The Best Episodes of FLCL Season 1

#1 Fan Favorite
7.8/10(624 votes)
#1 - Fooly Cooly
S1:E14/26/2000
Naota is a detached sixth-grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. When a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over and brains him with a bass guitar his life gets weird - giant-fighting-robots-shooting-from-his-skull weird.
Directors:Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Directors:Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido
7.9/10(499 votes)
#2 - Fire Starter
S1:E26/21/2000
Naota’s attacker, Haruko, is now his dad’s live-in housemaid and she says she’s an alien. Mamimi names the robot from Naota’s head Canti, the God of Flame. Does Canti have anything to do with the mysterious fires burning all over town?
Director:Ken Ando
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Director:Ken Ando
Writer:Yoji Enokido
8.0/10(470 votes)
#3 - Marquis de Carabas
S1:E38/23/2000
The president of Naota’s class, Ninamori, is no stranger to the dirty deeds of politics. She rigs the vote to cast him as the lead role of their class play. But she gets in over her head after a crashing introduction to Haruko.
Director:Shouji Saeki
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Director:Shouji Saeki
Writer:Yoji Enokido
8.0/10(462 votes)
#4 - Furi Kiri (Full Swing)
S1:E410/25/2000
There’s a guy claiming to know Haruko and why she’s using Naota’s head as a portal for oversized battling robots. It’s too late, though, as a malfunctioning satellite is heading straight for them and it’s up to Naota to stop it!
Director:Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Director:Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido
8.2/10(469 votes)
#5 - Brittle Bullet
S1:E512/21/2000
Jealousy spurs an epic pellet gun battle between Naota and his dad over Haruko. The object of her desire will be revealed, and she’ll do whatever it takes to get him!
Director:Shouji Saeki
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Director:Shouji Saeki
Writer:Yoji Enokido
8.5/10(499 votes)
#6 - FLCLimax
S1:E63/16/2001
A hand statue looms over the Medical Mechanica building, threatening to iron out the city. As Mamimi’s new pet turns out to be a crucial element to Haruko’s plans, Naota finally proves that he’s no pushover.
Director:Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido
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Director:Masahiko Otsuka
Writer:Yoji Enokido