>>1

Titles like Lain and Haibane are also expensive, and the matching degree of music and visuals seems to be a factor in their evaluation.

>>1

It’s taken for granted now, but back then, all the productions were innovative.

Since we were producing one episode every few months, we could experiment and do anything.

>>1

It’s true that the anime was well-received, but it seems that it was also shown a lot on overseas cable channels specialized in anime.

I think part of the reason Cowboy Bebop and FLCL were aired multiple times is because the viewer reactions were positive, which has also contributed to their high influence over there.

>>1

There were huge advertisements in Hollywood when Progreolterna was released…

I think Pillows is the youth music of eternally downtrodden people.

I saw it for the first time, but I can’t understand it at all…

Is it okay to enjoy a work that has a sense of fun and momentum?

The story itself is ridiculously simple.

>>6

You know… there are times when you wonder what someone who talks a lot was trying to say, right?

>>6

Modern people have higher levels of anime comprehension due to increased experience, but back then, it seems that people couldn’t understand it and there were many competing analyses.

Even the Evangelion from four years ago seems simple and easy to understand now, but back then it was full of mysteries.

>>6

Medical Mechanica, Fraternity, Atomsk

I can’t understand unless I contemplate and fill in the gaps in my mind…

Isn’t it amazing that at the time this was made, Tsurumaki was closer in age to Amarau?

>>9

That’s why I think there’s a part where Amarao is depicted in a position where, although he is practically the enemy, you can’t help but not dislike him.

Incredibly exquisite.

In that world, the only pure adult is probably Miyajun…

I feel that foreigners’ enthusiasm for FLCL is similar to the enthusiasm of Japanese people for Evangelion.

It was excellent, but now it looks like an ordinary fashion.

I think it can be said that they influenced those commonplace fashions.

I couldn’t help but want to ride a Vespa because I saw one during high school.

>>17

But in the end, it was FLCL, right?

>>18

So what the hell is FLCL?

I learned about Koji Okura through this.

FLCL?

Free kumite?

Arson is terrible, but the person involved is quite pitiful, so I don’t know what to say…

>>23

That’s why it sends chills down my spine to say, “Goodbye, Naotakun,” and quit school.

>>24

It’s not just that Mii-chan is beautiful…

Speaking of which, I wonder if this is an anime that is right in the middle of the Sekai-kei boom.

Looking at it now, there are a lot of cold gags, but the final still shots have many breathtaking cuts, and I think that’s impressive.

I love the scene in the play where the committee chair and Naota are facing away from each other, holding hands and arguing.

Speaking of which, episodes 4 to 6 have already been released, right?

All the women I get to know are trying to take advantage of me!

>>28

Everything is because of the twitching oepenis… that’s the problem.

>>34

Surrounded by women looking for physical companionship, Tak-kun expressed his feelings honestly without being sullen, and he did well.

>>42

A kiss that conveys love is truly something special…

The last scene flowing together on a beautiful morning with you is incredibly beautiful…

The chairman is seriously interested, right!

I somehow grew mentally and lost interest…

>>30

I have the guts to swing the bat, but I haven’t put in any effort since then, so I guess that’s all there is to it.

>>30

I like that I feel like we’ve removed our strange admiration for each other and can be like equal friends in our last exchange.

There are too many bad and erotic women.

My penis is in trouble.

I’ve heard there’s some FLCL footage that can only be seen overseas.

I don’t know what kind of person Task was, but the fact that they made a lover on-site and are bragging about it without hesitation suggests that they weren’t that serious in their relationship with Mamimi.

>>37

You’re a home run hitter on the baseball team, and aren’t you just one of the many girls who are easy to get with?

It was no good because they made a meta remark saying that the manga scene was lazy.

Mamimi’s annoying interactions might mesh well with a bright (presumably) task… Maybe that’s why they looked like a couple or something like that.

The fact that the last Nina has grown up while Naota remains a child evokes a sense of melancholy.

In the end, it was just a kind of delinquency among elementary school students, an effort to appear more mature.

In terms of bad girl level, Mamimi is by far the best.

I want to fondle the breasts of a lewd high school girl who smokes.

Are you kidding me!?

Takkun is cute.

I want to do an exotic maneuver.

Boys, not just girls, are also attracted to bad kids.

Edge is crunchy!?

What is FLCL?

The Pillows disbanded…

Takku-kun is a good man.

But it seems like she’s still hung up on Haruko… especially in the manga version.

I heard it in the English version as Fooly Cooly.

Maybe the people over there gave it a name on their own.

>>57

Um… this is the title of the photo of Naota-kun who won the gold prize, taken by Mami-chan who moved last…

I didn’t really understand what “date” meant.

I completely watch anime based on the atmosphere.

>>58

It’s a fashion statement, right!?

>>62

Well, I understand that, but what does it matter since they’re just fake glasses…?

>>64

I tried to deepen our relationship by sharing secrets, but in the first place, that secret itself was a lie.

It means I’ve become strong enough to reveal that (or I’ve lost interest in Naota).

>>64

There are various things, but during my first sleepover, only Tak-kun knows this secret about me wearing glasses, right? It’s the committee president’s technique of winning hearts.

I lost interest in Shitakun, who reconciled with his family, so I revealed the secret.

>>71

Ah, I see. Thank you.

But I still think that in the final scene of Tonigara C, Naota definitely still has feelings for her.

>>78

Buy the spicy juice on your own.

You’re still interested enough to tease with an indirect kiss, right?

>>58

I still don’t really understand even after more than 20 years.

– There are many atmospheric lines, so this also has some kind of atmosphere.

– You’re the only one who has seen me wearing prescription glasses; this is contact lenses with fake glasses, so it’s like some tsundere kind of thing for other ordinary people.

I wonder if that’s how it is.

The phantom of youth that was in the heart of a boy…

>>59

What is that, an anime?

Haruko is a good woman who cut off her rotten ties with Mamimi.

Because it has influenced many places, it now feels commonplace when I look at it.

“I thought the same thing when I watched ‘Sister Act 2’.”

Russians committing suicide influenced by Lain

I am Naota! Don’t ever call me Tak-kun again! It’s just that it was really cool.

I was really dissatisfied back then when he reverted to being a sulky kid in the next episode…

Looking back now, I realize that children can’t suddenly become men.

>>72

In the end, it was because of the confidence gained from controlling the robot that I was so assertive…

If I realized it was just a bullet from a robot, I would shut myself in before I could even go back to being a kid…

It’s really sad to realize that Takkun’s name comes not from Naota but from my brother Task.

The manga version has significantly reduced the comedic filter, and instead, the story has become easier to understand.

The new edition is just difficult to read because of the art style!!

I heard that the first part of Chainsaw Man is a mix of FLCL and BLAME!.

>>76

Makima is great, isn’t she…?

In the end, my whole body is being eaten…

>>76

It’s not BLAME, it’s ABARA.

They are using the design and character names of Chainsaw Man as they are.

Kanchi, with his arms outstretched on the roof against a hybrid rainbow backdrop, has destroyed various aspects of me.

I got into pillows because of that, but a newcomer from FLCL has somehow become an old-timer…

>>79

– A newcomer I learned about through the single “Strange Chameleon, Hybrid Rainbow.”

A newcomer I found out about through FLCL.

“I learned about the newcomer from the manga of Michiman Haruaki ← that’s me.”

– A newcomer who learned about Mr. Children, BUMP OF CHICKEN, GLAY (JIRO), and ELLEGARDEN through the tribute album covers.

A newcomer who was discovered through collaborations with anime and dramas after transferring to avex.

– Are there any newcomers who learned about it from the FLCL sequel…?

There are a lot of newcomers!

>>86

That Ueda Hajime…

The sense of deformity is similar, isn’t it?

>>91

Isn’t that thing from Happy Paradise that Douman is talking about, though it’s from the side?

>>100

Was it about the pillows?

Sorry, I was unconsciously converting it in my mind to be about FLCL.

>>86

There are also newcomers I’ve learned about from Sket Dance!

>>86

Every time I see this, I can’t help but laugh at how luxurious the members are.

In Tribute Album 2, UNISON SQUARE GARDEN is also included.

>>118

I really like WHITE ASH singing White Ash.

https://note.com/kotarodayo1126/n/nfdeac5f6d17f

This article was detailed about the overseas popularity of FLCL.

It was on Cartoon Network, huh…

FLCL has produced unwanted sequels because of Cartoon Network and IG…

>>82

Was the sequel also related to Cartoon Network?

>>88

Cartoon Network said, “Can you buy the rights from IG because we want to make a sequel?”

I love the coolness of Naota-kun when he came out of the Kanchi with Atomsk inside him.

They were just desperate to convey their feelings of love…

This is the first time I’ve seen it, but there are no decent girls…!

I’m not a fan of anime with characters who have pink hair.

>>85

Even though Chainsaw Man and the works that the author of Chainsaw Man likes feature characters with pink hair…

I think the alternative version had a really annoying main character, but it was still pretty good… the animation was also good.

But the fact that we couldn’t turn that into entertainment gives me the feeling that overall, we’re still a step behind… I can sense the limit of our followers.

What is prog, anyway?

>>89

As it’s labeled alternative, it feels more like a different aspect, or maybe a rehash.

I thought, “Isn’t it fine as it is, just like the original FLCL?” and I completely forgot to watch Progressive in the theater.

I think it’s not right to say things without seeing it, but I keep hearing so many denials about prog that I can’t gather the courage.

>>95

I haven’t watched Alterna Prog because it’s scary, but it seems like I wouldn’t suffer any critical damage from watching Alterna.

I might take a look.

When I listen to albums that collect songs used in anime…

I was surprised to see that there are quite a few songs that originally had proper lyrics being used as instrumentals.

And it’s also really cool as background music.

I like this song.

It’s hilarious that Mami-bi was truly the number one bad luck charm in the Nandaba family.

In the first episode, when Haruko appears ominously and when she rushes in, the use of the stalker theme and the Little Busters theme is really well done.

I think there’s no way Haruko would be that desperate for someone else.

Ueda Hajime’s manga version is really hilarious, isn’t it?

Now I’ve become the person in the ED of the story series…

>>102

The continuation of Q-chan is…

>>144

Aren’t you going to draw it when Magazine Z makes a comeback?

>>144

I’ve only read the volume, but how far has the serialization progressed?

Although Alterna shows a determination to be self-contained, Prog is the worst for trying to imply a connection with FLCL despite its poor quality.

>>104

Alternative is a thing of the past, and progressive is a story of the future, so it can’t be helped…

Star Overdrive is still awesome, isn’t it?

>>105

The only good point about the new FLCL is the existence of this song.

Is there really a newcomer from paradise…?

Is Nina-chan losing interest in Taku-kun in the end?

I get that you were looking at Haruko’s clinginess with a cold gaze.

Since you’re doing the same thing as with the last juice, does that mean you’re not aware of Naota-kun (romantically) like Haruko?

>>107

I think it’s a delicate nuance of emotions.

Not dislike.

I’m not so hot that I want to confess right away or have someone confess to me.

I probably won’t talk about the juice story with the other two friends, so I still have interest, awareness, and concern about it.

Like that.

I used to love it, but I’ve cooled down now, yet there’s still a fragment of that old excitement left in my heart, so I still think about it.

This panel that you might have seen in the main FLCL series.

The way the situation unfolds in sync with the melody is just too pleasant.

I can’t stand it.

I quite like grunge.

The animation is seriously low-quality, but the sense of stagnation and the humor are quite similar to FLCL, plus it has its own uniqueness, and Haruko is just doing whatever she wants.

>>112

Did you see it!?

Was it good!?

>>117

I watched it because I had a max subscription with a VPN.

It was pretty good, but I wonder if they’re coming to Japan.

This is not the time to be sleeping…

It’s a song that makes me cry when I listen to it, knowing that the Star Overhead is about Naota reflecting on his childhood as an adult.

>>116

I seriously thought I would continue this, so I’ve been writing music…

I also like spiky seeds.

It’s true that the pillows are popular among industry people… that’s how you feel about the lavishness of the tribute album, right?

Good songs come out when you experience a breakup.

When an acquaintance’s band becomes popular, good songs will emerge.

I wonder if there are any new fans who learned about it through BECK…

>>122

It’s nice, isn’t it… Sawao Yamanaka’s voice acting challenge…

Actually, it’s Pillow’s side that is making the offer…

Hokkaido Connection is strong!

But I like the decadent feeling with Mami…

For some reason, FunnyBunny’s cover songs are used a lot in the media.

What is a recent fan of The Pillows?

Is this a newcomer who joined from Natsumon?

>>130

It seems they disbanded, so I asked and became a fan! Maybe.

I like the part where they send off the rocket in foolontheplanet.

Yamanaka Sawako from K-On is named after Yamanaka Sawao from pillows, so there are fans who came in from that!

>>135

You seem to already know a bit about that area you’re looking into.

>>136

There are people who became fans after getting to know Susumu Hirasawa through K-On.

Don’t you think Sawaomori Yamanaka feels the same?

>>136

There’s also me who started listening to Asian Kung-Fu Generation because of Bocchi the Rock…

Since The Pillows disbanded, I also feel like I want to hear new songs from Predators after a long time.

Since all the Pillow’s members are active individually, it’s understandable that they would disband.

>>138

I think it was partly because Shin-chan from the drums hurt his back and couldn’t perform much in the band The Peas he was also participating in.

We’ve been doing this together as a trio for a long time…

When I realize that all the foolish actions had meaning toward a purpose… it feels good, you know?

I wish they had delved deeper into Petz, who ultimately brought out the dark character vibe of FLCL more than the protagonist did.

After all, Episode 4’s

The sharp blade is inserted!

Amarao swung…!!

I like that we have different points of focus.

I wonder how the reputation of the overseas sequel is, every time I see harsh critiques.

I feel that Kizurubami-kun’s essence is being passed down to Lieutenant Komori in the Zieg Ax.

I first learned about Imaishi from FLCL and Medabots.

What is this strangely distinctive animated drawing?

Out of 6 episodes, for 5 episodes, Director Imaishi is doing the storyboards and supervising the animation, and if we’re trying to gather President Otsuka, Director Saeki, and Hiramatsu, it’s impossible unless we gather key positions from TRIGGER, Shaft, and MAPPA, so the staff cannot be replicated.