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 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takahiro Omori |
Produced by | Shinichirō Kobayashi Kōji Yamamoto |
Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
Music by | Agehasprings Kenji Tamai |
Studio | Manglobe |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
Original run | October 10, 2013 – March 27, 2014 |
Episodes | 22 |
Manga | |
Samurai Flamenco: Another Days | |
Written by | Seiko Takagi |
Illustrated by | Shō Mizusawa |
Published by | Square Enix |
Imprint | G Fantasy Comics |
Magazine | G Fantasy |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 18, 2013 – July 18, 2014 |
Volumes | 2 |
Samurai Flamenco (サムライフラメンコ, Samurai Furamenko) is an anime television series conceptualized by Manglobe and produced by Aniplex, Fuji TV, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Dentsu, Hobibox, Movic and DeNA. It is directed by Takahiro Omori, with Hideyuki Kurata handling series scripts, Chinatsu Kurahana and Yoshimitsu Yamashita designing the characters, Masaki Yamada serving as main animator, and Agehasprings and Kenji Tamai composing the music. The anime started airing on Fuji TV's noitaminA block on October 10, 2013.[3] It focuses on Masayoshi Hazama, a young adult who aspires to become a superhero despite having no superpowers. In doing so, he meets several people who support his cause. Aniplex of America has licensed the series for North America.[4] A manga series by Seiko Takagi and Shō Mizusawa was also published by Square Enix.