Outrage at New “MoeMoe” Lupin
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Nov 3, 2013 03:14 JST
- Tags: Character Design, Continuations, Lupin, Movies, Production Controversy, Retro
The trailer for the latest Lupin movie – Lupin III – Princess of the Breeze – has been stoking outrage amongst fans of the classic franchise for its new character designs, which have been damned as “moefied” and “like Precure.”
The trailer, with the movie due in theatres November 15th:
Fans are not happy about their new shiny-eyed Lupin, moaning profusely about the producers daring to fiddle with the decades old design:
“God, they are making it into a moe anime…”
“Those pupils…”
“Don’t be making Lupin’s eyes all shiny!”
“They Precured up his eyes!”
“Shoujo manga style, why?”
“Lupin is doomed to become a moemoe anime for creepy otaku now!? What the hell…”
“He’s just another saucer-eyed freak now.”
“I couldn’t watch 2 hours of this.”
“The voices and faces are different, this is barely Lupin any more.”
“Fujiko is a different person too.”
“This just doesn’t fee right.”
“It’s like some doujinshi cooked up by a bunch of fujoshi.”
“Just pretend it is his latest disguise…”
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yay moar Lupin!!!
"A Lupin III vs Detective Conan anime movie has also been scheduled for December."
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/10/25-1/video-lupin-iii-princess-of-the-breeze-anime-special-preview
The first movie was so so... I hope this one will be better.
moar Lupin has been a given for more than twenty years now. They've barely let up since 1977.
And the Lupin vs. Conan TV special was garbage.
I hate the fact that I can't disagree.
In that middle screenshot the shiny eyes make him look kind of scary, actually.
He stares into your soul... kind of like Nintendo's Villager.
very disappointing after how awsome Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna looked
Why not a movie with that style, it was fucking sweet. The proportions and style on this movie look very very weird...
that series was really cool, it really mixed well with Lupin's style and was perfect for mood.
I still think the change was more to please the female audience, with all this change feminist and media targeting consumers.
Nothing more obvious than that ..
I wonder what will be the next target?
Berserk?! :P
Actually, the most females don't like that sparkly eyes at guys... Detailed, yes but not like if he would cry in any second.
only gay male vampires are allowed to sparkle in any way. and then only if they are full of angst.
ferdinand is not gay........
love parade is gay. and only that is gay.
nothing else.
I beg to differ, I fucking love Lupin but detest this shoujo eyes bullshit. What are they trying to do, attract 11 year old girls?
Besides this change would be the biggest mistake done for feminism. Give me my manly rugged men, dammit.
Rarrrrrgggghhhhh...
Spinning head with long hair in circular motion like Hard Rock singer.
we're men...
we're men in ti~ghts...
We roam around the forest looking for fights...
Then they done goofed! Not even Fujoshi would fall for those eyes.
Surprised and delighted to see this comment up first, remembering all the hate that I read from people commenting about it when it was airing... I bet those people actually would have wanted a moe fujiko. :P
Well they don't call him Goemoe for nothing
Honestly looks like he's constantly about to break down into tears.
erase a few of those shines in his eyes and it will be all good. Simple CG alterations is all it takes.
Oh god, even Lupin was K-Onified...
Dear Nippon Otaku,
This is no one else's fault but yours for praising moe shit to the high heavens and slamming everything else, falsely raising the consumption, resulting in this product of your blind worship.
Now shut up and eat your moe shit.
Fondly,
The rest of the world who appreciated some variety.
10/10
1/10.
Fuck this shit.
Moe Moe Kyun!
Disgusting. Moe needs to stop taking over anime.
Lupin looks more like Jim Carrey than ever before.
sorry to bother your comment but jim carry ... LOL jim CARRY!!!! carry! man isnt it funny? :D
mkay so basically his eyes get a little changed and everyone freaks the fuck out, ok whatever I on the other hand can not fucking wait to watch this!
right on brotha
This is what moe means now? Shiny eyes?
*shrugs*, I /guess/ I could put that on a pillow....
Yeah, exactly... just because of big eyes? There are some anime that no one would call "moe" that have characters with big eyes. It's not like they also shrunk him down, made him younger, and heightened his voice.
and for our arabian costumers you get a cut into your "kehle" leaving you with a wound they dont care about... they let you bleed. arabs do not get their voices.
I can't believe they added moeshit... I rather they went the boob route, so at least I got something fap to. Damn!
Thankfully they have always gone the boob route since the beginning though. Fujiko never disappointed.
That said, I don't know if they moefied her too here and made her cuter, shorter, and flatter. Can't know until I find a trailer that isn't fucking blocked from view in my country...
I can't believe they added moeshit... I rather they went the boob route, so at least I go something fap to. God damn!
They'd always had gone the boob route since the beginning though. Fujiko never disappointed. That said, I don't know if they moefied her too here and made her cuter, shorter, and flatter. Can't know until I find a trailer that isn't fucking blocked from view in my country...
Same here. Damn it Japan!!
Thanks god Jigen is safe
looks fine to me....
lol
KAWAII LOL♥♥♥
I hope to God that Monkey Punch-sama DIDN'T approve this shit!!
Depends. Does he still have 100% creative control over the Lupin III property or did he sell out his artistic rights long ago for a dump truck full of money?
What the buggery hell!?
His eyes........ WHY??????????????
He looks like a stupid fag!
If you want the old look watch the old one.
it doesn't have to be OLD look, just not DIFFERENT look, what if they changed your Call of duty into Paintball of duty? I'm not even a fan of lupin but I see why the fans cry about it
That... you do realize that if its not the 'old' style it is something different right? so by saying you don't want something different you are declaring you want the 'old' style.
Oh good, someone said that for me.
The original look of Lupin can be done with modern production qualities, why is that so difficult? Tom and Jerry still look like Tom and Jerry in their recent cartoons, no one complains about that.
It's fucking up the image of Lupin for a new generation though, that's where the tragedy lies.