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Goto recalls how his girlfriend disappeared without a trace. Her last message to him was “see you tomorrow” and Goto wonders when that tomorrow will come. That is how he started the texting. I suppose it was the only way he could deal with her loss. But he got obsessive about it to the point where the girl’s father tells him to please stop. But he hasn’t given up on his girlfriend coming back yet. Neither has her father, but the messages are only a reminder that his daughter is gone. He ends up giving Goto his daughter’s phone.
Goto keeps sending messages to the phone, and begins to answer himself. He’s very lonely without his girlfriend and eventually becomes just as obsessive using both phones. It may be the only way he can hang on to his sanity, but it’s still very sad. Goto’s mom isn’t sure how to help her son, so she burns the girlfriend’s phone. Goto comes home too soon and his mother barely prevented him from plunging his hands into the fire to retrieve the phone. She begs her son to forget the girl. He refuses and ends up going after the phone anyway, screaming as his hand burned.
Afterwards, with a bandaged hand, he continued to send text messages, but the burned phone could no longer receive them. Living in despair and going without food, he began texting himself on his phone. His “girlfriend” asks him what he will do after school and suggests that he should join the police force. He finally leaves his room to tell his mom that he will become a cop and that “she” thinks it’s a good idea. His mother can only turn away to hide her pain, but tells him to work hard.
Goto does become a cop and begins to investigate his girlfriend’s disappearance. The case was never closed, but listed as “search ongoing”. Goto just looks very sad. One evening, he sees the girl’s father at a train station, handing out flyers and seeking information regarding his daughter. Goto stops and offers to help him, taking a handful of the flyers and passing them out.
Spring arrives and Goto tells his girlfriend that he’s moving. He promises that he’ll still see her and she tells him that they will always be together. He goes back to the last text from her that says “see you tomorrow”. The shot brings Goto back from the past. Haiji has fired the gun, but into the wall behind Goto, saying that he isn’t going to kill him, and that he’s too easy to scare. Haiji knows that if he does kill Goto, Masayoshi may never recover, and that isn’t what he wants. The one thing that Haiji knows would scar Masayoshi for life is if Goto killed Haiji.
In order to guarantee that Goto will get angry enough to kill him, Haiji deletes each and every message from Goto’s girlfriend from his phone. Including that precious last one of seeing him tomorrow, as Goto struggles against his handcuffs, crying and begging Haiji not to delete it. If Haiji takes that last message, she really will be gone, and Haiji tells Goto that the girl is long dead anyway. Haiji does delete that final message and Goto goes wildly insane, promising to kill Haiji, which is just what Haiji wanted.
Haiji could not be more pleased with the results and hopes that Masayoshi arrives soon. Konno has some interesting news for Masayoshi. Haiji had his parents fake his death! The kid is definitely not a ghost nor is he a figment of Masayoshi’s imagination. Haiji’s parents confessed everything to Konno and promised to turn themselves into the police. Masayoshi is much relieved as his stands in front of his apartment building and prepares to meet Haiji. He then gets a call from Ishihara but ignores it. And who is following Masayoshi?
Masayoshi enters his destroyed apartment to find a struggling Goto yelling out a promise to kill Haiji. Goto demands that Masayoshi set him free so he can kill Haiji, and Haiji welcomes Masayoshi, pointing the gun at him. Ishihara is still trying to call Masayoshi, but can’t get through. I wonder what is so important. Haiji explains to Masayoshi what will happen to him if he’s caught, and he doesn’t want that. It would be so much better to be killed by Goto instead. Haiji also wants to see Masayoshi become a dark hero, and Haiji thinks his death will help with that goal. He even calls Masayoshi “Samurai Flamenco Darkness”.
Masayoshi tells Haiji that he’s insane and asks why he would throw away his life for something like that. Haiji tells him and also takes the credit for making Samurai Flamenco a hero in the first place. He says that “each of them shaped the other” and Haiji now wants to become Masayoshi’s “traumatic past”, and continue to shape him that way. Goto is still yelling that he will kill Haiji. Haiji tosses Masayoshi the Samurai Flamenco costume that he took before the explosion, and tells him that it’s time for the climax. Haiji points the gun at Masayoshi again and tells him to change.
As Goto screams out the word “dead” over and over again, Masayoshi begins to undress, and Haiji tells Goto to shut up. He promises Goto that he can still kill him, but not just yet. Masayoshi wonders how he can fight Haiji, or stop him, or save him. Masayoshi first thought if he died, then Haiji would no long have a reason to be evil. Masayoshi says that would not have really solved anything as he continues to undress. Love is the answer, but Masayoshi admits that he knows nothing of love. Standing there in his briefs, Masayoshi is told to put on the costume, but he refuses.
Masayoshi says that since Samurai Flamenco is his enemy, he cannot save Haiji as Samurai Flamenco. He can only face him as Masayoshi, an ordinary man. With that said, he pulls off his underwear, and tosses the briefs away. Standing before Haiji stark naked, Masayoshi tells Haiji that he may not understand love, but he trusts Kaname and Ishihara. If he and Haiji need love, then they can find love together. As serious as this is, I can’t help laughing. A naked man telling another that they can find love together! LOL Yes, my mind just went into the gutter again!
Anyway, Haiji still has the gun pointed at Masayoshi as he advances towards Haiji with determination and a “let’s do this”. A frightened Haiji can only back up as he tells Masayoshi to stay away. Haiji shoots and the bullet hits the wall behind Masayoshi. Masayoshi grabs Haiji and tells him that it’s all he can do for him as Goto continues to struggle with his handcuffs. Holding Haiji by the shoulders, Masayoshi tells him that he accepts Haiji for what he is. Haiji struggles against Masayoshi – this isn’t what he wanted. But in the struggle, Haiji’s pocket rips and the key for the handcuffs conveniently falls near Goto. I laughed again when Haiji tells the “pervert” to release him and Masayoshi refuses, telling Haiji that he’s the only one that cares about him.
Haiji remembers the first time he saw Samurai Flamenco and the gun falls to the floor. Not good! It slides on the floor and hits Goto’s foot. Free now, he bends over and picks it up. He aims the gun at Haiji and Haiji smiles, thinking that he’ll get what he wants after all. However, the naked Masayoshi jumps in front of Haiji to protect him. Goto tells him to move and Masayoshi refuses. Haiji says that this is going to ruin his plans. Masayoshi tells Goto that he doesn’t need to do this and to put the gun down. Goto tells Masayoshi why Haiji has to die. He says that Haiji took the only thing he had left and he’s all alone now.
Masayoshi tells Goto that he isn’t alone, but Goto doesn’t want to hear that. Masayoshi struggles to find something to say and blurts out that he and Goto should get married! LOL I am dying! Nice little threesome we have going on here. Goto’s jaw drops and Masayoshi promises to do everything that Goto’s girlfriend would have done. I can’t stop laughing now! Goto just gets angrier and wants to know if Masayoshi is insane now. But Masayoshi swears that he’s serious and that he will protect Goto. Illumination! This is love! Masayoshi gets it now! Goto tells him “the hell it is”! Goto tells Masayoshi that he knows more about love anyway and calls Masayoshi a virgin.
The naked virgin is shocked to think that Goto isn’t a virgin and blushes prettily. But no matter what Masayoshi says, Goto has no intention of stopping what he’s doing. Goto is going to kill Haiji. Masayoshi and Goto really get into a major argument now and it looks like Haiji is all but forgotten, although Goto still has the gun aimed at him. As Masayoshi keeps calling Goto a moron, he begins to cry. Goto half smiles and calling Masayoshi a freak, he lowers the gun. Masayoshi walks over to Goto, saying his name.
Haiji is confused, but Diamond Flamenco shows up and tells him that love won’t work on her. Her friends have suffered at his hands, and Diamond smiles that evil smile of hers. She punches Haiji and he goes flying. Masayoshi runs to stop her, but she warns him that she’ll “smash them” as her baton grows spikes. Masayoshi can only freeze and protect “them” as her tells her to control herself. Goto falls to the floor and Masayoshi rushes back to him to ask if he’s okay.
In answer, Goto tosses a phone to Masayoshi and he opens it to find a message from Goto’s girlfriend, thanking Masayoshi for stopping Goto. The rest of the message is for Goto and tells him that she’s going on a journey and to take care. Goto tells Masayoshi that she’s really gone now and tears roll down his cheeks. Masayoshi kneels in front of him and Diamond watches them. She tells Haiji that he was an idiot for trying to get between them. As a final prize, Haiji wins Diamond’s finishing crotch crush move!
Six months later, Kaname is fully recovered from his injuries and is the director of a superhero museum. I see the wife and the girlfriend are still fighting over him. It looks to be the grand opening of the museum and everyone is there. But no one has seen Masayoshi. Ishihara thanks Konno for helping Masayoshi. She’s actually being nice to him and he’s in shock. He tells her that being nice won’t do and that it’s just creepy. That brings back the rude Ishihara and Konno seems to prefer her that way. Ishihara gets a call form Masayoshi and moves away from him.
Masayoshi is visiting Haiji as Goto waits outside, smoking. Haiji thinks that Masayoshi is there to see him suffer, but that isn’t the reason at all. Masayoshi wants to see Haiji change, but Haiji says that he never will. He promises to come after Masayoshi again someday, and Masayoshi says that he’s fine with that – if that is what Haiji really wants. And as long as it’s Masayoshi and no one else. Haiji just calls him an idiot and Masayoshi promises to visit him again. He goes to meet Goto, who still hasn’t forgiven Haiji, but Masayoshi knows that.
Goto urges Masayoshi to go to the museum, but Masayoshi doesn’t really seem to care. Goto isn’t going either. His suspension is over and he needs to return to work. Sadly, crime is rising again. But that makes some people happy. MMM is giving a concert again, but afterwards, the Flamenco Girls will be out on patrol. I think I feel sorry for the bad guys with Mari around. LOL As Masayoshi and Goto walk along, Masayoshi tells Goto that he can only do the same thing he’s always done. They are interrupted by Goto’s phone. It’s a message from “her” and she’s in Nicaragua. I take it the girlfriend went on the wrong kind of journey. LOL
Masayoshi tells Goto that he thought his girlfriend went on a journey. Goto says that she did, but is still sending messages while she’s gone. I guess things truly are back to normal! Goto tells Masayoshi that it’s none of his business anyway, but Masayoshi protests, and another argument erupts. The driver of a passing car tosses an empty can out of the window and Masayoshi opens his jacket to reveal Samurai Flamenco! Looks like he’s back in action. But the one question burning in my mind is whether or not Goto and Masayoshi got married. I’m kidding of course. Or am I? LOL Another good anime has finished. It started out good, but got a little weird in the middle. However, it ended on a really good note – and nothing in the Samurai Flamenco universe will ever beat this final episode!