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I’ve been MIA for a while bc I just got a Maltipoo👀his name is Cooper and now he’s my brother but now it’s time for a weekly Lupin glaze again.

This community is really chill, but what tapes do you have that you think our minority takes? I have two:

1. The Last Job is a top 10 TV special.

2. If Part 3 had a more consistent plot direction like part four, it would be the best anime part.

Every single one of these songs are incredible lol like every time I delete and restart my Bond playlist which may or may not happen more times than it should I always struggle after diamonds lol the only other songs I can put on easily are Live and Let Die, A View to A Kill, The Living Daylights, You Know My Name, and The Man with The Golden Gun

She’s not trying to scam you, she’s not trying to seduce or use you. She actually thinks you’re dope as hell and wants to chill with you or build something more👀congratulations! You’re lucky😬😅

Here’s the catch: She’s Fujiko😂** **every single one of your contacts that’s not you is fair game. She’d rob your mom, dad, current partner, bff, she doesn’t give a damn in fact she does it already in fact she’s doing it right now😅 AND she’d seduce other people for the sake of robbing them BUT she’s not interested in anyone else romantically it’s all for the loot and it’s all for you both and you’re never the target.

How are we feeling??👀

Man, you can learn a lot from a franchise if you use your Security job third shift to watch content over and over😂

… because that’s exactly what I do all the time, and while I’m probably somewhere on the grid of insanity, I at least know one thing…

I now know why Mystery of Mamo there’s such a repeat favorite for me.

It’s simple. The main cast. You can watch this movie and you know exactly what the essence of every main character is. They strip all of the characters away of any moral or aesthetic softening and just gives them one movie…one wacky ass zany movie…to do whatever the fuck they wanna do so you can see what the fuck they are😂😂

Lupin is the hedonistic but ultimately caring thief, Jigen is the cynical but loyal gunman, Goemon is the moral but also loyal swordsman, Fujiko is the selfish but predictable femme fetalle (btw, autoCorrect wanted me to change fetalle to feral, which is not completely inaccurate😂), and Zenigata is the cop that needs Lupin to feel alive, ironically like Lupin needs him.

Throw these crazy people in with a villain who literally wants to dissect the most complicated members of the crew, and you’ve got yourself a movie.

Lupin at his core is so satisfyingly interesting that I could write about it for so much (I actually do too😬😅). The only thing that is on his mind, the only thing that he wants is Zenigata to chase him, candy, naked, women, and Fujiko😂😂 that is all he desires to the point that he doesn’t even have any dreams or real ambitions. Even Lupin Ondo the song talks about how he just deals whatever his heart desires and then moves on after he’s done having his fun. He does this because he believes that’s how life should be. Life is short, so stop trying to intellectualize everything, which was the lesson he was trying to teach Mamo…

…well, he just killed Mamo because he fucked with Fujiko and then tried to send his own brain to space, but you see what I’m saying😂

Lupin has always had this centerpoint to his character that other iterations add to. Most of the time, they just give him something of a code, similar to what Arsene Lupin had, so he could be palatable in the modern age, and to make his character dynamic and interesting.

It’s good that this movie exists, because whenever you wanna ask “who really are these guys” It doesn’t get much better than this.

I made a kind of joke post last week about a scene in Lupin Zero where Lupin says that he “can’t help himself when all these thought pop into (his) head”.

Then MY ADHD kicked in and I was like “Hold on…” 😅

Part 1: The Most Curcumstantial Evidence😭

Obviously, he probably wasn’t written that way and I’m definitely try harder right now, but let’s just ignore that and look at my circumstantial evidence and arguments😭

1. He “can’t help himself” when he gets an idea:
More specifically, he has a lot of ideas that he feels like he has to try immediately. One of the things that people with ADHD struggle with is time and thought management. Sometimes, they tend to put too much importance on thoughts and thought trains that might not be that important.

While this is from Zero, and not from the main anime series, they obviously try to make him as much like Lupin as possible so this is a pretty good character description of him. This kind of sporadic idea crafting pattern is something that Lupin does as an adult as well.

2. He has a “unique thought pattern”.
Bro, his own mom slimed him out😭 in the 23rd episode of Part 6, Matia stick a gun in Tomoes face and demands her to tell about why she went through all this trouble manipulating everyone around her. Tomoe response that it was all for Lupin, and then explains in the next five minutes how because he has a “unique thought pattern” due to knowing multiple languages, she theorized that by making sleeper agents out of multiple women around the world, she could implant subconscious messages that they would unknowingly tell Lupin and slowly mind control him.

Obviously, the term “unique thought process” can really mean anything, and I can’t really drive a whole train through this argument, but just keep it in mind in particularly the way that she uses this fact about him to try to mind control him.

3. He is very impulsive and volatile
According to Jigen in Part 4, Lupin has a tendency to take it out on everyone else around him when he’s upset. Not a big point and definitely not a strong point, but people with ADHD do tend to struggle with mood management, so there is that.

There are other small things too, like him hyper fixated on certain crimes, like him only taking jobs if they interest him and stopping to pursue them once they stop interesting him, I mean, he told Jigen in EP 5 of Zero that his goal in life was to feel happy all of the time.

Again, none of these points prove anything. It is interesting to think about, because if he does, then, I think it would explain why he loves to use multiple identities and why he lives the way he does.

Part 4: Maybe it Explains Things?

Think about it: he has multiple different ideas and multiple different thoughts at once. What if the reason why he likes having multiple identities is because he likes to explore these different ideas and scenarios in his head?

Maybe one day he wants to live in Italy, so he goes through with it all the way, and even changes his identity. Then, he decides on a whim that he wants to go swimming in the Seychelles, so he changes his identity and does it again.

I do think it’s interesting that they make it a point in Part 5 to mention that he wants to be able to live a life that’s free and exciting to him. People with ADHD also have a weird thing where dopamine doesn’t always get activated during what psychologist consider normal human activity. Supposing Lupin did have ADHD. Someone like him who is a thief would definitely want to explore all of that because Freedom is something that’s super integral to him.

Honestly, maybe the reason why he wants Freedom so much is because he wants the room to explore all of the fantasies in his head? That will certainly explain things. It would explain why he always seems to have energy to go and do something new. His brain literally always is blasting with new ideas, and he feels like he should have the right to explore these ideas because why not? He wants to be excited just like everyone else is about life.

Part 4: Overreaching😂

Now, whether I convinced you that he does, or maybe you already thought he did, I want you to think about this.

If you have it like I do, what is the one thing that you learned how to do when you’re interacting with Neurotypical people and they can’t quite understand or connect with you?

You mask.

Masking, for people who don’t know, is basically acting like you’re a normal person so that it’s easier to interact with people. Since your brain works differently, people might have a hard time connecting with you and it might fracture relationships in ways that seem little on the surface, but can definitely grow, especially to people who are as sensitive as ADHD people tend to be.

Do you guys see where I’m going with this?

Lupin in the 2nd to last Episode of Part 5 tells Jigen that he wants to live his life for the audience, which is him. Thinking about it through an ADHD lens, this is a very interesting and multifaceted analogy.

First of all, he wants to live a life that is exciting for himself? Almost like he splitting himself into two parts: the part of him that’s watching his life, and the part of him that’s living it. Maybe the part of him that is watching the life is his ADHD mind, and his mind demands multiple things out of the show, so his body, or the part of him that’s living, has to live an exciting life to always appease it?

Second of all, he talks about if he were bored, he would switch off the TV. I’m not necessarily interested in figuring out what that means particularly, but it’s interesting that he is referring to his life as a show, or performance. This is the same thing that Arsene Lupin implies in the first book, where he says that he feels like Lupin as a man should not be confined to one thing. There are small comments that he makes two that implies that he is performing himself, like when he tells Zenigata that he can’t give up because he “wouldn’t be Lupin if he did”.

It’s almost like he’s performing himself.

Like he’s wearing a mask.

Obviously, to his friends around him, it’s gonna frustrate them because they can’t actually tell if he’s being serious or not, because they can tell that he’s performing himself a little bit, but they can also tell that he really does enjoy time with them. This especially gets to Fujiko, because despite how she is, I think she does actually love him, but when they settled down, she realized that his brain cannot be domesticated, and she can’t be either so maybe she’s the same or it could just be that she likes to type of lifestyle that isn’t compatible with modern relationship relationships?

Speaking of Fujiko…

Part 5: Maybe it Explains Fujiko?

In Part 5, we got a lot of comments about Lupin and Fujiko not working out in terms of a conventional relationship. It seems like it didn’t work out because even she couldn’t figure out if he was serious or if he was playing most of the time. Keeping up with the theme of masking, he ripped off his mask in the finale, and she kisses him afterwards.

Whatever the meaning behind this is, there’s one thing that we can say for sure: Lupin hides something from the rest of the world, and Fujiko accepts him in spite of it, and that’s what keeps them together.

Someone in this Subway a while ago, pointed out that in the ending song, Lupin hangs out with Fujiko and a lot of scenes, but his face is great out unless he’s hanging out with his friends. He has a specific face that he only shows her.

Here’s my theory…

I never thought that the face under his mask looked anything different than the face that he shows us. I think it looks exactly the same, and the mask is completely psychological. At first, I thought that he was hiding his emotions from everybody to show that he was scared, and him ripping his mask off was showing that he was actually scared of what Fujiko would say. Now, depending on if he’s hyperactive or inattentive ADHD, what is his mask underneath shows how he really feels about everything?

Maybe he just has a blank face. Maybe she knows that he always has a blank face because she knows about the ADHD, but he ripped it off and showed that he actually felt motion for her answer which let him to accept? Maybe she already knew that about him and just needed that little bit of extra reassurance?

Matter of fact, now that I’m typing this out, what if the reason why she does what she does with Lupin is because it keeps his life exciting? His brain literally cannot handle not being stimulated, so maybe she does what she does and acts predictively, because trying to solve or change Lupin exhaust him? I mean, for people with ADHD, it’s a statistical fact that trying to tell them to change does not work because it overwhelms them, and maybe people trying to get Lupin to be something that he’s not overwhelmed him not just because he doesn’t wanna do it, but because he doesn’t even know where to start even if you wanted to change for other people.

Fujiko doesn’t make him change. She doesn’t make him do anything else than what he naturally wants to do. She just lets him do it, and always moves the goal post back because she knows that it would destroy both of them if they gave in, which is what the relationship showed in part five. Lupin may have really wanted a relationship, but he just couldn’t motivate himself because he got bored.

Maybe the reason why she broke up with him was not because she hated him, but it was because she knew that the best way for him to interact with her in his love language, which is probably just practiced habits and patterns because thinking too deeply overwhelmed him, is to make him always Chase and play hard to get?

I don’t know, I’m definitely overreaching😂 It’s just funny to me how it connects all of these dots in my head about his personality. I obviously know that he acts the way he does because he was written to, and that’s his character archetype, but it is very interesting to think about it from that perspective.

Our Neurodivergent king🔥😤😂this is literally the perfect animated example of Neurotypical thinking versus neurodivergent thinking LMAO

There is a GOAT lurking somewhere in this subreddit (u/Great-Obligation-599 wya👀) who’s been uploading the character design sheet of Part 4 and Part 5 for Lupin, Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon. They all have their similarities to each other, but the differences are there, and it really made me think…

“Damn, I LOVE Part 4!”😅 This essay is the result of that😭

Part 4 came out in 2015 and was the revival of the episodic version of the anime that broke the 30 year long spell of no main series and mostly TV special/movie cycle that Lupin was in. We did have TWCFM, but that was mainly to gauge interest and to bring a new flavor to the franchise.

Part 4 was the real deal, and there are very real reasons why Part 4 honestly is my favorite Anime part.

1. Characters
The gang is back and up to their usual hijinks, but now it’s in a modern setting so you can start to really feel just how capable our gang really is. Lupin is a great thief, but it feels a bit grounded/realistic (do NOT stretch my use of realistic to its logical conclusion😭) because he’s interacting with things closer to what we know. The rest of the gang isn’t changed in their dynamics and I think the series works that way because it allows them to naturally stand out rather than focusing on it. When Rebecca is glazing talking to Lupin about himself and the qualities she likes about him, you actually see it because the show makes it a point to show that. That way, you get to naturally see the character, strong points because the show is making narrative beats that will showcase them naturally.

The characters themselves don’t get too complicated. The thief, gunman, swordsman, femme fatale, cop archetypes that they’ve built for themselves remain largely unchallenged, so it’s easy enough to grasp their characters and what they’re thinking without having to say it. Instead, the archetypes and the plot allow the modern times to set the stakes AND give us new characters. Rebecca is a baddie fine ass independent queen~~~~😍😍 headstrong, intelligent, and very capable rival to both Lupin AND Fujiko, Nyx is an amazing character with his own goals and capabilities that press Lupin in unique ways, and while I don’t know where tf the Da Vinci idea came from in the pitching process, it’s very Lupin and very unique.

2. Narrative Structure and Tone

I found this really cool quote in the 50 Years of Lupin data book:

“(Part 4) was green-lit in an attempt to unify the various flavors and styles from the past 40 years of wildly unique
interpretations: the danger of the manga, the zany slapstick comedy of the pink jacket PART3, the heart of gold from The Castle of Cagliostro,
and the Avant Garde stylishness of Jigen’s Gravestone.”

They really thought about this product from a design perspective and it really shows, and this is why seeing those posts on Reddit inspired me to make this essay. You can really tell that Part 4 looks a lot more gritty and in your face at an art level. Lupin looks like a grown man with his hand hair😅, Fujiko’s beauty is more stylized and deliberately yet meticulously animated, and there is, again, a mature grit to the vibe of the show just because of the art direction.

Mixing the humor of Part 3, the manga danger, the style of the Koike movies, and the heart of Cagliostro means that you have to synthesize a lot of seemingly contradictory elements of the franchise. When you get it right (like I believe this series did), you get a Lupin who is very clearly a thief and a selfish dangerous person, but who isn’t hard boiled enough to not feel for other people and things around him. That applies to everyone too; there’s this stylish, “in your face” edge to a lot of the characters in their appearances, and the plots like to explore them from all angles for the purposes of showing them all instead of critiquing them (Part 5 handles that task expertly).

I like the way the plot is handled too. It’s a bunch of seemingly unconnected episodes that slowly reveals an underlying plot in the background. It’s cool because that’s how the classic episodes were back in the 70s and 80s, and that’s even how the original Arsene Lupin book was written. That’s also how my ADHD brain loves to digest content😭

3. Culture

This series was not playing around when it said it takes place in Italy, and I LOVE THAT. The Food, the art, the landmarks, the music, everything is so carefully and deliberately Italian, that is almost unnecessary😂. I love it though, because it adds a character to everything that’s going on. It’s not just a useless set piece that doesn’t really have any effect on the plot. Everything that would normally be a regular item or place in an anime is made into something Italian here, and it works phenomenally as a set piece. Part 5 focuses a lot on dissecting our main cast, so the focus is largely on that instead of the country, but there is a lot of nationalism there too. Part 6 is a bit different; you don’t really get a lot of of that after the first couple of episodes, but I think that the culture of Britain is expressed more in the way that the plot unfolds there.

Conclusion

I know that Part V might be seen as the best product in terms of Lupin main anime series because of the plot themes, but to me Part 4 is where it’s at. These days, it’s not just plot that I look forward to when I watch a show. It’s the characters, the vibe, and how everything comes together to create a product. I don’t think that Part 4 really does anything new or novel, it just is so deliberate with everything that it does that it works in a way that resonates deeply with me.

What do you guys think about Part 4? Did you like how the main cast was? What about the new characters? What sticks out in your mind about this anime part?

If you know you know, but I hope someone here knows what’s going on in New York because this meme is so funny if you do😭😭

I’ve watched through the series a bit again, and for it’s just as funny and just as entertaining as I remember. Obviously Sailor Moon is a good show, but watching the series again made me realize something…

…see, famous singer and performer Beyoncé Knowles once penned this amazing line of wisdom:

“A diva is a female version of a hustler”

Well, armed with this knowledge I have been finally able to rightfully give Ami the crown as the Queen Gangster Diva she is💅🔥let me break it down:

1. The Fashion:

You don’t have to lie. I KNOW you see these first 5 pictures, and I know you see her fits always looking on point. She stays Instagram ready🥶💯and what makes it work is that she keeps it classy. See how she always has something that says “It’s cute but it’s something slight😌*”? Very demure, very cutesy, very mi*ndful~ (Channeling my gf I can’t let my boys see this😂)

2. The Demeanor

Speaking of demure, this girls composure is like pimp grade material. Again, don’t lie. I KNOW you see these pictures. It’s the emotion under control. It’s the crash out with composure✨when the DD girl trapped her and was like “Hurry up and roast pig!” while burning her, Ami was like “That’s so rude 😒” BRO SHE IS LITERALLY ICONIC💯🔥💅😤

3. The Blue + Water Combo 🌊🔵

It’s giving finesse. It’s giving calm. It’s giving controlled. It’s giving elegance. It’s giving grace. It’s giving demure. It’s giving class. It’s giving side eye. It’s giving “let me keep my pimp hand in check but you’re REALLY bugging right now😒”. It’s giving “I’ll spend $500 on a purse and not mention it💅”.

Haters won’t get it.

4. The Intelligence

We’re not like she wasn’t carrying the gang when they first went to challenge the Queen directly with those glasses talking to Luna. We stay educated over here 📚. How can you outsmart someone who knows the word smart in like 5 different languages? How can you play someone who knows when the game was invented? Please? Explain it. You can’t.

In conclusion, I don’t know what Beyoncé would say is the female version of a gangster queen icon is but my feeble male mind probably wouldn’t be able to comprehend it anyway. I just know Ami deserved this recognition 💅💯✨🌊

Don’t know why she was in a bear suit in the last pic but she’s more dangerous in that suit than I am at any given moment so I’m chillin😅

Seriously though; I’m receiving what a lot of people are complaining about when it comes to Perplexity (Credits, subpar ai models, those weird ass logic loops, etc.) and I’m like “holy shit, this is a problem”…

…but when I use it, everything is fine? For context, I use AI like Google. I search something I want to know facts on, and I always fact check the sources it gives me. Except for a few misquotes, which is A LOT LESS than what ChatGPT gave me personally, it works fine. I get my facts, I grab my sources, and the extent of any project I use with it is “A report that synthesizes a lot of data.”😂

How are people using Perplexity to get these issues, because I sure as shit don’t wanna see them😂is there a better ai for fact gathering? Am I just delusional and anxious?😅

From Princess of the Breeze.

I just love how happy, whimsical, fun, and how Lupin it is. The music is incredible, it represents Lupin as a franchise well, and it shows how people see Lupin: as a hero even though Zenigata (N actual law enforcer) knows the more nuanced side. It’s a beautiful scene, and it makes me feel good for some reason, although to be fair when I’m on my ADHD meds it makes everything feel good so idk😂

Also I love the Zenigata “What is WRONG with these people?!”😂😂😂

Mars won’t tell me why she aggressively aura farmed this one random but I don’t question the queen 👑I’m guessing it was necessary 💯💅😤

Apparently it was a Press Photo-call on the roof of London’s Dorchester Building instead of a Press Conference and no transcripts or video footage has been released if it. I

If you were alive during that point, what was it like hearing this announcement? Was it on TV? Was it just in the newspaper? How did you feel about it? Especially if you were a fan of Connery, how did it feel to see Roger Moore, taking it over, after his long running success in The Saint and The Persuaders?