If you don’t know me very well then you might be surprised to learn that I’m an avid anime buff.  And with anime gaining popularity in the U.S. (with peple who wouldn’t normally watch it) i’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 Must-See Anime Series for those of you looking to pop your anime cherry.  Now while there are alot more (and better) ones out there, I decided to stick with the more popular and completed ones that you can actually buy in this country without having to look that hard.

10.  Fooly Cooly (FLCL)

What Wikipedia Says:

Naota’s life is confined to going to school and living with his father and grandfather. The usually boring life in Mabase is rudely interrupted by the arrival of Haruhara Haruko, who bursts on the scene by running Naota over with her Vespa scooter and hitting him on the head with a Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar. Later, Naota is shocked to find Haruko working in his house as a live-in maid.

Haruko’s search for the alien being Atomsk puts her at odds with Medical Mechanica. At the same time, Naota is being watched by Commander Amarao. The Commander believes Haruko is in love with Atomsk and Medical Mechanica is out to conquer the galaxy. The fortuitous circumstances get Naota involved in a three-way battle between Haruko, Amarao and Medical Mechanica.

Why it made the list:

Its just nuts!  6 episodes of pure madness.  If I had only two words to describe this series it would be crazy and funny.  You will either love it or hate it but after your done, you’ll know you’ve seen something amazing.  This series breaks the molds created by other anime series.  Actually it takes the mold, breaks it, puts it in a blender, adds alot of pop culture references, a little matrix-style bullet-time, and sex.  Take that, add lots of color, nuke for about 6 hours, throw it in your tv, shake well and press play.  Thats Fooly Cooly!

OCBENJI One Line Review:

“Fooly Cooly is one of those series that make you wonder if your really seeing what your seeing before it takes your virgin funny bone and has its way with it.”