 On August 12 , 2003 , Time Warner press release noted the success of Cartoon Network , FLCL " ranked No. 42 among all shows on ad @-@ supported cable among adults 18 – 34 " . Also in 2003 , FLCL won third place for Best Animation Film at the Fantasia Festival . On February 24 , 2007 , FLCL was nominated for " Best Cast " , and won " Best Comedy Series " and " Best Short Series " at the first American Anime Awards show . Anime Insider ranked FLCL 4th in their list of the best English @-@ licensed anime of all time on November 2007 . Avatar : The Last Airbender director Giancarlo Volpe says the staff " were all ordered to buy FLCL and watch every single episode of it . " 
