Additional Cast and Production Staff for 'FLCL' Sequel Announced

The official website of the theatrical sequel of FLCL announced additional voice cast and production staff on Wednesday. The first part of the sequel, FLCL Progressive, will debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 2 at 11:30 p.m. EDT, and later open in Japanese th...
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Additional Cast and Production Staff for 'FLCL' Sequel Announced
The official website of the theatrical sequel of FLCL announced additional voice cast and production staff on Wednesday. The first part of the sequel, FLCL Progressive, will debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 2 at 11:30 p.m. EDT, and later open in Japanese theaters on September 28. FLCL Alternative, the second sequel, will premiere on Toonami in September and screen in Japan on September 7.

Kazuya Tsurumaki, the original creator of FLCL, will supervise the sequel project. Katsuyuki Motohiro (Psycho-Pass) will act as the chief director, scriptwriter Hideto Iwai will pen the series, and Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Space☆Dandy) will be in charge of the mechanical design.

Produced by Production I.G, Kazuto Arai (Re:Creators episode director), Toshihisa Kaiya (Wasurenagumo), Yuuki Ogawa (Hajimete no Gal assistant director), Yoshihide Ibata (Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon episode director), Kei Suezawa (Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari animation director), and Hiroshi Ikehata (Flip Flappers episode director) will direct the six-episode FLCL Progressive series, with character designs by Chikashi Kubota (One Punch Man).

The next six episodes in FLCL Alternative will be helmed by Yutaka Uemura (Zankyou no Terror assistant director) and Kiyotaka Suzuki (Gatchaman Crowds Insight assistant director), featuring character designs by Yuuichi Takahashi (Stranger: Mukou Hadan key animation) at Production I.G, studio NUT, and REVOROOT. Japanese voice actress Mayumi Shintani and English voice actress Kari Wahlgren will reprise their role as Haruko Haruhara in FLCL Alternative, one of main characters from the original series.

Alt-rock band the pillows will perform the theme songs "spiky seeds" and "Star overhead" for FLCL Progressive and FLCL Alternative, respectively.

FLCL Progressive Cast
Raharu Haruha: Megumi Hayashibara (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Jinyu: Miyuki Sawashiro (Occultic;Nine)
Hidomi Unjakurou: Minase Inori (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka)
Yoshimi Ide: Jun Fukuyama (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Gorou Mori: Tomo Muranaka (Fuuka)
Nogata Maruko: Masatomo Nakazawa (DRAMAtical Murder)
Aiko: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Houseki no Kuni (TV))
Hinae Unjakurou: Kikuko Inoue (Mahoutsukai no Yome)
Masurao: Kouji Ohkura (Hyouge Mono)
Eyepatch: Takayuki Sugou (Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi)
Tonkichi: Jin Urayama (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
Tami Hanae: Reiko Suzuki (Citrus)

FLCL Progressive Staff
Sub-character Design: Mai Yoneyama (Kill la Kill assistant animation director)
Prop Design: Akiko Murayama (Suisei no Gargantia), Youko Kuhara (Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou)
Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai (Ace wo Nerae! 2)
Color Design: Noriko Arisawa (Shakugan no Shana II (Second))
CG Director: Akira Takayanagi (Seirei no Moribito 3DCG animation)
Director of Photography: Kouji Tanaka (Guilty Crown)
Editing: Taeko Hamauzu (Le Chevalier D'Eon)
Music, Music Director: Ron (Hai to Gensou no Grimgar)
Sound Director: Tooru Nakano (D.Gray-man)
Distribution: Toho Imaging Division
Production: FLCL Movie Production Committee

FLCL Alternative Cast
Kana Koumoto: Karen Miyama (Momo e no Tegami)
Tomomi Nabeta (Pets): Yuri Yoshida (Mikakunin de Shinkoukei)
Sei Yajima (Hijiri): Riho Iida (Love Live! School Idol Project)
Mitsuru Motoyama (Mossan): Mutsumi Tamura (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon)
Kan Sudou: Katsuyuki Konishi (D-Frag!)
Kado Sasaki: Takuma Nagatsuka ([The iDOLM@STER SideM)
Satoru Aida: Ryouta Suzuki (Net-juu no Susume)
Shizuka Koumoto: Miki Itou (Dragon Ball)
Bunta Koumoto: Miho Masaka (Endride)
Youga Dennis: Katsuji Mori (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu)
Maki Kitaki: Kaya Matsutani (Garo: Vanishing Line)
Kouta Kanda: Yutaka Aoyama (D.Gray-man Hallow)

FLCL Alternative Staff
Costume Design: Hiromi Taniguchi (Rolling☆Girls)
Prop Design: Yuuji Hosogoe (Youjo Senki chief animation director), Akishino Denforword Hiyori (Nobunaga the Fool)
Art Director: Ayaka Fujii (Ryuu no Haisha)
Color Design: Chiho Nakamura (Hayate no Gotoku!)
CG Director: Tsukasa Saitou (Owari no Seraph)
Director of Photography: Shinji Tonsho (Gamers!)
Editing: Yumi Jinguuji (Centaur no Nayami)
Music, Music Director: Ron
Sound Director: Tooru Nakano
Distribution: Toho Imaging Division
Production: FLCL Movie Production Committee

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