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Lupin the Third(TV show/series, 1971-2022)

Original title: "ルパン三世" (Japanese/JA)
NR
| 25min per episode | Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 6 seasons with 300 episodes

Lupin the ThirdRating: 4.0/5 (with 50 votes)
Lupin the 3rd Part I is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie. Part of the Lupin III franchise, it is the first anime television adaptation of the Lupin III manga series created by Monkey Punch. The series was originally broadcast as simply Lupin III (Japanese: ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei) on Yomiuri TV between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972. Among English-speaking fans, this series was commonly known as the "Green Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit, but more recently it is now known as "the first Green Jacket" series because of the outfit's return in Part 6. ()
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About Lupin the Third

Follow the thrilling adventures of master thief Lupin the Third, quite possibly the world's greatest thief. Along with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his on-off love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.

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Lupin the Third Seasons and Episodes

10/17/2021Part 6 - 24 episodes
Set in London, Lupin targets a treasure said to be hidden by the Raven, a mysterious organisation that pulls the strings of the British Government from its shadows. A single piece of art holds the key. But Scotland Yard and MI6 will do whatever it takes along with Inspector Zenigata and none other than Sherlock Holmes, the world’s greatest detective, to stop Lupin. Has the world’s greatest thief met his match?
#1 | 10/10/2021Episode 0: The Times
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Lupin, Daisuke Jigen and Goemon end up in jail after being betrayed again by Fujiko and captured by police using the latest high-tech weaponry: armed drones equipped with AI programming and plastic guns which spray quick-setting adhesive. Jigen laments how much has changed in the modern world and he contemplates quitting the thievery business and leaving Lupin and Goemon. After they escape from prison, Jigen plans to go his own way, but realizes life is more interesting working with Lupin, and he rejoins him, Goemon and Fujiko.
#1 | 10/17/2021Enter Sherlock Holmes
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)
London, England: A mysterious image is linked to an organization called "Raven". The famous detective Sherlock Holmes also became aware of the situation when a bomb exploded at Scotland Yard while interrogating a suspect.
#2 | 10/24/2021The Detective and the Crook
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Lily faints after seeing Lupin, while he and Fujiko escape Zenigata. Holmes vows to catch Lupin and tells Lestrade how Lupin was involved in the death of his partner, John H. Watson, 10 years earlier.
#2 | 04/10/2022Episode 2
#3 | 10/31/2021Adventure Along the (Bogus) Transcontinental Railroad
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
In England, Lord Marquess hosts a party for railway enthusiasts on his vast estate which includes a replica of a railroad. Zenigata convinces NYPD's Inspector Queen that Lupin will be there to steal a valuable historic railway ticket so he attends the party.
#4 | 11/07/2021The Killers in the Diner
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Eight assassins are waiting in a diner, having been hired to collect a bounty on a man called Andre Anderson, who will soon go there to eat.
#5 | 11/14/2021The Imperial City Dreams of Thieves, Part One
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Lupin is caught in a flash of blinding light and finds himself in Showa era Japan circa 1930. He finds that he is the thief "Golden Mask" being pursued by Inspector Namikoshi who looks like Zenigata. "Golden Mask" sets his sights on a national treasure from the Imperial Museum but he must contend with private detective extraordinaire, Akechi Kogoro and the "Black Lizard" who resembles Fujiko.
#6 | 11/21/2021The Imperial City Dreams of Thieves, Part Two
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)
More familiar faces appear as Lupin pursues the automaton clock, and soon his quest to go home turns into a far more complicated conspiracy.
#7 | 11/28/2021An Untold Tale
When Sherlock and Lily are menaced by an air-rifle toting assassin, Lupin teams up with an unlikely ally to keep them safe.
#8 | 12/05/2021Last Bullet
With Sherlock out of commission and Lupin unable to show his face, Jigen must intervene when Lily Watson is targeted by a bloodthirsty ghost from Jigen’s past.
#9 | 12/12/2021The Jet-Black Diamond
The specialist treasure hunter calling herself Cherry lures Lupin to an "underground" auction of some treasure of the great pirate Zeke Barbatos who was active in Brazil 75 years ago. The treasure reportedly included the Jet-Black Diamond and Venus Ruby.
#10 | 12/19/2021Darwin's Bird
Fujiko checks out the fossil of an archaeopteryx on display in the British Natural History Museum for a man who calls himself Mihail, Michael or Miguel, on behalf of his lord who wants her to steal it.
#11 | 12/26/2021The Truth and The Raven
In the matter of the late Lord Faulkner’s connection to the Raven, Sherlock and Lupin have eliminated the impossible. Now only the improbable truth remains.
#12 | 12/26/2021The Ghosts of Britain
Interested parties converge on the Raven’s treasure in the shadows of the London underground as the true identity of Watson’s killer comes to light.
#13 | 01/09/2022An Invitation From the Past
Lupin has set up his quarters in New York, but suffers from boredom until Fujiko tells him about a jewellery auction featuring treasures associated with classical myths. When he sees a large red jewel in the catalogue which was stolen from his grandfather's vault by a female master thief, Lupin decides to steal it back.
#14 | 01/16/2022The Mirage Women
A bank robbery abroad becomes a family matter when a rival thief reveals a startling connection to Lupin, but tracking her down may provide more questions than answers.
#15 | 01/23/2022Wedding Bells Ring with the Sound of Gunfire
Sometimes the ghosts from our pasts just can’t stay dead. Jigen learns this all too well when Lupin’s latest scheme targets a bride with a familiar face.
#16 | 01/30/2022Samurai Collection
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Famed designer Gabby's latest collection will change the face of fashion shows forever - because the face of her work is now none other than Goemon.
#17 | 02/06/2022Win or Lose in 0.1 Seconds
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Timing matters when the CEO of Wangtic Securities challenges Lupin to test the L System, her purportedly Lupin-proof security system… but what does the 'L' REALLY stand for?
#18 | 02/06/2022Fakes Attract Lies (1)
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
On the hunt for information about Tomoe, Lupin travels to the tumultuous country of Cotornica. While there, he runs into a familiar but unexpected face.
#19 | 02/20/2022Fakes Attract Lies (2)
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Zenigata is behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. His juniors are on the case, but interference in their pursuit of the truth will come from a most unlikely source.
#20 | 02/27/2022Two Terrible Ladies
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
When a con artist friend of Fujiko's proposes a foolproof plan to rip off a cult, it sounds almost too good to be true… but there’s more to Amelia’s story than meets the eye.
#21 | 03/06/2022Welcome to the Island of Bubbles
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
During an escapade in a seaside town, an imaginative local takes a vested interest in Lupin and company. If only she could be a part of their world…
#22 | 03/13/2022My Mother's Documents
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)
As a young woman investigates her mysterious mother’s final moments, her discoveries set her on a collision course with a figure from Lupin’s past.
#23 | 03/20/2022The Memories of a Beloved Witch
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Words are powerful. Just a few can change everything. A single sentence and Lupin is no longer himself… or is he the person he was always meant to be?
#24 | 03/27/2022What Crooks Love
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Blood may be thicker than water, but is it as thick as thieves? Find out as Fujiko, Goemon and Jigen race to bring Lupin back to himself in the finale.
04/04/2018Part V - 24 episodes
10/01/2015Part IV - 24 episodes
03/03/1984Part III - 50 episodes
10/03/1977Part II - 155 episodes
10/24/1971Part I - 23 episodes
03/23/2016Specials - 3 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on: "Lupin III" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 16 languages: Arabic (AR), Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/24/1971
Last episode released on: 03/27/2022
Screenwriter: Tadaaki Yamazaki, Kiyoshi Miyata, Atsushi Yamatoya, Tooru Sawaki, Seiji Matsuoka, Tatsuo Tamura
Performer: Takeo Yamashita
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"لوبين الثالث"
"Lupin"
"鲁邦三世"
"Lupin III"
"Lupin III: Part II"
"Lupin III: Part III"
"Lupin Sansei"
"ルパン三世"
"ルパン三世 PART5"
"ルパン三世:1971"
"루팡 3세 PART6"
"루팡 3세 PART 5"
"Lupin III: Part V"
"Lupin the 3rd"
"Lupin the 3rd Part 5"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:307, Added: 05/10/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024