サムライフラメンコ

Samurai Flamenco

Hazama Masayoshi has decided to become the superhero Samurai Flamenco in spite of having no special abilities or modifications. Goto Hidenori is a police officer who learns his secret identity by chance, which causes him all sorts of trouble. This is the story of the birth of a true hero featuring these two young men with a touch of comedy and serious drama, while they come face to face with hardships as they search for the true meaning of becoming a hero of justice in this world! (Source: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll)

Names

Original	サムライフラメンコ (japanese)
Romaji	Samurai Flamenco
English	Samurai Flamenco
Chinese	武士弗拉明戈 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known as	Samumenco

Facts

Format	TV series · 22 ep · 24 min · 9h total
Aired	2013-10-11 → 2014-03-28 (Autumn 2013)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Manglobe
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Comedy
Themes	Superhero Parody Tokusatsu Male Protagonist Henshin Otaku Culture Urban Primarily Adult Cast Police Idol Acting
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.83 / 10
Bayesian score	6.92 / 10
Composite	47.4
On lists	35,634
Favourited	604 (1.7%)
Completion	65.5%
Drop rate	15.3%
In backlog	47.5%
Score spread σ	1.93
MyAnimeList	6.89 / 10

Score distribution

115821243321459951,04361,60472,51381,96991,22310711

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Manglobe	D	17 of 27
Broadcast season	Autumn 2013	D	55 of 91
Year	2013	D	171 of 330
Length	Two-cour	D	520 of 699
Era	Early 2010s	D	860 of 1,627
Source material	Original work	D	965 of 1,732
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,167 of 1,921
Genre	Action	D	1,778 of 2,765
Genre	Comedy	D	2,050 of 3,488
Format	TV series	D	2,062 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	4,184 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Takahiro Oomori, Hiroshi Katou, Kenji Takahashi
Series composition	Hideyuki Kurata
Character design	Chinatsu Kurahana, Yoshimitsu Yamashita
Original creator	Chinatsu Kurahana

AniList id 19365 · MAL id 19365 · record updated 2026-08-27