FLCL Progressive (2018)

Name: FLCL Progressive
Director: Yusuke Sunouchi
Genre: Action, Comedy, Animation
Released: 2018-09-28
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Cast: Inori Minase, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Megumi Hayashibara, Miyuki Sawashiro

Action Comedy Animation

Director: Yusuke Sunouchi

Cast: Inori Minase, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Megumi Hayashibara, Miyuki Sawashiro

Runtime132 min

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Hidomi Hibajiri is a young girl who never takes off her headphones. Her whole life consists of going to school, helping out at her mother's cafe, and listening to music. With nothing else to break the crippling monotony, she keeps her headphones on at all times. That is, until she is run over by a mysterious guitar-wielding woman.

Critical Reception & Ratings

FLCL Progressive, the 2018 anime series directed by Yusuke Sunouchi, has received a mixed critical reception. While praised for its visually striking animation and creative storytelling, some critics felt the narrative lacked the impact of the original FLCL series. The series holds an audience rating of 6.8/10 on IMDb, indicating a moderately positive reception among viewers.

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Fans of the original FLCL anime series will appreciate the same over-the-top, surreal visual style and character-driven comedy in this 2018 sequel directed by Yusuke Sunouchi. The blend of action, adolescent ennui, and imaginative dreamlike sequences provide a unique, energetic viewing experience, anchored by strong voice performances from the lead cast including Inori Minase and Megumi Hayashibara.

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The second season of the FLCL anime series, titled FLCL Progressive, is produced by Production I.G, Toho, and Adult Swim's production arm Williams Street. Progressive was chief directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, with screenplay by Hideto Iwai. It originally aired from June 3 to July 7, 2018 in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. In Japan, Progressive received a theatrical screening as a compilation film, with it opening on September 28, 2018. In addition to providing several tracks for the season, the Pillows performed the ending theme song "Spiky Seeds".