As we
previously reported back in March, the 2 new FLCL series airing in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block, will actually be released in Japan as 2 separate films.
Those 2 films now have official release dates as FLCL: Alternative will hit Japanese theaters on September 7 and FLCL: Progressive will premiere overseas on September 28.
The project releasing here in North America first is a solid indicator that FLCL is one of the rare anime properties that was way more popular in the U.S. than it was in Japan. A series of
interviews and promo videos leading up to FLCL: Alternative's Toonami premiere touched on this matter.
FLCL Progressive premiered on June 2, 2018, on Adult Swim's Toonami block and concluded its 6-episode run on July 7, 2018. FLCL Alternative will kick off its 6-episode run on Toonami a few months later, on September 8, 2018. However, the first episode of Alternative aired on March 31, 2018, as part of Toonami's annual April Fool's Day prank.
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