Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy

ルパン三世 風魔一族の陰謀

Aired: 1987

The first OVA installment of the popular series 'Lupin III' by Monkey Punch, a medium-length anime that received advance theatrical screenings nationwide before its video release. Directed by Masayuki Ozeki with supervision by Yasuo Otsuka. The story follows Lupin's gang as they engage in a fierce struggle against the Fuma clan -- seekers of Sengoku-era treasure -- over a family heirloom jar belonging to the Suzuki household of Goemon's fiancee Esa. The voice cast took an experimental approach that did not use the original cast from the first TV series, making it a controversial work that sparked debate among fans. The song 'Se La Vie to Iwanaide' (Don't Say C'est La Vie), sung by Miki Asakura, is memorably etched as a Lupin ending imbued with the melancholy flavor of 1980s J-POP.