Samurai Flamenco

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)
GenreAction, comedy,[1] superhero[2]
Created byManglobe
Anime television series
Directed byTakahiro Omori
Produced byShinichirō Kobayashi
Kōji Yamamoto
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Music byAgehasprings
Kenji Tamai
StudioManglobe
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run October 10, 2013 March 27, 2014
Episodes22 (List of episodes)
Manga
Samurai Flamenco: Another Days
Written bySeiko Takagi
Illustrated byShō Mizusawa
Published bySquare Enix
ImprintG Fantasy Comics
MagazineG Fantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 18, 2013July 18, 2014
Volumes2

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Noitamina Reveals Samurai Flamenco Hero Anime". Anime News Network. July 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Aniplex USA to Release Superhero Anime Samurai Flamenco". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 17 September 2013.