FLCL (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, FLCL is an animation, comedy, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Naota is a normal boy who kills some time with a normal girl by a stream that flows underneath a bridge. Nothing unusual happens in this town. The fact that Haruhara Haruko crashes into the main character with her Vespa a short while later and subsequently hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar doesn’t really make any difference to any other day here. The at first glance unconnected, bizarre events that don’t seem to follow any pattern whatsoever don’t change anything about Naota’s boring life, either – because nothing incredible ever happens in this town.

Who’s in it. FLCL stars Chiemi Chiba as Kiturubami (voice), Hideaki Anno as Miyu Miyu (voice), Hiroshi Ito as Shigekuni Nandaba (voice) and Kenta Miyake as Umpire (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.9/10, FLCL has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll, YouTube TV, Adult Swim and HBO Max and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch FLCL page.

If you liked it. Fans of FLCL tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.