FLCL Omnibus

loved it. read it online and wanted a paper copy, it’s a little warped but full readable and i love it.

Bought used, and the condition was great. Very good art style to be inspired by to make your own graphic novel. Can't speak regarding the contents or story as I'm not that big on it, but the FLCL soundtrack is great.

A truly unique and darkly surreal interpretation of FLCL, with an especially kinetic and sketchy art style i found compelling. Great collection which also includes reprints of the color pages

FLCL is anything but a subtle series. The anime is boisterous, loud, and manic, but the themes are still there if you look for them. This Omnibus, however, is FLCL at its most mysterious. Many things are left up to interpretation and there are moments that seem almost completely unrelated to the larger story. The characters are much quieter, much less willing to open up and let their feelings fly. The action and weirdness is still there, but more often than not, I found myself wanting to see Naota and the characters interact more. This FLCL is a quieter, more personal story compared to the legendary anime, giving fans an alternate take - a B-side if you will- to the story of a young boy caught up in relationships he doesn't fully understand.

Awesome read for any teenager or older

For anyone who hasn't seen the original "FLCL," six-part Japanese anime series made in 2000-01, the manga version of "FLCL" makes little sense. Even those who have seen the hugely influential animation, Hajime Ueda's manga adaptation is something puzzling and difficult to read. I'm a fan of the original anime, but found the comic slightly disappointing for the following reasons. First, you know the story of the OVA series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, whose intention is clear from the first episode, in which a Vespa-riding girl hits a 12-year-old boy Naota with a guitar. Whatever you may call it - sci-fi action, wacky comedy, coming-of-age drama - "FLCL" is experimental, silly, outrageous, and, most of all, fun. Thematically the anime is kind of antithesis of "Evangelion," though it may share some story elements. The comic counterpart, which is darker in tone, misses the point, taking itself too seriously at times. In short, where is Haruko fighting in a bunny girl costume? Where is special agent Amarao with his fake (dried seaweed) eyebrow? The manga version's story differs considerably from that of the anime. That is fine with me. The real problem is, despite the unique drawing style, the panel layout is hard to follow. The story feels rushed and you often get lost between pages, trying to figure out what has happened. (This is what happens in Ueda's next comic "Q*Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl.") Don't get me wrong. The artwork itself is brilliant. The fact is, Ueda is more an illustrator than a comic artist, as is seen in some of his recent works including the great design he provided for the end credit sequence of anime "Bakemonogatari." After all, "FLCL" is an animation. The comic has its own merits, though. Check it out you are a diehard fan of the original.

This is the manga version of a classic anime, also called FLCL (pronounced "Fooley Cooley," which is a euphemism for sex). The anime is a blast, fast, hard-hitting, a sensory delight. The manga can't have the same sense of pace, but what it does what print does: provides depth and coherence to an odd story. If you're not a fan of the anime, the book stands alone but lacks the punch of the anime; if you are a fan, the manga clarifies action that is obscure or glossed over in the anime. FLCL is a great, groundbreaking story and both the anime and the manga are exciting works.

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A note: Don't expect to understand what's going on in this manga the first time you read it. It is just like the series in a way that you won't know just what the hell is going on the first time around. Surreal craziness and a unique, fast-paced style of story-telling is part of what FLCL is. It's got robots, schoolgirls with robots stuck to their heads, some sort of alien(?) woman in a bunny costume, the same woman driving around on a Vespa running kids over and smacking them upside the head with a guitar that can transform into a shotgun, and... You get the point. The basic premise: We're introduced to 'Takkun' (a nickname that everyone refers to him by), an uncaring boy who lives in a fictional town controlled by Medical Mechanica. However, one day he's run over by a woman with a Vespa and smacked in the forehead with her guitar, which somehow forms a parallel universe inside his head where robots can sprout out of his forehead and wreak havoc. This Vespa woman also has plans of her own, although those aren't completely made clear even when she explains them. At first, I thought the artwork was too simplified and sloppy, but the further I got into the book (which contains both volumes of the manga) I realized the art style actually suits FLCL in a dark-but-playful, weird way. It also differs from the OVA series' storyline toward the end in a way that still makes sense (in a Fooly Cooly kind of way), which I also liked. The artwork actually works with this story, which was pretty surprising (it often switches between complex and detailed to simplified and neat). I think this is a great addition to my manga collection. **** out of *****

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