フリクリシューゲイザー

FLCL: Shoegaze

The fifth season of FLCL, and successor series to FLCL: Grunge. The anime will take place 10 years after FLCL Alternative and will center on a high school boy and girl. Masaki, who's been having a hard time fitting in with his class due to his unique background and character, meets Harumi, who is even more eccentric than he is. She offers to help him off of his worries by bombing the Tsuganei Tower. (Source: Anime News Network, Adult Swim, edited)

Names

Original	フリクリシューゲイザー (japanese)
Romaji	FLCL: Shoegaze
English	FLCL: Shoegaze
Also known as	FLCL 5 · Fooly Cooly Shoegaze

Facts

Format	TV series · 3 ep · 23 min · 1h total
Aired	2023-10-01 → 2023-10-15 (Autumn 2023)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Production I.G, NUT
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Comedy Mecha Sci-Fi
Themes	Coming of Age Ghost Heterosexual Philosophy Terrorism Urban Police Male Protagonist Surreal Comedy Female Protagonist
Streaming	Max · Adult Swim

Reception

Community score	6.06 / 10
Bayesian score	6.76 / 10
Composite	42.9
On lists	9,830
Favourited	85 (0.9%)
Completion	79.6%
Drop rate	5.6%
In backlog	65.9%
Score spread σ	1.89
MyAnimeList	6.16 / 10

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	NUT	—	8 of 10
Broadcast season	Autumn 2023	E	85 of 95
Length	Micro-series	E	169 of 210
Studio	Production I.G	E	226 of 250
Year	2023	E	287 of 327
Genre	Mecha	E	389 of 484
Genre	Sci-Fi	E	1,138 of 1,409
Era	Early 2020s	E	1,339 of 1,596
Source material	Original work	D	1,353 of 1,732
Season (all years)	Autumn	E	1,569 of 1,921
Genre	Action	E	2,272 of 2,765
Format	TV series	E	2,658 of 3,322
Genre	Comedy	E	2,845 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,721 of 7,157