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FLCL Alternative

“Ordinary girl Kana's mundane life explodes into chaos when a robot and galactic investigator crash her bottle rocket dreams.”

FLCL Alternative

6.47
7,874 rank · 103,940 viewers · 138 favorites
Avant Garde Comedy Sci-Fi Mecha Parody
1 episodes · 2 hr 14 min min · Production I.G · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Ordinary girl Kana's mundane life explodes into chaos when a robot and galactic investigator crash her bottle rocket dreams.

Life seems to drift by for Kana Koumoto and her friends in their small Japanese town. Every day is just like the last, and it feels like every new day will be the same. Kana goes to school, hangs out with her friends, and likes to paint her nails and listen to music, but it feels like nothing special is ever going to happen. As a change of pace, Kana and her friends decide to design a bottle rocket and launch it into space, even though it might not get there at all. However, just when the rocket is completed, a robot suddenly crashes into and destroys it, shortly followed by a pink-haired woman claiming to be a "Galactic Investigator." Kana's life quickly becomes more exciting than she ever imagined, dealing with new feelings, changing friends, and even boy troubles. It turns out life can go by in the blink of an eye, fast enough to even miss it, so what's with these weird robots that seem to show up at the worst times?!

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Derived from 24 sampled reviews

5.8 /10

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56% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 6 σ 1.99
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σ 1.99 · split reception

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4.5 pts

Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.4

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Score over time

↓ 2.17

Running avg · Sep 2018 → Jan 2026

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  • Format 1 × 134′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 2h 14m all episodes
  • Aired Sep 2018 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-12890 catalog

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