FLCL (フリクリ)

Legs spread, same width as the shoulders.

Body tight, then hit the ball like you're defeating the enemy.

Here, the pinky finger is the key.

And then you just hit, hit, hit.

Kakkin bingo!

What are you talking about?

He who conquers the left side

conquers the world, Chief.

Setting the parameters.

That's really the hard part.

Are you talking about a video game?

Hm?

Takkun, what are you doing?

Homework.

Then why don't you do it at home?

It's not cool.

You can do my homework too, if you want, huh?

Mm? Your hands are upside down.

Eh?

You should play baseball, too, Takkun.

Why do you always carry around a bat?

Why do you always hang around here by the river?

Because, you know...

Huh? Now why was it?

You're in a good mood.

Huh?

You smell like cigarettes.

The strong ones.

I haven't been smoking.

Mamimi, why do you always do this?

Earlobes.

Mm? Ow!

If I don't do it, I'll overflow.

What do you mean?

What'll happen?

Probably something amazing.

Ahh!

Nothing amazing happens here.

Everything is ordinary.

The huge factory that can be seen from our town,

the Medical Mechanica plant...

All the adults got excited when it came here.

Like it was really a big thing.

The white steam that billows out every day at the same time.

It looked to me like smoke that signified some kind of omen.

Smoke that spreads out and covers everything.

"Fooly Cooly"

Uh--

You know I don't like sour drinks.

Pfaaah... Huh?

Oh, look, a mark. Wow.

How 'bout a Band-Aid?

Here.

What?

It's yours, isn't it?

There's more than half left, Chief.

You know what?

My brother, in the U.S....

Alright! Lunch time!

Already?

Takkun.

Stop!

Ah? Mm...

Hm?

Native girl must stop!

Taro-kun just hit his head,

so you can't move him yet. Understand?

Ah...

Ah-- But he isn't Taro-kun...

He's dead. This young boy is completely dead,

just as Taro would be.

But he's not Taro, like I said.

-- Oh, I killed him. -- His name's Naota.

--I finally find the SOB, and I killed him. --I call him Takkun though.

--I didn't mean to, it was an accident. Kinda. --It's kind of cute, don't you think?

Aw, let's face it; I definitely,

totally killed him, just like that.

Bang!

No, more like Bong! Kablam! Or Kunk-Kunk-Splat!

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeeeah...

Ay!

Ah...?

Come back to life!

Aaah...!

Smooch!

Waaah--!!

Those slow motion scenes are really tough, huh?

Yeah, you have to hold your breath until they cut.

You can get cramps from that, you know?

What? I thought it was a special effect!

You're doing the slow motion?

"It's wrong."

[muffled sounds from Naota]

Ahh! Alright! And Taro-kun is back.

He's not Taro, okay?

Oh, really? That was close, then.

'Cause if it was Taro,

he woulda just turned into another statistic.

Death by motorbike.

I lucked out!

Round two.

Knock out?

Yo--Yoisho...

Here we go!

It's not coming out.

Guess I better hit him again.

Stop!

He hit his head, alright.

You said yourself you shouldn't move him.

Tch...

[Naota moans and groans]

What did you do to me?

CPR.

What do you think I did?

That's not what I meant.

Did she put her tongue inside?

You are useless!

What are you talking about?

Bleh!

She's very fast.

She's at least twenty years old.

You need a doctor?

A stupid adult who doesn't know how to grow up.

Does it hurt?

Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...

It doesn't look like a normal bump.

I can't go to the hospital like this.

Ow... Ow...

Guess I just need to hold it.

Ah! What'll I do in school tomorrow?

Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...

Did you hear? She was around yesterday!

-- For reals? -- That really looks bizarre.

Yeah, isn't it awesome?

You're hiding something, huh? C'mon.

Don't be such a brat.

Naota, Naota, didja hear?

--What? -- The Vespa Woman!

Vespa?

"Vespa: 1. wasp, hornet" A wasp woman?

She has a guitar.

And a cool Yuusaku bike.

Not exactly.

Some girl in the other class had her

super spicy curry bread stolen.

Super spicy?

And when she stings, she leaves a demon's mark

that shows you've been doing naughty things,

and it never goes away!

What naughty things?

Uh, well...

Like something really perverted.

Gyah! Perverted?

So, what's that mark?

It's the mark of the demon!

Really? Let me see.

There's nothing to see. Cut it out!

Didja see her, Naota?

Did she sting ya?

Pervert! He's a pervert!

What are you talking about?

Pervert!

Nothing amazing happens here.

Everything is ordinary.

So it's not a punishment, like when I go see Samejima Mamimi.

It's just something I always do.

It's ordinary.

After school, I decided to go to the hospital.

I didn't wanna think about Vespa Woman.

Hmm, yeah, this is just right.

Has a good feel, too.

So what happened yesterday after I left?

Did something happen?

Hey, something did happen, right?

Like something weird?

I don't know what you're talking about.

What's that? A pimple?

Looks kind of sick. Putrefied.

You're not hiding something, are you? Ah--

Uh...

"MM Branch Hospital" Hmm...

FLIctonic KLIpple Waver Symptom?

Uhh... FL? CL?

Adolescent psychological skin hardening syndrome.

It's a common disease where children grow horns

from trying too hard.

That's a lie. I never heard that before.

Yeah, I lied.

So what is the truth...

...underneath the Band-Aid?

Ah! What are you doing in the hospital?

Stay right there.

I'm gonna make you feel all better.

It's my special treat!

"Medical Mechanica Hospital" Huh? Where'd he go?

Hey!

Hey! Taro-kun!

"Bread Shigekuni"

Photos?