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Depending on the story, Lupin may be the head of a four-man "gang" consisting of sharpshooter Jigen, master swordsman Goemon Ishikawa XIII (a descendant of the famous Japanese folk-hero of the same name) and Fujiko Mine, infamously overstacked femme fatale (her name means "Twin Peaks") Lupin's sometime-ally, sometime-rival, and sometime-love interest. Even after the gang breaks up (which happens frequently), Lupin and Jigen always stick together, and the other two are usually shoehorned into any adventures that crop up.

Lupin III is something of an [[Anime]] icon. The franchise started with the manga by Kazuhiko Katō (who goes by the pen name "Monkey Punch") in the [[The Sixties|1960s]]. The character first appeared on August 10, 1967. The original series ended in 1972, but several subsequent ones followed. Lupin and company have gone to star in three television series (with, for the first time in twenty-seven years, a fourth on the way) and countless movies, including ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'', the directorial film debut of the legendary [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. If ''[[~~Dragonball~~]]'' is ''the'' classic [[Shonen]], this is ''the'' classic [[Seinen]].

Lupin III is something of an [[Anime]] icon. The franchise started with the manga by Kazuhiko Katō (who goes by the pen name "Monkey Punch") in the [[The Sixties|1960s]]. The character first appeared on August 10, 1967. The original series ended in 1972, but several subsequent ones followed. Lupin and company have gone to star in three television series (with, for the first time in twenty-seven years, a fourth on the way) and countless movies, including ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'', the directorial film debut of the legendary [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. If ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' is ''the'' classic [[Shonen]], this is ''the'' classic [[Seinen]].

For some time (since 1989), it has been a standing tradition on Japanese TV for a new ''Lupin'' [[Made for TV Movie]] to premiere annually. A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Om_UdToxqqE new series] called ''[[Lupin III ~~the~~ Woman Called Fujiko Mine|The Woman Named Fujiko Mine]]'' began in 2012, the first one in 27 years.

For some time (since 1989), it has been a standing tradition on Japanese TV for a new ''Lupin'' [[Made for TV Movie]] to premiere annually. A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Om_UdToxqqE new series] called ''[[Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine|The Woman Named Fujiko Mine]]'' began in 2012, the first one in 27 years.

An ongoing attempt to recap the series can be found [[Lupin III ~~(Manga)~~/Recap|here.]]

An ongoing attempt to recap the series can be found [[Lupin III/Recap|here.]]

Either accidentally or intentionally, the [[So Bad It's Good|delightfully]] [[Camp|campy]] American [[Bruce Willis (Creator)]] (no, really!) vehicle ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' has a number of similarities to ''Lupin III''.

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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]:

** The otherwise awesome manga often implied Lupin was a rapist. This was changed in the anime.

** The Lupin of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' has even less resemblance to the Lupin of Monkey Punch's comics. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|It is still a great movie in its own right]].

** The Lupin of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' has even less resemblance to the Lupin of Monkey Punch's comics. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|It is still a great movie in its own right]].

** The anime also isn't as wacky as the manga, although whether or not this is bad depends on the viewer.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[Arsène Lupin]], obviously. The manga also spoofs ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' in one chapter, while the anime has parodied the ''[[Pink Panther]]'' movies, [[Superman]], ''The F.B.I'', and many others throughout its run.

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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Goemon and Zenigata, on and off, in the early manga, TV series, and movies.

* [[Animation Bump]]:

** Several episodes of series 2 (72, 77, 82, 84, 99, 105, 143, 145, 151, 153, 155), three movies (''[[Main/Mystery/Of Mamo/Recap|Recap]]'', ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' and ''Farewell To Nostradamus''), ''[[Lupin III ~~(Manga)~~/Recap/The Fuma Conspiracy|The Fuma Conspiracy]]'', and three specials (''Elusiveness Of The Fog'', ''Play The Lupin'' (a batch of music videos that were released on DVD and [[Blu Ray]]) and ''[[Lupin III ~~(Manga)~~/Recap/Blood Seal Eternal Mermaid|Blood Seal Eternal Mermaid]]'') were done by [[Telecom Animation Film]].

** Several episodes of series 2 (72, 77, 82, 84, 99, 105, 143, 145, 151, 153, 155), three movies (''[[Main/Mystery/Of Mamo/Recap|Recap]]'', ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' and ''Farewell To Nostradamus''), ''[[Lupin III/Recap/The Fuma Conspiracy|The Fuma Conspiracy]]'', and three specials (''Elusiveness Of The Fog'', ''Play The Lupin'' (a batch of music videos that were released on DVD and [[Blu Ray]]) and ''[[Lupin III/Recap/Blood Seal Eternal Mermaid|Blood Seal Eternal Mermaid]]'') were done by [[Telecom Animation Film]].

** Telecom has also worked on ''The Legend Of The Gold Of Babylon'' (Backgrounds, Key, In-Between and Finish Animation), ''Seven Days Rhapsody'' (Key Animation by Toshihiko Masuda) and ''Sweet Lost Night'' (Backgrounds) as well.

** The [[~~Oh Production|~~Oh! Production]] episodes of the 2nd series that (pre Telecom) Kazuhide Tomonaga did Key Animation on (which are episodes 4, 8, 14, 20, 25, 31 and 63, he was also stationed at Oh! Production for ''Mystery Of Mamo'' as well) and [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s stuff (manly series 2 episodes 145 and 155 and ''The Castle Of Cagliostro'', he also worked on the first series as well).

** The [[Oh! Production]] episodes of the 2nd series that (pre Telecom) Kazuhide Tomonaga did Key Animation on (which are episodes 4, 8, 14, 20, 25, 31 and 63, he was also stationed at Oh! Production for ''Mystery Of Mamo'' as well) and [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s stuff (manly series 2 episodes 145 and 155 and ''The Castle Of Cagliostro'', he also worked on the first series as well).

** ''[[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini ~~(Anime)~~|Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'' has noticeably smooth animation as well.

** ''[[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini|Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'' has noticeably smooth animation as well.

** [[The Pursuit of Harimaos Treasure|The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure]] may have the smoothest animation in the series, to date.

* [[Antagonist in Mourning]]: Zenigata, on occasion.

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* [[Author Filibuster]]: The 2008 special ''[[Main/Green/Vs Red/Recap|Recap]]'', targeted at nuclear weapons, bizarrely.

* [[Badass]]: Pretty much all five main characters.

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Zenigata at the end of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]],'' complete with [[Lampshade Hanging]] from the head of the ICPO, who is watching the events live on TV.

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Zenigata at the end of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]],'' complete with [[Lampshade Hanging]] from the head of the ICPO, who is watching the events live on TV.

* [[Battle Butler]]: Jodo in ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''. He is head of the nation's ninja-expies.

* [[Battle Butler]]: Jodo in ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''. He is head of the nation's ninja-expies.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]:

** The manga averts this one by replacing genitalia with gender symbols. However, the anime, especially the second series, uses it quite a bit. Especially when Fujiko is involved.

** Finally averted in [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini ~~(Anime)~~|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]], of which there is a censored and uncensored version. The uncut version features several topless scenes, {{spoiler|and two [[Sexy Discretion Shot|discretion shots]]}}, but narrowly avoids showing full frontal nudity.

** Finally averted in [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]], of which there is a censored and uncensored version. The uncut version features several topless scenes, {{spoiler|and two [[Sexy Discretion Shot|discretion shots]]}}, but narrowly avoids showing full frontal nudity.

* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: along with [[Latex Perfection]], and the [[Indy Ploy]] this is one of Lupin's favorite gimmicks, sometimes he'll combine them all into a single [[Crazy Awesome]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].

* [[Black Comedy Rape]]: This happens quite often in the manga.

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* [[But He Sounds Handsome]]: Lupin does this whenever he walks through an area where the police are looking for him while in disguise.

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Lupin is half French/Japanese, and the manga-exclusive character Melon Cop, whose father was Japanese-American. There is also extensive debate over whether or not Jigen is actually Japanese at all, given his awkward and inconsistent name structure and shady past (even by Lupin's standards).

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Especially in the second series, Zenigata fills this role. This comes from trying to explain why Lupin is never caught, despite all the chances he gets. He tends to switch between "incompetent [[Idiot Hero]]" and plain "[[Overshadowed By Awesome]]". Most of the post-2000 Lupin films have him learning Lupin's old tricks (showing him to be competent) and Lupin ''still'' making a fool out of him by being [[I Know You Know I Know|one more step ahead.]]

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Especially in the second series, Zenigata fills this role. This comes from trying to explain why Lupin is never caught, despite all the chances he gets. He tends to switch between "incompetent [[Idiot Hero]]" and plain "[[Overshadowed by Awesome]]". Most of the post-2000 Lupin films have him learning Lupin's old tricks (showing him to be competent) and Lupin ''still'' making a fool out of him by being [[I Know You Know I Know|one more step ahead.]]

* [[By Wall That Is Holey]]: ''Operation: Return the Treasures''

* [[The Caper]]: Comes into play in every Lupin movie. Frequently an episode plot. Tends to start serious, but switches to comedic quickly.

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* [[Conspicuous CG]]: In the OVA ''Return of Pycal'', pretty much every interior shot of Pycal's hideout was done with mediocre CG.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: The series rarely does these (or has [[Negative Continuity|much continuity]] in the first place), but it's been known to happen. For example, ''Mamo'' has Lupin making a passing reference to Pycal's levitation trick.

* [[Contract On the Hitman]]: In the first volume of the Manga, Lupin paid a hitman to literally take out a contract on himself.

* [[Contract on the Hitman]]: In the first volume of the Manga, Lupin paid a hitman to literally take out a contract on himself.

* [[Cool Airship]]: The first feature-length TV special, ''Goodbye Lady Liberty'', centres around Lupin stealing the Statue of Liberty, no less, using a giant balloon. The series being what it is, balloons or airships have been used on a number of occasions, such as in ''The Stolen Lupin''.

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Lupin always seems to have some bizarre escape plan just when he needs it for an [[Blast Out|escape]]. In the manga, at least in earlier chapters, it feels more like a reliance on [[Ass Pull|Ass Pulls]]. It's lampshaded in the second Red Jacket episode:

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* [[Crime-Time TV]]: Lupin fits in the [[Con Man]] and [[Gentleman Thief]] category, showing it doesn't have to be a one-or-the-other approach. The films tend to focus on the "help the police catch the really bad guys" variant.

* [[Crossover]]:

** ''Lupin III vs [[Detective Conan]]''. Not only works, but also feels like a remake of [[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]. Go figure.

** ''Lupin III vs [[Detective Conan]]''. Not only works, but also feels like a remake of [[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]. Go figure.

** One could argue this is the premise of the series itself: Lupin from [[Arsène Lupin]], Zenigata from "ZENIGATA HEIJI COVERS ALL OF EDO", Jigen from any American Western, Goemon from Japanese folk legends, and Fujiko is your standard [[Bond Girl]].

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Many people underestimate Lupin because of his smartass attitude, and come to regret it. Zenigata also gets underestimated by bad guys, only to find out the hard way that he's (sometimes) head inspector of Interpol for a reason (Judo black belt, anyone?).

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* [[Delayed Causality]]: Every time Goemon cuts "a worthless object" with his sword [[Named Weapons|Zantetsuken]]. The damage is usually shown after Goemon returns the sword to its sheath with a modest click.

* [[Denser and Wackier]]: The third anime series and ''Legend Of The Gold Of Babylon''.

* [[Depending On the Writer]]: Is Lupin a [[Villain Protagonist]] or a Charming Anti-Hero? Is Lupin incredibly lecherous, or a gentleman like his grandfather? Is Zenigata a competent officer, or a bumbling buffoon?

* [[Depending on the Writer]]: Is Lupin a [[Villain Protagonist]] or a Charming Anti-Hero? Is Lupin incredibly lecherous, or a gentleman like his grandfather? Is Zenigata a competent officer, or a bumbling buffoon?

* [[Depending On the Artist]]: The character designs vary wildly between iterations.

* [[Depending on the Artist]]: The character designs vary wildly between iterations.

** Sometimes Lupin has a [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]], sometimes not.

** Fujiko is also a big offender. It seems like a lot of artists just draw the hottest female they can think of. Bustiness is the only trait they all have in common.

* [[The Determinator]]: Zenigata. Any criminal other than Lupin would have been caught AGES ago. He's SO determined, just hearing Lupin's name has actually ''snapped him back to life''. {{spoiler|Multiple times! Take pity on the people who were around him, as he tends to mistake one of them for Lupin.}}

* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]:

** A pretty literal example, as it's a direct homage to decades of Disney animation. In the "Little Princess of Darkness" episode from the second anime, Lupin pursues a little girl who has stolen a stamp from him into a Disneyland-esque theme park. They get on a model train ride and things get trippy; the girl gets onto the [[~~Dumbo (Disney)|~~Dumbo]] flying elephant ride, which proceeds to come to life and fly away for real, and then escapes in [[Cinderella (Disney)|Cinderella]]'s pumpkin-coach, while Lupin gives chase on one of the merry-go-round horses from [[Mary Poppins]]. Zenigata shows up dressed as one of the Indians from [[Peter Pan]], and fires arrows at him. Lupin chases the girl into the castle from ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', and is confronted with the living cards from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. Then reality returns, and it is revealed that they are still on the train, with the whole sequence apparently only happening in the girl's head. Also qualifies as a [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]].

** A pretty literal example, as it's a direct homage to decades of Disney animation. In the "Little Princess of Darkness" episode from the second anime, Lupin pursues a little girl who has stolen a stamp from him into a Disneyland-esque theme park. They get on a model train ride and things get trippy; the girl gets onto the [[Dumbo]] flying elephant ride, which proceeds to come to life and fly away for real, and then escapes in [[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'s pumpkin-coach, while Lupin gives chase on one of the merry-go-round horses from [[Mary Poppins]]. Zenigata shows up dressed as one of the Indians from [[Peter Pan]], and fires arrows at him. Lupin chases the girl into the castle from ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', and is confronted with the living cards from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. Then reality returns, and it is revealed that they are still on the train, with the whole sequence apparently only happening in the girl's head. Also qualifies as a [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]].

** Parodied to hilarious effect in the corresponding [[The Abridged Series|Abridged Series]] episode when part of it is set to "The White Cliffs of Dover" while the girl stares into space.

* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: Jigen goes through this trope fairly often, which has earned him the [[Fan Nickname]] of "lounge king".

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** Hell, her very ''name'' basically translates to Twin Peaks.

* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|''[[Everybody's Dead, Dave|In Memory of the Walther P-38]]''}}.

* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]:

* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]:

** Lupin is a master of disguise, so he engages in this often. His favorite disguise is apparently Zenigata.

** Fujiko, to a lesser extent, though hers aren't always as successful.

* [[Due to ~~The~~ Dead]]: After he apparently dies in ''The Last Job'', Zenigata is buried with full honors in a police graveside service.

* [[Due to the Dead]]: After he apparently dies in ''The Last Job'', Zenigata is buried with full honors in a police graveside service.

* [[Effeminate Misogynistic Guy]]:

** [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini ~~(Anime)~~|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]] has Sadachiyo "the Scorpion," an effeminate [[Camp Gay]] assassin with long black hair, nail polish, and makeup. Lupin even referred to him as "that sissy assassin." Sadachiyo also has neither respect or patience for women, as seen in his treatment of Lara. [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|And again when he confronts, and later tortures, Fujiko.]]

** [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]] has Sadachiyo "the Scorpion," an effeminate [[Camp Gay]] assassin with long black hair, nail polish, and makeup. Lupin even referred to him as "that sissy assassin." Sadachiyo also has neither respect or patience for women, as seen in his treatment of Lara. [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|And again when he confronts, and later tortures, Fujiko.]]

** The villain from ''The Pursuit of Harimao`s Treasure'' is basically a narcissistic gay Nazi. When [[Femme Fatale|Fujiko]] interacts with him you can clearly see that he treats her with barely contained disgust. {{spoiler|She weaponizes this in the climax by kissing him on the lips, causing him to run away screaming in disgust.}}

* [[Enemy Mine]]: Lupin frequently helps Zenigata catch more malicious criminals.

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** Fujiko often has her tops or clothing ripped off.

** And, for the ladies, Goemon likes to wear a [[Fundoshi]] and not much else when swimming. Lupin, Jigen, and Zenigata have [[Shirtless Scene|Shirtless Scenes]] aplenty themselves.

** The OVA [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini ~~(Anime)~~|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]] is notorious for having the most fanservice in any Lupin III-related media.

** The OVA [[Lupin III the Secret of Twilight Gemini|The Secret of Twilight Gemini]] is notorious for having the most fanservice in any Lupin III-related media.

** The new TV series has Fujiko frequently seen topless.

* [[Femme Fatale]]: Fujiko. Manages to be one of the few who are able to resist reforming, or losing to the hero.

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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Lupin and Jigen.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Inspector Zenigata.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]:

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]:

** The trucker that yelled "You maniac, I'll whip your Ass" in one of the episodes.

** {{spoiler|Morgana's}} fate in ''The Last Job''.

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** A similar plot plays out in the second (1977) TV series, only this time it's some arrogant rich guy who challenges Lupin to outwit his supercomputer and steal his treasure. Lupin can't outwit it, so he just follows Zenigata, who wants to return a coin he stole before the system was turned on.

* [[Instant Dogend]]: Jigen has this as a characteristic prop, and at least once has lit up a ''discarded butt from Lupin's car ashtray''.

* [[Interpol Special Agent]]: [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Inspector Zenigata]] of ''[[Lupin the Third]]'' is said to be an agent of Interpol. The local cops seem pretty uncaring of what he asks them to do, though, but sometimes he has police forces under his command. Hell, they may be at the level of paramilitaries -- they're seen dropping in on parachutes towards the end of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro ~~(Anime)~~|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''.

* [[Interpol Special Agent]]: [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Inspector Zenigata]] of ''[[Lupin the Third]]'' is said to be an agent of Interpol. The local cops seem pretty uncaring of what he asks them to do, though, but sometimes he has police forces under his command. Hell, they may be at the level of paramilitaries -- they're seen dropping in on parachutes towards the end of ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]''.

* [[Involuntary Charity Donation]]: A villain in one episode decided to donate all his money to charity when he was told he was about to die. When he discovered he'd been misdiagnosed, he hatched a plot to pretend Lupin had stolen his money, so he could keep it all to himself. In retaliation, Lupin tricked him into ''really'' donating his money.

* [[Kaleidoscope Hair]]: Fujiko, who between three TV series, five feature films, and several [[Made For TV Movies]] has gone through various shades of blonde, brunette, and red. Sometimes it's as part of her role as a [[Master of Disguise]], but it usually comes with no explanation other than [[Depending On the Artist]].

* [[Kaleidoscope Hair]]: Fujiko, who between three TV series, five feature films, and several [[Made For TV Movies]] has gone through various shades of blonde, brunette, and red. Sometimes it's as part of her role as a [[Master of Disguise]], but it usually comes with no explanation other than [[Depending on the Artist]].

* [[Karmic Thief]]: Lupin's schemes mostly focus on him stealing something from someone rich and powerful. It is usually obvious from the beginning that his targets are corrupt, tyrannical, or exploitative. Even when they seem initially seem nice or affable, they will be eventually be unveiled as evil.

* [[Keet]]: Lupin himself is "cute", hyperactive, incredibly loud, and possesses ''lots'' of energy.

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* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Out of the entire cast, Fujiko's the only one who ever changes her looks. The guys change clothes with each series, but that's it.

* [[Lovable Traitor]]: Fujiko. She'll happily work with the [[Big Bad]], betray Lupin to the police, and steal the goods for herself, but she never gets Lupin into more trouble than he can get himself out of, and should it become clear that she has she immediately turns around to save him.

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Lupin fits this quite well [[Depending On the Writer|in some versions]].

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Lupin fits this quite well [[Depending on the Writer|in some versions]].

* [[Luminescent Blush]]: Goemon, usually involving women, and especially involving [[Fan Service|naked ones]].

* [[Magic From Technology]]: Pycal, a villain from early on in the manga and anime, appeared to be impervious to bullets and fire, could walk on air, and shoot fire from his fingertips. Lupin found a way to replicate these tricks: {{spoiler|he walked on air via carefully placed glass panes, shot fire from his fingertips with a small, hidden flamethrower and was impervious thanks to a hard liquid chemical that shielded his body when covered by the liquid.}} It was never explicitly confirmed that Pycal really wasn't using magic in the manga version, though in the anime Lupin found Pycal's chemical formula.

* [[Market-Based Title]]: Due to copyright issues with the original Arsène Lupin stories outside of Japan, American licensors in the 90's were forced to use several workarounds: [[Anim Eigo]] using ''[[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"|Rupan]] the Third'', or [[Streamline Pictures]] just calling him "The Wolf" in the dub and promotional materials. The issue was resolved when Arsène Lupin lapsed into the [[Public Domain Character|Public Domain]] shortly before the turn of the century. This is why everything Lupin related that came out in North America ''after'' the 90's uses the correct name.

* [[Market-Based Title]]: Due to copyright issues with the original Arsène Lupin stories outside of Japan, American licensors in the 90's were forced to use several workarounds: [[Anim Eigo]] using ''[[Spell My Name with an "S"|Rupan]] the Third'', or [[Streamline Pictures]] just calling him "The Wolf" in the dub and promotional materials. The issue was resolved when Arsène Lupin lapsed into the [[Public Domain Character|Public Domain]] shortly before the turn of the century. This is why everything Lupin related that came out in North America ''after'' the 90's uses the correct name.

* [[Master of Disguise]]: And how!

* [[McNinja]]: Several of Lupin's adversaries have ninja-esque [[Mooks]] at their disposal; for example, Count Cagliostro from ''The Castle of Cagliostro''.

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* [[Picky Eater]]: Goemon will eat nothing other than Japanese food, usually to comedic effect when he is in a country where it is difficult or impossible to find. This tends to vary from writer to writer though; sometimes, he seems quite content with the local cuisine.

* [[Prequel]]:

** The TV special ''[[Lupin III ~~(Manga)~~/Recap/Episode Zero First Contact|Episode Zero First Contact]]'' tells the story of how Lupin and his gang might have met.

** The TV special ''[[Lupin III/Recap/Episode Zero First Contact|Episode Zero First Contact]]'' tells the story of how Lupin and his gang might have met.

** The Fujiko-centered TV series ''Lupin III, Mine Fujijo to Iu Onna'' focuses primarily on how Lupin (and gang) met Fujiko.

* [[Proper Lady]]: Clarisse from ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', the good hearted princess of a dutchy.

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* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Inspector Zenigata is a homage to Zenigata Heiji, the sleuth protagonist of a number of famous Japanese novels, films and TV series set in the [[Jidai Geki|Edo period]].

** In ''[[Main/Green/Vs Red/Recap|Recap]]'', the Lupin-wannabe protagonist is named "Yasuo" in homage to both Lupin's original voice actor, the late Yasuo Yamada, and the Lupin series's original animation director, Yasuo Ohtsuka. Another Lupin impersonator in the film has an afro, quite possibly a reference to [http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm112/Luffyxii/nabeshin4.jpg Watanabe Shinichi] and his animated alter ego [[Excel Saga (~~Anime~~)|Nabeshin]].

** In ''[[Main/Green/Vs Red/Recap|Recap]]'', the Lupin-wannabe protagonist is named "Yasuo" in homage to both Lupin's original voice actor, the late Yasuo Yamada, and the Lupin series's original animation director, Yasuo Ohtsuka. Another Lupin impersonator in the film has an afro, quite possibly a reference to [http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm112/Luffyxii/nabeshin4.jpg Watanabe Shinichi] and his animated alter ego [[Excel Saga (anime)|Nabeshin]].

* [[Slipped the Ropes]]: Lupin can only be handcuffed if he lets you handcuff him. At one point, Fujiko uses this trait to convince Zenigata he's possessed: there's blood on the cuffs, which means he had to fight his way out of them... something the normal Lupin wouldn't have to do.

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Fujiko is the only recurring female character in the franchise, any other female characters are so far only one-shots, as a [[Shout-Out]] to [[James Bond]], who was also an influence on the character.