FLCL Alternative

FLCL Alternative (Japanese: フリクリ オルタナ?, Furikuri Orutana) is a sequel anime series to FLCL and FLCL Progressive. In Japan, Alternative is being screened theatrically since September 7, 2018, and premiered on September 8, 2018 on Toonami. On March 31, 2018 at midnight, Toonami unexpectedly premiered the first episode of Alternative in a sneak preview in Japanese with English subtitles as part of April Fools Day.
==About the Anime==
These 6 episodes are sequels to the original anime.Anime News Network The series centers on the misadventures of 17-year-old Kana, a high school junior who spends her days hanging out with her besties, Mossan, Hijiri, and Pets in the city of Tsuganei. They live unremarkable lives, until the day a Mecha falls out of the sky, along with a strange woman named “Haruko.” Haruko's mission: Awaken Kana's N.O. channel, and take out Medical Mechanica, or else the Earth will be flattened by their irons once and for all!
==Production==
As with FLCL Progressive, studio GAINAX was no longer involved with the series; instead, Production I.G. USA and and Williams Street (Adult Swim's animation production arm) took charge of production for the new seasons. Alternative was worked on at the same time as Progressive. 
The director for this season was Yutaka Uemura, who had previous worked on Saga of Tanya the Evil and several GAINAX anime such as Gurren Lagann and Mahoromatic. He would later direct FLCL: Shoegaze.
Original FLCL creator / director Kazuya Tsurumaki was credited as a supervisor while FLCL character designer, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was credited for "Original Character Designs". 
== Staff ==
* Director: Yutaka Uemura
* Character design: Yuichi Takahashi
* Writer: Hideto Iwai
* Sound director: Toru Nakano
* Music by: R.O.N (instrumental) / The Pillows
* Animation production: Production I.G x NUT x Revoroot
==Cast==
===Japanese===
*Mayumi Shintani as Haruko Haruhara
*Karen Miyama as Kana Koumoto
*Yuri Yoshida as Tomomi "Pets" Hetada
*Riho Iida as Hijiri Yajima
*Mutsumi Tamura as Man "Mossan" Motoyama
*Katsuyuki Konishi as Kan Sudo
*Takuma Nagatsuka as Mon Sasaki
*Ryota Suzuki as Ben Aida
*Maho Masaka as Bunta Koumoto
*Katsuji Mori as Dennis Yoga
*Kaya Matsutani as Maki Kitaki
*Yutaka Aoyama as Tsukata Kanda
*Miki Itou as Shizuka Koumoto
===English===
*Kari Wahlgren as Haruko Haruhara
*Megan Taylor Harvey as Kana Koumoto
*Marieve Herington as Tomomi "Pets" Hetada
*Erica Lindbeck as Hijiri Yajima
*Marianne Miller as Man "Mossan" Motoyama
*Patrick Seitz as Kan Sudo
*Max Mittleman as Mon Sasaki
*Ben Pronsky as Ben Aida
*Erick Abbate as Bunta Koumoto
*Steven Blum as Dennis Yoga
*Erica Shroeder as Maki Kitaki
*Ray Chase as Tsukata Kanda
*Erica Shroeder as Shizuka Koumoto
==Episodes==
#"Flying Memory"
#"Grown-Up Wannabe"
#"Freestyle Collection"
#"Pit-a-Pat"
#"Shake It Off"
#"Full Flat"
==Trivia==
* In order to promote Progressive and Alternative in Japan, the series had a collaboration with Wendy's First Kitchen. The item for the promotion was garlic butter potato fries.Out here in Japan for the week and I spotted Wendy’s doing a FLCL food promotion!would u eat the flcl meal from wendy's? (@Fooly Cooly Out of Context)
* During the credits sequence of FLCL Progressive, images of Kana Koumoto, Tomomi "Pets" Hetada, Man "Mossan" Motoyama, Hijiri Yajima and Tsukata Kanda are shown, despite these character starring in FLCL Alternative which was aired months later. 
==References==
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