Score
7.4 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
23
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Official Streams
Lupin the 3rd
Also known as ルパン三世 | Lupin III
TVFall 1971Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
AdventureComedyActionMystery
7.4/10
Community score
#1632
Rank
112.1K
Members
1.1K
Favorites
Synopsis
Hard-boiled, cocky, classy and silly. These words only begin to describe the amazing master thief Lupin the Third. With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases, and nasty explosions. Fujiko, a buxom redhead with a penchant for betrayal, always gets tangled up in Lupin's capers. The stoic but swift swordsman Goemon is just as inclined to kill Lupin as he is to help him. And Lupin can never seem to lose the relentless Tokyo Police Inspector Zenigata. What sort of trouble will this band of misfits get into next?
(Source: Discotek Media)
Production Notes
With the 50th Anniversary of Lupin III Part 1, the series received a brand new English Dub, released on Blu-Ray by Discotek Media and Streaming on HIDIVE.
Cast Highlights
Ishikawa XIII, Goemon
Main
Voice: Otsuka, Chikao (Japanese)
Jigen, Daisuke
Main
Voice: Kobayashi, Kiyoshi (Japanese)
Lupin III
Main
Voice: Yamada, Yasuo (Japanese)
Mine, Fujiko
Main
Voice: Lafond, Catherine (French)
Zenigata, Kouichi
Main
Voice: Naya, Gorou (Japanese)
Baron
Supporting
Voice: Nakata, Kouji (Japanese)
Cap
Supporting
Voice: Arai, Kazuo (Japanese)
Catherine
Supporting
Voice: Masuyama, Eiko (Japanese)
Core Staff
Oosumi, Masaaki
Director
Takahata, Isao
Director
Mikuriya, Kyousuke
Episode Director
Miyazaki, Hayao
Episode Director, Key Animation
Miyata, Kiyoshi
Script
Sawaki, Tooru
Script
Theme Songs
Openings
1: "Lupin Sansei Sono 1" by Charlie Kosei (eps 1-3,9)
2: "AFRO LUPIN '68 (with Yasuo Yamada's Narration)" by Charlie Kosei (eps 4-8,10-15)
3: "Lupin Sansei Sono 3 (with Goro Naya's Narration)" by Yoshiro Hiroishi (eps 16)
3: "Lupin Sansei Sono 3" by Yoshiro Hiroishi (eps 17-23)
Endings
"Lupin Sansei Sono 2" by Charlie Kosei
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Recent Episodes
Episode 1
Is Lupin Burning...?!
Aired 10/24/1971Filler
Episode 2
The Man They Called a Magician
Aired 10/31/1971
Episode 3
Farewell My Beloved Witch
Aired 11/7/1971
Episode 4
One Chance to Breakout
Aired 11/14/1971
Episode 5
The Coming of Goemon the Thirteenth
Aired 11/21/1971
Episode 6
Rainy Afternoons Are Bad
Aired 11/28/1971
Episode 7
A Wolf Calls a Wolf
Aired 12/5/1971
Episode 8
The All-Together Playing-Card Operation
Aired 12/12/1971
Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes23
Duration24 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 1971
AiredOct 24, 1971 to Mar 26, 1972
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#2219
Scored by34.1K
BroadcastSundays at 19:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Lupin III
Romaji title
Lupin III
Japanese title
ルパン三世
Synonyms
Rupan Sansei, Lupin the Third, Lupin III Part I, Lupin the Third Part I, Lupin III Part 1, Lupin the Third Part 1
Production Team
Main studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Producers
TMS Entertainment, Yomiuri Telecasting, Group TAC
Licensors
Discotek Media
Japanese title
ルパン三世
Themes And Audience
Adult CastSeinen