The FLCL Archives

FLCL フリクリ [FLCL: Furi Kuri]

by Gainax

Produced by legendary studios GAINAX and Production I.G, FLCL took anime to places it had never been with its spectacular off-the-wall animation, outrageous storyline, and endearing characters. This mesmerizing 6-episode series features everything from giant destructive robots to a crazy pink-haired alien woman, and its influence on the anime industry is felt to this day.

The FLCL Archives collects artwork from this landmark production, including key promotional art, character and location designs, rough sketches, and more. Included are plenty of illustrator notes and even a look at early proposal documents for the series.

Genres: Art

248 pages, Paperback

Published March 19, 2019

About the author

GAINAX Co., Ltd. is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Royal Space Force, Gunbuster, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kare Kano, FLCL, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, and Gurren Lagann, which have garnered critical acclaim and commercial success.

Reviews

[Jade Dove · Rating 5 out of 5]

The holy grail for any FLCL freaks out there who want to know all the details behind the production and get off on production art, notes, script outlines, commercial art, promos, producer notes, etc. This is the go-to book. Well worth the money.