FLCL Progressive

Synopsis

Continues the story of FLCL

Naota Nandaba leads a thoroughly mundane life in a sleepy town where nothing ever happens. Since his older brother Tasuku moved to America to pursue his baseball dreams, Naota has assumed all of Tasuku's former responsibilities, including sleeping in his old bunk bed and dealing with his ex-girlfriend, Mamimi Samejima, who continues to visit frequently. However, Naota's boring existence is completely upended by the arrival of Haruko Haruhara. This eccentric pink-haired girl, who rides a Vespa and plays bass guitar, crashes into Naota's life, leaving tire marks on his back and causing a giant horn to sprout from his head during their initial encounter. Although Naota simply wishes for peace, Haruko's presence at his home triggers a series of events that thrust him into the center of an epic battle for control that could alter everything, not just on Earth, but potentially across the entire universe.

In this installment

In FLCL Progressive, Hidomi Hibajiri leads a monotonous existence, defined by her constant use of headphones. Each day follows the same routine: school, helping out at her mother’s café, and losing herself in music. This pattern remains unbroken until a sudden encounter with a peculiar woman wielding a guitar changes everything. After their unexpected meeting, a robot invades Hidomi’s home in the dead of night, along with her classmate Ko Ide. They find themselves chased through the streets until the guitar-wielding woman intervenes. However, the incident leaves Hidomi with a horn protruding from her forehead. Confused about the origins of the robots, the warnings of the mysterious guitarist known as the "vespa woman," and the new appendage on her head, Hidomi realizes she can no longer escape reality through her music.

Background

FLCL Progressive aired in the United States as a six-episode television series as part of the Toonami line-up on the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network.