"Rupan sansei" (1971) TV series 1971-1972

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Directors:

Hayao Miyazaki
Masaaki Ôsumi

Writer:

Monkey Punch (comic)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 October 1971 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Lupin the 3rd, The World's Greatest thief, who's proud of being the grandson of the infamous French thief: Arsene Lupin...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Heist | Chambara | Sex | Espionage

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

"Lupin III"

Runtime:

23 min (23 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

French | German | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Trivia:

By the time episode three aired, Osumi was removed from the production of the show. Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao were brought in to replace Osumi. The emphasis of the show was also changed to a more humorous, cartoon-style flavor. Despite these changes, the series ended after only twenty-three episodes. While its initial broadcast run was a disaster, the series experienced an explosive surge in popularity through numerous reruns.

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Which Third Generation Will Win?" Zenigata's coat sleeve gets torn off by Ganimard, but as he's running through the crowd in the next shot, he has both sleeves.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rupan sansei: Chronicles (1997) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Lupin Sansei Sono 1 - Lupin The Third no Uta

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.