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| This is the last ep peeps. Oh shoot, harumi is a ghost. And the music begins. From there we see harumi and her sibling went to space. Never would have thought about them splitting into two dimensions. And harumi kinda crosses over to this side with kana and the Mc. Sux not being able to prove someone existed. This sequence with the tower looks cool. So the dimensions are starting to merge. And our masaki wanted to merge with harumi. Great kiss. Why did a space whale appear? I have no clue but it just stopped this convergence. But it seems harumi and misaki meet somehow. And the space whale is somehow atomsk? What the heck I luv kana and harumi. Music was fun and visuals were nice. But wtf I just watch man. Who am I kidding, it’s Fooly Cooly. It will always be nonsensical. |
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| Damn that was a crazy twist with Harumi at the end. I was so sure she was Haruko right til the end. Nice that she/he was able to get a happy ending and returned home, even if everyone in Kana's reality has to deal with ghosts and nobody believing them. And a baby pocket Atomsk, lol. That was a strange McGuffin to introduce as a way for cross-dimensional communication I guess so Kana can send Pets a letter finally |
| lol I knew the people running Toonami were pretty... lol yeah.. toons indeed.. but this was next level cringe. I mean they hinted their obsession with the past FLCL series but yikes. This is why even western money needs to stay the fuck away from the japanese side of the industry. Thankfully it was only in non canon crap. Pissing on the spirit of the original series. The worst part is that the rest was crap too.. Not as bad as its twin series but that is not saying much. 3 eps is too short.. why bother. So i'm guess she's a she in one world and a he in the original.. Part of what was "off" about "this" world. Pretty stupid twist making the already pointless ending even more so... as well as pretty cringe. |
James_xenoOct 14, 2023 10:15 PM
| So Fooly Cooly Shoegaze finally comes to an end. I actually liked the fact that it takes place after the events of Alternative which was the best of the FLCL sequels. Interesting twist with Harumi towards the end as I assume that her body was just a vessel for something else. This was another coming of age love story that goes hand in hand with the struggles of being an adult. The music was great as always. |
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| So the worlds didn't merge, Harumi disappeared and no one remembers her, the guy is stuck seeing the ghosts forever, and Harumi is now a dude for some reason. Wow, I really didn't think this would fumble the ending that badly, but it did. The first two episodes had some potential, I thought the protagonist and Harumi's relationship had something to it. It also had enough vibe from the original series, at least visually speaking, while also still being its own thing. But man this ending was just bad. Who was the girl with the glasses? Why is Harumi a guy? Why does this series even exist when, in reality, nothing happened? Why is Atomsk a pocket space worm? The story just got so nonsensical and poorly explained I checked out with nearly 10 minutes left in the episode.This was close to being decent, but now it just belongs with the rest of the FLCL sequels, in the garbage. 4 times Adult Swim tried to recapture the lightning in the bottle that was FLCL. And they failed all 4 times. The original series is so smart, clever, and well thought-out where things actually mean something rather than just using the elements as window dressing. The people who worked on these series don't fundamentally understand anything that the original was trying to say or do. Please, just let this series rest now. 4/10 |
| This was much better than whatever we got after the OG. First series that felt like FLCL. 7/10. |
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| Hey this season wasn't too bad. |
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| After 3 horrible seasons, I'm surprised how oddly well this turned out. Yes, it's bad, and it isn't even close to the OG, but the fact it tried something new instead of rehashing the first season makes it stand as the only FLCL sequel that isn't redundant. |
| terrible ending; idk what else to say. the thing with FLCL was that it was supposed to be subtextual and now it's just played out and obvious. what a waste. |
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| Ha, they weren't even trying to be subtle with the horn/worm this time. Reminds me of the original in that way. All in all, it was an amusing series, and probably one of my top 3. It's just a shame that Haruko never showed up considering this wound up being the "series finale" (since they don't plan to do any more). Also, unexpected trans representation is a win. |
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| Damn, lots to unpack with this last episode. We finally got to see Harumi's(F) backstory which was great. A little tragic since they was originally a boy and was on Mars with their family, but because of Alternative he became a she and was sent back to earth while getting a new sister. So it makes sense as to why they always felt like they didn't belong and why they befriend Masaki. The dimensional merge segement and how it was activated by Masaki's feelings of love and not just his inner turmoil was cool. What was also really cool was Atomsk emerging as a giant whale from Masaki's forehead and ending the dimensioanl merge while sending Harumi(F) back to their own dimension. My favourite part of this segment is that Kana, albeit for extremely brief moment, is able to see Pets again. And she is still wearing Kana's old hairpin! Would've liked this little reunion to've lasted longer but I'll take what I can get. The scene of Kana and Kanda playing catch while Kana talks about missing someone and how nobody really knows what's for the best was great. I really loved all of Kana's scenes and her little monologues throughout Shoegaze. Tho they remind me of how we all grow up eventually which it leaves a bittersweet taste behind, but they're still great. The episode ends with Masaki meeting Harumi(M) on Mars and saying he has to run an errand, revealing a letter to Pets from Kana. Harumi(M) then asks how he even got to Mars, to which he reaches in his pocket to take out a small Atomsk making figure eights in his hand. And that's it. The soundtrack for Shoegaze not only goes hard, but it probably the most interesting among the other FLCLs. I say this beacuse as far as I'm aware while typing this, this it the first FLCL sequel to not use ANY tracks from the original FLCL and not to include the song "Last Dinosaur" (goated song) in the final episode. My reason for stating this is that I've listened to the soundtrack and a lot of The Pillows discography that's on Spotify and I didn't recognize most of these songs. In fact, most of these songs come from albums not on Spotify (at least not in North America) with the exceptions being Rebroadcast which features "Rebroadcast" and "Starry Fandango" and Stroll and Roll which features "Subtropical Fantasy" and "One Flew Under the Cuckoo's Nest". FLCL: Shoegaze really surprised me and told another smililar yet different story then the other sequels. Although, like with Alternative, I thought it stuck the landing. Sure most of my reasoning for liking this is beacuse it's a direct sequel to Alternative, but I had a lot of fun watching this. Granted I feel like it could've really made more of a name for itself if given like three more episodes, but c'est la vie. |
arcticmontysOct 15, 2023 3:27 PM
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| This last episode saved this show for me. Not a fan of the Alternative universe and its characters so I wasn't enjoying this one based on the first two episodes, but the final moments of this episode felt good. It's kind of funny how FLCL fans get all offended or weird about new spin offs acting as if FLCL was some genius classic and untouchable show. Or, whining about how "they're doing it for the $" as if that doesn't describe every single anime. I just don't care. I ended up liking both Grunge and Shoegaze. My only complaints against these shoes were the art-style (Grunge in particular), lack of new Pillows music (I think? Maybe some new arrangements), and how short the seasons were. I definitely wouldn't want 12 or 24 episodes of Grunge or Shoegaze, but I feel like 5 or 6 would have been better. Anyway, how I'd rank em: FLCL > Grunge > Progressive > Shoegaze > Alternative |
| Very solid conclusion to a fun series. I think they should stop after this one and really work on something. This was a good ending but it was lacking in impact. I do like the gender swap though. |
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This last episode saved this show for me. Not a fan of the Alternative universe and its characters so I wasn't enjoying this one based on the first two episodes, but the final moments of this episode felt good.
It's kind of funny how FLCL fans get all offended or weird about new spin offs acting as if FLCL was some genius classic and untouchable show. Or, whining about how "they're doing it for the $" as if that doesn't describe every single anime. I just don't care. I ended up liking both Grunge and Shoegaze. My only complaints against these shoes were the art-style (Grunge in particular), lack of new Pillows music (I think? Maybe some new arrangements), and how short the seasons were. I definitely wouldn't want 12 or 24 episodes of Grunge or Shoegaze, but I feel like 5 or 6 would have been better.
Anyway, how I'd rank em:
FLCL > Grunge > Progressive > Shoegaze > Alternative
It's kind of funny how FLCL fans get all offended or weird about new spin offs acting as if FLCL was some genius classic and untouchable show. Or, whining about how "they're doing it for the $" as if that doesn't describe every single anime. I just don't care. I ended up liking both Grunge and Shoegaze. My only complaints against these shoes were the art-style (Grunge in particular), lack of new Pillows music (I think? Maybe some new arrangements), and how short the seasons were. I definitely wouldn't want 12 or 24 episodes of Grunge or Shoegaze, but I feel like 5 or 6 would have been better.
Anyway, how I'd rank em:
FLCL > Grunge > Progressive > Shoegaze > Alternative
| @poemofdevil While I think FLCL is a classic, I do feel people on here and r/FLCL are becoming toxic boomers. My rankings is FLCL, Alternative, Progressive, Shoegaze, and Grunge. They're all good but do feel the people who just scream bad without much reasoning are just showing us the effect of member berries. |
MasterHavikOct 29, 2023 10:26 AM
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| That is exactly what I wanted from this show... |
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| So in the end... this was gay. |
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| This was disappointing. |
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@MasterHavik it's honestly really cringe to not be able to see the difference in quality and vision between the original and the sequels, and diminish the original as 'member berries' when it is in fact, an untouchable classic. if it weren't, then there would be more series made in the last 25 years that compared to it, and it never would've gotten sequels to begin with.
| @Nyron Member berries is a South Park reference. Oh, I see the difference but don't think it is as big of a step down as many people are making. I have learned with age that fans of older IPs can either be super humble dudes with a lot knowledge, or extremely toxic, "Stopping liking what I don't like!" I think all of them are good and there is nothing wrong with that. Sorry if I'm calling out people who are being heavily jaded and can't take off the rose colored glasses. This is a good video of member berries-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJhu15f-hg |
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| The music is amazing, the best! Well, last episode, with final surprise! The kiss on the air, the best!!! 6/10 kekeke |
| haha nothingburger ending goes brrr!!! this goes beyond purpleballing tho. |
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| jesus crhist finally |
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| Finally watched this. I watched and rewatched ep 1 a few times, I just didn't care about it that much to continue it, I honestly just wanted to watch it cause I knew Atomosk was here somehow. It was fine honestly, Harumi was a cool character I guess, eccentric for sure. When we see the twins and the girl wasn't acting crazy it should have been a clue that maybe she wasn't Harumi lol, plus the way Harumi said "I miss her" and the other twin didn't look like a girl so...yeah it was all a trans metaphor I guess? Of how she was in a female body and she felt this feeling like she didn't belong, the tag on his back that doesn't exist being dysphoria maybe, I dunno I feel like it could be some random switch but then again, with how the topics on society are today, I'd say it would be quite the coincidence if it didn't have to do with it. Glad he's back home....BUT THE LAST 20 SECONDS WERE BULLSHIT WHAT, he just came to the other dimension, and brought and letter for Pets (which I honestly totally forgot about, seriously why was this linked to Alternative, I hated that, I preferred Progressive so much more, I know people say it's the other way around I don't care, but episode 2 being about the flashback of the alternative mc and the old guy...who cares!) AND HE HAS ATOMOSK IN HIS HAND? And he's an axolotl now I guess? I did like how this is why Haruko isn't on the show, she's in a different dimension, I haven't seen Grunge though, no clue if this was mentioned, or maybe that's why there's monsters and aliens in that show, I don't think I'm watching that anytime soon sadly. I love how I was like "I ain't watching Haruko without her OG VA" and literally Progressive had a different one as well lol...but Alternative didn't? I think I read about that before and I was so confused, cause why would you have one of the two seasons that were dropped at the same time voiced by a different voice actress? |
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