FLCL Alternative

2018 2h 15m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 22

AnimationScience FictionComedy

Synopsis

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Life seems to drift by for Kana Koumoto and her friends in their small Japanese town. Every day is just like the last, and it feels like every new day will be the same. Kana goes to school, hangs out with her friends, and likes to paint her nails and listen to music, but it feels like nothing special is ever going to happen. As a change of pace, Kana and her friends decide to design a bottle rocket and launch it into space, even though it might not get there at all. However, just when the rocket is completed, a robot suddenly crashes into and destroys it, shortly followed by a pink-haired woman claiming to be a "Galactic Investigator." Kana's life quickly becomes more exciting than she ever imagined, dealing with new feelings, changing friends, and even boy troubles. It turns out life can go by in the blink of an eye, fast enough to even miss it, so what's with these weird robots that seem to show up at the worst times?!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karen Miyama
Kana Koumoto (voice)
Mayumi Shintani
Haruko Haruhara (voice)
Riho Iida
Hijiri Yajima (voice)
Yu-ri Yoshida
Tomomi "Pets" Hetada (voice)
Mutsumi Tamura
Man "Mossan" Motoyama (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Kan Sudo (voice)
Takuma Nagatsuka
Mon Sasaki (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yutaka Uemura
Writers: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideto Iwai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "FLCL Alternative" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Karen Miyama and Mayumi Shintani and Riho Iida carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7112162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yutaka Uemura directs. Produced in Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.
3Part of the "FLCL Alternative" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Karen Miyama and Mayumi Shintani and Riho Iida carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7112162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.