Brittle Bullet
"When did you start to change and grow up and everything?"
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Running time: 20:47 (without credits)
New Characters None
Songs in this episode Runners High Sad Sad Kiddie Nightmare Patricia Sleepy Head Advice Blues Drives Monster Little Busters

"Brittle Bullet" (ブラブレ, Bura Bure^?) is the fifth out of six episodes of the anime FLCL. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation... FLCL , sometimes romanized as Fooly Cooly) is a six episode Japanese animation OVA series, the brainchild of director Kazuya Tsurumaki and released by Gainax and Production I.G.. The series focuses on Nandaba Naota, a twelve-year-old boy living in the fictional and initially tranquil Japanese suburb of Mabase. ...

Summary

Canti and "Kamon the Nazi" fight in "a duel of honor" for Haruko

After Haruko rejects Kamon's pervasive advances, she proceeds to strongly come onto Naota, much to his embarrassment as Kamon watches in heated jealousy. They resolve to "duel" for Haruko which amounts to little more than an intense airsoft firefight with Canti as the formidable ally to Kamon, who, for some reason, has elected to dress up as a Nazi officer. As this absurd fight wages on, Lieutenant Kitsurubami takes the opportunity to blow Canti away, though she is thwarted by Haruko. Image File history File links FLCL_Kamon_the_Nazi. ... Image File history File links FLCL_Kamon_the_Nazi. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ...

Mamimi, observing Naota's intimate relationship with Haruko, questions him as to how much Naota really likes her. Though he won't outright admit his smitten feelings for Haruko, he suddenly whisks Mamimi away into town and confronts their own awkward attraction to each other, although she won't allow herself to become fully connected with Naota and is alarmed by his spontaneous actions towards her. Finally, his N.O. portal erupts with one of the largest objects yet while a gunfight rages between Commander Amarao and Haruko. This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ... This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ...

Unfortunately, the violent nature of the N.O. suddenly sprouts a leviathan robot out of Naota's channel and traps both he and Mamimi high atop the mechanical giant. Mamimi, incredibly frightened by the whole situation, begins chanting the name of Naota's brother to relieve her startled fit while Naota, enraged that Mamimi would call upon the distant Tasuku, screams that he will be the one to save her and bravely fuses with Canti whilst she stares on in disbelief. The N.O. robot slams its way through the city towards the Medical Mechanica plant when Canti manifests the power of Atomsk by producing his EB-0 1961 Gibson guitar, to the bewildered amazement of Commander Amarao, and even Haruko. The guitar sends the robot, which is actually a gargantuan hand, rocketing over the plant and straight into the ground where it becomes a petrified monument, presiding over the plant. Haruko, having caught a glimpse of her ultimate "love," the famed Pirate King Atomsk, hypnotically stares at Canti in admiration while Mamimi, now safely on the ground, sympathizes with the disfigured Naota: "Ouch." This is the list of characters for the anime FLCL. The English edition of the anime preserves the Japanese naming order for characters. ...

Trivia

• Kitsurubami yells about the similarity between the kanji for "mackerel" and "blue" in the Japanese version. In translation, this was changed to the differences between "cyborg" and "robot" for the English version.
• A scene in this episode is drawn in an animation style parodying South Park. The decision to do so was made once again by the art team. Much of the Japanese audience, according to the director, was unable to understand the reference; South Park never caught on in Japan due to too many American pop culture references. Later in the same episode Naota pulls on the hood of his sweatshirt very tightly, giving him an appearance similar to that of South Park character Kenny. In episode 3, Miyaji Junko's car has a Kenny key chain in it.

FLCL by way of South Park

• The Daicon IV opening (also produced by Gainax) is spoofed in "Brittle Bullet" as well. Similarities include Haruko dressing in the same attire (a playboy bunny-ish suit with earrings), riding her guitar (as opposed to the Daicon girl riding a sword), and most obvious, entering the scene saying "Daicon V".
• There is a reference to the opening credits of Lupin III, as Naota's dad pounces out of his red suit and into Haruko's bed (who pulls a towel over her chest as a spring-loaded boxing glove flies out and hits him). The manner in which the title of the episode appears is also lifted from the same show. Coincidentally, Lupin III started its run on Adult Swim around the same time as FLCL.
• In the English dub, when Haruko is dressed up as Elvis, she mentions bands and guitarists that would be familiar to Western viewers, including Filter, Slash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Jimi Hendrix, and Sir Paul McCartney, replacing the original Japanese references. Another reference in said version is Richard Cheese; Naota soon after points out that one of them doesn't fit the list.
• There are numerous innuendos in this episode that are notable by freeze-frame action only:

• Toward the beginning of the episode, Nandaba Kamon walks in on Naota and Haruko kissing (while Haruko's rear-end is clearly shown, showing she doesn't wear underwear) and his face begins to turn several different shades of color. He finally screams at the top of his lungs, and if the animation is paused, a small demonic / mischievous character can be seen darting around in the back molars of his mouth.
• A small face can be seen inside Kitsurubami's mouth as she screams. This is assumed to be her tongue, but viewers tend to second guess themselves when they realize this "tongue" is also toting guns in its hands just like Kitsurubami is doing. Also, moments before this part when she first screams, if you do slow motion her breast falls out and reveals her nipple (12:31)
• With a smile on her face, Kitsurubami kicks Amarao in the back of the head with her bare foot towards the end of the episode. (19:54)
• During this episode, Kamon and Kitsurubami are seen thrashing about in the river. When this scene is put in slow-motion, it is obvious that Kitsurubami is actually pressing her exposed rear-end against Kamon with apparent pleasure.

• The giant robot is quite heavily armed; each of its five limbs (fingers) has its own hand, which is then provided with an individual (and curiously antique) scaled-up firearm. The little finger and thumb initially utilize a Winchester M1892 lever-action rifle; the thumb is also equipped with a single-action revolver, possibly a Colt Peacemaker. The middle finger is armed with an old model Mauser C96; it does not feature the detachable magazine of the World War II version. The index and ring fingers, normally used as legs for propulsion, are also armed with a Browning M1910 and a nondescript two-barrel derringer, respectively. Due to the robot's colossal size, these firearms are shooting battleship-caliber shells; a discarded shell casing (stamped "MEDICAL MECHANICA") nearly crushes Amaro and Kitsurubami, who are pursuing in a small car.
• Near the beginning of the episode, there is a reference to a John Woo film, when Naota and his grandfather are watching a movie you can hear "What are all of these pigeons doing here?" This homages a famous John Woo trademark.^{[citation needed]} If you freeze frame this part you can see multiple pigeons flying out of the television.
• Near the begining of the episode when Naota and his grandfather are watching T.V., Haruko bursts through the wall on her Vespa. Behind her, Kamon can be seen, in the red Lupin III-like shirt, with his pants down and his backside waving in the air. This is a refrence to Crayon Shin-chan; the main character, Shinnosuke Nohara is shown in this same pose almost every episode of the show