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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
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.
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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
** 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
** 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).
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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
* [[Battle Butler]]: Jodo in ''[[The
* [[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.
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{{quote| '''Fujiko:''' Lupin, you wouldn't happen to have a ''backup''-backup-plan, would you?<br />
'''Lupin:''' Oh, sure, just turn around while I pull it out of the usual place! }}
* [[Crime
* [[Crossover]]:
** ''Lupin III vs [[Detective Conan]]''. Not only works, but also feels like a remake of [[The
** 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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** {{spoiler|Morgana's}} fate in ''The Last Job''.
* [[Identical Grandson]]:
** In addition to Lupin being Arsène Lupin's grandson and Goemon's descendant status, one episode cameos "Sherlock Holmes the Third". However, {{spoiler|Holmes III, along with the other 'detectives' on the airship, is revealed to be one of Lupin's teammates in disguise. So perhaps Holmes III never existed.}} Zenigata may also fall under this category - see [[Shout
** One of the 1972-series episodes cameos the grandson of Arsène Lupin's [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Zenigata-equivalent]], Inspector Ganimard.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Jigen. Has been known to knock bullets out of the air with other bullets.
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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
* [[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]].
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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 ''[[
** 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.
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Several villains employ these. Many of them seem to have a past with Jigen, for some reason.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Lupin wants you to believe he is the manliest guy you'd ever find. The Manga fits very well; it is full of [[Author Appeal]] for killing and seducing. The second and third anime series (and the movies) tends to come off more kid-friendly, though. The Green Jacket series and the Fujiko series, however, comes closer to the mature tone of the manga.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: In recent years, Zenigata's appearances became much more limited due to the [[Real Life]] illness of [[Goro Naya]]. After his retirement in 2012 and having Zenigata recast with [[Koichi Yamadera]] in the role, the good inspector gets to be much more active again.
* [[Samurai]]: Goemon Ishikawa XIII, descendant of the real historical figure/folk hero of the same name. The historical Goemon was closer to a Ninja version of Robin Hood than a Samurai, though he may have been born into a Samurai family.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Important for setting the tone of the work, and showing us how well-off Lupin is doing at this time. He's varied from abandoned warehouses to ritzy hotels.
* [[Shout
** 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]].
* [[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
* [[Spotting the Thread]]: Zenigata spots Lupin when he calls him Tott-san ("Pops" or "old man") as usual.
* [[Steal the Surroundings]]: If [[Lupin III]] can't get the treasure itself, his elaborate scheme frequently becomes stealing what contains the treasure instead. In some variations, he will pretend to steal the container, and when the distracted target goes after him to get it back, it gives him time to double-back and break into the real thing.
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