I like how none of these electrodes/tubes are touching any skin and one is expected to work through a thick breastplate. “Where is Kyokai?!” you ask? She was busy doing boss lady stuff so I’m doing double duty to cover for her. Not that blogging about Samumenco is a duty. I actually feel pretty darn […]
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Change the World Wow. I said last time how this show is ramping up a little with every episode. This episode is no exception, but then it decided to spike up out of nowhere. Just… what? I still can’t even believe what happened actually happened. All of my what. I was not ready for this […]
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“The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future – must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm.” -from “Epidemics” in the Hippocratic Corpus. Masayoshi Hazama is no physician; however, by donning […]
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You know when I watching this episode I was mostly taking notes ready to talk about Masayoshi’s past and the tragic backstory trope popular in hero shows…but then the last 5 or so minutes happened, and…….well suddenly we have a different show entirely! Okay so  before we get to the extreme WHAAAAAATTT!??? that was GUILLOTINE […]
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Samurai Flamenco: you are awesome! This episode was glorious on all levels! If you haven’t seen the episode yet: close this browser at once and get to it! This is one episode you do not want to be spoiled on! I had seen pretty much everyone freaking out about this particular episode, so when I […]
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Summary It’s a peaceful world that Samurai Flamenco has ushered in, albeit a boring one. Masayoshi’s bored, Mari’s bored, Goto’s vigilante unit partner is bored. They’re bored because crime is on a downturn, thanks to various Flamencos running around town and grinding their heels into crime’s manbag. Masayoshi’s life takes a turn when he discovers […]
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Summary It’s a peaceful world that Samurai Flamenco has ushered in, albeit a boring one. Masayoshi’s bored, Mari’s bored, Goto’s vigilante unit partner is bored. They’re bored because crime is on a downturn, thanks to various Flamencos running around town and grinding their heels into crime’s manbag. Masayoshi’s life takes a turn when he discovers […]
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Apple-flavored Fomta drink product placement is a-go.
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「チェンジ・ザ・ワールド」 (Chienji za Waarudo) "Changing the World" Sh*t just got unreal.
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Everyone was freaking out over this episode so I decided to watch it earlier than I usually do to avoid the inevitable spoilers. It turns out the excitement was not for the reasons I expected. It’s not a “WTF this … Continue reading →
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With attacks and petty crime down to almost nothing, Samurai Flamenco has earned the trust of the city and the Samurai Girls have no more villains to punish. To Sumi’s delight Masayoshi refocuses on his day job, but when he finds a newspaper clipping in his grandfather’s package confirming his parents were murdered, and doesn’t […]
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With attacks and petty crime down to almost nothing, Samurai Flamenco has earned the trust of the city and the Samurai Girls have no more villains to punish. To Sumi’s delight Masayoshi refocuses on his day job, but when he finds a newspaper clipping in his grandfather’s package confirming his parents were murdered, and doesn’t […]
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Alright, okay. Everybody relax. I think we can do this. Make sense of this, I mean. It makes sense! I promise. So, the first episodes raise the question of what a hero is. Into episode three and beyond, the characters start answering this question. As they do so, the boundary between the fictions Masayoshi and […]
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Shinmaru and Inushinde wanted their opinions of this episode shared with the Cart Driver audience. On this very special episode. Very, very special episode.  I recommend you maybe catch up before reading. Barely an hour after the episode aired my twitter feed was already starting to fill up with strings of whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats about this episode. Considering […]
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Between them, Samurai Flamenco and the Flamenco Girls have been doing a sterling job... perhaps a little too good a job, given that criminals now seem to be few and far between. Ironically, this proves to be rather frustrating for all and sundry - Hazama is left pondering what to do next, Mari is climbing up the walls without any crotches to stomp on, the hunt to reveal any of the hero's
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Hero will never give up, never hide, never be defeated, never accept evil.
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After showing that his training is indeed paying off, Masayoshi receives a bad omen from the newest character of the show - Harazuka is the prophet, and death is his prophecy, a frightening foretelling.
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Summary Masayoshi, now back on his own, is finally getting the hang of this justice fighter thing. He’s stronger, able to defeat crime on his own, and growing confident. But he’s plagued by constant pursuit from citizens after the now-incredible reward on his head. There’s just no way he’ll keep up with the entire city […]
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Summary Masayoshi, now back on his own, is finally getting the hang of this justice fighter thing. He’s stronger, able to defeat crime on his own, and growing confident. But he’s plagued by constant pursuit from citizens after the now-incredible reward on his head. There’s just no way he’ll keep up with the entire city […]
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