Lupine the Third - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
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| Original title | LUPINE the Third - 峰 不二 子 と い う 女 - | |||||||||
| transcription | Lupine the Third - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna | |||||||||
| genre | Adventure, drama, crime | |||||||||
| Anime television series | ||||||||||
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| original language | Japanese | |||||||||
| year | 2012 | |||||||||
| Studio | TMS Entertainment | |||||||||
| length | 25 minutes | |||||||||
| Episodes | 13 | |||||||||
| Director | Sayo Yamamoto | |||||||||
| music | Naruyoshi Kikuchi | |||||||||
| First broadcast | April 4, 2012 on NTV | |||||||||
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Lupine the Third - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna ( Japanese LUPINE the Third - 峰 不二 子 と い う 女 - ) is an anime television series from TMS Entertainment from 2012. It belongs to the Lupine III series and was also known internationally as Lupine the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine . The plot of the adventure, drama and crime series revolves around the thief Fujiko Mine , a supporting character in the main series.
content
The episodes each tell an adventure of the thief Fujiko Mine, who either tries to steal the valuable object of her desire on her own initiative, or is commissioned to steal or protect an object. The stories also tell of their first encounters with the other important characters from Lupine III : Lupine himself, the samurai Goemon Ishikawa and the shooter Daisuke Jigen.
Production and publication
The series was created on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Lupine III series . It was produced under the direction of Sayo Yamamoto at TMS Entertainment . The concept comes from Mari Okada . Takeshi Koike did the character design and Seiki Tamura was the artistic director . Takashi Miyano was responsible for further designs . The executive producer was Seiji Okuda .
The 13 episodes, each 25 minutes long, were shown from April 4 to June 27, 2012 by NTV in Japan. Funimation Entertainment simulcast the series and released an English dubbed version. The anime has also been translated into French and Italian.
In June 2014, Lupine the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō, an anime film for the series, was released. A second followed with Lupine the IIIrd: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon in February 2017. In May 2019 the third part was released with Lupine the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso . Each of the films is between 50 and 60 minutes long.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
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| Fujiko mine | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Lupine III | Kanichi Kurita |
| Goemon Ishikawa | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
music
The music of the television series was composed by Naruyoshi Kikuchi , music producer was Shinichirō Watanabe . The opening credits are underlaid with the song New Wuthering Heights by Naruyoshi Kikuchi y Pepe Tormento Azcarar feat. Ichiko Hashimoto . The end credits song is Nikiie's Duty Friend .
success
The anime and its director Sayo Yamamoto won the award for best newcomer at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2012 . Otaku USA magazine named the series the most stylistically innovative and thus one of the best of the year. The Japanese DVD release sold over 1,400 copies and the Blu-ray over 2,800 copies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Animania 06-07 / 2012, p. 60.
- ↑ Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award. Anime News Network , December 13, 2012, accessed April 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Otaku USA's Top Anime of 2012. Otaku USA , January 12, 2013, accessed April 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 17-23. Anime News Network , September 25, 2012, accessed April 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 17-23. Anime News Network , September 25, 2012, accessed April 22, 2017 .
Web links
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)