Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso

This is a very different Lupin III special. This is part of a OVA Trilogy focusing on Lupin's gang. This one, as the title implies, focuses on Fujiko. This is a cool idea in theory, but in practice, it does not come together.

First off, this is not a pretty movie to look at. It is well animated, but poorly drawn. All the movement is smooth, and it doesn't recycle animation or anything like that, it is just unpleasant to look at. All the character designs are too lanky, like their heads are squished jellybeans. Their limbs are all made of rubber, and it just doesn't look natural. It is a style, and it did not work for me. And if you take Fujiko Mine, and make HER look ugly, that's unforgivable.

Likewise, the voices seemed off. After watching 10 movies where Lupin sounds like Krillin, here he sounds more like April O'Neal's dad. All do a good job emoting they just don't match the characters.

The kid in this film really gets on my nerves. Fujiko says it best, "Kids are always such a pain." And there are some REALLY uncomfortable scenes between Fujiko and this 9-year-old. Like, call the police level of yuck.

The villain in this, or at least the henchman, is interesting. He is too supernatural for my typical Lupin III adventure.

And the titular Fujiko is just...just awful. She is absolutely deplorable in this film. I get that she's not a nice person, but this took it to a whole new disgusting level.

I mean this movie doesn't even have Goemon or Inspector Zenigata. I am with Lupin in this one: "What do you think about calling it quits on this caper?" Yeah, I'll call it quits on this one.