[Professor_Hojo @_@]

I'm starting this because on the Case Closed thread we started talking about Lupin the 3rd, so i'm starting a Lupin the 3rd thread! Let's see what have I seen. Castle of Cagliostro and a few episodes on Adult Swim way back when. Geneon needs a come out with a cheap box set for Lupin. Like the FUNimation movie box sets that just came out. It was fun. I liked it.

[Fairy Hime]

Lupin III is my guilty pleasure. I wish they'd bring it back on adult swim. I miss it.

[Stuckonharuko]

A friend of mine used to work at big lots and they were selling lupin dvds for 4 dollars each! they only had a couple different ones but i couldnt turn it down. the dvds also came with little action figures. i have jigen and lupin.

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

That would be sweet if they brought it back!

[szwrld]

I loved watching Lupin the 3rd!

But I always thought Fujiko would fall forward if she was a real person...

Ohh & I was perusing the movie aisles at Borders & saw the live action one they did of Lupin... I still need to see it.

[Fairy Godmoose]

In my opinon, Lupin the 3rd is the best anime EVER. The TV series is all right, but I'm almost obsessed with the movies and the specials; I've seen every one that's out in America, except for Mystery of Mamo and Psychokinetic Strategy. My three favorite movies are Farewell to Nostradamus, Crisis in Tokyo, and The Columbus Files.

And speaking of Fujiko, if she was real, I would bash her head inward. If someone were to rid the world of her, they would simultaneously rid the world of poverty, disease, and war. Plus, excluding a few movies, she has no purpose in the series other than to provide a constant source of fanservice. She was pretty cool in Castle of Cagliostro and Columbus Files, though.

Fwee, I'm such a geek.

[Byn]

I love Lupin III. My friend pretty much got me into it, and while I'm not a hardcore fan, I still very much enjoy it.

I'd love to find some DVDs to get for my friend, though...She misses not being able to see it on Adult Swim.

[GrinninCheshire]

szwrld, on Apr 9 2007, 02:47 AM, said:

I loved watching Lupin the 3rd!

But I always thought Fujiko would fall forward if she was a real person...

Ohh & I was perusing the movie aisles at Borders & saw the live action one they did of Lupin... I still need to see it.

Wait a minute.
Time out.
Halt the thread.
*Thread Hijack*
YOU saw the movie, and didn't buy it?
GET IT NOW!
I could never find it around here.

[excel excel]

AWWWW but I love Fujiko. Shes very sly when it comes to getting what she wants. Kinda like me

[szwrld]

GrinninCheshire, on Apr 10 2007, 03:04 AM, said:

Wait a minute.
Time out.
Halt the thread.
*Thread Hijack*
YOU saw the movie, and didn't buy it?
GET IT NOW!
I could never find it around here.

Its not like I had to find some kind of map to go to the X, dig, ultimitely run across some ninjas who stole the movie and left me for dead on an island, escaped by swimming to the nearest pirate ship, took the crew hostage by sheer force, hunted down the ninjas, stole back the movie, called up the power rangers to fly me back to Chicago, and then finally sat down with the movie.

I just found it at borders.

although i would have preferred to do it the first way.

[sentinel28a]

szwrld, on Apr 10 2007, 07:04 PM, said:

Its not like I had to find some kind of map to go to the X, dig, ultimitely run across some ninjas who stole the movie and left me for dead on an island, escaped by swimming to the nearest pirate ship, took the crew hostage by sheer force, hunted down the ninjas, stole back the movie, called up the power rangers to fly me back to Chicago, and then finally sat down with the movie.

I just found it at borders.

although i would have preferred to do it the first way.

I had to walk through a blizzard to get Area 88 today.

Ben Da Mad Irishman
"Uphill, both ways"

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

I wonder if the live action Lupin movie is any good. Well the live action Detective Conan TV movie was good.

[GrinninCheshire]

szwrld, on Apr 10 2007, 07:04 PM, said:

Its not like I had to find some kind of map to go to the X, dig, ultimitely run across some ninjas who stole the movie and left me for dead on an island, escaped by swimming to the nearest pirate ship, took the crew hostage by sheer force, hunted down the ninjas, stole back the movie, called up the power rangers to fly me back to Chicago, and then finally sat down with the movie.

I just found it at borders.

although i would have preferred to do it the first way.

It has been like that for me, I am on life 27.

[szwrld]

GrinninCheshire, on Apr 12 2007, 12:56 AM, said:

It has been like that for me, I am on life 27.

out of how many?

[Fairy Godmoose]

42, of course. It's the answer to everything.

[szwrld]

Fairy Godmoose, on Apr 15 2007, 10:13 PM, said:

42, of course. It's the answer to everything.

silly of me to even ask!

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

it is silly.

[Wolf of Mibu]

DID YOU KNOW.....

That the story for the anime Lupin III orginates from an old Hollywood movie from the 1930's?

It's true. MGM released the film Arsene Lupin in 1932 starring John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. The story focuses on the capers of Arsene Lupin, who is a jewel thief.

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

I was not aware that MGM made a movie about the original Lupin. I was aware that Lupin III was based off a series of French novels though, and in one episode the english dub makes note of it when Zenigata is trying to get approval for Lupin's arrest in France and the whatever guy Zenigata is trying to get approval from that since Lupin III's grandfather was very famous, he was famous in france and that arresting him would be like going to Japan and arresting Godzilla. No joke!

[Dark Stranger]

I just wish they would dub the other seasons. We still only have the second season dubbed as far as I know.

[Demon Slayer]

Well... erm... Mike got me into Lupin. I love that show so much now.
It's like the old time Scooby-Doo. No REAL plot, just pure ol' crack entertainment.
Which is the best kind there is.
My friend and I were arguing over who's better: Goemon or Jigen.
I said Goemon, but I'm partial to him because...he's freaking Goemon.

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

Goemon is Goemon. But if he was off gambling by himself, he might kill himself. I want them to dub other seasons of Lupin too. And Geneon to finish the Second series.

[Fairy Godmoose]

I really want FUNimation to dub the other Lupin the 3rd specials...I'd rather not resort to downloading subbed versions of them.

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

Why does no company dub the other stuff, or FINISH them (cough Geneon cough) I would totally kill if some company did boxes of the series like those boots on ebay. Im going to try and cosplay Lupin for Reactor 07. All i need is the blazer...

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

What will happen to our Lupin III now? Sure we gots a new DVD of the Fuma Conspircy, but what of Geneon? THey only dubbed up to ep 79 out of 155. And all of this whole Geneon deal. Since Lupin didnt sell that well, would anyone try to pick up the rest of Series II? Would they fear they would have a Zeta Gundam on their hands? It leaves one to think.

[sentinel28a]

Professor_Hojo @_@, on Nov 5 2007, 09:11 PM, said:

What will happen to our Lupin III now? Sure we gots a new DVD of the Fuma Conspircy, but what of Geneon? THey only dubbed up to ep 79 out of 155. And all of this whole Geneon deal. Since Lupin didnt sell that well, would anyone try to pick up the rest of Series II? Would they fear they would have a Zeta Gundam on their hands? It leaves one to think.

There may still be legal questions. Lupin is indeed based off of late 19th Century/early 20th Century French novels starring Arsene Lupin, and Monkey Punch never had permission to use the character. It's why some of the old VHS Lupin dubs were titled "Rupan" or "The Wolf" to avoid legal entanglements. To the best of my knowledge, this was settled some years ago to allow the Lupin name to be used, but that was back when there was still a very limited Lupin fanbase outside Japan. Things have changed, so I wonder if the French author's estate is trying to get a bigger percentage.

Ben Da Mad Irishman
"It's probably a lot simpler than that"

[omni]

Lupin is currently my three year old's favourite anime. Whenever we ask want she wants to watch it is always. "Lupin." I have a Lupin soundtrack that I have to listen to in the car all the time because she likes it so much.

[Professor_Hojo @_@]

The Lupin name went into public domain in the early nineties, or so i heard. If that was the case thats probably why later stuff is Lupin instead of Rupan or The Wolf. Otherwise this would probably be a Rupan the 3rd thread.

[Fairy Godmoose]

Rupan I can stand, 'cause it's the Japanese pronounciation, but hearing people call him "The Wolf" drives me nuts.

[sailorgaia]

sentinel28a, on Nov 6 2007, 06:46 AM, said:

There may still be legal questions. Lupin is indeed based off of late 19th Century/early 20th Century French novels starring Arsene Lupin....

Ben Da Mad Irishman
"It's probably a lot simpler than that"

You got there before I did. Indeed; the Lupin novels are EXCELLENT! My older sister started collecting the classic Lupin novels years ago when we first got into Lupin. She has quite a few of the antique ones and some of the ones that are still in print. If you guys are such Lupin fans, take a moment to read a few at Project Gutenburg:

http://www.gutenberg...authors/l#a1358

Maurice Leblanc's Lupin is suprisingly more like the Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel than the anime's dastardly hero/villian, but they are still very well written adventure stories. I suggest you guys take a look/read!!

(On a side note, I never read a story more like the anime Lupin until I read "The White Flower" by Grace Livingston Hill, but I only have a poor antique copy of that and have yet to see it picked up again by an e-text or a publishing company. ).