a best-of-breed exposition of each one. If you haven't watched at least one anime series before, you just won't grok that the cliches _are_ cliches, etc. Seriously, just watch at least ONE other series first (I recommend Tenchi Universe as the most versatile and universally appealing introduction into decent anime). OK, back to the DVD at hand. I won't say much about the story cuz there are a ton of other reviews here that provide those details quite well. However, I WILL point out the things that got me hooked: (I) Soundtrack absolutely rocks. I'm actually heading out the door after this review to Japantown and Chinatown in SF to look for a copy. (II) The artistic quality of the animation approaches sublime. It's a short series, and maybe that explains how they could commit themselves to making every frame - EVERY FRAME - equally well done. Coloring, shading, perspective, and most importantly movement are all expressed masterfully. (III) The whole package (story, soundtrack, artwork) will hook you into watching this at least 10 times. You watch it once and love it, and you immediately feel like watching it again so you can catch all the details you noticed and vanished so quickly. (IV) The story has action, a little touch of mecha, and some excellent portrayals of angst-pounding ... tension. And not about overly gratuitous ... situations, they're about the sickeningly haunting kind of crushes you had when you were just becoming a teen-ager (at least for guys). The kind that isn't about running home and crying a lot and saying "she's dreamy" (12 year old guys don't do that), the kind that makes you act tough and like a jerk until you embarass yourself, the kind that makes you want a girl to fall in love with you, not because you're "sexy", but because you're her hero. Episodes 3 and 4 nail this to perfection. (V) You will abosolutely love the fact that you bought the DVD and didn't just tape it from TV. The DVD format allows you to sharply pause and slow-motion through scenes so you can catch all the details, and also so you can jump around till you figure out the plot :) That last point goes back to my original comment - if you're an anime fan, you'll probably become engrossed enough to do stuff like frame-advance through the really short scenese. And again, even in the sub-second scenes the artwork is flawless. I've enjoyed a lot of other series that are also quite popular in the US: DBZ, Trigun, the 3 Tenchi series, the umpteen Gundam series, Robotech, etc. even that Voltron [stuff] from when I was a kid. If you liked any of that stuff, I can't imagine how you could NOT love this series - it's everything you love about anime and its done to perfection...
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Summary: FuriKuri is a gr8 anime!
Review: The first thing i noticed about the series FLCL (aka fooly cooly or furikuri) is that it is very strange. i have watched a lot of anime, but i have ever seen anything quite like FLCL. It is stylish and creative, and is not like anything else. The whole story revolves around a boy named Naota and his life changing with the arrival of a mysterious alien named Haruko. the anime is full of lot of funny people and dialogue, that u will have 2 see 2 believe. The story gets very crazy and almost unbelieveable but is good through the whole 6 episode series.The story's insane plot will keep anyone hooked! The series has a gr8 music by the pillows (check out their cd's-they r good!) The music suites the series well and even people who do not like rock music will probably like it. A lot of people will probably like this series if they give it a try. it is an addicting and amazing series to good to pass up!
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Summary: crazy, brilliant and complete and totally entertaining
Review: does anyone truly understand FLCL? like at all? i though not. nearly pointless, but hilarious, but really kinda stupid. it is basically a random collection of loose plot lines and crazy things that happen. if it wasn't completely saturated with sci-fi/humor, i would almost call it a grey anime (an anime about normal life). i wish i understood it, because then i could tell you what it's about.
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Summary: not for those who don't get it
Review: What can I say about this that wasn't already written by Mr. Wood, in a previous review. Well just that I've seen two episodes and I've decided to pick up the DVD. It is an almost enlightened use of animation, with dead on blending of the different styles. I also must add that I completely agree that the FuriKuri is definitely a better title than Fooly Cooly.
The soundtrack is the best I've ever heard for a show and even the closing credits, with it's use of still frame, blends in perfectly. If you don't get much out of my review I'd recommend you read the previous review of Mr. Richard Wood, he captured it dead on.
It is not a show for those who don't get anime. It's Art.
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Summary: Hated Excel Saga... LOVED THIS
Review: If anyone had told me this was similar to Excel Saga, I never would have bothered checking it out. There's no denying that FLCL is absolutely out of its mind insane, but it has a certain... something... that Excel lacked. Edge? Wit? Conspiritoriality? (I don't think that's an actual word...) Heart? Charisma? All of the above? Whereas Excel instantly grated on my nerves and annoyed the hell out of me, FLCL kept me amused and interested and entertained for the duration.
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Summary: A giant robot has climbed out of my head!
Review: "FLCL" has plenty of buzz going for it, mainly amongst the American anime fan base. Studio Gainax let a lot of people down with the end of Evangelion, myself included, but good word abounds about this latest release. It took me awhile to get into it, but when I did, I was hooked hard. Weird, wild and fun, "FLCL" is a bit like "Lain" as a wacky screwball comedy. The story is a bizarre cross-mix of Gainax references, esoteric gobledy gook, coming-of-age romance, and all of the other oddball junk found in fringe Japanese animation. Someone more-than-familiar with Studio Gainax's other works will get greater pleasure from the storyline. The animation is awesome, and is a real selling point for the strange storyline. Lots of innovation, different techniques, and is a real envelope-pusher in the world of animation. A great start to an interesting looking series. I can't wait to check out the other DVDs.
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Summary: Trying to maintain objectivity, and failing...
Review: Ahh, what to say about this one... Let me begin by saying FLCL is the strangest, most hyperkinetic, amazing anime ever. Just as a reference point for all those familiar with the anime genre, FLCL's director (Kazuya Tsurumaki) worked with Hideaki Anno on The End of Evangelion. And that one was an atomic bomb of sheer beauty and insanity (though it had its share of artistic pretensions). Of course, End of Evangelion [upset] a lot of fans who weren't looking for deep and "didn't get it" (though what they were supposed to get is still up for debate). With FLCL, don't worry about deep, just try to keep up. FLCL is nothing short of a popculture masterpiece, with major ingredients including: Japan's typical Western-culture-in-a-blender approach, lightspeed editing obviously influenced by the ADD generation, a hefty dose of insanity, and its own idiosyncratic presentation style (the manga-style action sequences, etc.). The Pillows provide a rock soundtrack so catchy it will make its way onto many a playlist. Above all, FLCL is fun! Be warned: this one defies typical genre categorization. It combines elements of action, comedy, drama (and what might pass for romance), albeit with a larger emphasis on the first two. Personally, I believe that in this anime more emphasis is placed on style, though the plot is still absolutely whacked-out and wonderful in a "i'm not quite sure what just happened, but I love it" kind of way. The only sort-of drawback: FLCL is short (six episodes). Part of me wishes it were longer, only because I found it so amazing. The other part of me realizes that it was made as a sort of exhibition of Kazuya's talent, and that it might have been toned down or ruined by filler episodes had it become a long-term project. A few final words: FLCL is a phenomenon. Many people who find themselves attracted to the stranger side of Japanese culture will be blown away by this anime, whereas people who will not enjoy it include those who are unable to release their grip on reality for the span of 3 hours. So if you're feeling adventuresome, regardless of how you feel towards anime in general, check this one out. You will not regret it.
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Summary: Like your first true love in highschool, Unforgettable.
Review: Do you consider yourself a connoisseur of anime? The classics are great, and the new stuff is impressive- but rarely more than eyecandy or 'coolness' factor. Stray from the beaten path of obvious plot. Challenge yourself: Visit an art museum. Go to a poetry reading. Experience something without understanding it, then explore it till you do. Watch FLCL. The first episode I watched, I was entranced. What is this? what on earth am I watching, why is it so beautiful? It felt like experiencing the depths of love for the first time. It's playfully innocent, questionably deep, and sexual in the most curious way. You want to be there, you don't want it to end. You want to show your friends, have them see the beauty- but like art, not everyone has the time or the intention to understand. Like Naota says, Nothing out of the ordinary happens. I think some people choose to think that way. To those who are willing to step beyond the bounds of commonality, prepare to experience something beautiful.
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