On this day 25 years ago, the first episode of FLCL aired. The original six episode OVA, a collaboration between acclaimed animation studios Gainax (best known for the Evangelion franchise) and Production I.G. (the Ghost in the Shell movies and series), earned international success when Adult Swim aired the series three years later.
FLCL is one of my favorite anime series of all time, and I still regularly re-watch those first six episodes. I am less of a fan of the subsequent seasons, but I appreciate that those original episodes were so impactful that they spawned four more stories.
Today, FLCL Reanimated was released, a shot-for-shot recreation of Brittle Bullet, the fifth episode of the season. More than 300 animators collaborated on the final result over four years. The soundtrack and voice acting is the original English dub, but the animated scenes are all brand new. And there are even some Adult Swim-esque commercials thrown in for some extra fun.