 FLCL ( Japanese : フリクリ , Hepburn : Furi Kuri , pronounced in English as Fooly Cooly ) is an anime original video animation ( OVA ) series written by Yōji Enokido , directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee , which consisted of Gainax , Production I.G , and King Records . FLCL follows Naota Nandaba , a twelve @-@ year @-@ old boy living in the fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase , and his interactions with Haruko Haruhara , who arrives in the quiet suburb , drawn by the industrial town houses and the Medical Mechanica building . 
