#flcl:alternative

[missbingu]

The idea that Alternative is a prequel stems from Haruko not having her Atomsk sensitive bracelet nor her vespa. And we see that she actually got the vespa in Alternative from Kana's boss. So the sequence we see of Haruko and the vespa is her falling through the wormhole into Naota's universe. Which would mean her obsession with Atomsk isn't based on love, but desperation to get back to her universe. And explains why she doesn't care about Earth in Classic or Progressive, it isn't her Earth.

That is really interesting take on the ending, but I never read “prequel” on the statements, so I’m still viewing it as a sequel. The way I looked at it from throughout the whole series/3rd season is that Haruko grew up and accepted herself. Just like how Naota, Hidomi then Kana, and that she was over Atomsk, and she became more open, less hostile, and more selfless in this season. Either way, the ending and title, does pave way for interpretation and alternative views, and that’s cool.

[otakunews01]

FLCL: Alternative/Progressive Anime Reveals Additional Staff

 The additional staff for FLCL Progressive includes:

Sub-Character Design: Mai Yoneyama

Prop Design: Akiko Murayama, Yōko Kubara

Background Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai

Color Design: Noriko Arisawa

Director of Photography: Koji Tanaka

CG Director: You Takayanagi

Editor: Taeko Hamauzu

Music Director/Composer: R.O.N

Sound Director: Toru Nakano

The previously announced staff members for FLCL Progressive includes:

Chief Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro

Supervisor: Kazuya Tsurumaki

Directors: Kazuto Arai, Toshihisa Kaiya, Yuki Ogawa, Yoshihide Ibata, Kei Suezawa, Hiroshi Ikehata

Script: Hideto Iwai

Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Character Design: Chikashi Kubota

Mechanical Design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Studio Durian)

Theme Song: the pillows ("spiky seeds")

Animation Production: Production I.G

The additional staff for FLCL Alternative include:

Costume Design: Hiromi Taniguchi

Prop Design: Yuji Hosogoe, Hiyori Denforword Akishino (Aki Production)

Background Art Director: Ayaka Fujii

Color Design: Chiho Nakamura

Director of Photography: Shinji Tonsho

CG Director: Tsukasa Saitō

Music Director/Composer: R.O.N

Sound Director: Toru Nakano

Supervisor: Kazuya Tsurumaki

The previously announced staff members for FLCL Alternative include:

Chief Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro

Supervisor: Kazuya Tsurumaki

Directors: Yutaka Uemura, Kiyotaka Suzuki

Script: Hideto Iwai

Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Character Design: Yūichi Takahashi

Mechanical Design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama

Theme Song: the pillows ("Star overhead")

Animation Production: Production I.G, NUT, REVOROOT

The Japanese cast for FLCL Progressive includes: (Note: Name romanizations are not official.)

Megumi Hayashibara as Haruha Raharu

Miyuki Sawashiro as Jinyu

Inori Minase as Hidomi

Jun Fukuyama as Yoshimi Iide

Tomo Muranaka as Gorō Mori

Masatomo Nakazawa as Nogata Maruko

Tomoyo Kurosawa as Aiko

Kikuko Inoue as Hinae

Kouji Ohkura as Masurao

Takayuki Sugo as Eyepatch

Jin Urayama as Tonkichi

Reiko Suzuki as Tami Hanae

The Japanese cast for FLCL Alternative includes: (Note: Name romanizations are not official.)

Mayumi Shintani as Haruhara Haruko

Karen Miyama as Kana Kawamoto

Yuri Yoshida as Tomomi Heta (Pets)

Riho Iida as Hijiri Yashima (Hijiri)

Mutsumi Tamura as Mitsuru Motoyama (Mossan)

Katsuyuki Konishi as Kan Sudō

Takuma Nagatsuka as Kado Sasaki

Ryota Suzuki as Ben Sōta

Miki Itou as Shizuka Kawamoto

Maho Masaka as Bunta Kawamoto

Katsuji Mori as Yōga Dennis

Kaya Matsutani as Maki Kitaki

Yutaka Aoyama as Tabata Kanda

[missbingu]

Pets is leaving despite in Kana’s dream she stays....

I have too many feels right now

[missbingu]

Naota better show up in this damn finale. He’s the reason we have this show and series in the first place. He’s FLCL.

[missbingu]

Haruko cares for her girls.

Haruko supporting girls is new, but it’s a good new.

[missbingu]

Kana wants to be with her friends forever. That hits me in the feels cuz that is such a special feeling but add high school, it becomes bittersweet.

Oh I got the feels.

[missbingu]

Oh Kana is grieving her friendship with Pets.

I feel you girl. It’s ok to cry.

[missbingu]

I still believe that Soba guy was Naota.