FLCL (フリクリ)

Note: The lines Mamie is saying are from "Ashia no Joe", an anime/manga about a boxer.

Legs spread, shoulder width apart.

Body tight. Then hit like you're going to defeat your enemy.

Here. The pinky is the key.

And then you need to hit, hit, hit...

Bang!

What are you talking about?

He who conquers the left side conquers the world.

Setting the initial parameters is the really hard part.

Are you talking about a game again?

Takkun? What are you doing?

Homework.

Why don't you do it at home?

'Cuz it's not cool.

Can't you do my homework too, huh?

Your hands are upside down.

You should play baseball too, Takkun.

Why do you always carry around a bat?

And why are you always here, anyway?

It's because...

Huh? Why was it?

Well, you're in a good mood.

You smell like cigarettes.

I haven't been smoking.

Hey. Why do you always do stuff like this?

Earlobe.

Ear-? Ow!

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

What do you mean? What will happen?

Probably something amazing.

Nothing amazing happens here. Only the ordinary.

There's a huge factory that can be seen from our town.

Medical Mechanica, a maker of medical machines.

When it arrived, all the adults got excited.

The white smoke that blew out of it every day at its set time...

...looked like some kind of omen to me.

That smoke spread out and covered the entire city.

I don't like sour drinks...

Look a mark. What are you gonna do?

You wanna hide it with a bandage?

Here.

What?

It's yours, isn't it?

There's more than half left.

You know what?

My brother...

In the US., he...

Here I... Come 'n get it!

Here I... Come 'n get it!

Already?

Takkun!

Stop!

Stop the native girl!

Taro is a common boy's name in Japan, similar to Joe in the US.

Taro-kun just hit his head, so you shouldn't move him yet.

But he isn't Taro-kun.

He's dead!

This young boy is completely dead! Dead as a Taro-kun would be!

Like I said, he's not Taro-kun.

His name is Naota-kun.

I killed him!

I call him "Takkun" for short.

And just when I finally find him...

I killed him!

I killed him so quickly.

With a bang.

Or like a bash? Slash?

Or squelch? Belch?

No, no, no, no...

Come back to life!

Smooch!

Wasn't that scene kinda tough?

Yeah, you have to hold your breath and stuff.

Man, it always gives me a cramp.

What? You guys were really moving that slowly?

WRONG.

All right! Taro-kun came back to life!

Like I said, he's not Taro!

For real?

It's good he's not a Taro.

If he was, it would have been bad. Dead for sure.

That was lucky...

For me!

Final blow?

Alrighty, then...

Huh? It's not coming out.

Guess I'd better hit him again.

Stop!

He hit his head, so please don't move him.

What the heck did you just do?

You mean the CPR?

That's not what I meant.

Did she put her tongue inside?

You good for nothing!

What are you talking about?

She's very fast.

She was definitely over 20, huh?

Do you wanna go to the hospital?

A stupid adult that's not mature enough to grow up.

Looks like it hurts.

This doesn't look like a bump...

I can't go to the hospital with something like this.

I guess I just need to hold it in.

What do I do about school tomorrow?

Did you hear? She appeared yesterday.

That's very weird. It doesn't look good on you at all.

You're hiding something aren't you?

What a pain.

Naota! Naota! Did you hear?

Hear what?

The Vespa Woman!

Vespa? A wasp woman?

Wasp, Hornet

She has a guitar-

And rides a bike like Yuusaku!

Koda Yuusaku is a detective from the TV show "Tantei Monogatari" who rides a white vaspa

Not exactly.

Some girls in class 2 had their super spicy curry bread stolen.

Super spicy?

And, and when she stings you,

if you've done something bad, the mark of the devil will appear.

What kind of bad things?

Miyaji Junko, teacher of grade 6, class 2.

Well, like...

Miyaji Junko, teacher of grade 6, class 2,

Something perverted or something.

Please report to the faculty room.

What? Perverted?

What kind of mark is that?

It's the devil's mark!

Lemme see, too!

I don't have a thing like that.

Did you see her, Naota?

Did she sting you?

Pervert! You're a pervert, Naota!

What are you talking about?

Where did she do it?

Pervert!

Where?! Tell me!

Nothing amazing happens here.

Only the ordinary.

So this wasn't a punishment.

It was ordinary for me to see Samejima Mamie.

I decided to go to the hospital after school.

It had nothing to do with the wasp woman.

Yeah, this feels like it's right.

So, what happened yesterday after I left? Did something happen?

Hey, something did happen, right? Like something weird?

What do you mean by something weird?

What's that? A pimple?

It looks weird. It doesn't look good on you at all.

Looks like you're hiding something.

MM Branch

Hospital:

Brain Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology

It's FLlctonic KLlpple Waver Syndrome.

FL? CL?

An adolescent psychological skin hardening syndrome.

A common affliction where children grow horns from trying too hard.

That's a lie. I've never heard of anything like that.

Okay, I lied.

So what is the truth, then...

...underneath the bandage?

Why are you here?

Don't run away.

Stay still.

I'm gonna put you out of your misery.

Medical Mechanica Branch Hospital

Medical Mechanica Branch Hospital

Huh? Where'd he go?

Hey!

Hey, Taro-kun!

Due to circumstances...

closed for the time being.

Management

A photo? I don't need to see it.

I don't have time for that kind of thing.

I don't care! Go out with your friends!

I had a dream about my brother.

His swing was just how I remembered it.

Back when I admired him.

Nao! Dinner!

It's you! The Vespa woman!

Why are you yelling?

Have a seat.

Yo.

She's gonna start working for us. She's Haruhara-

Haruko. Nice to meet you.

I got run over, you know.

By her bike?

You should've killed him.

But look, I got you a housekeeper, Dad!

You feeling okay, Grampa?

What? A housekeeper?

HOUSEKEEPER?

This housekeeper saw Taro-kun making out with a high-school girl.

Chichi means "breasts" or "boobs" in Japanese. Kurikuri is a twisting noise.

Chichi wo kurikuri?

I told you I'm not Taro!

Chiku wo chiku-chiri!