FLCL: Shoegaze

The fifth season of the FLCL anime series, titled FLCL: Shoegaze, is produced by Production I.G and Adult Swim's production arm Williams Street. Shoegaze was animated by NUT, with direction by Yutaka Uemura and screenplay by Kenta Ihara. It premiered on October 1, 2023 in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. In addition to contributing to the soundtrack of the season, the Pillows performed the ending theme song "About A Rock'n'Roll Band". Shoegaze takes place 10 years after the events of FLCL Alternative and before the remaining seasons. Shoegaze is the only season of FLCL not to feature the series main protagonist, Haruko Haruhara.