Originally released in 1987, it is the first—and until 2002's Return Of The Magician, only—OVA in the history of the Long-Running Lupin III series. The sub-title has also been rendered as Plot of the Fuma Clan and Mystery of the Fuma Clan. Fuma did receive a feature-film release after its release as an OVA, in spite of its short (60 minute) length. It has been released twice in English, once by Anim Eigo and currently by Discotek Media.