MuscaDomestica
Professor
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« on: 07-27-2003 21:50 »
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Well judging by all of the talk in the anime thread and the fact that the show is going to be on Adult swim in a couple weeks. (I still can't believe it!) Might as well make a new thread about the series. Last hurrah of the team that made Eva (well sans Anno) a six episode experimental OAV that Defies explanation. The style is very exagerated and is a huge influence on the new Teen Titans show. Here are some pics. Cover of the Japanese DVD of Episode 4 (my favorite episode) Cast shots And the same group about ten seconds later. I just want to say that I love this series and the music is great. Helps me be creative. ::note if mods want to close this, just combine it with the anime thread::
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Nurdbot
DOOP Secretary
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Do you know how sterotyped that sounded, Musca?
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MuscaDomestica
Professor
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I wrote that at 2 in the morning after drinking...
Wow that was bad
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Quadrophenic
Poppler
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That isnt the cover to the Japanese fourth episode/DVD...this is: Its also the alternate cover for the US/R1 (and possible other regions as well...) DVD 1 (episodes 1/2)...well, with slight alterations. The robot with the TV head is Canti...and well, just watch the series when it comes on CN. If you get the text explanation it won't make much sense (but then again, when you watch the series it probably won't make much sense the first time through either). Speaking of that...FLCL is really a series you need to watch multiple times before you actually start to get what the hell is going on (its only 6 episodes long, so rewatching it won't take too much time out of your life). I think the first time I watched the series I was pretty unimpressed at the end. I was bored one night and decided to watch it again, and then I started realizing what the hell was kinda going on, and started to really enjoy it. Since then I have watched the series way too many times, and I still catch new stuff. Its a great series, if you give it a chance and have an open mind. Most of the stuff, though seemingly pointless and bizarre, are important symbolism and crap. Regardless, it is still fun to watch.
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MuscaDomestica
Professor
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Swore that was the cover, might be a promotional ad.
It is on tonight on Cartoon Network, suggest people watch it.
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MuscaDomestica
Professor
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The Blue Gender was "ruined" by the cards. Nothing like having a serious anime series split up by cards that describe how the aliens mouths look like "angry woman's crotches" was laughing whenever I saw the aliens after that. Very Freudian.
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evan
Urban Legend
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I think I've pinpointed a lot of my thoughts about FLCL.
First off, it's obviously a coming-of-age story, and therefore deals with Naota's reactions to everything. The first time I saw it, I was more interested in Haruko and Canti (and the silliness) to pay attention to "our hero."
The frentic pace is why it's so popular. Think about it, but if the show slowed down to a normal pace, would it be as good? Sure, we'd get more of the characters we like. However, if slowed down too much, you'd lose the confusion that's intentionally put in. (For those unaware, "Furi kuri" means, to the best of my knowledge, "breast tweaking" [or "pulling my leg"])
Personally, I'd be really interested in seeing a slower, more traditional FLCL. Maybe 13 episodes, maybe 26, but I want more. GAINAX knew this. If only they could re-start up the series. ::sigh::
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Akito01
Bending Unit
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Originally posted by evan:
Personally, I'd be really interested in seeing a slower, more traditional FLCL. Maybe 13 episodes, maybe 26, but I want more. GAINAX knew this. If only they could re-start up the series. ::sigh:: Well, it may not be the same thing exactly, but I would point you towards a little series recently re-released as a lower priced box set by Pioneer called Niea Under Seven. It's done by the same creative team as Serial Experiments: lain. Although the main character is a young woman rather than a boy, the two series do have many similarities: a manic alien girl character, a semi-communal living space (a bathhouse rather than a bakery), an ominous landmark on the horizon (a cartoonish Mother Ship rather than a gian iron), and personal relationships governed by insecurities and doubt. It's not nearly the showcase that FLCL is, but it is a thoughtful and well done series, with many 'wierd' moments, and a 13 episode run that does give one time to appreciate and learn about the various characters that inhabit this world.
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Coop
Professor
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I tried watching this show...but couldn't stop tossing my cookies!! anyone see in episode 5 where she is digging around in his head....ugh...that just grossed me out beyond compare. Not to mention theres just too much rapid motion and craziness for the show to be enjoyable. Drawings are nice though.
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evan
Urban Legend
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Originally posted by Zack Brannigan: Will somebody please tell me what FLCL stands for? For the love of God, I'm interested . . . tell me!!!
Thank you,
Zack It's because there's no "L" sound in Japanese. Therefore, whenever there would be an "L", it's replaced with an "R" sound. (Hence, "english" turns into "engrish", etc.) FLCL would be pronounced Fuli Coli...which sounds like Furi Kuri (if a Japanese speaker says it) or Fooly Cooly (if an English speaker says it.) Furi Kuri (or Fooly Cooly) is, to my knowledge, Japanese slang for "breast tweaking," similiar in meaning to "pulling your leg." FLCL is a rib on its viewers, hence the name (and all the sexual elements).
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Nurdbot
DOOP Secretary
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There's no L in the Japanese language?
That explain's alot of things when you think about it.
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NibblerJr
Liquid Emperor
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Now that FLCL has completed it's run on cartoon network; can someone who has seen the series in it's uncut, unedited form please tell me if any scenes/dialogue were cut? I know some were cut out,even though i havent,because CN admitted they did and there was no dialogue in 1 part. Naota. What a dirty boy Ok now that it is over,lets find all the references to other anime/cartoons. No double posting,and only 1 per post. Ill start. Hamtaro:Ep.6 Naota's father talking about the class hamster.
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green-gesus
Bending Unit
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*Spoilers Ahead!*
I am a fan. That was the most crazy, unbleivably exciting anime I have seen. The The first time watching I missed ep 4-5, but am sure I understood the major symbolisms. In every episode it has your basic anime ingredients: Robot battles, perverted elders of hero, sexy hernoine with all the right battle moves, and most characters geting worked into, as evan said, a coming of age stoy. Unsettled people, good character flaws, looking for that unrequited dream. Most the kids here are ones I wanted to grow up with. Anything outside of your stereotypical moronic youth (not excluding me). The linchpin of (pink haired high school girl) and the (main hero) being his brother's absense made their relationship more interting, and thei indiviual charcter actions reactions complex.
Something I noticed, the relationship nearly every female introduced has with the main character has sexual undertones. Partly the fact they can't take their time in a six episode show, but this is in alot of longer animes. The japanese must have some bent towards 'sexual liberation' Any takers?
THats all my thoughts for now
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Nurdbot
DOOP Secretary
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You can only go so far with sexual liberation if you still think the perfect Japanese Wife behave's like something in a Fifites time warp.
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MuscaDomestica
Professor
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What are you trying to say Nurdbot?
If it is the way that Japanese thinks of women I agree, sometimes it can be strange to see an anime heroine act like something from the 50s.
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SlaytanicMaggot
Professor
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I had divx's of all the eps in japanese and subtitled...I can't believe they dubbed it, the japanese voices are hilarious...At least they kept some vocals from the japanese tracks (the huffs, and the "eh"s), and thank god the credits are only in japanese...if they aired it with subtitles, it'd be a lot better...granted, i caught a lot of things i missed reading the subtitles, but c'mon...Haruko cracked me up in the subtitled one, she's like hyper insane...in the dubbed, she's so...calm. other than that, thank god cartoon network's picked this up...
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MuscaDomestica
Professor
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I agree Maggot, the sub is best but there are a lot of scenes that made more sense dubbed. They also changed some refrances, which made more sence mainly because my knowledge of Japanese Pop culture is not that good.
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