Lupin The Third Plot
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Many stories in the anime were adapted from both the original and second manga series, although some had to be toned down for television, especially in Series 2, which was made with younger audiences in mind.
Episodes 7 through 23 of Series 1 were directed by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata (who both went on to form Studio Ghibli).
Series 2 was notable for the fact that a new episode aired every week in Japan for three years. It was also the first anime series to be broadcast in stereo (albeit intermittently), beginning with episode 99. This is also the Lupin III series run from time to time on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Two Shin Lupin III episodes (145 "Albatross: Wings of Death" and 155 "Farewell, Beloved Lupin") are also famous for being directed by Hayao Miyazaki; they were released in America by Streamline on VHS under the title Greatest Capers.
There was also a short-lived "Lupin in Space"-type series to be produced called Lupin VIII, featuring the descendants of Lupin, Goemon, Jigen and Zenigata in space. Meant to be a French-Japanese production along the lines of The Mysterious Cities of Gold, it folded when LeBlanc's estate refused to allow it based on the original Lupin copyright controversy. Production art can be found on the internet.
When the second anime series was brought to America on the Adult Swim programming block, episode 3, "Hitler's Legacy" (English: "To Be Or Nazi Be"), was not aired due to the joking manner in which Hitler and Nazism were treated (including a scene with Lupin dressing up as Hitler). The episode was also removed from the broadcast order on the US DVD release, and was not made available until Volume 5.
In the 2006 poll by TV Asashi, Lupin III came out at 39 on Japan's Favorite Anime.
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