I think the scene above is the exact moment Samurai Flamenco won me over. This intense chase montage is going down— he’s going to be a hero and recover the umbrella— oh wait! Better brake! Have to wait for the … Continue reading →
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The police get several complaints about a man in a red costume harassing them. Goto warns Hazama to give his act a rest. Ishihara gets Hazama an extra role in the idol group Mineral Miracle Muse’s music video. He hums the Red Axe theme in order to stay calm, and MMM’s center Maya Mari notices. After meeting […]
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The police get several complaints about a man in a red costume harassing them. Goto warns Hazama to give his act a rest. Ishihara gets Hazama an extra role in the idol group Mineral Miracle Muse’s music video. He hums the Red Axe theme in order to stay calm, and MMM’s center Maya Mari notices. After meeting […]
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Samurai Flamenco is perfect for Noitamina: aimed at adults, creative, great characters, and really well written. I mean, Silver Spoon and Galilei Donna were nice and all, but this is going to be the next really big hit from the timeslot again after Psycho Pass. There are two reasons why this show stands out. First [...]
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「傘がない」 (Kasa ga Nai) "My Umbrella is Missing" Savings lives one step at a time... by stopping the people that choose to empty their trash early!
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It’s a bit of a last-minute decision, but Samurai Flamenco will be the 2nd show I cover this season. So that’s Monogatari and Flamenco for me, Kill la Kill and Hunter X Hunter for Shinmaru (since he’s obligated to cover anime that repeat the first word in the title later on in the title, which […]
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Humble though his beginnings might be, but Samurai Flamenco is continuing to fight against evil as best he knows how... even if this knowledge is limiting him to telling people not to put out their rubbish at the wrong time amongst other things. No matter how pure his motivations, it seems as if a lot of people are getting the wrong idea about what Samurai Flamenco is up to in some shape or form
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Despite it being of an adult re-discovery of their inner childhood dreams, I really enjoyed Samurai Flamenco. It sort of reflect on what I feel about people I knew around me that went on with their lives on other things. I do see myself with the main character clinging on ...
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In the name of curry udon, I will punish you! I know, I know, I’m terribly late and that’s bad. You’d be shaking my hand and congratulating me on getting this out at all if you knew the gauntlet of essays and midterms I have to run through just to get this post out. Grumbling […]
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I believe this is the final first impression post (unless Pupa actually materialises) and it’s our two noitaminA shows of the Autumn season - Samurai Flamenco and Galilei Donna. Samurai Flamenco This really wasn’t what I was expecting, but I still liked it.  I’m not quite sure what kind of feeling the show is going […]
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From zero to hero? Alright, so I had no idea of what I was going to get from this show, and, really, that didn’t matter when it came to deciding whether to watch it or not – that title alone … Continue reading →
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From zero to hero? Alright, so I had no idea of what I was going to get from this show, and, really, that didn’t matter when it came to deciding whether to watch it or not – that title alone … Continue reading →
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Policeman Goto Hidenori encounters Hazama Masayoshi naked in an alley, having failed in his debut as the superhero “Samurai Flamenco” when a drunk punched him. Goto escorts Masayoshi home, where he learns he’s a model and a hardcore fan of superhero shows, believing them to hold weight in the real world. Goto hears him out […]
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Samurai Flamenco, why must you taunt us so? All the mystery, all the suspense in the weeks leading up to this. A sense of excitement fluttered around your name.  And within minutes of starting the episode, you immediately make me go “What the hell?”. I know, I know. The director is the same guy that […]
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「サムライフラメンコ、デビュー!」 (Semurai Furamenko, Debyuu!) "Samurai Flamenco, Debut!" Model by day, superhero by night!
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Samurai Flamenco is about a naive young man who decides to become a superhero. A few people have compared this to Kick-Ass, and some of the setup is quite similar. If you haven’t seen Kick-Ass, it’s about a loser male lead becoming internet famous as a superhero by getting random magical powers and kicking ass […]
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Summary Goto is a cop. A lonely cop in a long distance relationship who sees his lady once a month at best. He’s a good man, but he sees the world around him crumbling into anarchy and chaos, and knows that he must choose his battles. So when he knows he has no chance of […]
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Summary Goto is a cop. A lonely cop in a long distance relationship who sees his lady once a month at best. He’s a good man, but he sees the world around him crumbling into anarchy and chaos, and knows that he must choose his battles. So when he knows he has no chance of […]
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