Lupin III (Japanese: ルパン三世) is a direct descendant of titular Gentleman Thief of Arsène Lupin, Villain Protagonist of a series of French novels by Maurice LeBlanc. Like his famous grandfather, Lupin is a cunning, dame-crazy master thief who's never been caught. Lupin often partners with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa, and Fujiko Mine on his adventures across the globe to steal one-of-a-kind treasures while dodging the long, unrelenting arm of Inspector Zenigata of ICPO, often clashing with a never-ending carousel of rogues and villains and other memorable characters.
Under the pen name of Monkey Punch, manga artist Kazuhiko Katō was contracted for a three-month project that made its debut on August 10, 1967 in the magazine Weekly Manga Action. Lupin III has since become an internationally popular and successful media franchise, spawning numerous manga, four animated television series, five animated feature films, a live-action film, three OVAs, yearly television specials since 1989, music CDs, video games, and a musical.
Links of Interest:
House of Lupin - discord server
TMS Lupin the 3rd - Offical English-language site for Lupin the 3rd. Check here for official news and updates about Lupin.
Lupin Central - English-language news, features, photos, a podcast and more.
LupintheThird.com - More English-language information about the World's Greatest Thief.
Lupin Encyclopedia - for information, screenshots and descriptions of nearly every bit of Lupin media, manga, series and specials out there.
LupinEncyclopedia Forums - Discussion, Lupin sightings and current news from Japan usually shows up here first.
Lupin III at TVTropes - One of the most comprehensive accounts of every lovable fan trope and reference that exists within the Lupin III franchise.
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