"Rupan sansei: Part II" (1977) TV series 1977-1980

Director:

Hayao Miyazaki

Writer:

Monkey Punch (comic)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

13 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy

Plot:

Lupin the Third, grandson of the "gentleman thief," Arsene Lupin, traveles the world in search of challenging loot to steal...

Plot Keywords:

Anime | Sequel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Yasuo Yamada	...	Arsène Lupin III / ... (155 episodes, 1977-1980)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Daisuke Jigen / ... (82 episodes, 1977-1980)
Gorô Naya	...	Inspector Kouichi Zenigata (82 episodes, 1977-1980)
Richard Epcar	...	Daisuke Jigen (79 episodes, 1977-1979)
Jake Martin	...	Inspector Kouichi Zenigata (79 episodes, 1977-1979)
Tony Oliver	...	Arsène Lupin III (79 episodes, 1977-1979)
Eiko Masuyama	...	Fujiko Mine (78 episodes, 1977-1980)
Makio Inoue	...	Goemon Ishikawa XIII / ... (78 episodes, 1977-1980)
Lex Lang	...	Goemon Ishikawa XIII (76 episodes, 1977-1979)
Michelle Ruff	...	Fujiko Mine / ... (76 episodes, 1977-1979)

Also Known As:

Lupin the 3rd (USA)
The New Lupin III

Runtime:

30 min (155 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | French | Italian | Tagalog | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14+ (TV rating)

Company:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Trivia:

Koichi Zenigata is based on Heiji Zenigata, a fictional policeman famous for using coins to foil criminals. In one episode, Zenigata stole a coin belonging to his ancestors.

Quotes:

Zenigata: [in response to finding Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon in prison]
[Laughs]
Zenigata: It's Christmas in July!
[laughs]
Zenigata: Everything I asked Santa for!
[laughs]
Zenigata: You look pathetic!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Rupan sansei: The shooting (2001) (VG)

Lupin the 3rd rules!

This is one of my favorite Anime TV series.

I first saw it off of the DVD line up after seeing a few Movies of Lupin the 3rd.

I never seen it or heard of it on TV.

But doesn't matter since I own most of the DVDs of the series so far.

This is known as the Second TV series of lupin the 3rd. Aired from 1977-1980 in Japan. It took 26 years for this series to get debut in English. It couldn't of aired back in the 80's cause back then people think Cartoons are only for kids.

But this ain't no kids show. Has some swearing, violence, nudity, and use of drugs. If this were to air back 20 years ago then it be edited and chopped up banded the episodes that aren't appropriate for little kids to see.

So it's good for a popular Anime TV series to finally hit the USA shores since America changed the way it sees cartoons.

The English version is good, funny, and uncut. Please it has some mentioning of modern day jokes which don't fit in the actual time period it's in. Such as one character mentioning Ebay or stuff that wasn't around 26 years ago.

Still funny even with those jokes. Those who prefer seeing it in Japanese will know the DVDs have the old Japanese Track with them.