New TV Series of Lupin III Due in April

by dtshyk
Mar 7, 2012 3:55 PM | 46 Comments

According to MyCom Journal, a new TV series of Lupin III was announced to be aired from April 4th. It's a thirteen episode series titled "LUPIN the Third ~ Mine Fujiko toiu Onna ~". The adventures of Lupin III in his youth will be told featuring Mine Fujiko.

Key illustration of new Lupin III series

Staff
Director: Yamamoto Sayo
Character Design & Animation Director: Koike Takeshi
Series Composition: Okada Mari

Cast
Lupin III: Kurita Kanichi
Fujiko: Sawashiro Miyuki
Jiken: Kobayashi Kiyoshi
Goemon: Namikawa Daisuke

Source: MyCom Journal

Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna on MAL

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woooooot

sage subs picks up another new Lupin!
the subs are fine, no bad Englsih (can't comment on translation, but they probably? use CC for help, so should be very good)

i love it so far, but of course I am a huge Lupin fan.
I am also a huge fan of Michiko to Hatchin, so I am psyched about the choice of director.
definitely this one is more for adults, tho.

Apr 6, 2012 3:57 AM by djmasturbeat

dietmango said:
The show's PV has recently been released, in case anybody's curious. Presentation and visuals look amazing, cannot wait. :)

This trailer? AWESOME. It takes advantage of the fact that we already know these characters and gives us some entrancing visual displays instead of what your typical trailer has to do. (Show us basic characters, dramatic scenes, etc...) Looking forward to this show's premiere later this week.

Apr 2, 2012 3:35 AM by SageShinigami

bonifide said:

ImagineThat said:
Wow what a trailer, absolutely love the retro stylin they are going with the visuals and music. I've only seen the start of the second series which has been on my hold list for years and the same with detective conan vs lupin III movie which has been on my PTW for some time as well.

Its a good thing i was watching that series dubbed so the cast choices don't mean a thing to me (they rarely do for me anyway). Going to keep a very close eye on this.

Hell the english dub for the series was pretty damn good. I dont think i will be bothered with the voice actors like most people on here. It could be a reason why some of them not doing the roles. For all we know they could be retired but idk i didnt research. LOL

I take back what i said about the voice actors. They did some shitty choices. A lot of the new voice actors did characters i disliked in the anime roles they did. So far i dont like Fujiko, Goemon, or Zenigata actors. They better sound like a clone when this show airs.

I couldn't find anything with Fujiko or Goemon but i found one with Zenigata's new VA from the Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid special that aired last year.

I have no idea how he compares in quality to the original but i really like it. Its how i would envision him sounding from what i know of the character. Apparently, according to the review here on MAL for that special, the other two do try to portray their characters similar to the original VA's. So you may get your wish in that respects.

Apr 2, 2012 12:04 AM by ImagineThat

Apr 1, 2012 8:27 PM by bonifide

Wow what a trailer, absolutely love the retro stylin they are going with the visuals and music. I've only seen the start of the second series which has been on my hold list for years and the same with detective conan vs lupin III movie which has been on my PTW for some time as well.

Its a good thing i was watching that series dubbed so the cast choices don't mean a thing to me (they rarely do for me anyway). Going to keep a very close eye on this.

Apr 1, 2012 12:39 AM by ImagineThat

I just know notice i see they using the original Lupin III green jacket. Like it was in the 1st series of Lupin.

Mar 29, 2012 1:03 PM by bonifide

The show's PV has recently been released, in case anybody's curious. Presentation and visuals look amazing, cannot wait. :)

Mar 27, 2012 2:03 AM by dietmango

Can't wait for this show, hell yes!

Mar 24, 2012 4:47 PM by Psycho_Sanji

jmal said:

24601 said:
sue me is im a fan of proper casting

"Proper" and "same" are not synonyms.

i like the actors in most of there otthers parts but its not right for them to Darrin a role of a still living actor just to appole to young people who will not watch the anime any way

What inside knowledge do you possess that allows you to make these statements? There's more that goes into casting decisions than whether someone is still breathing or not. I don't think you'd get far as a casting director in the anime industry.

lupin will never appeal to younger people in japan to keep the older fans in to need to cast safe people why to you think the other SP got crap tv ratings
you did not grow with lupin
would you stiil watch an anime if you anime cganged its cast after 15 years

an example is if you watch Simpsons for 2o yaers and you knoe your VA and sudenrly a voice actor changed how would you react

Mar 23, 2012 12:56 PM by DateYutaka

Enjolras1830 said:
sue me is im a fan of proper casting i like the actors in most of there otthers parts but its not right for them to Darrin a role of a still living actor just to appole to young people who will not watch the anime any way

Dat grammar.

Regardless, I'm really excited for this. Lupin III is my favorite anime character of all time, and this is going to (hopefully) breathe some fresh air into the franchise. Which it most definitely deserves. Personally, I'd have been a tad bit more interested in seeing a Jigen-focused series, but he may be more suited to a special, anyway. Fujiko is a great choice regardless. And that art is killer. Definitely interesting how menacing everyone but Fujiko looks.

Mar 22, 2012 2:33 AM by Doaj

Hias said:

24601 said:
llren about Lupin and you will see why ths is bad cast
none of the main 3 whose sieiyuus are still alive are played by there proper Seiyuu so its bad casting

I remember you whined about the same thing when the most recent special came out last year. I'm sure the new cast will play their parts just fine, the original cast cannot be around forever, you know.

Get over it.

sue me is im a fan of proper casting i like the actors in most of there otthers parts but its not right for them to Darrin a role of a still living actor just to appole to young people who will not watch the anime any way

Mar 13, 2012 12:34 PM by DateYutaka

Hias said:

24601 said:
llren about Lupin and you will see why ths is bad cast
none of the main 3 whose sieiyuus are still alive are played by there proper Seiyuu so its bad casting

The new cast doesnt bug me 2 much but the damn story better be top notch. It will probably have a lot of nudity in it but i hope its not just the fan service. Fujiko usually only gets naked just 2 get her way.

Mar 13, 2012 12:15 PM by bonifide

24601 said:
llren about Lupin and you will see why ths is bad cast
none of the main 3 whose sieiyuus are still alive are played by there proper Seiyuu so its bad casting

Mar 12, 2012 8:11 AM by Hias

Top 5 quality. Yes, I can time travel.

Mar 11, 2012 10:32 PM by Moejojyojo

Hias said:
Fucking stoked for this; this is going to be great. Or not...but I have reasonably high hopes.

24601 said:
casting = bad
= anime is bad

Yeah I enjoy talking shit about anime that hasn't even aired yet, either.

llren about Lupin and you will see why ths is bad cast
none of the main 3 whose sieiyuus are still alive are played by there proper Seiyuu so its bad casting

Mar 9, 2012 9:22 AM by DateYutaka

Should Ecchi be listed as a genre for this show?

Didn't the manga have lots of nudity?

Plus the NSFW banner at the website might be a sign of what to expect
http://lupin40.com/tv/

Airing at around 1:30 in the morning also implies it's for a mature (horny) audience. :)

Mar 9, 2012 9:14 AM by Mr_Ecchi

The king is back :)

Mar 9, 2012 8:32 AM by andredrezefilth

Never_Know_Best said:
Wow. Thanks, Japan. I'm going to have even less of a social life this spring when all these awesome new shows come out.

Is it bad that I'm going to make this my first Lupin? :V

LOL maybe, If you want to know all about Lupin III watch the previous series. Since this is mostly about his partner in crime Fujiko.

Mar 9, 2012 7:41 AM by bonifide

Wow. Thanks, Japan. I'm going to have even less of a social life this spring when all these awesome new shows come out.

Is it bad that I'm going to make this my first Lupin? :V

Mar 9, 2012 1:06 AM by Never_Know_Best

I"m not sure if im going to like this or not. WTF call it Lupin III if its about Fujiko. I aint going to lie though in the latest movies/specials she really aint get no screen time. Then again they did movies just about her so...

Well i wont have my hopes up if it disappoints.

Mar 8, 2012 10:50 PM by bonifide

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