FLCL Alternative
- Film
- Summer 2018
- 134 min
- Production I.G
- Nut
- Original work
- PG-13
- Avant Garde
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
- Mecha
- Parody
Contents
Trailer · PV1 | ||
| Japanese | フリクリ オルタナ | |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | Fooly Cooly Alternative Furi Kuri Alternative | |
| Genre | Avant Garde, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Mecha, Parody | |
| Type | Film | |
| Directed by | Katsuyuki Motohiro, Yutaka Uemura | |
| Character design | Keisuke Kojima, Atsushi Kashiwa, Yuuichi Takahashi | |
| Music by | R・O・N | |
| Studio | Production I.G, Nut, Revoroot | |
| Released | September 7, 2018 | |
| Running time | 134 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 2018 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 6.46 (#1,851) | |
| On users' lists | 25,999 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
FLCL Alternative (Japanese: フリクリ オルタナ) is a 2018 Japanese original anime film. It is animated by Production I.G, Nut, and Revoroot and directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Yutaka Uemura. The film was released on September 7, 2018.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Bunta Koumoto · Man Motoyama · Mon Sasaki · Toshio Shioya · Kan Sudou · Hijiri Yajima · Dennis Youga
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Haruko HaruharaMain | Mayumi Shintani | Kari Wahlgren |
| Kana KoumotoSupporting | Karen Miyama | – |
| Tomomi HetadaSupporting | Yuuri Yoshida | – |
Production
Key staff
Katsuyuki MotohiroDirector
Keisuke KojimaCharacter Design
Yoshiyuki SadamotoOriginal Character Design
R・O・NMusicAyaka FujiiArt Director
Production I.GStudio
NutStudioStaff
| Studio | Production I.G, Nut, Revoroot |
|---|---|
| Director | Katsuyuki Motohiro, Yutaka Uemura |
| Script | Hideto Iwai |
| Character Design | Keisuke Kojima, Atsushi Kashiwa, Yuuichi Takahashi |
| Original Character Design | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto |
| Music | R・O・N |
| Art Director | Ayaka Fujii |
| Director of Photography | Shinji Tonsho |
| Color Design | Chiho Nakamura |
| Theme Song Performance | the pillows |
| Producer | Tooru Kawaguchi, Maki Terashima-Furuta, Takuya Tsunoki |
Music
| Composer | R・O・N |
|---|
Ending themes
- ED 1“Star overhead” — the pillowsEpisodes 1–5AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Where to watch
Streaming services that list FLCL Alternative. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch9,429
- Watching556
- Completed5,694
- On hold281
- Dropped437
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 9,602 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Shikimori | 16,397 | 556 | 5,694 | 9,429 | 437 | — |
Watch order
The FLCL Alternative story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLCL | OVA | 6 | April 26, 2000 |
| 2 | FLCL Alternative | Film | September 7, 2018 | |
| 3 | FLCL Progressive (Prequel) | Film | September 28, 2018 |
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- “FLCL Alternative”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “FLCL Alternative”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “FLCL Alternative”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- “FLCL Alternative”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q111953468”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.