korosu Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Adult Swim/Toonami Presents: FLCL Join panelists Jason DeMarco (Adult Swim/Toonami), Maki Terashima-Furuta (Production IG), Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production IG) & Kari Wahlgren (FLCL, Rick and Morty) for a discussion and special sneak preview of two highly anticipated NEW seasons of FLCL premiering this summer: FLCL Progressive and FLCL Alternative, co produced by Adult Swim/Toonami and Production IG. http://www.c2e2.com/Events/Panels-And-Screenings/Panel-Highlights/ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very cool. Hopefully this will clean up the mess Jojo left.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressAngel Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ginguy said: Hopefully this will clean up the mess Jojo left.... Why are you such an unlikable douche? I'm still not sure FLCL ever needed another season, but I'm hoping for the best on it. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'm not sure how this new FLCL is gonna pan out at all. I still feel like those 6 episodes were a lucky stroke that will be almost impossible to recreate all these years later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) It sounds like the most unnecessary sequel ever made, and with most of the crew that made it going off to Trigger, I feel like it won't have the same spark that made the old series as great as it was. But I might as well give it a shot to see how it fares in comparison to what Gainax came up with all those years ago. Gainax is very different from how it was before, so there could be a new wave of animators from there that were just as imaginative as the ones in Trigger now. The itchy fingers they might have from EVA 4.0 being put on-hold for so long could help them go crazy with it if it isn't just us Americans throwing money at them to make it happen instead of it coming about naturally. Edited February 11, 2018 by imchapp.in 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaka Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 41 minutes ago, Ginguy said: Very cool. Hopefully this will clean up the mess Jojo left.... Black clover is already doing that job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, imchapp.in said: It sounds like the most unnecessary sequel ever made, and with most of the crew that made it going off to Trigger, I feel like it won't have the same spark that made the old series as great as it was. But I might as well give it a shot to see how it fares in comparison to what Gainax came up with all those years ago. Gainax is very different from how it was before, so many there could be a new wave of animators from there that were just as imaginative as the ones in Trigger now. The itchy fingers they might have from EVA 4.0 being put on-hold for so long could help them go crazy with it if it isn't just us Americans throwing money at them to make it happen instead of it coming about naturally. I honestly didn't realize Gainax was still around. I'd thought they went out of business shortly before Trigger started - "triggering" the creation, so to speak. Looking at their current projects, I guess it's not too unreasonable of an assumption. Rebuild is basically the only big thing they still having going on and they haven't had a TV anime for a couple years. Edited February 9, 2018 by naraku360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, imchapp.in said: It sounds like the most unnecessary sequel ever made, and with most of the crew that made it going off to Trigger, I feel like it won't have the same spark that made the old series as great as it was. But I might as well give it a shot to see how it fares in comparison to what Gainax came up with all those years ago. Gainax is very different from how it was before, so many there could be a new wave of animators from there that were just as imaginative as the ones in Trigger now. The itchy fingers they might have from EVA 4.0 being put on-hold for so long could help them go crazy with it if it isn't just us Americans throwing money at them to make it happen instead of it coming about naturally. Yeah I mean.... there's almost zero demand for this sequel. That's the first worrying thing. It's also from the year 2000. It's old. A lot of viewers weren't even born when this came out. It just seems to be in keeping with Toonami's philosophy of trying to recapture their old glory with old shows/ old franchises. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I'm excited, fight me if you don't like my opinion. Cool names, too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Well, okay then. I think FLCL: Neoliberal would work better as the other title, though. With a seeming Summer premiere date, maybe they could run the first new season right after DBZ Kai ends? And that would make for a perfect segue into Attack on Titan S3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1gairon Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 4 hours ago, korosu said: Adult Swim/Toonami Presents: FLCL Join panelists Jason DeMarco (Adult Swim/Toonami), Maki Terashima-Furuta (Production IG), Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production IG) & Kari Wahlgren (FLCL, Rick and Morty) for a discussion and special sneak preview of two highly anticipated NEW seasons of FLCL premiering this summer: FLCL Progressive and FLCL Alternative, co produced by Adult Swim/Toonami and Production IG. http://www.c2e2.com/Events/Panels-And-Screenings/Panel-Highlights/ YERSH!!! I wanna go to C2E2 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Blatch said: Well, okay then. I think FLCL: Neoliberal would work better as the other title, though. With a seeming Summer premiere date, maybe they could run the first new season right after DBZ Kai ends? And that would make for a perfect segue into Attack on Titan S3. I don't think there's enough time between DBZ Kai's end and AOTS3 to squeeze in FLCL. Hence, it will likely be an expansion show. Or, maybe AOTS3 will? But one thing's for certain: AOTS3 almost NEEDS to be a Space Dandy-style World Premiere...or maybe it doesn't, because FLCL certainly will be. So yeah, why not? AOTS3 can piss everyone off by following FLCL in August or something. Also, depending on where in the "Summer" FLCL2 airs, we either will have a marathon on June 30th or July 7th or we won't. But I guess this is almost proof positive that there WON'T be a marathon and FLCL2 likely premieres June 2nd and finishes July 7th. But I guess we'll see... Edited February 9, 2018 by OwlChemist81 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 36 minutes ago, elfie said: YERSH!!! I wanna go to C2E2 now. I'd almost be willing to bet this will be April 6th's Pre-Flight episode. If the panel is at 7 PM on Friday night in Chicago, that's perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Blatch said: Well, okay then. I think FLCL: Neoliberal would work better as the other title, though. With a seeming Summer premiere date, maybe they could run the first new season right after DBZ Kai ends? And that would make for a perfect segue into Attack on Titan S3. Progressive and Alternative are also styles of Rock Music 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 9 hours ago, imchapp.in said: It sounds like the most unnecessary sequel ever made, and with most of the crew that made it going off to Trigger, I feel like it won't have the same spark that made the old series as great as it was. But I might as well give it a shot to see how it fares in comparison to what Gainax came up with all those years ago. Gainax is very different from how it was before, so many there could be a new wave of animators from there that were just as imaginative as the ones in Trigger now. The itchy fingers they might have from EVA 4.0 being put on-hold for so long could help them go crazy with it if it isn't just us Americans throwing money at them to make it happen instead of it coming about naturally. It's supposed to be the same creator/writer though. They couldn't make it at Trigger due to rights issues I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Daos said: Yeah I mean.... there's almost zero demand for this sequel. That's the first worrying thing. It's also from the year 2000. It's old. A lot of viewers weren't even born when this came out. It just seems to be in keeping with Toonami's philosophy of trying to recapture their old glory with old shows/ old franchises. Demarco kept asking the creator if he wanted to make more, and he kept saying no. This time he said yes for some reason. Yeah, they really are stuck in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ben0119 said: Demarco kept asking the creator if he wanted to make more, and he kept saying no. This time he said yes for some reason. Actually, here's how things went. Demarco asked GAINAX, one of FLCL's original producers, to make the sequel and they said no. After the rights reverted to Production I.G, the other producer, he asked them, and they said yes. GAINAX said no. Production I.G said yes. Two different entities. Do you get it now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, PokeNirvash said: Actually, here's how things went. Demarco asked GAINAX, one of FLCL's original producers, to make the sequel and they said no. After the rights reverted to Production I.G, the other producer, he asked them, and they said yes. GAINAX said no. Production I.G said yes. Two different entities. Do you get it now? Oh ok. But pretty sure Demarco had said he had asked them repeatedly over the years about it. So this is part of the reason why they would make it now. Edited February 9, 2018 by ben0119 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I can believe him asking repeatedly about it, because that's Demarco for ya. Fair thoughts about FLCL 2/Progressive: while I believe the first FLCL is perfect as is, I don't really see the harm in making a second or a third. That is, under the assumption that it's being used as a training ground for established and up-and-coming animators to go wild and develop their style like with Space Dandy or even the original FLCL, though we all know the latter was primarily a pick-me-up for the animators working on End of Evangelion. I'm going into it viewing it not as a strict sequel series like most everyone else is assuming it is, but as a FLCL for a new generation that's only using the FLCL name and universe as a way to avoid being seen as a complete rip-off. I'd imagine Production I.G was thinking that way when Demarco asked them about the sequel, while GAINAX just focused on Naota's story and just Naota's story, believing that's all FLCL was about. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0119 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Yup! Yeah it's perfect and no need for more. It's like making a sequel to Cowboy Bebop (don't give them any ideas.) Well given there is a new protagonist, I'd say this is more of a spin-off or next generation type thing. We could think of it like the JoJo arcs. So it should be better that way. Like you said, Naota's story was pretty much told, but perhaps other stories could be explored, and as you said, a good place for animators to go crazy. Yeah that's probably what Production I.G. and Gainax thought respectively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 This is the most unecessary sequel since Highlander 2 and there is no real damn point. No one had the same boner for FLCL Williams Street did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Im worried but i look forward to this if is at least half decent i will accept it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStarwind Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 7:46 AM, PokeNirvash said: I can believe him asking repeatedly about it, because that's Demarco for ya. Fair thoughts about FLCL 2/Progressive: while I believe the first FLCL is perfect as is, I don't really see the harm in making a second or a third. That is, under the assumption that it's being used as a training ground for established and up-and-coming animators to go wild and develop their style like with Space Dandy or even the original FLCL, though we all know the latter was primarily a pick-me-up for the animators working on End of Evangelion. I'm going into it viewing it not as a strict sequel series like most everyone else is assuming it is, but as a FLCL for a new generation that's only using the FLCL name and universe as a way to avoid being seen as a complete rip-off. I'd imagine Production I.G was thinking that way when Demarco asked them about the sequel, while GAINAX just focused on Naota's story and just Naota's story, believing that's all FLCL was about. Looking at it like that makes me seem a little more optimistic for it, so thanks for thr viewpoint. I definitely feel both new seasons of FLCL are unnecessary, but thinking of it through this viewpoint makes me a bit more accepting of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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