nuclear waste aerobics

I actually get kinda emotional about FLCL. I first saw it at a tender age and it’s been one of my biggest inspirations since. It’s got this colorful Gainax-style craziness going on but there’s stellar writing in the mix as well. Someday I wish my own works will reach the same level of cool and awesome.

I’m excited about the sequel series but not surprised at all if it turns out garbage. The original was created in a very specific time and place; it was basically an inbetween project for Gainax folks to get rid of angst caused by Evangelion and experiment with new (at the time) digital animation tools. The result was a chaotic impulsive mess that somehow turned out brilliant.

Maybe the sequel can work if they manage to hire Kazuya Tsurumaki and Yoji Enokido and have the story be about new characters in the same universe. Mayyyyybe