17 Lupin the Third

Lupin III , also written as Lupin the Third, Lupin the 3rd or Lupin the IIIrd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.

Bye Bye, Lady Liberty is the first television special in the Lupin III franchise. Directed by veteran director Osamu Dezaki, it was broadcast by NTV on April 1, 1989. A number of Lupin III television specials have followed with a total of 27 airing as of January 2019, including a crossover special with Detective Conan.

Lupin III is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It spawned a media franchise that includes several animated television series, television specials, theatrical and home video features as well as further manga titles.

Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy , first released in North America as Rupan III: The Fuma Conspiracy, is a 1987 Japanese OVA action film based on Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga. Due to budgetary reasons, it was the first Lupin III animation since the 1969 Pilot Film to not feature Yasuo Yamada as Arsène Lupin III, who is instead voiced by Toshio Furukawa, and the only one not to feature Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Daisuke Jigen.

Lupin is a 2007 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is loosely based on a series of French fictional crime novels featuring the Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc. It premiered on April 9, 2007 on the network's Telebabad line up. The series concluded on August 17, 2007 with a total of 95 episodes.

Lupin III Part III is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. It is the third anime television adaptation of the Lupin III manga created by Monkey Punch. The series aired on Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation between March 3, 1984 and November 6, 1985. Although originally broadcast as simply Lupin III , the series is now often referred to as Lupin III Part III. Among English-speaking fans, this series is commonly known as the "Pink Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit, which replaces Part I's green jacket and Part II's red jacket with a bright pink one. The feature film Legend of the Gold of Babylon, was released in theaters during the original broadcast run of this television series.

Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan is a Japanese animated crossover television special between the Lupin III and Detective Conan series. It was broadcast on Nippon TV on March 27, 2009. Discotek Media released the television film on DVD in North America on October 27, 2015.

Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. It is the fourth television anime series adaptation of the Lupin III manga created by Monkey Punch. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto, it aired on Nippon TV from April 4, 2012 to June 27, 2012. It focuses on the franchise's heroine, Fujiko Mine, as she undergoes various missions and encounters the rest of the Lupin III cast for the first time. Unlike the franchise's previous three televised anime, The Woman Called Fujiko Mine is more sexually oriented in order to capture the "sensuality" present in the original manga, as well as darker and more serious. It is also the only installment in the franchise to be directed by a woman and the first in which Lupin is not the protagonist.

"Lupin, l'incorreggibile Lupin" is a theme song written by Alessandra Valeri Manera and Ninni Carucci and sung by a fictional music group called "Gli Amici di Lupin", which is composed by Enzo Draghi (vocals) and Simone D'Andrea. It is the Italian theme song of Lupin the Third anime series used from 1987. From 2004 the song is replaced by Giorgio Vanni's Hallo Lupin in the first and second anime series, whereas third anime series kept the Lupin, l'incorreggibile Lupin song.

Lupin III is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.

Kazuhiko Katō , known by the pen name Monkey Punch , was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Lupin III. In April 2005, he became the professor of Manga and Animation at Otemae University, in their Faculty of Media and Arts, and was a visiting professor at Tokyo University of Technology in May 2010. He was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, and resided in Sakura, Chiba until his death in 2019. He received the Inkpot Award in 1981 and a special Tokyo Anime Award in 2015.

Lupin the Third Part I is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. It is the first television anime series adaptation of the Lupin III manga created by Monkey Punch. The series was originally broadcast as simply Lupin III between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972.

Lupin the Third Part II is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. It is the second television anime series adaptation of the Lupin III manga created by Monkey Punch. Although originally broadcast as simply Lupin III , the series is now often referred to as New Lupin III by Japanese fans.

Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure, known in Japan as simply Lupin III Part IV , is a Japanese anime television series animated by Telecom Animation Film. It is the fifth television anime adaptation of the Lupin the Third manga created by Monkey Punch. The series aired from August 30, 2015 to November 30, 2015 on Italia 1 in Italy, and from October 1, 2015 to March 17, 2016 on Nippon TV in Japan. It started airing in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami block on June 17, 2017.

Lupin the Third Part 5 is a Japanese anime television series in the Lupin the Third franchise, produced at Telecom Animation Film and directed by Yūichirō Yano and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. It is the sixth television anime series adaptation of Monkey Punch's manga series Lupin the Third, following 2015's Part IV. The series aired from April 4 to September 18, 2018, on Japanese television, and was simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll. It was later dubbed and premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on June 15, 2019.

Lupin III: Return of the Magician, known in Japan as Lupin III: The Living Magician , is the second OVA of the Lupin III franchise, released on April 3, 2002. Return of the Magician features the return of an old villain, Pycal, in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the anime.

Kazuhide Tomonaga is a Japanese director, animator, storyboarder, and cartoonist who worked with Toei Animation, Group TAC, Oh! Production, TMS Entertainment, Studio Ghibli, Bones, DIC, Warner Bros. Animation and Square. He is currently a director at Telecom Animation Film Company. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His style inspired another famous animator, Naotoshi Shida.