Okay so after looking into things at 4 am last night, I think when I hit the stage of insomnia-nirvana-zombiness I realized what Fooly Cooly actually means.
First off, we should all know that the correct spelling is Fooly Cooly and not Furi Kuri. (Fooly Cooly was alluded to in the actual anime, and Furi Kuri mainly came from pronunciation.)
From this, I will give my opinion from the meaning of Fooly Cooly from 3 angles.
Angle 1: Wordplay
Fooly Cooly minus the y is "Fool Cool". A message/theme during this show shows how characters are trying to be "cool" but from this they look like "fools". This can really apply to almost every character. Now, take Haruko. Many thought she was hella cool right? She was doing the most foolish things!
I give you this quote:
"It takes an idiot to do cool things, that's why it's cool" -Haruko
For this quote, I believe that it means three things. (a) Cool and famous people do stupid things, but that's also why we love them. Example: Cutting off an ear for love. (b) To really do enjoyable things, sometimes we just need to let go and be stupid. (c) "Idiotic" people do the most cool things! Example: Skydiving, and other things everyone wouldn't just normally do.
Idiots are fools correct? There ya go. From here I'll go to my second angle.
Angle 2: Maturity/Change
The younger characters, and even Haruko in a sense mature as the series goes on. Fooly Cooly, in this sense can mean the process of growing up. This related to my first angle as during teenage years, kids do the dumbest things to try to be cool. In regards to change, I'll use the example where Takun's horns are noted and he's asked if he's changing due to Haruko. Both angles can be applied to this. (a) He looks quite foolish with horns, but maybe he's trying to stand out and be cool. (We know that wasn't the case but eh.) or (b) Haruko has changed him and he's while different things came from his head, they all increased in power as he matured.
There's a (c) as well..
Horns = Horny = Horny for Haruko? >_>
Sounds funny but that brings me to my 3rd angle here.
Angle 3: Perversion
In this sense, take Fooly Cooly as the term "fooling around." This phrase can be applied to situations a-plenty, but includes getting frisky and acting sexual as well. Fooly Cooly seems almost taboo in this sense, but Takun's father and grandpa allude that he has reached the "fooly cooly" part of his life. I've read on chestnut sayings and things, but that's within Japanese culture so I don't know how to actually apply it. It was just something I read. Eyebrow dude (I don't feel like trying to spell his name) also recognizes the term so it's generally known by all of the characters.
Relating this angle to the first two:
Angle 3 relates to 2 as hormones are a part of puberty and maturing. Angle 3 relates to 1 as thinking sex and such would make one mature is very foolish, but at the same time... sexy things are cool. o_O
In closing, no matter how you view the term, they can all relate to each other by some means. At least that's how my mind takes it. Out of the 3 I favor the first angle as I can place the other 2 into its category.
I hope some of this made sense, and I'll probably edit it when I have the time. >_<
[EDIT] I also forgot the theory that Fooly Cooly means something anyone cannot . That makes total sense as well and also relates to all 3 angles mentioned above. |