FLCL (pronounced “Fooly Cooly” in English) is an anime I have absolutely no familiarity with, but there’s a rumour that Nacmo Bandai may be working on a game based on the franchise. We do know they’re working on a large amount of titles, so maybe this is one of them? Wait and see, of course. That’s all we can do.

  • Matthew

    Never heard of it.

    • PixelKnot93

      One of the most random and weirdest TV animes of all time.

    • Zack

      Look at mah snake _____/

    • http://mayker.tumblr.com Mayker

      It’s completely crazy and awesome.

    • rockytem

      sounds like a type of show that just makes as many random faces with as many shouting things without trying to pull in anything clever. okay that’s probably just my dislike for the otaku world.

    • rockytem

      so i probably shouldn’t be makin fun of this show before i watch it (which i probably never will)

    • owgawd

      full of randomness action … but the animation is really great… and a very weird weapon of choice, a guitar XD

    • japzone

      The show is an 6 episode OVA(Straight to Video Release) and it’s core premise is making fun of every Anime that came before it. It’s full of jokes on Anime cliches and was some of the best 150 minutes I spent of my life :)

  • DavidW

    Folly cooly! It is awesome. Watch it, there’s only six episodes and it’s all on Hulu.

    • matrixhadokenmaster

      actualy i think there r 8. someone told me that 2 of the episodes were to pervy to show in america. atleast at the time

    • Zack

      Look at mah snake ______/

    • Kape

      Tried to watch the first episode from youtube, stopped at the part where the girl started talking ’bout overflowing or something. Overflowing where, in her pants? Maybe it’s just my dirty mind I don’t know, she _was_ coming onto the kid though. Maybe I’ve just had enough of these Japanese looks-dirty-but-it’s-not cartoons, lol I can’t think of another way to describe them at the moment.

    • japzone

      It’s on Netflix Streaming as well :)

    • japzone

      @matrixhadokenmaster
      No there were only 6. For proof you can look it up on any Anime database site like ANN, Myanimelist, or AnimeDB. All those sites list the details of the original Japanese release and it only has 6 episodes. The show is only available on Streaming and DVD. Why would they block episodes for a DVD/Streaming only release? TV is one thing(plenty of Pokemon episodes have been dumped) but there has never been a case where an anime episode(in the Original Japanese Dub) was blocked Online or on DVD.

  • DanteZX

    HOW THE #$@! HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OR SEEN FLCL!?!

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      Not everyone is into anime. I personally didn’t really want to see it because no one shuts up about it and every other weaboo I’ve met is obsessed with it.

    • http://4chan RIVER

      I used to like Anime, until I had a good look at myself five years ago and decided to clean myself up.

      Starting with not watching friggin anime.

    • TheRolesWePlay

      @RIVER
      I don’t see what the problem is. The way you’re putting it is making it sound like all anime is creepy and disgusting or something. (not to sound offensive that’s just how it came across to me)

    • http://4chan RIVER

      All Anime is creepy and disgusting.

    • TheRolesWePlay

      @RIVER
      …I find your lack of openess disturbing.

      How is all anime creepy and disturbing. I’ve seen plenty of anime that are quiet, subtle and most of all touching without going into fanservice or anything. (something I’m not opposed to either BTW)

    • person

      Some people have forgotten how to have fu*king FUN, some people have fun with watching anime, others have fun doing something else, that’s fine.

      Proud of yourself? The only disgusting thing here is you RIVER. take a good look at yourself again and realize you’re a douche bag. Please stop looking down on other people’s interests.

    • BassCorona

      Miyazaki’s anime are the only few anime I really like.

    • BassCorona

      @RIVER Yeah, u once talked s*** about Mega Man
      Seriously stop trollin.

    • http://4chan RIVER

      Your close-mindedness of this whole situation will merely keep you in denial. Anime is a medium in which nothing can be expressed. No emotion, no feeling, no lesson. Nothing. Thus, rendering it useless. Even if one were to try to use it as a means of expression it’d just come off as mocking. It’d be akin to reenacting the Holocaust with teddy bears. (An idea that while exceptionally hilarious, is rather distasteful.) I recently returned home to America after spending 13 years on a soul-searching trip across the world. My final destination was Tokyo Japan, where not only did I discover the majority of Anime we see outside of Japan is EXTREMELY inaccurate of life there, but that Anime and Manga is a destructive force that is tearing Japan, and soon America, apart. We all know that solo-activities such as gaming, watching anime, etc… Result disastrously in the social activity of an individual, causing them to go out less, speak less, and help the world less. In Japan however, Anime has assisted in the creation of a new breed of human, a breed of human so uninterested and afraid of social interaction that they have convinced themselves they don’t even need any friends, instead being perfectly content with sitting in thier homes, playing with plastic figurines, watching the mindless dribble that has turned them into the lifeless creatures that they are. They will never help or assist in society or it’s construction, instead leeching off it for as long as they can until they die a pointless, loveless, lonely life.

    • Guy

      @RIVER

      Please don’t overgeneralize. We’ve get you’ve might had problems before, but not every anime watcher has – or ever will for that manner.

      Stop taking it so seriously. You’re doing it wrong. Please watch some slice-of-life and/or comedy and get back to us.

      If you want to troll, you need to do it better.

      3/10 for effort.

    • Bigburito

      @RIVER

      great trollin’ brah.

      I love when everyone gets all uppity about someone having a different opinion. a long time ago I had a brilliant idea for when I should care about something, “will anything change for me when I go to bed and when I wake up?” and 95% of the time nothing changed so I didn’t have to care about it. I did that here and guess what? one person on the internet not liking anime changed nothing for me at all. (though to be completely honest I don’t watch much anime either though my reasoning is the animation style of most shows has stagnated into a lazy computer-generated style that is so uniform across many animes that you could splice completely different animes together and unless you knew the specific animes you’d probably be none the wiser. besides manga is hella better)

    • George Tirebiter

      The fact that it’s on Neflix does increase the audience a bit, so the intensity of DanteZX’s question is more understandable than if it wasn’t.

      That said, ABEzilla116 nailed it on the head.

    • Dude

      @RIVER

      The hikikomori phenomenon isn’t caused by anime. Been bullied in school?

      Yep, you’ve got deeper problems in your life to resolve.

    • Big E

      A few people need to watch Avatar, The Legend of Korra, Azumanga Daioh, Ouron Highschool Host Club, Soul Eater, and Lucky Star. I’d say Pokemon, but only the ffirst4 seasons.

    • miiworld2

      @RIVER Anime has no emotions? Since when?

    • Zack

      Look at mah snake! _____/

    • TheRolesWePlay

      @RIVER

      I can’t begin to imagine the leaps in logic you must experience to reach the conclusion you did. Saying that anime doesn’t express any emotion, feeling, or lessons is like saying video games, or hell even books don’t express such things either. (the latter of which has historically shown how important and impactful it can be)

      To say that anime is the direct cause of kids in Japan being anti-social, and causing other such problems only shows how close minded you are as there are a number of other things that need to be considered, and a mere trip there doesn’t mean that you’re suddenly an expert.

      If you choose to dislike anime that’s completely fine, and I congratulate you on finding a reason for abandoning something that you found destructive. However don’t start demonizing something others like just because you lost interest in it.

    • Tails the Foxhound

      Dear RIVER,

      Get over yourself.

      Sincerely,
      The world

      P.S.
      GTFO

    • http://thegreatestwebsiteinhistory.wordpress.com/ Forgael

      RIVER entered 4chan as his website. Disregard.

    • DarkBlueNinja

      @RIVER i cant believe you actually took the time to write something so long and stupid. Not every anime fan has become a washed up loser.

  • my name is of no importance

    never heard of nacmo bandai either

    • Big E

      #corrrections

  • Masterbeeter

    Wow, thats different, but also inceredibly interesting seeing as the world is so insane. If you havent watched it do so, because its just one of those crazy awesome shows.

  • Ty

    I freaking loved this anime- and I don’t really like anime. One of my favorite cartoons! It’s definitely worth watching- you can watch it on Netflix instant streaming.

    • Hudgins_8041

      Legend of Korra and Avatar is awesome too! :D

    • http://nintendo3ds.wikia.com J. Severe

      I have Netflix streaming. Might as well check it out.

    • Person with a 3DS

      @Hudgins_8041, I totally agree, Avatar is a real quality series, I LOVE IT! But you talk of Avatar and Korra as two different things. You may have meant The Legend of Korra and The Legend of Aang (or “The Last Airbender) which both go under the category Avatar :)

  • http://thegreatestwebsiteinhistory.wordpress.com/ Forgael

    I’m interested in seeing how FLCL can translate into a video game. And if you haven’t watched it, why not? It’s only six episodes, so it’s not much of a commitment.

    Ueda Hajime authored another manga titled Q-ko-chan the Earth Invader Girl, but it gets no love. Pity.

    • Zack

      Look at mah snake ____/

    • Fuck you

      @Zack please stop with that shit

  • littlebigmusic

    Beast. I call Lord Kanti!

  • Cyclone

    i hope this happen its one of my fav anime

  • Classic Hyper Sonic The Hedgehog A.K.A Rc/AGES

    I saw a few episodes of this on adult swim. I was confused the entire way through, and was like, WTH? And yes, I did see the 1st episode.

    • UDMonk

      Ah, but did you see the last one? (It wouldn’t have changed your mind. But seriously, if you see it all together and treat the things that are happening to Naota as metaphors, the whole thing makes more sense.) Maybe.

  • Link_95

    Fooly Cooly! You do it like this!

    lmao FLCL is definitely one of the weirdest animes I’ve ever seen.

  • Some guy on the internet

    That’s pretty odd considering both how old and small of a series it is.
    I’d be interested in seeing it though.

    I loved the album to FLCL. Hope to hear more of the Pillows in this game if there is to be one.

  • sammaster9

    that show is so fucking weird, I don’t want a game of it.

  • Beat

    OMG YES!!!!!! THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!

    But would it even come out in other regions beside Japan?

    • Zack

      Idk. Look at mah snake _____/

  • Sgt. Chapstik

    Fooly…cooly. Strike out hariko-son(do not know how to spell name).
    If this game gives me the option to just ride around in a vespa hitting people with a guitar while listening to the closing song, then I’ll buy it.

    • http://www.facebook.com/TRAVSTR TRAVSTR

      ^ So True best game ever lol for an e-shop game anyaways if its full retail game it best have the game play like the show and in amazing 3D

  • http://nintendoworlds.com TurboPikachu

    I wasn’t too fond of the randomness of FLCL, but it’s nice to see a funnier anime every now and then. The soundtrack is awesome though, and I hope the game will reflect that. :)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/Spakiness Spakiness

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON’T EVEN CARE IF THE GAME SUCKS I WANT IT NOWZ!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE FOOLY COOLY!!!! :D :D :D

  • Matthius

    OMG OMG OMG OMG. A FLCL game?? I dont care what platform it comes out on idc just PLEASE let it come to the U.S

  • bleachguy14

    that would be interesting :o

  • http://4chan RIVER

    damn it, the only anime I can stand in DBZ, which is weird.

    But friggin anime.

  • yesname

    I love FLCL I hope this is true!!!

  • http://gmail.com Zone

    I get to play as Takun and his awesome robot whos name slips me at the time

  • KenSama

    Entry level plebeian shit.

    • http://4chan RIVER

      oh shit

      sperdo

    • TheRolesWePlay

      What’s that supposed to mean? That FLCL is only appreciated by stupid teenagers who are watching their first anime or something. Ever think that it just isn’t to your particular taste or something?

  • Microjack5

    This was the shortest series I have ever seen, but I still love it!

  • Eragon Fowl

    I heard it was also coming to wii U.

  • ENuff

    No thanks, Japan.

  • TheRolesWePlay

    I find this rather unlikely. To my understanding FLCL wasn’t well received in Japan, and making an anime based video game made primarily for a foreign market seems a little too unlikely.

    Though I’d be interested to see how it’d turn out.

  • moonman

    In case you’re all wondering what “Fooly Cooly” means, it’s the Japanese slang term for groping a woman. Apparently that’s the sound it makes.

    But I guess that sort of fits with the show’s coming of age theme.

  • Obama

    Man, I love this show! I coicidentally bought the DVD of it today, ha

    Interesting news.

  • Gerardo

    OMGGGGGGG!!!!!

  • George Tirebiter

    Could see some pretty cool 4th-wall breaking stuff happening between the 2 screens. Maybe even using the panoramic view.

  • SuperSherbet

    I hope Namco Bandai makes a Panty & Stocking game too

    • Zack

      Yeah they should look at mah snake _____/

    • Eragon Fowl

      NO they should look at mah snake ______________________________/ I’m sorry you have such a tiny snake.

    • KintaroOe

      Aaaaahahaha, ‘ken owned! xD

    • spacemanpurple

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  • Kct16

    I’m not a huge anime fan. I watch it but it’s not my favorite thing to watch…but one thing I love to watch is Fooly Cooly and I am immensely glad that this might be coming true. Thanx Namco Bandai :’)

  • http://yahoo.com alex

    oh hell ya this shows the best if it dose come true then ill so get it

  • MadCrain

    Lol RIVER that is the dumbest thing I’ve heard in my life xD BAD Trolling!

  • Jason

    Oh my god yes

  • ZimmerRemmiz

    Actually as seen in the endings of each episode it is pronounced Furi Kuri in English, in maybe one episode it’s called Fooly Cooly, but every episode features the Furi Kuri pronunciation, so it’s a little more trustworthy, of and if this actually happens the 3DS will officially be the greatest system ever…

  • Jon

    This show was way too weird for me to even finish watching. I don’t understand why people thinks it’s so good. I saw maybe 3 or 4 of them and never the ending episodes but they weren’t anything special pretty boring to me. I would give the game a try though if the rumour turns out to be true Just to see what they come up with

    • Boosos

      David You misspelled Namco Bandai

  • http://home.comcast.net/~wolfand/ Ness

    I don’t like anime. The stupid storylines, the wierd movement and the retarded fanbase are 3 reasons why. Be sure to visit my website, too.

    • Just another guy

      I find it a tad bit unnerving to say that ALL anime story lines are stupid because their are so many of them however some anime story lines are stupid, The movement of characters are dependent on the animators style if the movement is wierd in one anime it could be an entirely different story for another in other words some anime are outright psychotic while others are calm and collected, and as far as the fan base goes yeah you got me there some what but judging something on it’s fanbase is a bad mistake some people are obbsesed with things some people are just casual viewers of it. Basicly it’s like every other fanbase ever however thats my opinion, best of luck to you may you live a full and happy life.

  • http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Eastar/187346914674355 Edgar Robles

    FOOLY COOLY FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!

  • Jairo

    I remember Adult Swim ran the whole series one night. Was awesomely random. If this is true, then I can’t wait :D

  • the psvita is better

    i dont know about you guys, but i seriously never heard of this show before

    • =.=

      THE “PS VITA IS BETTER MIND” CHANGING UR USERNAME? ._. IT MAKES THE BLOG SICK.

    • AceOfBlades247

      @=.=

      Bitch please.
      He had that for over 3 months.

    • keaton

      its been on since the 90′s or probably before. im 18 and i remember watching this as a kid.

    • luigi

      still he needs to change that username ._.

  • Orcool

    David you putted “Nacmo” instead of “Namco”
    Just saying

  • Ness

    What the hell is Nacmo Bandai?!

    Namco Bandai should sue their asses for ripping off their name. Fucking disgusting.

    • AceOfBlades247

      It’s the People that made Pac-Man, Galaga, And other Retro Games.

  • waltliquor

    What a coincidence, I just saw this show for the first time two days ago.

  • Link

    eh…Fooly Cooly sure is weird…. i’ve only watched like 2 episodes of it and it nohing made any sense…

    • http://gravatar.com/jacknzack27 JacknZack

      Same here

    • Classic Hyper Sonic The Hedgehog A.K.A Rc/AGES

      Same, except I actually saw all of the episodes on TV.

    • UDMonk

      You have to watch all of it. Then you start to see the lessons it’s trying to teach you behind all the crazy-ass guitar battles and robot fights and pink haired aliens. Really.

  • Eragon Fowl

    This anime actually makes alot of sense like when he started glowing red then flew and pulled a guitar out of his head. Lots of sense.

    • Big E

      Your statement makes me remember Toon Link pulling a giant skull hammer out of his ass.

  • xrickx

    Haha now that would be awesome as

  • key

    if so, i will need to buy a japanese 3DS, JUST FOR FLCL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tails the Foxhound

    On topic: I kinda doubt it. FLCL is pretty old, why would they do it now? Unless they’re combining FLCL, Gunbuster, Diebuster, and Gurren Lagann into the semi-universe they’re meant to be and making that into a game. I’d buy that in a hummingbird’s heartbeat.

    Slightly off topic: FLCL is pretty much the greatest OVA ever, but it’s far from the best anime ever, that’s pronounced Cowboy Bebop. It’s not even the best animation Gainax has ever done. I won’t say it’s overhyped, but people still need to chill out on it. Also, it’s not as random as people say it is, we’re not talking Excell Saga or Azumanga Daioh! here. The whole series is a metaphor for puberty, watch it again with that in mind and pretty much everything makes sense.

    • 25th

      Gainax has also done werider shit as well. Like Panty and Stocking with Garbelt anyone? You could say FLCL and Gurren Lagann are kinda entry level into Gainax. It’s how I started with them about 2 or so years ago.

      On topic, It’d be awesome to see this game in English. The Gainax dubs tend to be pretty good. If this game is real, I wonder if it’ll be like a 2D side-scroller or a 3D game. I could imagine them as both…

  • http://passid.ca/8bit Ian

    Dave, watch it! it is only 6 episodes long! great story trust me!

  • Person with a 3DS

    Anyone feel news is REALLY slow lately?

  • Eli display

    Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • TempName

    All of my YES!

    • L Beast

      Yes News is very slow. Go here for 5+ topics per day: nintendoeverything.com

  • http://youtube.com/The8Guys Dylan

    all anime looks the same :P

    • Kirk

      Not true.

  • Marquis

    Oh my God. I LOVED this anime.

    If they end up making a game on it, the developers better be just as high as the creators of the show :)

  • Mega

    i didn’t really like this anime. i stop watching anime and started reading manga i love manga books :D

  • Bowser Bowser Flipnote

    OH FUCK YEAH I LOVE FLCL !!!!!!!!

  • Redlixer289

    You spelled NAMCO as NACMO. Spelling error. Lol

  • Castle

    Castlevania: Mirror of Faith coming to 3DS – report

    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-21-castlevania-mirror-of-faith-coming-to-3ds-report

    JUST WOW!

  • LittleMofreaky

    such a good show

  • the pig

    eeeeh the show is actually pretty ok, im not a mega anime fan or anything but its an ok show if u watch and pay attention to it. i cant imagine an actually GOOD game coming from this but eeh.

  • Oops

    Where there hell is all the news that actually is interesting?

    • Big E

      Your mom is interesting…Sorry, I lied.

  • Zed

    I will pee myself in joy if this gets confirmed. No joke, my absolute favorite anime.

  • Baka

    FLCL is kakkoii. You should watch it.

  • James

    This a horrible series. Avoid it like the plague.

    • Big E

      Your ignorance is not bliss.

    • Kirk

      Are… you stupid or something?

    • Big E

      Me? Maybe. It’s a secret.

  • Isaiah

    WHY?
    HOW?
    WHY AND HOW AND WHY WOULD THEY WHO WHY HOW WHO WHY?

  • Kirk

    It’s actually not really random at all. Everything is done on purpose. It has a lot of hidden really meaningful metafors strewn throughout the series. (Which is only 6 episodes btw.) It’s really a great anime. You definitely will not get in on the first watch through.

  • sovphil13

    That is literally the 2nd most F***ked up anime I’ve ever seen. First being Pani Poni Dash.

  • UDMonk

    There is a lot of craziness, but behind the insanity is a compelling story. To be honest all the crazy shit is caused by Haruko (Tha pink haired one). The one the story is actually about is Naota (The kid who’s in the middle). And don’t worry, his eyebrows aren’t actually like that.

    It’s like a reverse coming of age story: All the authority figures in Naota’s life (His father, his Grandfather, his teacher at school, practically all of the adults he knows really) act like children – so he feels compelled to behave like an adult. The story is basically about Naota learning that being mature isn’t acting like an adult: It’s acting your age.

    Now around that, we have insane guitar wielding aliens, robots popping out of peoples foreheads, and epic battles to decide the fate of humanity. All in Six episodes. Just… Just watch it. Form your own opinion.