History Trivia / FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative

* IKnewIt: That ''Alternative'' [[spoiler:was originally designed to be a prequel to ''Classic'' and ''Progressive''.]] Whether or not [[spoiler:it's actually a prequel in the final product]] is much more ambiguous, though.

** The first episode of ''Alternative'' takes this UpToEleven with the subtitled version having a stealth premiere in the U.S. on April 1, 2018, ''five months'' before its Japanese airing.

* StreisandEffect: On October 1, 2018, WebVideo/{{BeatriceTheGoldenWitch}} uploaded a video featuring a criticism of ''Progressive'', which was later taken down by Creator/ProductionIG themselves. Needless to say, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Digibro/comments/9ky6b7/flcl_progressive_video_taken_down_by_production_ig/ this riled up both her fans and critics]] (community set to private/closed, so link inaccessible), who believe that Production I.G CantTakeCriticism. They eventually relented, and put the video back up.

* StreisandEffect: On October 1, 2018, WebVideo/{{Diginee}} uploaded a video featuring a criticism of ''Progressive'', which was later taken down by Creator/ProductionIG themselves. Needless to say, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Digibro/comments/9ky6b7/flcl_progressive_video_taken_down_by_production_ig/ this riled up both his fans and critics]], who believe that Production I.G CantTakeCriticism. They eventually relented, and has since put the video back up.

* StreisandEffect: On October 1, 2018, WebVideo/{{Digibro}} uploaded a video featuring a criticism of ''Progressive'', which was later taken down by Creator/ProductionIG themselves. Needless to say, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Digibro/comments/9ky6b7/flcl_progressive_video_taken_down_by_production_ig/ this riled up both his fans and critics]], who believe that Production I.G CantTakeCriticism. They eventually relented, and has since put the video back up.

* IKnewIt: That ''Alternative'' [[spoiler:is a prequel to ''Classic'' and ''Progressive''.]]

** With the GainaxEnding of ''Alternative'' and tweets from staff, [[spoiler:it's confirmed that the series in particular was intended to be a StealthPrequel, and created a set up for an unused concept from the original ''FLCL'' where the small town of Mabase was actually on a colonized Mars the entire time.]]

* RoleReprisal:

* FixFic: Almost overnight after the finale of ''Alternative'', the internet blew up with complaints and expectations that Fanfiction.net should become host to a ton of fics striving for correction [[spoiler:regarding Pets and Kana making up.]]

** Mayumi Shintani and Kari Wahlgren return as Haruko in their respective languages, though in the former's case, only for ''Alternative''.

* StarMakingRole: Jinyu became this for Creator/AllegraClark, very similar to how Kari Wahlgren gained stardom after voicing Haruko in the original ''FLCL''.

** In Japan, ''Alternative'' aired on September 7, 2018, while ''Progressive'' aired on September 28, 2018. Though from the interviews, Alternative was actually meant to come first (This is the reason why the Alternative cast shows up in Progressive's ED along with that season cast and original).

* WordOfGod: According to executive producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, some students from the original series would return and be married in ''Progressive''. [[spoiler:We never do see any of these married characters after the thirty years (or so) TimeSkip beyond seeing cameos of [[TheFaceless Naota and Mamimi]] in the credits...and knowing that Commander Amarao married and had his son Marurao.]]
** With the GainaxEnding of ''Alternative'' and tweets from staff, [[spoiler: it's confirmed that the series in particular was intended to be a StealthPrequel, and created a set up for an unused concept from the original ''FLCL'' where the small town of Mabase was actually on a colonized Mars the entire time.]]

* StarMakingRole: Jinyu became this for Creator/AllegraClark, similar to how Kari Wahlgren gained notoriety after voicing Haruko in the original ''FLCL''.