 The sequel anime series was announced on March 24 , 2016 via the Toonami crew 's Tumblr and Facebook page that 12 new episodes of FLCL would be produced in cooperation with Production I.G. The upcoming episodes will be split into two individual seasons which will serve as sequels to the popular series which was broadcast on Adult Swim 's anime block in 2003 . The crew includes Neon Genesis Evangelion character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and original series director Kazuya Tsurumaki . The series will premier on Toonami in either late 2017 or early 2018 . 
