The year 2000 gave fans gems like Inuyasha and FLCL that still outshine plenty of modern anime today. These iconic shows still hit just as hard.

See our ethics statement. The original FLCL follows Naota Nandaba, a pre-teen who lives with his widowed, self-absorbed dad and grandpa in a dead-end town. One day, Haruko Haruhara — the pink ...

FLCL still treats its female characters with a shocking amount of tenderness. Haruko is a conflicted and sinister near-villain with her own rich backstory. Mamimi’s expressions of her sexuality ...

But teens are still teens, and neither Haruko nor Medical ... that range from random backgrounds to stills from throughout FLCL history. When Masaki moves to a new town, he notices a huge, pink ...

FLCL is a cherished anime relic of the 2000s that’s only six episodes, but still found international acclaim after airing on Adult Swim in 2003. It’s frequently considered to be the golden ...

FLCL’s new season FLCL Progressive had its series premiere on Toonami last weekend, and its many oddities were embraced by fans so much they were hanging on to see what would happen in the ...

The questionable hospital scene and a bizarre rap from Haruko lead to some uneven moments, but the episode’s efforts to subvert FLCL conventions while still delivering one of the series ...

Stuff still comes out of kids’ heads ... Medical Mechanica iron right into it (a stark contrast to the original FLCL where the iron didn’t move from its spot until series’ climax).