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From his humble beginnings, it seems that Samurai Flamenco is moving up in the world as he starts dealing with purse-snatchers and "proper" crimes instead of harassing people for putting out the trash too early. With his training at the hands of Joji Kaname, Hazama certainly seems to be getting the hang of the whole hero thing, leading him to go on patrol in a particularly seedy and dangerous
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With his crime-fighting skills improving under Joji’s tutelege, Masayoshi decides to patrol a more dangerous district, despite Goto’s warning, and gets beaten up and taken hostage. He’s rescued by “Flamenco Girl”, AKA Maya Mari, who had been preparing for her hero debut when Masayoshi beat her to it. She blackmails him into joining forces, forcing […]
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With his crime-fighting skills improving under Joji’s tutelege, Masayoshi decides to patrol a more dangerous district, despite Goto’s warning, and gets beaten up and taken hostage. He’s rescued by “Flamenco Girl”, AKA Maya Mari, who had been preparing for her hero debut when Masayoshi beat her to it. She blackmails him into joining forces, forcing […]
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The fourth episode here continues to push buttons. Here it introduces yet another celebrity who tries to play the hero, but this time she goes out of her way to use violence. Up till now she only used this against bad guys and she most definitely saved people by using it, but the lines are [...]
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I continue to really enjoy Samurai Flamenco – love how naturally the characters are developing and how organically the cast is growing – it’s just exceptionally well written thus far!  This week introduces Kaname Joji – a veteran of the sentai genre. Joji is framed as this mental veteran stuntman who is all brawn and […]
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Interesting episode. Certainly not what I was expecting. The whole thing with Red Axe was odd in that he at first appears to be a total slimeball, just cashing out on the Samurai Flamenco thing for all it’s worth. Then … Continue reading →
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Mega Evolution for Omanyte confirmed. Two bloggers…one series…who is the fake one?!?! Okay, so the fact Kyo and I are covering this doesn’t really bring up an exciting story (there is no fake), but the world of superheroes is a little more cut and dry. No sharing there! The battle between the two Flamencos makes […]
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「フラメンコVSニセフラメンコ」 (Furamenko VS Nisefuramenko) "Flamenco vs. Fake Flamenco" It's one thing to declare yourself as a superhero, but it's another thing entirely when the media takes it to a whole new level.
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Japan’s ingrained racism against people with hairy arms. Who’s this person with all these manly features like hairy arms and chest, glorious sideburns and darker skin? He must be a compulsive liar! Although on the other hand, he managed to become Japan’s action hero and likes to stand with the Japanese flag behind him. It’s […]
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Samurai Flamenco is becoming a YouTube sensation, and as you might expect this quickly starts to cause some issues for Hazama when it comes to preserving the secret of his true identity. Most pressing of these issues is Ishihara, who is beginning to have very definite suspicions about what her charge is up to, even though he dnies outright to her face (and her death threats) that he isn't
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Rumors spiral that Hazama is Samurai Flamenco, but he insists he isn’t when Ishihara asks. Konno has offered a bounty the one who unmasks the superhero, and while on the Wow! Show, to Hazama’s surprise, his childhood hero, Kaname Joji (AKA Red Axe) poses as Samurai Flamenco, resurrecting his stalled career. Hazama sends a challenge […]
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Okay. That was awesome. I already considered this series among the best of this season, and with this episode it surpassed itself, and this only is the third episode of 22. But just… this episode introduces this new character and he brings a totally new dynamic to the series that completely takes the piss out [...]
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When she’s done with him He won’t be worth two dollars: M., Pedal Psycho.
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Summary The reign of Samurai Flamenco is upon us. Unfortunately it’s not so much a new era of justice as it is a nitpicking period of annoyance for average citizens committing the most minor of infractions. In fact, the punishment is simply to be annoyed. Put your trash out too early? Jaywalk? Samurai Flamenco will […]
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Summary The reign of Samurai Flamenco is upon us. Unfortunately it’s not so much a new era of justice as it is a nitpicking period of annoyance for average citizens committing the most minor of infractions. In fact, the punishment is simply to be annoyed. Put your trash out too early? Jaywalk? Samurai Flamenco will […]
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Despite it’s flashy name, Samurai Flamenco‘s first episode is surprisingly low key. Not that I’m complaining though, because what I ended up getting was more than satisfactory and leaves me intrigued in the show’s future, especially its development of the mains’ view on heroes.The episodes’s story is pretty simple and mainly revolves around Hidenori Goto and […]The post First Impressions: Samurai Flamenco appeared first on Organization Anti-Social Geniuses.
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Meet your next Youtube idol: not Mr. Sci-fi but Samurai Flamenco! The first impressions of this series should have been a tag team between OC and I but as some of you already know that I was pretty sick that week, so I couldn’t join in the fun. We also wish it was something like Shiki […]
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So Samurai Flamenco will be the second show I’m covering this season – I just couldn’t resist this fantastically well written and directed show.  It may be a bit different to what I was expecting, but it’s actually better because of that – become a hero tackling one petty crime at a time, this week […]
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