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Alternative title:
Fooly Cooly 
Furi Kuri (Japanese) 
Фури-кури (Russian) 
フリクリ (Japanese) 
프리크리 (Korean) 
Genres: comedy , drama , science fiction 
Themes: aliens , coming of age , parody 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Copyright notice: ©Gainax/KGI 
Plot Summary: Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity. 
User Ratings: 8790 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2594 votes (sub:1368, dub:1135, edit.dub:26, ?:21, raw:15, others:29
12 Spanish subtitled
10 Russian subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 2307 votes (sub:1243, dub:961, edit.dub:20, ?:19, raw:10, Eng:1, others:53
15 Spanish subtitled
8 Russian subtitled
7 Italian dubbed
5 Portuguese subtitled
4 French subtitled
4 Spanish dubbed
2 Italian subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 Dutch subtitled
1 Catalan dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Very good: 1560 votes (sub:851, dub:624, edit.dub:19, ?:14, raw:6, others:46
21 Spanish subtitled
7 Russian subtitled
4 Spanish dubbed
3 Italian dubbed
2 German dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Dutch subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 986 votes (sub:565, dub:383, edit.dub:8, raw:4, ?:3, others:23
12 Spanish subtitled
2 Spanish dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 475 votes (sub:288, dub:167, edit.dub:6, raw:3, ?:2, others:9
4 Spanish subtitled
2 German dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 So-so: 310 votes (sub:201, dub:92, edit.dub:5, ?:3, raw:2, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 151 votes (sub:82, dub:56, edit.dub:4, raw:3, ?:2, others:4
2 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Weak: 164 votes (sub:97, dub:59, edit.dub:3, ?:1, others:4
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 108 votes (sub:57, dub:45, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Awful: 55 votes (sub:28, dub:26, ?:1)
 Worst ever: 80 votes (sub:44, dub:33, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 14959 users, rank: #12 (of 10059)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.174 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.0325, rank: #417 (of 10234)
Weighted mean: 8.055 (Very good), rank: #501 (of 10234) (seen all: 8.20 / seen some: 6.05 / won't finish: 3.08)
Bayesian estimate: 8.054 (Very good), rank: #332 (of 7688)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 6 
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage:
2000-04-26
2003-08-04 to 2003-08-12 (US Broadcast) 
Release dates: We have 15
Opening Theme:
#1: "One Life" by The Pillows (ep 1) 
#2: "Instant Music" by The Pillows (eps 2-3) 
#3: "Happy Bivouac" by The Pillows (ep 4) 
#4: "Runners High" by The Pillows (ep 5) 
#5: "Carnival" by The Pillows (ep 6) 
Ending Theme:
"Ride on Shooting Star" by The Pillows 
Insert song:
"Another Morning" by The Pillows (ep 6) 
"Blues Drive Monster" by The Pillows (ep 5) 
"Crazy Sunshine" by The Pillows (ep 4) 
"Funny Bunny" by The Pillows (ep 6) 
"Hybrid Rainbow" by The Pillows (ep 2) 
"I Think I Can" by The Pillows (ep 6) 
"Last Dinosaur" by The Pillows (ep 6) 
"Little Busters" by The Pillows (eps 2,3,5,6) 
Links: We have 8
Trivia: We have 16
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
Reviews:
FLCL DVD 3 (Jul 31, 2003)
FLCL DVD 2 (Mar 29, 2003)
FLCL DVD 1 (Oct 2, 2002)
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The Pillows at ACen (Feb 26, 2005)
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Synch-Point FLCL News (May 27, 2003)
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Release Dates (Nov 14, 2001)
New Gunbuster Confirmed (Oct 29, 2001)
Figures News (Sep 27, 2001)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    FLCL - The Complete Series [Anime Classics] (Blu-ray) 2011-02-22 (from $74.97)
    FLCL - The Complete Series [Classics] (Blu-ray) 2019-02-05 (from $59.36)
    FLCL - Season 1 (Blu-ray) 2024-08-20 (from $27.99)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    FLCL - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2011-04-20
DVD (Region 1)
    FLCL - The Complete Series [Anime Classics] (DVD) 2011-02-22 (from $40.99)
    FLCL (DVD 1) 2002-09-03 (from $6.99)
    FLCL (DVD 2) 2003-02-25 (from $28.82)
    FLCL (DVD 3) 2003-07-22 (from $40.50)
    FLCL - w/ Artbox (DVD 3) 2003-07-22 (from $123.98)
    FLCL - Ultimate Edition (DVD 1-4) 2006-12-26 (from $159.99)
Soundtrack
    FLCL - Addict (OST 1) 2004-01-20 (from $71.00)
    FLCL - King of Pirates (OST 2) 2004-09-07 (from $29.99)
    FLCL - Soundtrack 3 (OST 3) 2005-06-07 (from $33.92)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki 
Script: Yōji Enokido 
Storyboard:
Hiroyuki Imaishi  (eps 1, 5-6) 
Kazuya Tsurumaki  (eps 1, 6) 
Masayuki (ep 2) 
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 4) 
Shouji Saeki (ep 3) 
Tadashi Hiramatsu  (2 episodes
eps 3 uncredited, 6
)
 
Yoh Yoshinari (ep 1) 
Episode Director:
Masahiko Otsuka (eps 1, 4, 6) 
Shouji Saeki (eps 3, 5) 
Takeshi Ando (ep 2) 
Music:
Atsuo Ohkubo (Drums) 
Hiroshi Imaizumi (Guitar) 
Jun Suzuki (Arrangement) 
Maki Kamiya (Vocals) 
Matarou Misawa (Percussion) 
Sawao Yamanaka (Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar) 
Shinichiro Sato (Drums) 
Shinkichi Mitsumune 
Takashi Asahi (Flute) 
Takuo Yamamoto (Sax) 
Tatsuya Kashima (Arrangement) 
the pillows 
Tomohiko Aoki (Bass) 
Yasuharu Nakanishi (Piano) 
Yoshiaki Manabe (Guitar) 
Zin Yoshida (Arrangement) 
Original Concept: Kazuya Tsurumaki 
Original Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 
Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura 
Animation Director:
Hiroyuki Imaishi  (eps 2, 5) 
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 4) 
Tadashi Hiramatsu  (eps 1, 3)  (ep 6) 
Executive producer:
Hiroyuki Yamaga (Gainax) 
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (IG) 
Toshimichi Ōtsuki  (King Records) 
Producer:
Hiroki Satō (Gainax) 
Hirotaka Takase  (King Records; eps 5-6) 
Masanobu Sato  (King Records; eps 1-4) 
Masatomo Nishizawa (IG) 

2D Work:
Akiko Nakayama  (ep 6) 
Masanori Nakadai (ep 1) 
Shohei Toyama  (eps 1-6) 
Tsukasa Kakizakai  (eps 1-6) 
Yasuhiro Kamimura  (eps 1-6) 
3D Animation Supervisor: Shinji Takagi 
3D Modeling:
Haruki Yoshiyama  (solid) 
Art Layout:
Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 2, 5) 
Mitsumu Ogi (ep 5) 
Nobutoshi Ogura (ep 4) 
Shinji Suetomi (eps 1-2, 4) 
Tadashi Hiramatsu  (eps 1, 3, 5-6) 
Yoh Yoshinari (eps 1, 3) 
Assistant Animation Director:
Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 1, 3) 
Keiko Shimizu (ep 1) 
Kenichi Yamaguchi (eps 1, 4) 
Shinji Suetomi (ep 2) 
Assistant Music Engineer: Shinji Yoshikoshi 
Assistant producer: Kyoko Muramatsu 
Background Art:
Haruhiko Fukaya (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-5) 
Hiroshi Gōroku  (Ogura Kobo; eps 4-6) 
Kaori Nakabachi (Ogura Kobo; ep 1) 
Masahiro Kubota  (Ogura Kobo; ep 6) 
Osamu Ii  (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) 
Ryutaro Ueda  (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) 
Shihomi Suzuki  (Ogura Kobo; eps 1-6) 
Chief Animation: Nobutoshi Ogura 
Color:
Emi Kamio  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Emiko Ueno  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Junko Mizuno  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Kazu Doi  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-6) 
Mariko Shimokawa  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Miharu Takahashi (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-5) 
Mitsuko Ito  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Natsuko Abe  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-5) 
Reiko Ito (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 2-4) 
Rie Asano (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 1) 
Sayo Motegi  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Takayoshi Ishikawa  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Tamaka Sato  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-6) 
Toshiharu Yamagata  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Toshikazu Suzuki  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Yayoi Tobe  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Youko Watanabe (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 1-3) 
Yuka Yamakoshi  (PRODUCTION I.G; eps 5-6) 
Yuri Okada  (PRODUCTION I.G; ep 6) 
Color design: Harumi Takahoshi 
Color Supervisor:
Katsue Inoue (eps 1-6) 
Katsuyo Inoue 
Rie Asano  (eps 2, 4-6) 
Color Supervisor Assistant: Rie Asano (ep 3) 
Coloring Production Manager:
Mitsuhito Tsuji  (eps 3-6) 
Comic Sequences:
Kimiko Higuchi (eps 1-2) 
Risa Narita (ep 1) 
Shinichi Hamatani (eps 2-3, 5) 
Yoshirou Furuishi  (eps 4-6) 
Cooperation:
Fuyu Kimata (ep 1) 
Hiroaki Sakurai (eps 3-6) 
Mitsumu Ogi (ep 2) 
Tatsuo Takatomo (eps 1-6) 
Editing: Makiko Asano 
Ending Animation Supervisor: Masayuki 
Ending Still Cam: Masayuki 
Fellow Mechanical Design Director: Hideaki Anno (ep 4) 
Filming:
Mako Kogawa  (ep 6) 
Miki Sakuma  (eps 1, 4-6) 
Misaki Touma  (ep 6) 
Natsuko Mori (eps 1-3) 
Shinsuke Ōshima (eps 1-5) 
Takeshi Ando  (eps 3, 5) 
Guest Mecha Design:
Shinji Higuchi (ep 3) 
Yoshitsune Izuna  (eps 4-6) 
In-Between Animation:
Akitsugu Hisagi (IG)  (eps 3, 6) 
Atsushi Nishigori (GAINAX)  (eps 1-6) 
Daisuke Nakayama (IG Niigata; eps 1-2) 
Daizen Komatsuda (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Eisuke Shirai (GAINAX; eps 5-6) 
Fumi Morita (IG Niigata; eps 1-2) 
Hanako Enomoto (GAINAX)  (eps 1-6) 
Haruka Tanaka (GAINAX)  (eps 1-6) 
Hideo Watanabe (GAINAX)  (eps 1-6) 
Hikaru Saito (IG; ep 3) 
Hiroki Itō (IG)  (eps 1, 3, 5-6) 
Hiroko Yamada (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Hiromasa Naito (IG)  (IG Niigata; eps 1-2, 5-6) 
Hiroyuki Yamaguchi (IG)  (ep 6) 
Hitoshi Saiku (GAINAX; eps 1-2) 
Kanako Tsuchida (IG; eps 2-3) 
Kazuya Ishizaki (IG Niigata; ep 1) 
Keiichi Kondō (IG)  (IG Niigata; eps 1, 5-6) 
Keita Matsuki (IG) 
Keita Matsumoto (IG; ep 6) 
Maiko Nogami (IG)  (eps 1, 3-6) 
Mieko Hayakawa (IG)  (IG Niigata; eps 1-2, 5-6) 
Mika Hinata (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Mitsunori Nakamura (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Naoyoshi Shiotani (IG; ep 6) 
Nori Morita (IG)  (ep 1) 
Reiko Sakai (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Shinsuke Hamaura (IG)  (IG Niigata; eps 1, 5-6) 
Shōko Nakamura (IG; eps 1-5) 
Shouji Saeki (GAINAX; ep 3) 
Tadahito Matsubayashi (GAINAX)  (eps 5-6) 
Tadayoshi Shiotani (IG) 
Theresia Winkler (IG; eps 1-4) 
Tomoko Sugata (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Toshiyuki Yahagi (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Yu Maruyama (GAINAX)  (eps 1-6) 
Yuka Shibata (GAINAX)  (ep 6) 
Yūki Nakajima (IG)  (eps 1-6) 
Yukiko Mita (IG)  (eps 1, 3-6) 
In-Between Check:
Yasuhito Murata  (eps 1-6) 
Insert Song Performance: the pillows (eps 2-6) 
Key Animation:
Akiko Nagashima (ep 4) 
Ei Inoue  (eps 3, 6) 
Hideaki Anno (eps 2, 5) 
Hiroshi Shimizu  (eps 3, 6) 
Hiroyuki Imaishi  (eps 1, 3-6) 
Hiroyuki Kitakubo  (ep 4) 
Hisafumi Nakahara  (eps 2-4, 6) 
Hisashi Ezura (ep 2) 
Katsuichi Nakayama  (eps 2, 5-6) 
Kazuhiro Takamura (1-6)  (eps 1-6) 
Kazuya Miura (ep 4) 
Kazuya Tsurumaki  (eps 4, 6) 
Keiko Kiyomizu 
Keiko Shimizu  (eps 1, 3-4, 6) 
Keisuke Watabe (ep 5) 
Kenichi Konishi  (ep 6) 
Kenichi Yamaguchi  (eps 1-6) 
Kōichi Arai  (eps 4, 6) 
Kōji Komurakata  (eps 2, 4-6) 
Masahiko Kubo  (ep 4) 
Masahiro Sekino  (ep 4) 
Masashi Ishihama  (ep 3) 
Masatsugu Arakawa  (ep 2) 
Masayuki  (eps 3-6) 
Mitsuo Iso  (ep 6) 
Nobutoshi Ogura  (eps 2, 4-6) 
Norifumi Kiyozumi  (eps 2, 4-5) 
Shinji Ōtsuka (eps 1-3, 5-6) 
Shinji Suetomi  (eps 1-3) 
Shinya Ōhira (eps 2-3) 
Shouichi Nakayama 
Shouji Saeki  (eps 5-6) 
Shunji Suzuki  (eps 4-6) 
Sushio  (eps 1-5) 
Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 4-6) 
Taka Satō (ep 4) 
Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 3) 
Takayuki Gorai  (ep 1) 
Takuro Takahashi  (eps 1-6) 
Tetsuya Nishio  (eps 1-3, 5-6) 
Toshihiko Shimada (ep 3) 
Toshihiro Kikuchi  (ep 1) 
Toshio Ishizaki (eps 1-5) 
Tsutomu Suzuki  (eps 4, 6) 
Yoh Yoshinari  (eps 1, 3-5) 
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto  (ep 4) 
Yusuke Yoshigaki (eps 1-6) 
Location Assistant:
Daisuke Hirose  (ED) 
Noriyuki Kubo  (ED) 
Location Cooperation:
Takeshi Tokuyama (ED) 
Tatsuya Ishiguro (ED) 
Model:
Yukiko Motoya  (ED) 
Music Director:
Masanobu Sato 
Nani Suzuki 
Music Mastering Engineer: Akira Anso 
Music Mixing & Recording:
Hiroyuki Tsuji 
Kouichi Suzuki 
Planning: Kazuya Tsurumaki 
Production Desk: Moritake Onuki 
Production manager:
Akiko Nakayama (eps 4-5) 
Daisuke Tsukushi  (eps 1-6) 
Kanji Wakabayashi (ep 2) 
Yuki Sugihara  (eps 2-6) 
Project Navigator:
Fuyu Kimata (eps 2-6) 
Kimata Fuyu 
Publicity:
Hirotaka Takase (eps 1-4) 
Takayuki Tokuhara 
Recording Adjustment: Nobuhira Hirano 
Recordist: Hideki Matsunaka (ep 6) 
Recordists:
Nobutaka Hirooka 
Ryōko Nashimoto (ep 1) 
Setting: Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 2, 5) 
Sound Effects:
Tōru Nakano 
Tōru Noguchi (Anime Sound Production) 
Sound Effects Cooperation: Miki Watanabe 
Sound Producer: Tōru Nakano 
Sound Production Manager:
Miki Watanabe (eps 1-4) 
Takeshi Takadera  (eps 5-6) 
Soundtrack Design: Masashi Ichifuru (TGB Design) 
Soundtrack Promotion:
Hirotaka Takase 
Takashi Tokohara 
Special Effects Supervisor: Shigenobu Kaihoko 
Texture Mapping: Gainax's Cat (ep 3) 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Jun Suzuki 
the pillows 
Zin Yoshida 
Theme Song Composition: Sawao Yamanaka 
Theme Song Lyrics: Sawao Yamanaka 
Theme Song Performance: the pillows 
Tie-in Manga: Hajime Ueda (Kodansha Monthly Magazine Z) 
Visual Concept: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 
Jun Mizuki as Naota Nandaba 
Mayumi Shintani as Haruko Haruhara 

Izumi Kasagi as Mamimi Samejima 

Aki Daitō as Hairstylist (ep 5) 
Akira Miyajima as Gaku 
Chiemi Chiba as Kiturubami 
Ena Tsuneizumi as Girl B  (ep 3) 
Hideaki Anno as Miyu Miyu 
Hideyuki Umezu as Player B  (ep 4) 
Hiroshi Ito as Shigekuni Nandaba 
Itsuki Kawamura as Nurse  (ep 1) 
Jun Mizuki as Takkun (black cat) 
Kan Tanaka as Train Station Announcer  (ep 3) 
Kazuhiro Takamura as Face Appearance 
Kazuhito Suzuki as Masashi 
Kenta Miyake as Umpire  (ep 4) 
Kōichi Nagano as Player C  (ep 4) 
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Yakuza A (ep 5) 
Kouji Ohkura as Amarao 
Kumiko Higa as Female Operator A (ep 4) 
Kumiko Yokote as Female Operator B  (ep 4) 
Masayuki Hiyama as Security Guard A 
Mika Itō as Eri Ninamori 
Nobuyuki Fukumoto as Boy A  (ep 3) 
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Security Guard A (ep 2) 
Ryutaro Satou as Stray Cat 
Shigenori Sōya as Yakuza B (ep 5) 
Shigeru Shibuya as Player A  (ep 4) 
Suzuki Matsuo as Kamon Nandaba 
Takahiro Sakurai as Man in Black (ep 5) 
Takayuki Yamaguchi as Man in Black (ep 5) 
Takeshi Watabe as Security Guard B  (ep 2) 
Yuji Iwama as Boy B  (ep 3) 
Yukari Fukui as Junko Miyaji 
Yukimasa Obi as Man in Black (ep 5) 
Yūko Sanpei as Girl A  (ep 3) 
Yuriko Yamaguchi as Mr. Ninamori's Secretary  (ep 3) 
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
GAINAX 
Production I.G 
Backgrounds: Ogura Kobo 
Color: Production I.G 
Cooperation:
Bakery Orphen (eps 1-6) 
Celsys (eps 4-6) 
Far East Citroen Core (eps 2-6) 
Living Double Vintage Scooters (eps 2-6) 
Mamoru Sasaki's Renault 4 (eps 3-6) 
Nenten (eps 1-6) 
Distributor: King Records 
In-Between Animation:
Anime Torotoro (ep 2) 
Animeya Honpo (ep 2) 
Bee Train  (eps 1-5) 
GAINAX  (eps 1-6) 
J.C. Staff (eps 2-3) 
M.S.C (eps 2-5) 
OLM (ep 3) 
Production I.G  (eps 1-6) 
Production I.G Niigata (eps 1-4) 
SHAFT (ep 5) 
Studio Cockpit (ep 5) 
Studio Gash (ep 5) 
Studio Theta  (ep 1) 
Music Production: King Records 
Original story: GAINAX 
Planning: GAINAX 
Production Cooperation: GANSIS 
Recording Studio: HALF H·P STUDIO 
Sound Effects: Anime Sound Production 
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO 
Theme Song Label: King Records 
Titles: Maki Production 
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Marc Handler 
Translation: Shizuki Yamashita 
ADR Script: Marc Handler 
Executive producer:
Gen Fukunaga (Anime Classics) 
Hideki Uchino 
Maki Terashima 
Producer:
Carly Hunter (Anime Classics) 
Justin Cook (Anime Classics) 
Shizuki Yamashita 
Stephanie Sheh 

ADR Recording: Rick Tetzlaff 
Commentary Track Translation:
Agnes Yoshida 
Maggie Weidner 
DVD Menu Design: Chris McDougall 
DVD Subtitling: David Fleming 
Extras Director: Michael Sinterniklaas (Ultimate Edition) 
Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller (Anime Classics) 
Post-Production Assistant:
Aya Spann (Anime Classics) 
Jason Weems (Anime Classics) 
Production Assistant:
Agnes Yoshida 
Maggie Weidner 
Recording Mix: Rick Tetzlaff 
Senior Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla (Anime Classics) 
Jeremy Jimenez (Anime Classics) 
Sound Engineer: Rick Tetzlaff 
Subtitle Script: Stephanie Sheh 
Subtitle Timing:
Agnes Yoshida 
Joey Liaw 
Maggie Weidner 
Video Editing:
Ashley Rosse (Anime Classics) 
Christopher Bryan (Anime Classics) 
Jessie Mancilla (Anime Classics) 
Josh Tyler (Anime Classics) 
Robert Bell (Anime Classics) 
Video Engineer:
Brittany Smith (Anime Classics) 
Casey Barteau (Anime Classics) 
Michael Rivas (Anime Classics) 
Video Post-Production Director: Brandon Tyler (Anime Classics) 
Barbara Goodson as Nandaba Naota 
Kari Wahlgren as Haruhara Haruko 

Jennifer Sekiguchi as Samejima Mamimi 

Agnes Yoshida as
Civilian Walla (ep 6) 
Male Student Walla (ep 3) 
News Walla (ep 3) 
Unenthused Walla (ep 6) 
Bob Marx as
Gaku 
Mabase Martians Player D (ep 4) 
Pervy Security Guard (ep 2) 
Chris McDougall as
Mabase Martians Player A (ep 4) 
Stray Cat (ep 3) 
Tormented Student (ep 3) 
Unenthused Walla (ep 6) 
Dave Mallow as Amarao 
David Lucas as
Interstellar Immigration Agents (ep 5) 
Mabase Martians Player B (ep 4) 
Masashi 
Miyu Miyu 
Senior Security Guard (ep 2) 
TV Character A (ep 5) 
Heather Lee Joelson as Ninamori Eri 
Ikuni as Black Cat 
Jessica Stenuis as
Female Operator B (ep 4) 
Hairstylist (uncredited; ep 5) 
Miyaji Junko 
Secretary 
Joe Martin as Nandaba Kamon 
L. Villa as Kitsurubami 
Luis Reyes as
Civilian Walla (ep 6) 
Umpire (ep 4) 
Maggie Weidner as
Female Student Walla (ep 3) 
News Walla (ep 3) 
Passerby Walla (ep 3) 
Maki Terashima-Furuta as Babe Walla (incidental; ep 2) 
Mark Takeuchi as
Male Student Walla (ep 3) 
News Walla (ep 3) 
MTF as
Takkun the Cat 
White Kitten (uncredited; ep 6) 
Rick Tetzlaff as Drag Queen Coach (ep 4) 
Ryan Ragland as Male Student Walla (ep 3) 
Shizuki Yamashita as
Civilian Walla (ep 6) 
Nurse in Naota’s Dream (ep 1) 
Passerby Walla (ep 3) 
Unenthused Walla (ep 6) 
Stephanie Sheh as
Babe Walla (incidental; ep 2) 
Civilian Walla (ep 6) 
Female Operator A (ep 4) 
Female Student Walla (ep 3) 
Little Boy in Bear Ears (incidental; ep 2) 
Passerby Walla (ep 3) 
Unenthused Walla (ep 6) 
Steve Kramer as
Firefighter (ep 2) 
Interstellar Immigration Agents (ep 5) 
Mabase Martians Player C (ep 4) 
Male Operator (ep 4) 
News Walla (ep 3) 
Shigekuni 
Station Announcer (ep 3) 
TV Character B (ep 5) 
Tara Murphy as
Female Student Walla (ep 3) 
News Walla (ep 3) 

English companies
Additional Post-Production: FUNimation Entertainment (Anime Classics) 
ADR Production: Synch-Point 
Broadcaster:
Adult Swim 
Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) 
Toonami (Adult Swim) 
Distributor:
FUNimation Entertainment 
MVM (UK) 
DVD Authoring: Stream Santa Monica 
Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia & New Zealand) 
Viewster (USA) 
YouTube 
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment  (2010) 
Madman Entertainment (Australia) 
Synch-Point  (Expired) 
Production: Production I.G 
Video Editing: R!OT 
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Thierry Kazazian 
Executive producer: Carlo Levy 

Coordination: Bruno Parent 
DVD Menu: Regis Michaux 
Packaging: Michaël Ronsyn 
Press Officer: Cedric Vantroyen 
Production Assistant:
Manu Roy 
Stephanie Leempoets 
Nathalie Homs as Haruko Haruhara 
Suzanne Sindberg as Naota Nandaba 

Bérangère Jean as Mamimi Samejima 

Bruno Magne as Kamon Nandaba 
Christelle Reboul as Eri Ninamori 
Constantin Pappas as Misashi 
Martial Leminoux as Gaku Manabe 
Naïké Fauveau as Kitsurubami 
Thierry Kazazian as
Amarao 
Shigekuni Nandaba 

French companies
Broadcaster:
Canal Jimmy (from 20 December 2001) 
Gong (from August 2009) 
Nolife 
Dubbing: Studio Chinkel 
DVD Distribution: Dybex (France) 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau 
Lourdes López as Naota Nandaba (Catalan dub) 
Marta Ullod as Haruko Haruhara (Catalan dub) 
Meritxell Sota as Haruko Haruhara (Spain dub) 
Xavier Casan as Naota Nandaba (Spain dub) 

Eva Lluch as Mamimi Samejima (Catalan dub) 
Pilar Morales as Mamimi Samejima (Spain dub) 

Aleix Estadella as Masashi Masamune (Catalan dub) 
Belén Roca as Kitsurubami (Catalan dub) 
Isabel Muntané as Eri Ninamori (Spain dub) 
Joaquim Sota as
Amarao (Spain dub) 
Gaku Manabe (Spain dub) 
Shigekuni Nandaba (Spain dub) 
Jordi Vila as
Kamon Nandaba (Spain dub) 
Masashi Masamune (Spain dub) 
Josep Maria Mas as Amarao (Catalan dub) 
Mark Ullod as Kamon Nandaba (Catalan dub) 
Mònica Padrós as Eri Ninamori (Catalan dub) 
Nuria Doménech as Junko Miyaji (Catalan dub) 
Pilar Morales as Junko Miyaji (Spain dub) 
Ramón Hernández as Gaku Manabe (Catalan dub) 
Toni Sevilla as Shigekuni Nandaba (Catalan dub) 

Maria Lluïsa Magaña (Catalan dub) 
Norbert Ibero (Catalan dub) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain) 
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain; DVD) 
Dubbing Studio: Cristal Media (Spain dub) 
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión 
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain) 
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director:
Gualtiero Cannarsi 
Paolo Cortese 
Coordination: Mandy Mometti 
Dialogues: Gualtiero Cannarsi 
Dubbing Consultant: Gualtiero Cannarsi 
Editorial Director: Anna Marani 
Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi 
Graphic Design: Paolo Torchetti 
Graphic Project:
Lorenzo Crotti (eps 1-6) 
Luca Franciosi (eps 1-6) 
Licensing: Mandy Mometti 
Managing Director: Massimiliano Rella 
Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino 
Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini (italian edition) 
Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum) 
Post Production:
Lorenzo Cannata (eps 1-4) 
Luca Franciosi (eps 5-6) 
Product Manager: Simona Stanzani 
Project Manager:
Carlo Cavazzoni 
Lorenzo Crotti 
Quality Control: Luca Franciosi 
Davide Perino as Naota Nandaba 
Laura Latini as Haruko Haruhara 
Letizia Scifoni as Mamimi Samejima 

Veronica Puccio as Eri Ninamori 
Vittorio Guerrieri as Kamon Nandaba 

Alessio De Filippis as Gaku Manabe 
Federica De Bortoli as Junko "Miya-jun" Miyaji 
Giovanni Petrucci as MyuMyu 
Ilaria Latini as Kitsurubami 
Luana Morgilli as Takkun 
Massimiliano Alto as guardia semplice della Medical Meccanica 
Massimo De Ambrosis as Direttore Amarao 
Simone Crisari as Masashi Masamune 
Vittorio Congia as Shingekuni Nandaba 
Italian companies
Broadcaster: MTV Italia (ep 1) 
Distributor: Dynit 
Dubbing: Coop. Eddy Cortese 
DVD Authoring: DVD Hotminds S.r.l. 
Internet Streaming: VVVVID 
German cast
German staff
(none)
Ben Müchow as Naota Nandaba 
Ben Münchow as Naota Nandaba 
Shandra Schadt as Haruko Haruhara 

Beate Pfeiffer as Mamimi Samejima 
Claudia Schmidt as Ta-kun 
Clemens Ostermann as Gaku 
Daniel Krause as Masashi 
Eva Maria Höcherl as Kitsurabami 
Gerhard Acktun as Kamon Nandaba (Naota's Vater) 
Michael Habeck as Shigekuni Nandaba 
Oliver Mink as Amarao 
Sonja Reichelt as Eri Ninamori 
Torsten Münchow as Miyu Miyu 
Uwe Thomsen as Baseballspieler 
German companies
Distributor:
Nipponart 
SP Vision 
Dubbing: Synchron 80 
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Distributor: Dybex 
Dutch cast
(none)

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