I was in the minority of fans that actually enjoyed Progressive and Alternative. It was more of the same but that was fine. This is... odd. The animations is hideous. FLCL has always had some of the most creative and incredible looking 2-D animation, and this is a huge step down. 2.5D can be done well (Arcane, Trigun Stampede) but it really suffers here. Then you have a bizarre focus on the Yakuza, the introduction of a race of rock people, and the addition of a lot more death and gore, which while not bad on its own, really changes the vibe of the series. There's really much here connecting this series to the original or any of the sequel series. The vibes are nowhere to be found.
Review of FLCL: Grunge
