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FLCL: Alternative

6 episodes Premiered Sep 8, 2018 Updated Oct 27, 2026

The series centers on the misadventures of seventeen-year-old Kana, a high school junior who spends her days hanging out with her besties, Mossan, Hijiri, and Pets. They live unremarkable lives until the day a mecha falls out of the sky along with a strange woman named Haruko. Her plans for Kana and her friends involve the force known as Atomsk, and Kana will have to risk everything to decide whether or not to help,

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Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Kana is a seventeen-year-old high school junior living an unremarkable life while hanging out with her best friends Mossan, Hijiri, and Pets.
  • ⚡ A mecha unexpectedly falls out of the sky into their lives.
  • ⚡ A strange woman named Haruko arrives with plans involving the characters and a force known as Atomsk.
  • ⚡ Kana faces a high-stakes situation where she must decide whether or not to help Haruko.
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Season overview

The series centers on the misadventures of seventeen-year-old Kana, a high school junior who spends her days hanging out with her besties, Mossan, Hijiri, and Pets. They live unremarkable lives until the day a mecha falls out of the sky along with a strange woman named Haruko. Her plans for Kana and her friends involve the force known as Atomsk, and Kana will have to risk everything to decide whether or not to help, even though she barely has a choice in the matter.

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Flying Memory

Sep 8, 2018 · 25 min

Kana Koumoto - a cheerful 17 year old who can often be a klutz and nosey. One day, while hanging out with her besties (Pets, Mossan and Hijiri), Mossan starts making a rocket using

S3·E2 Core

Grown-Up Wannabe

Sep 15, 2018 · 25 min

One morning, Kana and her besties witness Hijiri kissing a college student Toshio inside his car. Acting more mature than any of her classmates, Hijiri suggests Kana and her bestie

S3·E3 Core

Freestyle Collection

Sep 22, 2018 · 25 min

Mossan is the most mature of all 4. With a passion of becoming a designer, she has been working outside of school. Upon discovering her working towards a fashion contest, Kana feel

S3·E4 Core

Pit-a-Pat

Sep 29, 2018 · 25 min

The 4 girls come watch the basketball game that their Sasaki is a member of. Kana has been secretly in love with Sasaki, whom Haruko ends up making out with. This triggers Kana's N

S3·E5 Mytharc

Shake It Off

Oct 6, 2018 · 25 min

One hot summer day, the 4 girls and Haruko are playing in the pool. They notice that Pets is missing. Kana later hears from her classmate Aida that Pet's family is very rich and th

S3·E6 Mytharc

Full Flat

Oct 13, 2018 · 25 min

Depressed, Kana flips over the collection of photos she took with her besties. The next day, the 3 girls gather by the beach as they watch the rocket Pets is supposed to be on.

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