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NEWS: New Lupin III TV Anime's Staff, Cast, Title Revealed

The series will reportedly capture the "sensuality" present in Monkey Punch's original Lupin III manga in its "daring interpretation" of the franchise.

Having Fujiko as the lead and being directed by the same woman as Michiko e Hatchin makes this very interesting. Lupin III is reliably entertaining enough to always merit some attention, but this actually has me curious. Fujiko is a cool character, but is sometimes lowered to being defined by her cheesecake appeal or by her relationship with Lupin; this, however, could be something refreshing.

I also find it interesting that Mari Okada will do the series composition. I haven't seen anything that she's worked on, although I've been meaning to watch Red Garden for nigh a year, and her record seems ambiguous, but having women responsible for direction and series composition is a rare enough thing to be noteworthy.

The designs in the accompanying image are interesting too. I like the look of it a lot, but all of the men do look rather menacing and sinister. I wonder if it means that Lupin et al will be less affable rogues and more dangerous criminals in this series. That too, could be refreshing.

I really very eager to see this.

The series revolves around the character of Fujiko Mine, depicting her and the rest of the Lupin III cast during their younger days. The series will reportedly capture the "sensuality" present in Monkey Punch's original Lupin III manga in its "daring interpretation" of the franchise.

If anyone wants an idea of what the show will probably look like in motion, here's a "sneak peek":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5eN4Dq83Xg

Also, as somebody who owns the entirety of "Red Garden", I've got to say it's certainly worth watching. There are some lulls in action and character development, but it's certainly a worthwhile experience that will stick with you for a long time after you've watched it. It comes highly recommended from me, and if I'm not mistaken, it can be watched for free on Hulu, FUNimation Video and Netflix. Check it out!

The "sensuality" of the manga mostly revolves around near-rape.

Damn me for admitting it, but I associate the characters with the cast from Geneon's English dub for the second series, which I suppose will work to my advantage.

They made that for a goddamned slot machine?!? I don't disapprove, but that's like defeating East Timor with a nuke. Ah well, much like nuking East Timor would be, that was awesome.

Having Fujiko as the lead and being directed by the same woman as Michiko e Hatchin makes this very interesting. Lupin III is reliably entertaining enough to always merit some attention, but this actually has me curious. Fujiko is a cool character, but is sometimes lowered to being defined by her cheesecake appeal or by her relationship with Lupin; this, however, could be something refreshing.

I've listened to every single ANNCAST and this anime keeps coming up! I'm glad to see they are doing another series about it, so I don't have to go the illegal route and have to grab a fansub, since it's unavailable in the states.

I don't see any reason to do much of a redesign of the look of Lupin III. It's looked fine just the way it is for years. And the image posted with the article looks pretty bad - especially for Lupin himself.