Flip Flappers (フリップフラッパーズ) is an original 13 episode sci-fi magical girl escape of insanity by Studio 3Hz. The series originally aired in the Fall of 2016.
Cocona lives an idyllic life in a small and picturesque village. She goes to school, hangs out with friends and helps out her wheelchair bound grandmother/caretaker. Everything goes out the window when a hyperactive and detached girl named Papika shows up. Papika latches on to the reluctant Cocona with great zeal, forcing her to come with her on other worldly missions for a mysterious organization called Flip Flap, lead by the stoic Dr. Salt.
The girls teleport themselves into different realities called the Pure Illusion to look for fragments that Dr. Salt is gathering for an unknown purpose. While Cocona resist joining the search she is time and time again dragged into Pure illusion by Papika. The girls must face great dangers in their journey and the deeper they go the more they notice the real world seems to be hiding something. What is the Pure Illusion, who is Dr. Salt and the others in Flip Flap and why does Papika need Cocona's help so much?
This is a strange yet familiar adventure that meshes magical girl stories with wide ranging anime/pop culture references. Each trip into the Pure Illusion mashes up very recognizable source materials, from Mad Max and Evangelion to Fist of the North Star and Giant Robo. Half of the fun is picking out all the source material. Beyond a few gatcha's that are thinly veiled this is a pretty mindless romp of weirdness and nostalgia. The animation is questionable at times and varies in style but works really well for this show. While it's not the best ever made it is fun and enjoyable and worth the time for a little diversion into surrealism.
The series was picked up by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was streamed on Crunchyroll.
Cocona lives an idyllic life in a small and picturesque village. She goes to school, hangs out with friends and helps out her wheelchair bound grandmother/caretaker. Everything goes out the window when a hyperactive and detached girl named Papika shows up. Papika latches on to the reluctant Cocona with great zeal, forcing her to come with her on other worldly missions for a mysterious organization called Flip Flap, lead by the stoic Dr. Salt.
The girls teleport themselves into different realities called the Pure Illusion to look for fragments that Dr. Salt is gathering for an unknown purpose. While Cocona resist joining the search she is time and time again dragged into Pure illusion by Papika. The girls must face great dangers in their journey and the deeper they go the more they notice the real world seems to be hiding something. What is the Pure Illusion, who is Dr. Salt and the others in Flip Flap and why does Papika need Cocona's help so much?
This is a strange yet familiar adventure that meshes magical girl stories with wide ranging anime/pop culture references. Each trip into the Pure Illusion mashes up very recognizable source materials, from Mad Max and Evangelion to Fist of the North Star and Giant Robo. Half of the fun is picking out all the source material. Beyond a few gatcha's that are thinly veiled this is a pretty mindless romp of weirdness and nostalgia. The animation is questionable at times and varies in style but works really well for this show. While it's not the best ever made it is fun and enjoyable and worth the time for a little diversion into surrealism.
The series was picked up by Sentai Filmworks in North America and was streamed on Crunchyroll.
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