Forum - View topicNEWS: New Lupin III TV Project to Be a Special This Fall
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Lupin the Third
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This is a very interesting (read: disappointing) turn of events.
Have already shot an email off to my Japanese contact. Hopefully he will provide additional insights. |
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firedragon54738
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Sigh this sucks I was hoping for a full season but its better then nothing
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wilson_x1999
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fudge everything about that! I was so excited about a new Lupin TV series...
Oh well, I guess it's better than nothing, I hope it's good. |
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Otaku_X
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I'm a huge Lupin III fan, but I hadn't heard this 'new series' rumor, so I don't have to be disappointed! I can just be excited about the new TV Special!
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Lupin the Third
Posts: 88 Location: Idaho |
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As I posted on the Lupinthe3rd.com forums, I got in touch with a reliable Japanese source. Apparently this contradictory news is hitting Japan as well. The original announcement card explicitly said "Lupin III - Newest TV Series - Fall Broadcast Decided!" But the reports coming on various Japanese news sites (not NTV's official website or anything that has aired on NTV, just news sites) are reporting a TV Special, not series. ANN wisely notes the contradiction of announcement vs. follow-up, here. But apparently, we're all just waiting on confirmation that the news is, in fact, false.
There's a bit too much "coincidence" going into this to say that the next project is a TV Special, not a Series. For instance: - The original announcement said "TV Series." There are screencaps to prove it. - NTV does not announce Lupin TV Specials 4-6 months early. They let them magically appear on the "Kinyo Roadshow" page of upcoming films about a month before airing. That's usually all the notification we get. - The last TV special was called "The Last Job," implying a sort of finality. - All previous TV Specials, including "The Last Job" (but excluding "Lupin vs. Conan," presumably for licensing reasons) were recently released in a complete Blu-ray boxed set. I think too many things are in place to say that something other than "yet another TV movie" is happening, here. I remain optimistic about a forthcoming Lupin series until I witness a double-confirmation down the line. I think we might have a basic case of wires being crossed, or perhaps a left hand (NTV Public Relations) not knowing what the right hand (TMS Entertainment) is doing. |
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E-Master
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Wasn't expecting this turn around, but least it's still a new Lupin anime. I'm still hoping they'll create a good story or atleast something that doesn't resemble the last TV special. Not saying it was awful, just the Last Job wasn't rank as "Excellent" but as "Good" in my book.
I can think of some good ideas that haven't occured yet for a Lupin III anime. |
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penguintruth
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Aw, I would have wanted a full reboot series. Having just another TV special doesn't bode well, as the past five or six have been pretty lame.
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Kalessin
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Lupin III in general is very much hit and miss. It's almost always fun, but it definitely ranges from fairly mediocre to fantastic. I don't think that there's any way to know how good or bad Lupin III anything is going to be before seeing it. Regardless of that though, I've got to wonder how long they can go before either giving up or replacing the whole cast. They're all getting fairly old. Even Lupin's replacement isn't exactly young. I kind of wonder if all of them could even handle dubbing a series. Still, it'll be good to get more Lupin III in whatever form. |
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E-Master
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Kanichi Kurita isn't young, but I'm sure he can still play the part for atleast another 30 years depending how good his health is.
Though I couldn't agree more that the other four remaining cast members are showing their age. I love the fact that they've been doing voice work for Lupin for more than 40 years. But there'll have to be a time when those four will have to step down. Goro Naya is the only one I'm thinking who doesn't look like he'll last that much longer. I'm not trying to be mean, but those who seeing the last few TV specials and the Red Vs. Green OAV can tell how his voice for Zenigata isn't as lively as it use to been. I even compared his voice in the recent ones with the older Lupin anime just to see if I could hear a difference. No matter who does the voices for this upcoming TV special, I'll still look forward to it. |
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penguintruth
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Not to be cruel, but Eiko Masuyama just isn't seductive or sultry sounding anymore as Fujiko. She's supposed to be a sex bomb. She sounds like Masako Nozawa now.
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Kalessin
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Well, they've been doing it for a long time, and they've done an excellent job on the whole, but there are limits, particularly when old age sets in.
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E-Master
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I know what you mean, everytime I watch the recent Lupin anime, I still find Fujiko sexy, except I couldn't hide the fact that she's voiced by an actress who's old enough to be someone's grandmother. I always have that strange feeling everytime I watch the more recent TV specials. |
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mrsatan
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But Jigen still sounds the same, cool as ever.
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E-Master
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Very true, I hardly notice any change in his voice after watching the previous TV specials.
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