List of Shin Lupin III episodes
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ese animated
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is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series Lupin III Part II (also known as Shin Lupin III or simply as Lupin III on the American market), a part of the Lupin III
Lupin III
, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...
media franchise
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. Produced by the Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
, the series is the second Lupin III television series, with the first airing between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972. In this series, Lupin wears a red jacket instead of the green one he wore in the first television series.
The series contains 155 episodes which aired between October 3, 1977 and October 6, 1980 on the Japanese television network NTV (Nippon Television)
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
. Twenty-six episodes of the English adaptation of the anime aired on Adult Swim
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starting on Monday, January 13, 2003 (January 14, technically, since it premiered at midnight). Episodes 1-27 were broadcast on the channel, with the exception of episode 3. Currently, 15 Region 1 DVD
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volumes (a total of 79 episodes) have been released in the United States
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by Geneon Entertainment, with the final volume having been released on July 4, 2006. All 15 DVDs & soundtracks of Lupin III Part II are now no longer in print.
The series, based on the Lupin III manga written by Monkey Punch
Monkey Punch
Monkey Punch is the pen name of Japanese manga artist Kazuhiko Katō , creator of the successful Japanese manga series Lupin III...
beginning in 1967, centers on the adventures of Arsène Lupin III
Arsène Lupin III
is a fictional character introduced by Monkey Punch in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. According to its creator, Lupin is the grandson of Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin....
, the grandson of Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by French writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television such as Night Hood, stage play and comic book adaptations.- Overview :A...
, the gentleman thief
Gentleman thief
In the Victorian vernacular, a gentleman thief is a particularly well-behaving and apparently well bred thief. A "gentleman" is usually, but not always, a man with an inherited title of nobility and inherited wealth, who need not work for a living. Such a man steals not in order to gain material...
of Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.- Biography :Leblanc was born in...
's series of novels. He is joined by Daisuke Jigen
Daisuke Jigen
is a fictional character in Monkey Punch's Lupin III series.-Abilities:Jigen is master thief Arsène Lupin III's marksman. He can perform a 0.3-second quick-draw and has an accuracy that borders on superhuman; he can shoot skeet with a handgun, explode a missile before it hits by targeting the...
, crack-shot and Lupin's closest ally; Fujiko Mine
Fujiko Mine
is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch, for his Lupin III series. Fujiko is a professional criminal, burglar and "confidence trickster"....
, the femme fatale
Femme fatale
A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art...
and Lupin's love interest who works against Lupin more often than with him; and Goemon Ishikawa XIII
Goemon Ishikawa XIII
is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his Lupin III series. Goemon is the thirteenth generation of renegade samurai, a descendant of the historical figure Ishikawa Goemon...
, a master swordsman and the descendant of Ishikawa Goemon
Ishikawa Goemon
was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and valuables and gave them to the poor. Goemon is notable for being boiled alive along with his son in public after a failed assassination attempt on the civil war-era warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A large iron kettle-shaped bathtub is now...
, the legendary Japanese bandit. Lupin is often chased by Inspector Koichi Zenigata
Koichi Zenigata
, usually called , is a fictional character in Monkey Punch's anime and manga series Lupin III.- Personality :Inspector Zenigata hails from Japan, city of origin unknown. According to Lupin III: Episode Zero - First Contact, his original title was Tokyo Police Inspector whose original interest was...
, the rather cynical detective who has made it his life mission to catch Lupin.
Season 1: October 3, 1977 to April 3, 1978
The first season can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season one of Lupin III Part II is Theme from Lupin III '78 by Yuji OhnoYuji Ohno
is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is principally known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, of which Lupin III, specifically the 1977 series Shin Rupan Sansei and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro are his most well known works...
, while the ending theme is the instrumental version of Love Theme, also by Yuji Ohno
Yuji Ohno
is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is principally known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, of which Lupin III, specifically the 1977 series Shin Rupan Sansei and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro are his most well known works...
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Season 2: April 10, 1978 to September 25, 1978
The second season can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season two of Lupin III Part II is Theme from Lupin III (Vocal Version) by Peatmac Junior, while the ending theme is the Love Theme (Vocal Version), by Ichirou MizukiIchirou Mizuki
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
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Season 3: October 2, 1978 to October 1, 1979
The third season can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season three of Lupin III Part II is Theme from Lupin III '79 by Yuji OhnoYuji Ohno
is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is principally known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, of which Lupin III, specifically the 1977 series Shin Rupan Sansei and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro are his most well known works...
, while the ending theme is Love Squall by Sandii Hohn
Sandii & the Sunsetz
Sandii & the Sunsetz were a Japanese technopop band that collaborated from 1979 until the 1990s. The Sunsetz, led by Makoto Kubota, and Sandii started as separate artists, and each have a separate discography...
.
A notable episode in this season is episode 99, which was the first episode of any anime series to be broadcast in stereo. After that episode, several other episodes of the second Lupin III TV series were broadcast in stereo. For episodes 100-104, viewers were asked to send in their ideas for episodes as a part of the 100th episode celebration of the show. The viewer whose idea was chosen for each episode was named in the credits under "story concept".
Season 4: October 8, 1979 to October 6, 1980
The fourth season can be distinguished from the other three by the different opening and ending themes. The opening theme for season four of Lupin III Part II is Theme from Lupin III '80 by Yuji OhnoYuji Ohno
is a Japanese jazz musician. Ohno is principally known for his musical scoring of Japanese anime television series, of which Lupin III, specifically the 1977 series Shin Rupan Sansei and the feature film The Castle of Cagliostro are his most well known works...
, while the ending theme is Love Is Everything by Noboru Kimura.
Episodes 145 and 155 in this season are notable for being directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
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of Teruki Tsutomu. Those two episodes marked his final involvement in making television animation before exclusively working on feature films.
See also
- Lupin IIILupin III, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...
- Lupin III (anime)Lupin III (anime)is the first anime made after the manga series of the same name, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. It was directed originally by Masaaki Ōsumi and later by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. A pilot film, also directed by Ōsumi, was made in 1969, but a full series was not made until 2 years later....
- Lupin III Part III
- List of Lupin III television specials
- List of Lupin III animated theatrical features