Anime Review #001 – Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (The Fuma Conspiracy)

Note:  Any focus on AnimEigo’s English dub will be done in a “Dub comparison” between the various Lupin III English voice casts.

Review:

The first thing that stands out is the quality of the animation, everything in the OVA is detailed and nothing is wasted.  The movements are all smooth and fluid with a notable car chase that exceeded all of my expectations.

The story itself has its holes, but is a pretty solid, straightforward Lupin III story.  Personally, I find it to be almost on par with the best of the annual TV series. It is not as adventurous or “thrilling” as many Lupin III productions, which I personally attribute to the focus being on Goemon (Ishikawa XIII) instead of Lupin.

The music, which I found to be very well done, was not done by perennial Lupin III composer Yuji Ohno but by Kiyoshi Miyaura, due to budget…