Author: wintermuted

Part-time wandering artifact, part-time student, Wintermuted's travels from the wastelands of California's Coachella Valley have crystallized his love of all-things soulful & strange. A child of the VHS era, and often working for the anime man, his voyages continue onward in the name of bridging generations of Japanese popular art together. Can also be found via twitter.com/winterkaijyu , as well as wanderingkaijyu.blogspot.com !
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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 8

The main plot begins in the new Lupin series. Our writers debate whether the formal innovations of this incarnation of the series overcome what might be storytelling issues.

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 7

Fujiko and Goemon try to start a revolution in the latest episode of Lupin III: Fujiko Mine. Did they succeed in stirring up wintermuted and ElectricV01’s hearts too?

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 6

This week, wintermuted and ElectricV01 have diverging opinions about Lupin III episode 6: is it a plotless mediocrity or a deconstruction of yuri tropes? Find out more!

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 5

The discussion continues about the latest Lupin series! This time the discussion centers around full frontal nudity—and more.

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 4

In the latest installment of The Fujiko Telegrams, wintermuted and dcbebop consider the changes made to the character of Zenigata. And they don’t approve of them.

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 3

Wintermuted and DCBebop, our resident Lupin experts, continue their discussion of the new series. And this time, they disagree (just a little), on this episode introducing the samurai Goemon.

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