Lupin III/Recap/The Fuma Conspiracy: Difference between revisions

''Fuma'' did receive a feature-film release after its release as an OVA, in spite of its short (60 minute) length. It has been released twice in English, once by [[Anim EigoAnimEigo]] and currently by [[Discotek Media]].

* [[Completely Different Title]]: [[Anim EigoAnimEigo]] released this OAV under the name "Rupan III" (a literal romanization of the katakana that make up Lupin's name). This was due to the fact that, although the original [[Arsène Lupin]] stories had fallen into the [[Public Domain]] in the USA shortly before AnimEigo acquired the ''Fuma'' licence, TMS was still operating internationally under the old general agreements from the Streamline Pictures days, made when [[Arsène Lupin]] ''was'' still under copyright and TMS was under constant threat of lawsuit by Maurice Leblanc's estate. The change also extended to the dub and subtitles (Discotek's re-release several years later corrected the subtitles, as well as the title itself, leaving the English dub as the only artifact of this situation).

* [[Continuity Nod]]: Lupin and Goemon had earlier tangled with the Fuma in the ''Shin Lupin III'' episode "[[Lupin III (Manga)/Recap/S2 /E36|The Riddle of Tsukikage Castle]]".

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Murasaki, who often finds herself the target of kidnapping and/or traps.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: This is the only ''Lupin'' release to feature none of the usual Japanese voice cast. However, their replacements were not total unknowns (and definitely aren't now).

** Fujiko ([[Mami Koyama]]) is [[Black Lagoon|Balalaika]] and [[DragonballDragon Ball|Lunch]].