History Anime / TheFumaConspiracy

%%* NoNameGiven: The boss of the Fuma Clan.

* FightingWithChucks: The villain has a massive three-sectioned staff (called a sansetsukon) which he uses to fight toe to toe against Goemon and his Zantetsuken.

''Fuma'' did receive a feature-film release after its release as an OVA, in spite of its short (70-something minutes) length. It was released twice in North America, once by Creator/{{AnimEigo}} and again by Creator/DiscotekMedia, though [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes both editions are currently out of print]].

* MartialArtsStaff: The villain's weapon of choice is a massive three-sectioned staff (called a sansetsukon) which he uses to fight toe to toe against Goemon and his Zantetsuken.

* SimpleStaff: Not so simple in this case, the villain's weapon of choice is a massive three-sectioned staff (called a sansetsukon) which he uses to fight toe to toe against Goemon and his Zantetsuken.

** During one of the nightmare sequences, Lupin's face is distorted by the hallucinogenic gas. Rather than becoming a monster, his face instead changes to reflect the designs of his [[MythologyGag previous incarnations]].

It is even more notable as the only ''Lupin III'' release to use none of the usual Japanese voice actors (or music composer) associated with the series, a decision made by Creator/TMSEntertainment for budgetary reasons.[[note]]At the time, the ''Lupin'' cast were the highest-paid voice actors in Japan.[[/note]] This was the only time in the entire franchise till 2021 you will not hear Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi voicing Jigen, for instance. Due to communication breakdown, the decision to use new actors was misinterpreted by Lupin's seiyuu, Creator/YasuoYamada, as original creator Creator/MonkeyPunch being unhappy with his performance and wanting a new voice cast. In reality, while Monkey Punch did not like TMS's decision, he felt he had no control over it and did not fight it. Sadly, this incident put a permanent strain on Yamada and Monkey Punch's friendship, which remained unresolved at Yamada's death in 1995. Since then, no regular ''Lupin'' character has been re-cast until the actor dies or chooses to retire.

It is even more notable as the only ''Lupin III'' release to use none of the usual Japanese voice actors (or music composer) associated with the series, a decision made by Creator/TMSEntertainment for budgetary reasons.[[note]]At the time, the ''Lupin'' cast were the highest-paid voice actors in Japan.[[/note]] This is the only time in the entire franchise (so far) you will not hear Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi voicing Jigen, for instance. Due to communication breakdown, the decision to use new actors was misinterpreted by Lupin's seiyuu, Creator/YasuoYamada, as original creator Creator/MonkeyPunch being unhappy with his performance and wanting a new voice cast. In reality, while Monkey Punch did not like TMS's decision, he felt he had no control over it and did not fight it. Sadly, this incident put a permanent strain on Yamada and Monkey Punch's friendship, which remained unresolved at Yamada's death in 1995. Since then, no regular ''Lupin'' character has been re-cast until the actor dies or chooses to retire.

* ContinuityNod: Lupin and Goemon had earlier tangled with the Fuma in the ''Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket'' episode "[[Recap/LupinIIIS2E36 The Riddle of Tsukikage Castle]]", and would again during ''Anime/LupinIIITheLastJob''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[-[[{{Ronin}}and {{Ninja}} and Thieves... Oh, My!]].-]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[-[[{{Ninja}}]].-]'']]

The special opens with the wedding of Goemon to Murasaki Suminawa, the daughter of one of his teachers. During the wedding, a precious Suminawa heirloom urn is to be handed over to Goemon to symbolize him joining the family. The ceremony is interrupted by {{Ninja}}s, who are fought off by Goemon and his friends Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko. The ninjas fail to steal the urn, but do make off with Goemon's bride. In exchange for her return, the ninjas of the Fuma clan want the urn, which is the key to finding a secret treasure hidden in the mountains of Japan. Lupin and his gang work to both rescue Murasaki and take the treasure for themselves. Meanwhile, Zenigata, who believes Lupin to be dead following an explosion, comes out of retirement when he finds out his long-time rival may have survived after all...

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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: Although it is obvious Lupin is still very much alive, Zenigata imagines seeing Lupin floating up to heaven with angel wings and a choir after his 'death' in an explosion.