Naota Swings the Bat (eng)
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Much respect for Yoji Enokido, Kazuya Tsurumaki, and the rest of the FLCL team. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Something about Haruko coming back only after He swings the bat is so perfect to me. It’s like she’s saying “I’ll help you but only after you help yourself”. Just so awsome
That’s essentially the metaphor, he had to actually grow up here instead of pretending to be mature.
Not only that, she trusted him. She took off like, “Oh well, if we die it’s whatever. It’s on him.” What commitment 😂
Exactly but she knew he would lol
Brooooo so well said 🫢👏🏽
I mean she did also just dig around his insides
The writing in the show smart/stupid/perverted/inspiring/depressing/and everything else, all together, at the same time. Add that with the perfect music, and you get something really special.
ITS A SINKER!!!
@@Februarys and they knocked it out of the park ;)
I think that’s why this anime is goated it exaggerated the world ending feelings that teenagers go through at that age while still fully giving them validity in retrospect as a interesting take on a coming of age story
@@mookiestewart3776 best general summary of FLCL i’ve seen so far, kudos to you.
No, I'm fairly certain that it's actually supposed to be a metaphor for someone's first time having sex.
The female agents having nosebleeds when the guitar came out, the guy's seeming annoyance with how big his guitar is (and his competence), and especially with the next episode and how Naota was acting like he's hot shit the whole time.
Everyone in the comments praising this moment for being a cinematic masterpiece:
Haruko: “Hey, I didn’t know boys felt like this inside!
Naota: Hey! Don’t touch me there from behind!!!
Haruko was such a dick man lmao!
*Cut to all the women with nosebleeds.
This scene is what motivated me to finally pop the question and ask out my girlfriend. I’ll forever hold this show to the utmost respect and it’s easily up there in my top 5 for this scene alone. This entire episode just spoke to me at the time. I was too afraid to even consider the prospect of asking my girl out on a date (even though she was very much in love with me too). But by the end I had understood the lesson, that being that you never know what life will bring unless you “swing the bat”. At the best, I’d be in a relationship with the person I love most in this world. At the worst, we remain friends. Regardless, I wasn’t about to sit around and let someone ask her out for me. So I did. We’ve been happily dating for almost 4 years now and there’s even been talk of getting married. Thank you Fooly Cooly.
Awsome story mate. I also love this show to.
Legit had this same thing happen with me at Anime Expo about a year ago now. While we're nowhere as far along as you and your girlfriend are, being it's only been about a year for us. I remember spending the entirety of day four of the convention just hanging out with her alone, until we eventually went back to her hotel room so she could change into something more comfortable for Little Tokyo near the end of the day. (She was wearing stilettos for a Lady from Devil May Cry cosplay.) I remember the entire time waiting outside her hotel room with thoughts rushing through my head on what to do and what to say, until I remembered this episode and it's meaning and then everything just clicked. I took a chance and popped the question, and she accepted. Going on a little under a year now, it'll be year on the 4th of July, and hopefully one of many to come. Thanks for sharing your story, mate. Reminded me a lot about my experience as well. Take care. :)
The way the music kicks in when the sky turns red will never not give me chills.
on god, one of the best scenes.
I like how Amarao says, "It's a sinker!" as if commentating on a baseball game. Also the scene of the satellite breaking apart and pitching the "ball" is such an amazing sequence of animation. By the way, does this make anyone else feel emotional?
TetrisClock Trust me, we are all hit with nostalgia and the feels
Yes. The growing up metaphors in this show hit you right in the feels.
I LOVE IT. Its such a nice detail. That Naota who never swings the bat now has to on a spinning baseball! ITS A SINKER!!!!
yeah that whole episode has a baseball theme genius, lol, glad you picked up on that.
Very
Whoever was in charge of matching songs to scenes needs a raise crazy sunshine works so perfectly this is my second favorite scene beside the bridge scene
I read once that they animated scenes to the music. I don't actually know if that's true, but since the soundtrack is mostly pillows songs that had already been released at that time it certainly would have been possible.
Feel like swinging the bat is a metaphor for doing something even though you’re scared. Like leaving your comfort zone/new job/ moving house, something mature. Anyone else?
Thats exactly what it is. The entire episode Naoto fails to accomplish anything, not because he can't do it, but because he doesn't try. Quite literally he doesn't swing the bat early because he's too afraid to. When he does swing, even though he doesn't swing hard enough, Haruko helps him as a reward for at least trying.
KonohaRamenNoodles “Nothing can happen until you swing the bat”
Why Mamimi is upset that NAota ended up swinging the bat. Because throughout the series its NAota refusing to do and try things, just like her. And in this one he actually does it.
That, and beating your meat.
@@Februarys more than that it’s because now he’s not dependent on her, that’s why Mamimi gets the dog in the next episode and has a cat in the first one, she needs things that are dependent on her.
I don't think I've shown an anime that's so inherently horny/sexual without actually being lewd or fanservice-y. It makes it both hilarious and meaningful.
I like how when he got scared he called out his brothers name lol
Christopher Portillo, my heart melts everytime it happens.
He loves his bro though. He looks up to him
To add just a liiiiittle bit more, ‘Tasuku’ is a deliberate pun on ‘tasukete’, the Japanese word for help me. A shame it was lost in translation but then again, how would you even localise it to begin with.
I definitely agree with you though. The only scene that comes close to this one is the end of FLCLimax (emphasis on close).
That's a misdirect. He calls out for his brother's name, only for Haruko to show up, meaning he is being forced to move on, or "grow up". Haruko, being that feminine energy he needs for the "coming of age" to happen.
XeroBeat But he doesn’t say Tasuku in the sub
He only says Nii-Chan
So there’s isn’t really a pun
The dub team probably just though Naota saying big bro sounded awkward I’d guess
The OST to this show is the best. The Pillows!
James Barrett I know, I freaking love them.
I have no programmed responses and this made me cry. Such a good scene...
Naota swung the bat...
"I love you."
After rewatching, I could say the same... I cannot find the track by the pillows. I want to know so bad...
Still does NOW!!!
@@JesusPerez-uq4jl it’s crazy sunshine
Checking in 2020. Still one of the greatest moments in anime
The directing, casting, adaptation for the dubbing is superb.
Second best dub all time
What's the first?
Still giving me the chills
Same bro same
Grow a pair.
I’ve come back to this scene several times cuz it always gives me the chills
@@RandalfElVikingo kinda the point of the show lol if you had about you’d know that
Yes. Thank you, this is the most powerful scene. The pillows bring in to another level
One of my favorite quotes of all time came from this show. Well it's 2 really. "Never knows best" and "Nothing can happen until you swing the bat"
I watched FLCL for the first time a few months ago, and it resonated with me in a way few shows have
That line though "Nothing can happen till you swing the bat", it stuck with me, and it's been serving as a great bit of motivation since
Gainax and Trigger have supplied a lot of my motivation and philosophy (for lack of a less pretentious term), I'm off to go swing some bats then, cheers
This is the first episode I ever saw. I felt empty when it went off. Truly a masterpiece. I ended up seeing the whole show like 4 years later. I wish I can go back.
Oh yeah, that happened to me too, this was basically my first piece of anime at age 6 I think. It both scared and amazed me. And even after I forgot the actual context of the episode, it was etched into my mind, this surreal moment...
It wasn't until almost 10 years later did I found the series again, and all the memories of that night came flooding in. I sometimes wish to go back to that moment. Where the world was strange and new...
The freeze frames, along with the sound track @ 2:42 is amazing!
The way she softly speaks to him to calm him down and give him some confidence never fails to choke me up.
When the sky changes in conjunction with the chorus-craaaaazy suuuunshine!-I feel a bit emotional.
What an absurd, beautiful, perfect scene.
It's a representation of the standing question: "who is going to help you when the chips are down and will you be willing to take a crack at it when help, out of the blue, arrives". Or will you take the strike and make another excuse. Blues drive monster and Crazy sunshine. Make them sexual, identity, and what does it mean to my reproductive futures. To me, viewing them, it's greater understanding to why bother with something I know I can't handle alone firing from the outer reaches of my known universe and I love that I do not have to attack that world ending piece of satellite on my own, regardless of where it came from
i like dat
What’s this from?
Fooly Cooly is the greatest thing ever made in ever in history of things made. It's more important than the Panama Canal.
I can't find the comment but I remember reading that someone saying this isn't really a win since he still needed Haruko. I think that misses the whole point the fact that he swung at all even while utterly terrified was the whole point whether he succeeds or not is irrelevant. He just needs to actually make decisions and take action instead of being inactive. Absolutely love this scene my favorite on the show and one of my favorite is all of anime
i have this scene tattooed on my arm .
one of my favorite things about this episode is what everyone else has already said. its a great metaphor for life .
Yo I gotta see that, but I imagine it's impossible
@Knux1 don't know how I would add a picture for ya. But I have a whole sleeve dedicated too fooly cooly
Top ten best Anime
Watched this when i was little and it never left my head, this show holds a special place in my heart
Man I love this episode.
It's 2022 and it's still incredible.
Seriously.... Gainax wrote this to get over their post-End-of-Evangelion burnout. This is therapeutic shitposting, and it's one of the best animes of all time.
man so meny memories of this show i use to stay up late to watch adult swim i was in high school or was it middle school any way i watched it none stop
i happened to see this the first time it aired on adult swim when i was in high school. I didn't understand it at all at the time, but for some reason it stuck in my memory and i'd think about it from time to time. I think because the animation and music were so striking. Then a couple years ago (about 10-15 years later) i decided to hunt it down and watch it again, and suddenly i understood its themes and metaphors. I'm not an anime fan, but this show is so well written. Made me nostalgic for those high school days. I wish I'd understood it better back then. I can recall so many fucking times i was too scared to "swing the bat" lol.
@@jhk6558 watched it during the first run back in 03 as a 13 year old , already loved anime but this show seemed like a test to see just how much I could understand of the art at the time . I wasn’t too baffled by it when I was younger like most people but I still have an extremely deep nostalgic connection to it . It felt like the show was speaking directly to me at the time. You just don’t get stuff like this anymore
FLCL was such a gift.
HE SWUNG THE BAT. He finished his arc. what a boss. well played kid.
oh, man! one of the best scenes by far, along with mamimi chanting at the burnt school to the pillows. missed the dialogue right after, though...
"the palm of my hand still stings. I wonder if Haruko feels like this all the time..."
Glitch Honestly I love how he thought about Haruko instead of his brother... It has a deeper meaning but I feel it's more than just moving on and accepting that there is a future
This scene is so good it makes my head hurt. 😩😩😩
This gives me chills everytime. It's such an inspirational and life-affirming anime. Nothing can happen until you swing the bat!
There’s simply nothing written like this anymore. There’s so much skill and nuance in this it’s difficult to think this was the norm back then. We were very lucky
It survived the test of time. There will be more stories like this from our era people in the future will remember too.
I don't believe this was the norm back then. FLCL is just different.
Because I haven't watched this in years, I never realized that the boy has the same voice actor as the original ash ketchum
Barbara Goodson never did the voice for Ash Ketchum, you're thinking of Veronica Taylor. However, Barbara Goodson is fairly prolific and, probably, her most well known role is as the voice of Rita Repulsa in Power Rangers.
That voice ain't did Ash this voice did the voice in Digimon, Wolf's Rain, FLCL and I believe a episode on Cowboy Bebop!
He swung the bat...
This soundtrack kick royal ass!
Loved how they used real guitar/bass models in this anime
if i rush it wont pop go slow
I tear up a bit every time I watch this scene. I'm such a wuss 😅
2:54 One of the most well-animated moments I have ever seen in an anime.
This show really makes me think about all the things I've missed out on because I was scared to take the risk of "swiging the bat", and taking the consequences. I'd always waited for things to come to me, because I refused to live a life with risk, but by doing that, I've missed out on a lot of things in life. Thank you, FLCL. You really helped me through my most desperate times in high school. This anime will forever stay a part of who I am.
Literally saw this when it came out and I was 14. It 100% was what made me love animation as an art form. I also got lucky enough to fall into that 'intended audience' category. Only downside is I can't explain how special this show is to any adults in my life. Had to be there, I guess.
Sex Metaphors ....
I didn't know how raunchy this anime was when I was a kid lol. Literally every scene is riddled with innuendos. Also I didn't know what nose bleeds were supposed to mean at the time either lol.
Its my biannual time to watch tbis and weep openly and feel good about how far ive come
Damn. Never fails to make me smile
He's only a kid and proceeds to shoot a giant robot arm with a baseball at him
I love knowing that me and Mamimi have the exact same thinking process 0:00-0:05
Scared as hell but my mans swung the bat. Yeah he needed some help in the end but he swung the bat.
This show was just so beautiful
"The crazy bastard did it.... he swung the bat...."
One of the best animated scenes I've ever seen.
The beauty of this scene is in its Simplicity of the choice. Anyone can swing a bat.
I love how the description quotes the fair use thing on an upload of a clip
Such an awesome anime, and amazing moment in the show
every episode is your favorite while youre watching it
My favorite scene in this show no questions
I’ve always been confused by the nosebleed
Usually when something perverted or sexually stimulating happens in anime/or TV, a nosebleed is a sign of excitement. Happens slot in anime specifically.
Best anime scene of all time 🎶
he swung the bat... recognizing a metaphor yet?
Nope, could you please explain?
I love Season 1 only, in my opinion. And it has this bit, which I love.
i love flcl so much
I love this part 1:05
This scene is pure condensed anime.
This scene makes me crumble every time.
Dammit, I really have to watch this series again before the sequels come out...
Tearonex Season 2 sucks. Watch Season 1 only and keep watching, then get it on DVD.
This one scene pretty much outdoes anything in FLCL 2 or 3, they made a good effort but they were nowhere near as good as FLCL 1.
The original flcl is literally in most people’s (who really know anime) hall of fame , the second season was good but when you have the name flcl on a show you can’t just be good, you have to be great. They should have just made another story about naota mamimi and haruko but with naota and mamimi being adults now , it would have connected with us that have watched this show since it’s first airing , making us feel like the original cast grew up while we all were away from each other . The pillows did a great job on the second soundtrack though , but then again, they’re just a great band lol
Who's here after the season 2 and 3 trailer?
Jordan Williams me too, also same name
声質の再現が凄いな
Harukos face when she swings is fucking gangster
For all those who grew up watching FLCL
Did you swing the bat? Did you knock it out of orbit?
Swung the bat many times. Never knocked it out of orbit but I'm still swinging.
Just what did he ever do to make the women noses bleed?
Wario 123 The guitar is supposed to represent his manhood in a sense. He whipped it out and everyone is impressed.
FLCL was always the answer to Evangelion.
You gotta swing the bat.
Can't watch FLCL without hearing the Wonderboy song.
Try listening to the first part of this with your eyes closed. 3:)
show your strength, swing the bat
The Pillows seriously underrated band
CRAZYYYY SUNSHIIIINE
Pro tip: don’t watch this scene without headphones
best scene in the series. can anyone name the pillows song int he background?
Crazy Sunshine
crazy sunshine!!!!
When the girls think your a nerd and they finally see your "bat"
This show wouldn't be half as good as it is without the pillows soundtrack
As a kid, I just thought this scene was a coming of age metaphor... I think I'll stick with that.
ShaDHP23 it is lol
Mir actually, it's a metaphor for losing virginity, but again, I'll ignore that.
The swinging the bat metaphor describes the whole message of FLCL - if you don’t take chances and risks in life, then nothing will happen.
Stepping out of his brother's shadow
@@ShaDHP23 It's really not (at best it could be one of the themes rather than the main theme), but hey, whatever makes you happy.
SONG: Crazy Sunshine by The Pillows
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Hit or miss you still gotta try ❤
It's a giant baseball!!
Angels
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! HURRY UP AND POP IT!
This Song This Season These Visuals what it means to me 🤌🏼
I'm stoned and rewatching this
Pog
I think? Again
That's what the BaseBall Glove look like! 1:33
Crazy sunshine3
1:49 When I take a shit in the toilet and look down to see it but it’s not there...
I LOVE THIS!!! #FLCLForever!! 💕🛵🎸🤖
Here again.
I'm terrified...
season 2 hypeeee!!!!!!
The Star gazer
2 and 3 yaaaaa
Season 2 is shit so far
@@niche8137 if you look hard enough in the credits. You can find noata.
@@halbarmensch6304 Cool! Thx for tellin' me!