The series, directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Hideyuki Kurata, began airing on Fuji TV's noitamina programming block from October 10, 2013 and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll. The episodes have been collected in eleven DVD and Blu-ray volumes released between December 25, 2013 and October 22, 2014. [5] The anime is licensed by Aniplex of America in North America, Anime Limited in the United Kingdom, and Madman Entertainment in Australia. It has no English dub.
For the first part of the series, the opening theme for the anime is "JUST ONE LIFE" performed by Spyair and the ending theme song is "Date TIME" (デートTIME, Dēto Taimu), performed by Haruka Tomatsu, Erii Yamazaki, and M·A·O as their characters' band Mineral Miracle Muse. For the second part, the opening is "Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bye Bye Bye" (愛愛愛に撃たれてバイバイバイ, Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bai Bai Bai) by FLOW and the ending is "Flight 23-ji" (フライト23時, Furaito Nijūsanji) also performed by Mineral Miracle Muse, which will be released on a mini-album titled Koidama Cholesterol (恋玉コレステロール, Koidama Koresuterōru).
Manga
A manga of Samurai Flamenco titled Samurai Flamenco Another Days featuring a new story was written by Seiko Takagi and illustrated by Shō Mizusawa. The series debuted in Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine in October 2013. [6] Its first tankōbon volume was released in Japan on March 27, 2014. [7]
Mobile phone game
A mobage of Samurai Flamenco was released on February 28, 2014. It works on iPhone, iOS6 and Android. The genre is RPG. [8]
Reception
"Samurai Flamenco has its ups and downs, and the production itself doesn't quite live up to the story it's telling, but there's a solid show here that ranks among the best of the year, and I know I'm not the only one who thinks that."
The series' early episodes have been notorious for its take on the lead character facing criminals without supernatural abilities and the episodes focused on the introducing the cast which have often been found likeable. [9] [10] Although Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network found the early episodes underwhelming, he noted the show became more entertaining the more episodes he watched. [11] Otaku USA 's Joseph Luster compared these episodes with the films Kick-Ass and James Gunn's Super noting that Samurai Flamenco employed similar elements in its own fashion. [9] David Cabrera from the same site listed it as his favorite series from 2013 due to its transitions that allow for several events to happen across the series. [12]
Cabrera notes that starting in episode 7, Samurai Flamenco goes through a genre shift that surprised reviewers. Kimlinger commented that the new story arc "would qualify as a baffling train wreck, if only the arc wasn't so... good" highly praising the execution of its episodes based on the mixture between the character's actions and the sci-fi elements. [13] Luster had a similar reaction, commenting how this transition allowed further character development to Masayoshi and his friends as they had to deal with the new threat. [9] Despite enjoying these episodes, Andy Hanley from UK Anime Network feared the story might take itself too seriously resulting in unappealing episodes. [10] Kimlinger addressed the second half of the series by stating that "at first each new twist and bizarre addition is greeted with shock and bafflement. But as with any magic trick, the novelty eventually wears off, and the conspicuous lack of a real narrative payoff begins to weigh heavily on us, dulling our reaction to a kind of half-bored curiosity at what will come out next" criticizing the delivery of certain story arcs and describing some plot twists as nonsensical, while still giving praise to its sense of humor and lack of stagnation. [14] The series has also been criticized for its poor animation with Hanley finding episode 11 to be one of the most badly animated ones. [9] [10] [13]
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References
- ↑ Kimlinger, Carl (November 26, 2013). "Samurai Flamenco Episodes 1-6 Streaming - Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Aniplex USA to Release Superhero Anime Samurai Flamenco". Anime News Network. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Noitamina Reveals Samurai Flamenco Hero Anime". Anime News Network. July 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Aniplex USA to Release Superhero Anime Samurai Flamenco". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Blu-ray&DVD 1" (in Japanese). Samumenco. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Samurai Flamenco Anime Gets Manga Adapation [sic]". Anime News Network. September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ サムライフラメンコ Another Days (1) (in Japanese). ASIN 4757542682.
- ↑ "サムライフラメンコ - Mobage（モバゲー）by DeNA". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Luster, Joseph (January 30, 2014). "The Dance Goes on with Samurai Flamenco". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Hanley, Andy (December 24, 2013). "Anime Review: Samurai Flamenco - Eps. 1-11". UK Anime Network. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
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- ↑ "Otaku USA's Top Anime of 2013". Otaku USA. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- 1 2 "Samurai Flamenco Episodes 7-10 Streaming". Anime News Network. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Samurai Flamenco on Aniplex (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Samurai Flamenco on Twitter
- Samurai Flamenco (anime) at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
| Samurai Flamenco | |
 Cover of the first DVD and Blu-ray of the series featuring Masayoshi Hazama | |
| サムライフラメンコ (Samurai Furamenko) | |
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| Genre | Action, comedy, [1] superhero [2] |
| Created by | Manglobe |
| Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
| Original run | October 10, 2013 – March 27, 2014 |
| Episodes | 22 |
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