Samurai Flamenco

It is difficult to review this show without spoilers, but I will do my best. It is a show that is best the less you know about it, which makes it extra difficult.

The synopsis for this show is that Hazama Masayoshi is a wannabe hero. He has trained for a lot of his life to become a real-life Kamen Rider (or, in this universe Red Axe or Harakiri Sunshine). Unfortunately, he completely sucks. He gets his butt kicked by everyone, and what victories he does win are for completely insignificant things like not taking out your trash before trash day officially starts at midnight.

However, it is quickly proved that although many regard this behavior as borderline insanity, he is, on some level, right. Japan's lack of concern over small crimes has made the country less-than-palatable on an everyday level. Samurai Flamenco is here to right the wrongs, no matter how big or small, and, over time, he grows into a hero worthy of the Kamen Rider/Power Rangers/Voltron legacy.

Samurai Flamenco is a show that never stops building on itself. It has gone many places, and always remembered its roots. Whatever you may know about the show going in, I think every episode has been important, going forward.