Fujiko

Of Meisa Kuroki's performance in the 2014 live-action film, Matt Schley of Otaku USA commented that the actress comes as close to Fujiko "as any real human female can, I suppose."

She is the star of the fourth Lupin III anime television series, 2012's The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, making it the first to not star Arsène Lupin III as the protagonist.

A manga called Lupin Kozō (ルパン小僧 ) starring Fujiko and Lupin's son ran in Weekly Shōnen Action for 18 chapters starting in 1975. A spinoff manga of Lupin III, titled M.F.C (Mine Fujiko Company) (M.F.C 女泥棒会社峰不二子カンパニー ) , follows three young female thieves who work for Fujiko. It was written by Suzuki Izo and published in two volumes on September 28, 2009.

In 2007, Oricon polled readers on which characters they would most like to see in their own series. Fujiko Mine appeared in the seventh position among female voters, and fifth place overall. The company also asked their readers in the very same year who they believed is the most beautiful woman in manga. Fujiko was crowned the title by scoring first place overall with high rankings from both male and female voters. She was listed as the second most iconic anime heroine by Mania.com. In 2012, in a Japanese poll on which character's voice actor should never change, Fujiko came in second among males and third amongst females. In 2013, eBookJapan polled its female customers in their 20s and 30s on which manga heroine they felt had the ideal body. In the poll that considered their sexiness, physical fitness and health, Fujiko Mine was the first place answer. A 2015 Charapedia poll, which asked fans to list their favourite "cool" women in anime, had Fujiko placed seventeenth. In a 2017 survey that polled 12,000 Japanese, Fujiko Mine was voted the Most Splendid Heroine of the Shōwa Era and the third most of the Heisei Era. Fujiko was voted the sexiest anime heroine in a 2020 Goo poll of about 4,000 people.

Michelle Ruff voiced Fujiko in the Phuuz dub for Pioneer/Geneon's release of the second anime between 2003 and 2006, before reprising the role for Funimation's 2013 dub of The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, and Discotek Media's dubs of the fifth and sixth anime. Cristina Vee voiced Fujiko in the Bang Zoom! Entertainment dub for Discotek's 2015 release of the Jigen's Gravestone film, and reprised her role for their 2018 dub of Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood and 2020 dub of Fujiko Mine's Lie.

Of this two-faced nature Lupin is surprisingly forgiving. In the 1999 television movie Da Capo of Love: Fujiko’s Unlucky Days, Lupin carefully treats the amnesiatic Fujiko, hoping she gets better as he "looks forward to her betrayals".

Fujiko was born on March 5, 1980 in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, Japan as Reiko Matsuo.

Due to a lack of localization credits on any known prints, Fujiko's English voice actress in the 1979 Toho dub of The Mystery of Mamo, where the character's name was changed to "Margo", remains unknown. Other voice actors include Edie Mirman (1992-5, Streamline), Michele Seidman (1995, AnimEigo). Toni Barry (1996, Manga UK), and Dorothy Fahn (2000, Animaze/Manga). Meredith McCoy voiced the character for Funimation Entertainment's dubs of several TV specials and theatrical films between 2002 and 2005.

In the realm of live-action, Fujiko is portrayed by Eiko Ezaki in the 1974 film and by Meisa Kuroki in the 2014 film. In the 2015 musical adaptation of Lupin III performed by the Takarazuka Revue, Fujiko was portrayed by Seshiro Daigo.

Fujiko Mine was first voiced by Eiko Masuyama in both versions of the 1969 pilot film for the first anime. Although Yukiko Nikaido was given the role when the first anime was actually produced (1971–72), Masuyama would return to voice Fujiko for the second anime (1977–78) and continue to do so until her retirement in 2010, with one exception. Due to budget concerns, TMS decided not to employ the regular voice cast for the 1987 original video animation The Fuma Conspiracy, with Fujiko voiced by Mami Koyama. The 2011 TV special Blood Seal – Eternal Mermaid marked the first appearance of Miyuki Sawashiro as the character and she continues to voice Fujiko Mine to this day. Masuyama did return to the role once more for the 2012 Lupin Family Lineup short original video animation.

Fujiko Mine (Japanese: 峰 不二子 , Hepburn: Mine Fujiko) is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. She is a professional criminal and burglar that regularly uses her attractiveness to fool her targets. Unlike the rest of the Lupin III cast, Fujiko's physical appearance changes for most installments in the franchise. Her name is derived from the word "Sacred Mountain Fuji" (霊峰不二 , Reihō Fuji) . Monkey Punch saw a picture of Mt. Fuji on a calendar and in less than a minute decided on a name, omitting the "rei" part from "reihō" and adding a "ko" to "fuji" to make it look more pleasing when spelled.

Fujiko is an excellent markswoman, her favorite weapon being a Browning M1910, typically holstered in her garter. Later, she's revealed superb martial arts skills, capable of rendering an attacker twice her weight unconscious with a single blow. She is very good at disguises as well as accents and apparently can speak dozens of foreign languages in addition to her native Japanese. Like the other members of Lupin's team, she is able to pilot virtually any land, sea, and air vehicle, with her personal preference being a conventional Kawasaki motorcycle. She can be very promiscuous when necessary to complete a job, and has kissed and even had sex with different men for information or to escape a dangerous situation. The 2012 anime series implies heavily that Fujiko is bisexual.