Lupin the 3rd Part II
Lupin the 3rd Part II | |
ルパン三世 (Rupan Sansei) | |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kyousuke Mikuriya Kazunori Tanahashi Shigetsugu Yoshida Yasumi Mikamoto Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
Licensed by |
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Original network | Nippon TV |
English network | |
Original run | October 3, 1977 – October 6, 1980 |
Episodes | 155 |
Lupin the 3rd Part II is a Japanese
The series contains 155 episodes, which aired between October 3, 1977, and October 6, 1980, on the Japanese television network
Story
The series, based on the Lupin III manga written by Monkey Punch beginning in 1967, centers on the adventures of Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels. He is joined by Daisuke Jigen, crack-shot and Lupin's closest ally; Fujiko Mine, the femme fatale and Lupin's love interest who works against Lupin more often than with him; and Goemon Ishikawa XIII, a master swordsman and the descendant of Ishikawa Goemon, the legendary Japanese bandit. Lupin is often chased by Inspector Zenigata, the dogged detective who has made it his life mission to catch Lupin.
Production
After
The music for the series was composed by Yuji Ohno.[4]
Episodes 145 and 155 were written and directed by
Cast
Character | Japanese | English | |
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Streamline (1994) | Geneon (2003–2007)
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Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada | Wolf | Tony Oliver |
Bob Bergen | |||
Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Steve Bulen | Richard Epcar |
Fujiko Mine | Eiko Masuyama | Edie Mirman | Michelle Ruff |
Goemon Ishikawa | Makio Inoue | Steve Kramer | Lex Lang |
Inspector Zenigata | Gorō Naya | David Povall | Dan Lorge |
Bob Bergen intended to reprise his role as Lupin in the Pioneer/Geneon dub, but chose not to because the dub was a non-union project.[8]
Release
The series was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 3, 1977, to October 6, 1980. Episode 99 was the first anime episode to ever be broadcast in Stereo Sound.[9]
The series was released on Blu-ray by VAP as individual discs as well as several boxsets. Six boxsets were released between February 25 and December 23, 2009.[10][11] Twenty-Six individual discs were released between March 25, 2009, and January 27, 2010.[12][13] Kodansha launched Lupin III DVD Collection, a bi-weekly magazine on January 27, 2015. Scheduled to run for 45 issues, the magazine includes a DVD containing episodes from the first two Lupin III TV series.[14]
The first American release of the series was handled by Streamline Pictures, who distributed English language dubs of episodes 145 and 155 individually to VHS in 1994 as Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf and together as Lupin III's Greatest Capers in 1995.[15]
The series was licensed by
In 2009, the Southern California-based United Television Broadcasting network began airing subtitled episodes from the series on their UTBHollywood channel.[21] The series is available to watch in dubbed and subtitled options on Hulu and Crunchyroll.[22][23]
On December 20, 2015, longtime Lupin III distributor
Reception
The final episode of the series received a viewing share of 32.5% in the Kantō region during its original broadcast on December 8, 1978. Due to this the series was ranked sixth on Video Research's list of anime series ranked by their highest rated episode in December 2015.[29]
The series has attained a favourable response in
References
- ^ under the name, Tsutomu Teruki
- ^ Rear cover of USA DVD release "Lupin the Third Part II Collection 4" by Discotek Media (January, 2020)
- ISBN 978-1-61172-018-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-933330-22-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4215-0594-7.
- ^ "Lupin III: TV and The Castle of Cagliostro". Nausicaa.net. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
- ^ Nelson, Reed (January 22, 2016). "Lupin The Third: Where To Start and What's Worth Watching". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Six Dollar Cookie Productions". podbean.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-4-575-30406-0.
- ^ "ルパン三世 second-tv BD Box I". VAP. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "ルパン三世 second-tv BD-Box VI". VAP. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "ルパン三世 second-tv BD-1". VAP. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "ルパン三世 second-tv BD-26". VAP. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Lupin III Gets Japanese DVD Release in Magazine Installments". Anime News Network. December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Lupin III Video List". Nausicaa.net. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
- ^ "Pioneer Official Response Re: Lupin III Episode". Anime News Network. November 28, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Beveridge, Chris (December 1, 2002). "Lupin the 3rd TV Vol. #01: The World's Most Wanted". Mania.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ Beveridge, Chris (July 7, 2006). "Lupin the 3rd TV Vol. #15: Thievin' Ain't Easy". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28.
- ^ "Cartoon Network Announces New Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ Epcar, Richard. "Twitter Question Regarding Lupin III Part II English Dub". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Lupin III Part II Airs with Subs in Southern California". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ "Watch Lupin the Third Part II Online". Hulu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Lupin the Third Part 2". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Discotek Adds Lupin the Third Series 2 TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Discotek Licenses Eat-Man, Cosmo Warrior Zero, Gun Frontier Anime, Galaxy Railways OVA". Anime News Network. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Discotek Licenses Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier, Tomorrow's Joe, Project ARMS, NieA_7, Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon". Anime News Network. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Discotek Licenses Beyblade, Shin Tetsujin 28 Anime". Anime News Network. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Discotek to Release Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, God Mazinger Anime on January 28". Anime News Network. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Chibi Maruko-chan, Sazae-san, Dr. Slump Top List of Most-Viewed Anime Episodes". Anime News Network. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Lineberger, Rob (May 21, 2003). "Lupin The Third: The World's Most Wanted Review". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Crandol, Mike (January 28, 2003). "Lupin III DVD 1: The World's Most Wanted Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Lupin the 3rd Part II (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Lupin the 3rd at IMDb