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She's bound to betray these guys eventually. But she does look stunning and regal enough.

With the passing of Yuji Ohno, the funal chapter of Takeshi Koike's film series has finally come to pass and the voice of Fujiko from part 1 passed away, 2026 has been a bittersweet year for the Lupin franchise.

I am honestly curious and worried about the series moving forward. Yuji Ohno is one of the best composers in the world and he will be hard to replace. He was a beloved member of the Lupin the Third community and the 6th member of the Lupin troupe from part 2. With his death, he joins Yamada Yasuo, Goro Naya, Mario Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama in heaven, and bringing the classic era of Lupin to an end. We also lost Yukiko Nikaido who voice Fujiko in the original Lupin the Third anime and with her passing, the original line up is official gone. While she voice her once, I think she was good as Fujiko and doesn't get enough credit.

Finding a new composer will not be easy. Simply put, the anime won't be the same with the iconic compositions of Yuji Ohno.

And speaking of the anime, we still have not heard any confirmation of part 7 or anymore Lupin specials or movies, which isn't too surprising. We could get news of a new Lupin anime special but who knows how it will be received. The series has gotten a bit of a renaissance in recent years but now the future is looking a little uncertain. Part 6 was mixed and the last crossover was meh. The reception of the last 2 Koike anime projects was pretty good from what I've heard but it looks like his time with the franchise is over for the time being.

So with all that said, what to do think will become of the Lupin series moving forward?

I started making homemade VHS versions of the tv specials. I used artwork and blurbs from various other releases and put it all together on photoshop, along with the tape stickers. I printed it all out at my local print shop and then bought some blank tapes and library VHS cases. Recorded the tapes on my VCR using the blu ray releases. Hoping to do them all eventually

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I posted a pic from this yesterday but I had to double back because MAN bro is COOKING with this one🔥🔥

I think this and Dead or Alive are the most badass to me and I’m glad he just can be badass sometimes 💪

So I took a break from lupin the third part 2 and watched literally everything else but a part of me wanted to go back and finish it. I’m on ep 92 but watching it now seem like a chore and I’m even wondering is part 3 worth it. My question is do I watch it all the way through or are there certain episodes I should watch before moving on e.g the last 5 eps AND do I watch part 3.

So I kind of wanted to talk about Lupin and Jigen, the series seemed to put both lines both in the subs and dubs that either point to them being more than friends, or in things like Part 5 having Jigen insisting they're just co-workers. What's your guys and thoughts and potential head canons?

Please keep this civil btw🙏

I'm just talking about if the mobster and monkey man are gay/bi/pan lol

edit: PLEASE do not post if you're pissed that I mentioned gay in Lupin The Third!

Do not take this thing super seriously.

Mine's personally is lupin the third:the first CGI anime done right lol

I swear this just happened, I opened an episode last week and now it's gone.