Funimation Rescues FLCL
Humberto Saabedra
The prodigal series favored by anime enthusiasts in FLCL (Fooly Cooly) has been rescued by Funimation from the ashes of Synch-Point.
The Gainax/Production I.G. produced 6 episode OVA centers around Naota Nandaba, a kid dealing with the eccentricities of his hometown and struggling to break free from the shadow of his baseball playing older brother while coming of age who encounters a beautiful alien named Haruhara Haruko after being run over by her Vespa scooter and whacked in the head by a Rickennbacker bass guitar, where the real story begins.
The bigger story however is that the series will be released on Blu-Ray later this year as well as seeing a release in a complete DVD collection, giving people who own the old Synch-Point/Bandai set incentive to double dip if they happened to buy a Blu-Ray player.
At least there’s no need to spend $100+ on the last collection before it went out of print.
