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is a 2012 Japanese anime series based on Monkey Punch's ''Lupin III'' manga. Produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, it aired on NTV from April 4, 2012 to June 27, 2012. 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. Unlike the franchise's previous three televised anime, ''The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' is more sexually oriented in order to capture the "sensuality" present in the original manga as well as darker and more serious. It is also the only installment in the franchise to be directed by a woman and the first in which Lupin is not the protagonist. VAP released the anime on home video in four-disc DVD and Blu-ray box sets on September 19, 2012. Funimation simulcasted the series, with English subtitles, on their website and Nico Nico for North American audiences as it aired in Japan. They released ''The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' in Blu-ray and Blu-ray/DVD sets on August 20, 2013, including an English-language dub. Manga Entertainment released a similar set in the United Kingdom on September 16, whereas Hanabee released it in Australasia in two parts, on October 16 and November 20. ==Background and production== In April 2011, it was reported that a new ''Lupin III'' animated television series would air in the fall on NTV.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Lupin III Project to Air This Fall )〕 However, NTV then said the project was only a TV special (''Blood Seal – Eternal Mermaid'' which aired in December), not a series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lupin III's Voice Cast Changed for 1st Time in 16 Years )〕 In 2012, Toho Cinemas announced that a promotional video for a "new television series premiering in April" would be shown at a Lupin 40th Anniversary event on March 18.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lupin III Event Lists 'New TV Series Premiering in April' )〕 ''Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' was announced a week later as a thirteen episode serial.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Lupin III TV Anime's Staff, Cast, Title Revealed )〕 The series was part of the 40th Anniversary of the Lupin animated series, and the 45th Anniversary of the original manga. The series was directed by Sayo Yamamoto who was given full creative control. Yamamoto wanted to use the original ''Lupin III'' manga and its adult themes as a basis for the series.〔 Takeshi Koike was the character designer and animation director and Yamamoto requested he use the original manga character designs as a starting point.〔〔 The visual approach to the series has been compared to Valkyria Chronicles. Mari Okada was the main writer of the series,〔 although Itsuko Miyoshi (ep 2), Dai Satō (ep 3, 7, 10),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cowboy Bebop Writer Sato, New Composer Join 2012 Lupin III )〕 Shinsuke Ōnishi (ep 5) and Junji Nishimura (ep 8) served as episode writers. It was reported that the series would capture the "sensuality" present in Monkey Punch's original ''Lupin III'' manga in its "daring interpretation" of the franchise.〔 The promotional video first shown at Toho Cinemas began being streamed by TMS Entertainment on YouTube on March 26.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Lupin III TV Anime's Promo Video Streamed )〕 The music of ''Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' was composed by Naruyoshi Kikuchi, leader of the Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden band.〔 Shinichirō Watanabe, known for directing ''Cowboy Bebop'' and ''Samurai Champloo'' and who collaborated with Yamamoto several times in the past, served as music producer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview: Shinichiro Watanabe )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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