FLCL: Grunge
In this prequel to the original FLCL, the youngsters accept the decline of the city as part of their reality until Haruko throws the city into chaos.
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Naota is a normal boy who kills some time with a normal girl by a stream that flows underneath a bridge in a town where nothing unusual happens.
- Haruhara Haruko crashes into the main character with her Vespa and subsequently hits him over the head with her Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar.
- Mysterious things start happening when twelve-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.
- The original six-episode series follows Naota Nandaba, a taciturn twelve-year-old boy whose suburban life and obsession with seeming adult is disturbed by Haruko's appearance.
Season overview
In this prequel to the original FLCL, the youngsters accept the decline of the city as part of their reality until Haruko throws the city into chaos.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Shinpachi
Sep 10, 2023 · 26 min
Shinpachi, the son of a sushi chef, is busy preparing mysterious fish for the local customers. Haruko disguised as a hostess, visits the restaurant with the mayor, followed by a Me
Shonari
Sep 17, 2023 · 26 min
In order to save Shonari from a miserable situation, Dainari works hard to buy a ticket to another planet, however he sustains injuries from a yakuza fight. Haruko to the rescue or
Orinoko
Sep 24, 2023 · 24 min
Orinoko's father is a swordsmith, whose skills have rusted with the devastation of the city. In order to help, Orinoko rummages for scrap irons, and she meets Haruko who's also col