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Gainax
FLCL Vol. 1
Naota Nandaba, a bored sixth-grader in a quiet town, finds his mundane life turned upside down when a mysterious pink-haired girl named Haruko Haruhara crashes into him on a Vespa. She then proceeds to hit him with her bass guitar, causing a giant robot to sprout from his head. This bizarre encounter pulls Naota into a whirlwind of alien invaders, giant robots, and the strange secrets of his town.
This volume is the first in a two-volume manga series that adapts the original anime. While it introduces the main characters and premise, the full narrative arc concludes in the subsequent volume.
FLCL Vol. 1 is a manga adaptation of the original six-episode anime series. The manga was created after the anime's initial release, offering a different interpretation of the story.