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Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (LUPIN the Third -峰不二子という女- Rupan za Saado Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna?) is a television spin-off based on the Lupin III manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It was produced by TMS Entertainment, and broadcasted by Nippon TV between April 4, 2012 and June 27, 2012.
This TV spin-off was made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lupin the 3rd Part 1. It focuses on the franchise's heroine, Fujiko Mine, as she undergoes various missions and encounters the rest of the Lupin III cast for the first time. It is the only installment in the franchise to be directed by a woman and the first TV series in which Lupin is not the main character.
It started off a more mature oriented universe of the franchise known as "Lupin the IIIrd" that character designer Takeshi Koike took over to direct.
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Thief VS Female Phantom Thief (大泥棒VS女怪盗 Dai Dorobo VS Onna Kaito?) |
Tōru Takahashi | April 4, 2012 |
| 2 | .357 Magnum (.357マグナム .357 Magunamu?) |
Hideki Tonokatsu | April 11, 2012 |
| 3 | The Lady and the Samurai (淑女とサムライ Shukujo to Samurai?) |
Yasuro Tsuchiya Yoshiaki Okumura |
April 18, 2012 |
| 4 | Living in Song, Living in Love (歌に生き、恋に生き Uta ni Iki, Koi ni Iki?) |
Tomio Yamauchi | April 25, 2012 |
| 5 | Blood-Soaked Triangle (血濡れた三角 Chi Nureta Sankaku?) |
Shin Itagaki | May 2, 2012 |
| 6 | Prison of Love (愛の牢獄 Ai no Rōgoku?) |
Shōko Nakamura Hideki Tonokatsu |
May 9, 2012 |
| 7 | Music and Revolution (音楽と革命 Ongaku to Kakumei?) |
Akira Nishimori | May 16, 2012 |
| 8 | Dying Day (命日 Meinichi?) |
Atsushi Takahashi | May 23, 2012 |
| 9 | Love Wreathed in Steam (湯けむり慕情 Yukemuri Bōjo?) |
Yasuro Tsuchiya | May 30, 2012 |
| 10 | Dead City (死んだ街 Shinda Machi?) |
Naoki Hishikawa | June 6, 2012 |
| 11 | Fool's Festival (愚か者の祭 Orokamono no Matsuri?) |
Kajikoji Perchiku Yuzuru Tachikawa |
June 13, 2012 |
| 12 | The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (Part One) (峰不二子という女（前篇） Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna – Zenpen?) |
Nana Harada Makoto Suda |
June 20, 2012 |
| 13 | The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (Part Two) (峰不二子という女（後篇） Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna – Kōhen?) |
June 27, 2012 |
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Fujiko Mine | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Lupin III | Kanichi Kurita |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Kōichi Yamadera |
| Oscar | Yūki Kaji |
| Aisha | Sanae Kobayashi |
| Count Luis Yū Almeida | Kanji Furutachi |
| Minerva's Owl | Katsumi Chō |
| Dr. Fritz Kaiser | Binbin Takaoka |
- Italian
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Fujiko Mine | Alessandra Korompay |
| Lupin III | Stefano Onofri |
| Daisuke Jigen | Alessandro D'Errico |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Antonio Palumbo |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Rodolfo Bianchi |
| Oscar | Renato Novara |
| Aisha | Lucrezia Marricchi |
| Count Luis Yū Almeida | Dario Oppido |
| Minerva's Owl | Pasquale Anselmo |
| Dr. Fritz Kaiser | Raffaele Farina |
- English
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Fujiko Mine | Michelle Ruff |
| Lupin III | Sonny Strait |
| Daisuke Jigen | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Mike McFarland |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Richard Epcar |
| Oscar | Josh Grelle |
| Aisha | Stephanie Sheh |
| Count Luis Yū Almeida | Bill Jenkins |
| Minerva's Owl | Kent Williams |
| Dr. Fritz Kaiser | Jerry Russell |
- French
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Fujiko Mine | Sarah Cornibert |
| Lupin III | Fabien Albanèse |
| Daisuke Jigen | Laurent Pasquier |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Marc Wilhelm |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Laurent Pasquier |
| Oscar | Michaël Maino |
| Aisha | Unknown |
| Count Luis Yū Almeida | Unknown |
| Minerva's Owl | Unknown |
| Dr. Fritz Kaiser | Unknown |
Staff[]
- Original Work: Monkey Punch
- Director: Sayo Yamamoto
- Screenwriter: Mari Okada
- Character Designer: Takeshi Koike
- Animation Director: Takeshi Koike
- Art Director: Seiki Tamura
- Color Designer: Takahiro Mogi
- Accesory Designer: Hiroshi Moriyama
- Cinematographer: Toyonori Yamada
- Editor: Tomoki Nagasaka
- Sound Director: Yoji Shimizu
- Music Producer: Shinichiro Watanabe
- OP Theme Song & BGM: Naruyoshi Kikuchi
- ED theme song: "Duty Friend" by NIKIIE
- Music production: TMS Music Nippon Columbia
Gallery[]
Video[]
【公式】TVアニメ『LUPIN the Third ～峰不二子という女～』PV(2012)
Official Promotional Video (in Japanese)
TVアニメ『LUPIN the Third ～峰不二子という女～』エンディング「Duty Friend」(2012)
Creditless Ending Theme
Notes[]
- This was originally going to air in the US on the Adult Swim iteration of Toonami. However due to the gratuitous nudity of the show it got refused.[1] It would have required vast amounts of editing before it was suitable enough to meet broadcasting standards. Due to this, the English dub went straight to DVD and Blu-ray.
- This is the first and so-far only Lupin III animated media to be directed and written by women.
- The original website was fujiko.tv however the page has since been removed. A partial archive can be found here but the broadcast page was not backed up.
- This is the first Lupin III television series to feature Kanichi Kurita as Lupin III, Miyuki Sawashiro as Fujiko Mine, Daisuke Namikawa as Goemon Ishikawa XIII and Kōichi Yamadera as Inspector Zenigata.
- The "Koikeverse" series & movies follow the manga's in character personalities & art closely & have no shared continuity with parts 1-5. However, Part 5 references the events of the series as well as all the others. There is no consensus as to whether it's a prequel or an alternate continuity.
- The title comes from a line said in Part 1 Episode 5 by Sandayu Momochi.
External Links[]
- Official The Woman Called Fujiko Mine website. fujiko.tv (Archived from the original on October 2012, in Japanese)
- Official English TMS Page. tmsanime.com
- Official TMS Global Page. tms-e.co.jp (in English)
- Official TMS Page. tms-e.co.jp (in Japanese)
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