AS mentioned Fooly Cooly last night in the letterboards

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sat May 31, 2003 1:44 pm

FLCL just cuts the noobs down, and makes them hate it. It's really too much of an artwork to be reasonably popular or commonly understood. Besides, the humor in it is often so obscure or bizzare, it really isn't funny for anyone except die-hard otaku with a taste for the weird...

It's not for everyone, and I don't know why CN would go with something like that. What's next - Azumanga Daioh on Toonami? Oh lord...

UncleMilo · Post by **UncleMilo** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 3:10 pm

Just a quick note:

From what I've been told FLCL's title is meaningless. A translator I know told me it was actually just a sound effect.

Fooly Cooly was the terrible translation from Synch Point and I've heard their argument that the anime was both "Cool" and "Foolish" at one of the conventions and that this was their justification for the title re-translation.

I've heard a lot of bad things about Synch Point, so I really mistrust anything they get involved with.

-Uncle Milo

Anlushac11 · Post by **Anlushac11** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:41 pm

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Last night one of the letterboards was kinda cool

"Were going to break now for some commercials. Im guessing they will try to get 6 of them in. And none are for the Cowboy Bebop movie."

Its like they are trying to identify with their fans and gain a larger following. I have no problem with that.

Chaos Angel · Post by **Chaos Angel** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:15 pm

UncleMilo wrote:Just a quick note:

From what I've been told FLCL's title is meaningless. A translator I know told me it was actually just a sound effect.

Don't they mention that in the manga sequence? something like, "it's the sound of rice cakes being rolled"?

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:13 pm

Yea, I always thought it was meaningless too. It's much better if it's meaningless, anyway.

The sound - no, that's "Kuri-kuri". Watch the manga sequences again to see all the playing around with the title's meaninglessness that goes on

It's genius, really.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:55 pm

NicholasDWolfwood wrote:One thing I have to rant about even if I haven't seen FLCL (I haven't)

Why in god's name did they change the title?

It's Furi Kuri, and they change it to fucking Fooly Cooly. It sounds like a damn show for 3 year olds.

Argh.

Episode 6, near the end. The caption of the photo of Naota standing holding the Rickenbacker VERY CLEARLY says "Fooly Cooly". Thank you very much.

And I actually think the dub version of FLCL is the best dubbing job I've heard yet. Melikes, though I think I'd still prefer the sub for standard purposes.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:07 pm

Otohiko wrote:Yea, I always thought it was meaningless too. It's much better if it's meaningless, anyway.

The sound - no, that's "Kuri-kuri". Watch the manga sequences again to see all the playing around with the title's meaninglessness that goes on It's genius, really.

You know something's wrong when not even the star of the show knows what the title means.

Somewhere I saw the idea that the meaning actually comes from the English title -- Naota tries to be grown-up and cool, but he's really a fool, or something like that. I don't think I agree with that view.

And yeah, "kuri kuri" is supposed to be a twisting sound... "chichi wo kurikuri", I'm pretty sure, translates as "breast tweaking" (though they don't translate that in the subs), and "chichi wo FLCL"... well... first we have to figure out what FLCL means.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:28 am

Well - for one thing, Fooly Cooly on the shirt might just be another play on the meaningless title. In any case, whether that's true or not, I always call it FLCL - it just sounds better

I still think the dubbing, even if it's OK, kinda messes with the whole athmosphere of it. But, suppose it would do for some (like my friends who can't read the damn subs in the manga scene fast enough

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Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:11 pm

As for the pronunciation of the title, just listen when they have the halftime break in an episode (you know...where it has Naota's head x-ray and has the letters). It has a rolling-tongue sound.

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:41 pm

Isn't it great how GAiNAX can inspire us to debate for over a page just over the *name* of one of their series?