FLCL or Fooly Cooly is a 6 episode OVA with a weird plot that's pretty hard to grasp at first, but I'll try to explain it to the best of my ability spoiler free. I remember watching Fooly Cooly as a kid on Toonami. This is a kind of coming of age story that symbolises the change from childhood to adulthood. In order to enjoy this anime, you have to not take it seriously.
Don't try to examine every motive or every action because a lot of times it just won't have any reason. This is the type of anime to just sit back, relax, and buckle up because you're in for one hell of a ride.
Plot
FLCL is about a boy, Naota, who's boring life gets turned upside down upon meeting Haruhara Haruko via getting run over by her yellow vespa. Things go south from there. I really don't know how else to explain it, but let's just say a bunch of events happen that involves fighting robots and aliens. 6/10
Characters
The characters are...well...not your ordinary set of characters. We have the main character, Naota, who is an often cynical 12 year-old kid who feels everything in his life is boring. He is just a kid in this crazy world of Fooly Cooly. Samejima Mamimi is Naota's older brother's ex-girlfriend. She's constantly showing her affection to Naota and she symbolizes childhood. Haruhara Haruko is the catalyst of the entire anime. She's an energetic, random, and spontaneous girl who has an ulterior plan behind all this fuckery. She symbolizes adulthood. 7/10
Music/Sound
One of the strongest points of this anime is the sound. The soundtrack was provided by The Pillows. They did a fantastic job blending the music with the scenes and setting the mood. I still listen to the soundtrack to this day. The VA's were very good as well. I watched the English dub since it's what I've heard when I first watched it. 10/10
Animation
Someone people absolutely love Gainax animation. It was actually pretty good. There were a few scenes where the animation was just incredible in terms of fluidity and detail, but it was generally average for the most part. Some scenes were animated in such a ridiculous way that you know you shouldn't be taking it seriously. At one point in the first episode, there was an entire scene animated as a manga page. 7/10
Personal Enjoyment
Overall, this anime was a fun ride. It's not a masterpiece of an anime, but I would say it's definitely something everyone should watch, even just to have it in their list. The soundtrack is probably the best thing to come from this anime honestly. This anime isn't for everyone. If you're the type to take things seriously or analyze character motives or whatever, I suggest you not watch this. If you're the type that loves spontaneity, dumb jokes, and ridiculous plot, then this is definitely for you.
