Rupan sansei (1971–1972)

The adventures of the master thief Lupin III and his cohorts as they dive into various escapades, all the while in pursuit by the tenacious Inspector Zenigata.

Stars:

Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Yukiko Nikaido

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yasuo Yamada	...	Arsène Lupin III (23 episodes, 1971-1972)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Daisuke Jigen (22 episodes, 1971-1972)
Yukiko Nikaido	...	Fujiko Mine (19 episodes, 1971-1972)
Gorô Naya	...	Inspector Kouichi Zenigata (17 episodes, 1971-1972)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Ishikawa Goemon XIII (11 episodes, 1971-1972)

Storyline

Lupin the 3rd, The World's Greatest thief, who's proud of being the grandson of the infamous French thief: Arsene Lupin. Accompanied by his comrades who help him pull off the biggest heists in thievery history, while Inspector Zenigata has vow his life in capturing Lupin. But Lupin isn't you'd average criminal. From the humorous and brilliant mind of Monkey Punch, brings you the first TV series of everyones favorite thief.

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Plot Keywords:

thief | heist | detective | based on manga | sex | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Lupin the 3rd

Country:

Japan

Language:

French German Italian Portuguese Spanish Japanese

Release Date:

24 October 1971 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Lupin III

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS), Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (23 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

While its initial broadcast run was a disaster, the series experienced an explosive surge in popularity through numerous reruns.

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Goofs

In episode 2, Fujiko's sub machine gun changes from an M1 Thompson to an MP-40 between shots.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are a montage of scenes from Rupan sansei: Pilot Film.

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Connections

Referenced in Tayutama: Kiss on my deity: Garasu no mukô (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Lupin Sansei Sono 2"
(Ending song)
Music by Takeo Yamashita
Lyrics by Tokyo Movie Kikakubu
Performed by Charlie Kosei

User Reviews

Lupin's first TV series.

This was the first Lupin the 3rd TV series aka The Green Jacket series, cause Lupin wears a green jacket.

After the making of the pilot film of 1969, this TV program was promoted to air with the help of TMS Entertainment(which has been producing Lupin anime for more than 30 years now).

Unlike the second TV series, that everyone's familiar with, this one has a more serious tone to it. Due to that, it received low ratings, so the later ones had a little more humor to it, which almost equals to the humor from the Red Jacket series.

It aired from 1971-1972. With a total of 23 episodes. Meant to end with 26 episodes, but it was canceled before any other episodes were put in production.

The animation is decent since it was made 34 years ago. The episodes done by Takahata and Miyazaki are the best ones. But too bad it only lasted for 1 season. Luckily over the years of reruns it received a fan base, and demands for more Lupin were made. It came back as the Red Jacket series which lasted longer than this one.

What's cool about the Green Jacket series was it was the first anime aimed for Mature Audiences.

Due to it having nudity, violence, and some drug use. i recommend it for teens and older.

Those who like Lupin the 3rd can check this series out. There's no word on this series being dubbed yet, but my advice is to search this series on Bittorrent or a Fansub shop if you're lucky enough.