My thoughts:
Animation is nice, mature tone is refreshing and the fanservice didn't bother me at all.
Most important for me was that it was very engaging and didn't feel slow at all.
Time speeds up when you watch something good. 
April 13, 2012 - 2:44pm
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The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Episode Discussion Thread
I'm not going to lie even if I do sound like a pervert.
I like the nudity!
And props to Funimation for leaving it uncensored.
Though I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. The public airing in Japan was uncensored too (that's why it airs so early in the morning).
It's not like High School DxD that only airs uncensored on AT-X because that's a premium channel Japanese fans have to pay for.
Any other airings of the show on other public channels are censored.
Since Japanese fans have to pay to legally watch the uncensored version, it kind of would be a middle finger if foreigners (North American fans) got an uncensored version legally for free.
I'm sure the Japanese hentai market is already pissed that they can only buy censored versions while every other country receives the content uncensored.
Certainly explains some of the reverse importation fears the Japanese hentai companies have.
No Dub = No Buy
I've never seen any Lupin before, but this is pretty cool. I love stories about criminals or villains, so I'm always looking for more. The fanservice didn't bother me as much as I expected it to. Unlike most shows, here it makes sense and works as part of the plot. It's not just randomly thrown in. The animation style is cool, but it's not amazing or very fluid. I'll definitely be watching more of this.
Some info for upcoming episodes at the forums of lupinthethird.com
It's great site and forum; any Lupin fans should visit it
http://lupinthethird.com/
http://www.lupinthethird.com/forums/
The king of Austrian's grandchildren board a train carrying highly valued artworks, to get to her target Fujiko impersonates herself as Maria, their tutor. While on board, she runs into a mysterious samurai from the East - Goemon Ishikawa.
Lupin the Third has declared that he will steal the mask of a famous opera singer. Inspector Zenigata takes note of this challenge, and decides to personally attend the singer's next performance.
Fujiko is after the pendant belonging to a student in an all girls school. To get closer to her target, she impersonates herself as one of the teachers in the school.
Dubs > Subs
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http://www.funimation.com/user/jacksonh/blog
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, USE SOME SPOILER TAGS!
Basically, this is an animation that's not for kids.
When it appeared in the 70's, the spy action / comedy was extreme for it's day?
They have just updated it for the 2010's, keeping pace with modern cinema PG 13 or R in a way that really keeps the spirit of the original designs, while exaggerating them even more.
( from the guy who worked on future racing anime Redline, and Animatrix. )
It takes a lot to impress me at this point, but this is an outstanding continuation of the legendary series.
It's about time!
"Bide your time and hold out hope!" - Gankutsuoh ...that we get SPICE AND WOLF SEASON 3! ( and Monte Cristo on Blu Ray. )
This may be the best anime of spring 2012. Also Goemon... did he and everyone else (especially Zenigata) take a level in BA?
Goemon has always been that badass. It's just better animated now.
Come to Otaku Revolution!
So now we've met all the main characters... for the first time
My thought on the Goemon episode is - it's a little too silly! Compared with the others
( btw - did that remind anyone of Fujiko's persona from Cagliostro? )
But this is still turning out to be the best new anime of 2012. Bravo.
"Bide your time and hold out hope!" - Gankutsuoh ...that we get SPICE AND WOLF SEASON 3! ( and Monte Cristo on Blu Ray. )
The recent Live Action Goemon was rather amazing also! ( Closer to the historical character? Or not... they just take stylistic drifts in different directions... )
"Bide your time and hold out hope!" - Gankutsuoh ...that we get SPICE AND WOLF SEASON 3! ( and Monte Cristo on Blu Ray. )
So, um, wow... that was, uh, quite the way to start off an episode. Did... did I miss something with Zenigata? Dude has taken both a level in badass and pervert. Ep kinda had a sudden ending though that felt a little anticlimactic. Oh well can't wait to see how the group comes together.