History Trivia / FLCL

* ChannelHop:
** The rights to the series was sold by [[Creator/StudioGainax Gainax]], by then a troubled company, to Creator/ProductionIG in 2015. I.G would produce ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'' without Gainax's involvement.
** While the original series is licensed to Creator/{{Funimation}}, ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'' are owned outright by Warner Home Video.

* The anime short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9qKILjU3g/ I Can Friday By Day!]]'', created by the anime's director and the manga's author, seems to take place in the same universe.

* DVDCommentary: There are Japanese commentaries for all six episodes with the director Kazuya Tsurumaki.
* InspirationForTheWork: Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki stated that the reason why the series exists was because he and his staff had become burnt out from making ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'', so they wanted to do something to help them blow off steam.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Creator/AdultSwim has stated numerous times that of all the anime the network has ever aired, ''FLCL'' is their favorite, to the point that they commissioned ''[[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative two more seasons]] specifically to air on the Creator/{{Toonami}} block''.
** And as of March of 2022, they've commissioned ''another two seasons,'' titled ''Grunge'' and ''Shoegaze''.

* ChannelHop: The rights to the series was sold by Gainax, by then a troubled company, to Production I.G in 2015. I.G would produce ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'' without Gainax' involvement.
** While the original series is licensed to Funimation, ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'' are owned outright by Warner Home Video.
* ColbertBump: The Pillows received this thanks to the series.

* InspirationForTheWork: Kazuya Tsurumaki stated that the reason why the series exists was because he and his staff had become burnt out from making ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'', so they wanted to do something to help them blow off steam.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Not the case anymore, but the series fell into this in North America for a few years due to a combination of its continuing popularity and the licensor, Creator/SynchPoint, folding not long after releasing a [[UpdatedRerelease complete box set with additional extras]]. In the months before Creator/{{Funimation}} rescued the license, copies of the original [=DVDs=], to say nothing of the box set, were going on eBay for ridiculously high prices.
* NetworkToTheRescue: Creator/SynchPoint went out of business, and for years there were no [=DVDs=] after the initial print run of the box set. Luckily, Funimation decided to re-release the series on a single DVD and give it its first ever (American) UsefulNotes/BluRay release. Similarly, after Creator/{{Tokyopop}} shut down its American division, Creator/DarkHorseComics released an omnibus edition of the manga.

** Upon getting signed on for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Creator/GiancarloVolpe made the rest of the crew watch ''FLCL''. This influence is especially obvious in the show's early run with the goofy tone and animation.
** There's a [[EmoMusic emo]] band called [[https://guitarfightfromfoolycooly.bandcamp.com/ Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly]]. In addition to being named after the anime, they also use a sample from the dub in one of their songs.

* VindicatedByReruns: The series was adored enough from its constant repeats on Adult Swim in the US that they decided to collaborate with Creator/ProductionIG over fifteen years later to produce [[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative a second and third season of the show]] (''Progressive'' and ''Alternative''). And then they did it again to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the 25th anniversary]] of Creator/{{Toonami}} in 2022, ordering another two seasons of the show (''Grunge'' and ''Shoegaze'').

* There was one animation director at [[Creator/StudioGainax Gainax]] who, for whatever reason, absolutely ''loved'' Eri Ninamori. He insisted he be allowed to helm every scene where Ninamori appears. This is why the times she's onscreen look and feel similar to each other, even if the entire rest of an episode is made in a completely different style.

* In the original version, the voice actor of Naota's cat (Miyu Miyu) is credited as "?". [[WordOfGod Tsurumaki revealed]] that Creator/HideakiAnno himself provided the cat's voice.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Not the case anymore, but the series fell into this in North America for a few years due to a combination of its continuing popularity and the licensor, Creator/SynchPoint, folding not long after releasing a [[UpdatedRerelease complete box set with additional extras]]. In the months before Creator/{{Funimation}} rescued the license, copies of the original [=DVDs=], to say nothing of the box set, were going on Website/{{eBay}} for ridiculously high prices.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://flcl.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The FLCL Wiki]].

* VindicatedByReruns: the series was adored enough from its constant repeats on Adult Swim in the US that they decided to collaborate with Creator/ProductionIG over fifteen years later to produce [[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative a second and third season of the show]] (''Progressive'' and ''Alternative''). And then they did it again to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the 25th anniversary]] of Creator/{{Toonami}} in 2022, ordering another two seasons of the show (''Grunge'' and ''Shoegaze'').

* DoingItForTheArt: Kazuya Tsurumaki stated that the reason why the series exists was because he and his staff had become burnt out from making ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'', so they wanted to do something to help them blow off steam.

* In the original version, the voice actor of Naota's cat (Miyu Miyu) is credited as "?". [[WordOfGod Tsurumaki revealed that]] Creator/HideakiAnno himself provided the cat's voice.

* FanNickname: After Seasons 2 and 3 were officially titled ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'', fans decided to nickname the original series "''FLCL Classic''".

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Not the case anymore, but the series fell into this in North America for a few years due to a combination of its continuing popularity and the licensor, Synch-Point, folding not long after releasing a [[UpdatedRerelease complete box set with additional extras]]. In the months before Creator/{{Funimation}} rescued the license, copies of the original [=DVDs=], to say nothing of the box set, were going on Website/{{eBay}} for ridiculously high prices.
* NetworkToTheRescue: Synch-Point went out of business, and for years there were no [=DVDs=] after the initial print run of the box set. Luckily, Funimation decided to re-release the series on a single DVD and give it its first ever (American) UsefulNotes/BluRay release. Similarly, after Creator/{{Tokyopop}} shut down its American division, Creator/DarkHorseComics released an omnibus edition of the manga.

* ReferencedBy: Upon getting signed on for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Creator/GiancarloVolpe made the rest of the crew watch ''FLCL''. This influence is especially obvious in the show's early run with the goofy tone and animation.

* Haruko is [[TheSouthpaw left-handed]] because the director isn't. Tsurumaki believes left-handed people are more interesting and fun.

* FanNickname: After Seasons 2 and 3 were officially titled ''Progressive'' and ''Alternative'', fans decided to nickname the original series "''FLCL'' Classic".