#samflam

Propaganda:

Ranpo -

"Picks up a bunch of things that other people don’t notice which made him feel really alone as a kid. Then this old man (he’s like in his 20s) walks into his life, basically adopts him and tells Ranpo that he’s smarter than everyone else and they’re just stupid. Founds a detective agency just to put this guy’s intelligence to good use. Ranpo can solve a crime in under a minute but cannot use public transportation. My favorite boy."

Masayoshi -

Cheap tools, mistakes everywhere, Great love and Joy 🥰

Recently I have been re-watching Samurai Flamenco with full attention for like 3 times ( plus 2 times in the past ) and more times watching since I am picking various things each time with more understanding and feelings, I have fully come to love the series, the character, everything it has to offer, stir so much in me.

Busy days/ busy life, difficulties in many aspects of my life. I eventually had to give up all precious simple and luxurious art tools of many kinds which were carefully choosen and compiled for a long time .... And I wasn't allowed to draw openly due to endless reasons...

SamFlam moved my heart and mind, and so my inner passion for drawing/ coloring/ creating things a great deal...

I only have a black lining pen left , combine with borrowed cheap colored pencils and some sheets of paper.

Despite all the mistakes, lack of tools, pigments and time ,

I drew them with Happiness and Love, moments filled with long lost Joy welcome my heart. Thank you for existing....

P/S: Masayoshi is a Libra ♎️ officially ( we are Libra buddies yayy 😆) , but Goto is unknown, according to fan it is May 10th, does that mean he is a Taurus ♉️? I love him and him so much 🥰

Announcing the prompts for Samurai Flamenco Week 2024!

Feel free to create anything your heart desires for these prompts! You can even incorporate both prompts if you want, but just one is okay too! Make sure to post them on the day, tag @watchsamuraiflamenco, and tag the post as #samflamweek2024.

June 17: Post-canon / Seasons

June 18: Domestic / Role Swap

June 19: Magic / Curry Date

June 20: Fashion / Vacation

June 21: Hero / Wedding

June 22: 10 Years Later / Different Jobs

June 23: Happy Anniversary! (Free Choice)

10/15/16 vs 1/15/26

the first one is also a redraw but i dont have an exact date of the original, and the 10 year gap is more interesting lol

Content warning: discussion of police brutality, mass shootings, and systemic violence

Spoilers for Samurai Flamenco

Samurai Flamenco is a story about the intersection of community and justice. The main character, Hazama Masayoshi, is intent on living out the ideals he learned from the hero stories that captured his imagination as a child. Their values guide his actions, so much so that he decides to become one himself, under the moniker Samurai Flamenco. As he navigates this choice, he begins to learn that heroes and villains are parts of their community, not forces outside of it. This causes him to re-evaluate what justice means to him and how he wants to practice it. This process closes the gap he sees between himself and his community, has him reject violence, and roots his sense of justice in love and empathy rather than punishment. According to the logic of the story, the world around Masayoshi is being shaped by his unspoken desires (at least until the final arc). This means a viewer can retroactively read revelations about Masayoshi as a character onto how the narrative develops. To put it lightly, at the beginning of the story, Masayoshi is a highly privileged individual. He was scouted as a model in high school and lives in a nice apartment at the top of a building, with sufficient wealth to have an extensive collection of hero paraphernalia. This distance between him and the street is a very literal barrier that serves as a metaphorical one as well. Masayoshi is well-meaning, but his wealth, fame, and isolation from his community restricts his empathy. He sees his role as a hero as distinct from being a normal person.

Calling All Flamengers! (...Again!)

As part of its 12 Days of Christmas sale, the UK-based anime distributor Anime Limited is offering a MASSIVE discount on Collector's Editions Blu-Rays, including their Samurai Flamenco one, which is now LESS THAN £10, specifically £8.33 (~$10.50 USD). This is much less than the £25 they discounted the set to for its 10th anniversary back in October!

The entire 22-episode series is contained across 4 discs. The only noted on-disc extras are the creditless OPs and EDs. All of this is packaged in a decorative rigid slipcase.

Anime Limited does ship outside the UK, but you will need a region-free Blu-Ray player to play discs if your region is not of the B code (comprising Europe, the Middle East, and Africa).