A guy with nothing but determination decides to be a superhero, and the show treats that as completely legitimate, then spends 22 episodes systematically breaking what "hero" even means. The genre shifts will either feel like brilliant subversion or like the show doesn't know what it wants to be, depending on who you are. By the end, you're not watching a deconstruction of sentai anymore; you're watching two men redefine heroism on their own terms, which is the only thing that actually matters.
Masayoshi Hazama is a famous model who has loved superhero shows since childhood and decides to become one himself, despite having no powers or special gear. At night he becomes Samurai Flamenco, taking on lawbreakers as small as litterers and unruly teens. His antics draw public attention, and a police officer named Goto learns his secret identity by chance. Goto first tells him to leave crime-fighting to the police, but he ends up joining in. Their exploits soon grow from petty crime to strange adventures with far higher stakes, and new comrades join along the way. The show mixes comedy with serious drama as two ordinary men work out what being a true hero really means.
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