7.8/10542 votes#1 - Fooly Cooly
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2000
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.
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Yoji Enokido
7.9/10431 votes#2 - Fire Starter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2000
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
8.0/10408 votes#3 - Marquis de Carabas
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2000
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
8.0/10400 votes#4 - Furi Kiri (Full Swing)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2000
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
8.2/10409 votes#5 - Brittle Bullet
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/21/2000
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
8.5/10434 votes#6 - FLCLimax
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/16/2001
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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Genres:AnimationComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Adult Swim
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Fooly Cooly" is the best rated episode of "FLCL" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 542 votes. Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masahiko Otsuka and written by Yoji Enokido, it aired on 4/26/2000. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Fire Starter".