Reviews
Lupin III Part VI Episode 15 Review
Episode 15, “Wedding Bells Ring with the Sound of Gunfire”
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Synopsis: Lupin and Jigen’s next target is the “Tear of Marseille”, a blue gem about to be gifted to an old acquaintance of Jigen’s at her wedding. Jigen stalks the target, reliving the memory of the woman, Myelene, saving his life after a shoot-out. But there are others that are after Mylene, with an even darker purpose. How is Jigen supposed to protect this woman but at the same time steal from her? Wedding bells chime on this trip down a rainy road.
Lupin III Part VI Episode 14 Review
Lupin III Part VI Episode 13 Review
Episode 13, “An Invitation From the Past”
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Synopsis: A collection of treasures from around the world are going up for auction, and Lupin is determined to steal them, and in particular, a mysterious red gem that was taken from his childhood home. He arranges a spectacular illusion to distract the patrons of the auction, but the plan is foiled when a group of women thieves make off with the loot before he can. Lupin scrambles to regain what was lost years earlier.
Lupin III Part VI Episode 12 Review
Episode 12, “The Ghosts of Britain”
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Synopsis: The mystery of the Raven is about to be revealed as Holmes looks to root out the killer of Watson while Lupin and other parties converge on the hidden treasure. It all comes to a head when deductions are made, secrets are unmasked, and there are tense confrontations! Who will come out on top, the world’s most famous detective or the world’s greatest thief? Or will it be somebody else? The game’s afoot!
Lupin III Part VI Episode 11 Review
Episode 11, “The Truth and the Raven”
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Synopsis: When a real estate developer is assassinated by the Raven organization, Sherlock Holmes gets a tip that he was last seen with Fujiko Mine, signalling that the Lupin gang are back in London. It seems that the murder victim was targeted by the same killer who took out Lord Faulkner and John Watson. Holmes puts out a bounty on the missing piece of the poster Lupin attempted to steal to keep him busy. All parties- Holmes, Lily Watson, Lupin, and Inspector Zenigata- converge on Faulkner’s Black Drawing Room to unveil the hidden treasure!
Lupin III Part VI Episode 10 Review
Episode 10, “Darwin’s Bird”
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Synopsis: A mysterious client contracts Lupin and Fujiko to steal an Archaeopteryx fossil from the British Museum, but something about the job is strange. Is there a dark secret to this heist? Heaven knows it’s a devil of a challenge!
Comments:
What a bunch of Touched By an Angel, Young Earth Creationist, anti-science bullshit.
First of all, I’m not overly fond of supernatural elements in my Lupin III stories. So this episode has a strike against it for the angel bullshit. Even though Lupin III has what I would call an “exaggerated reality” where things like a swordsman that can cut through bullets and perfect masks can exist, I don’t want to see a lot of ghosts, magic, and things of that nature, because in most of the best Lupin features there’s a certain sense of basic groundedness. What are we to believe after this episode, that the one true God and Judeao-Christian scripture is the reality of the Lupin universe? As a skeptic of religious matters, I find it annoying.
Lupin III Part VI Episode 09 Review
Episode 09, “The Jet-Black Diamond”
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Synopsis:
Comments: Lupin and Fujiko are both competing to get the valuable Jet-Black Diamond. The clues to its location are hidden in kokeshi dolls, one hidden in a cavern, another in the possession of an elderly woman whose granddaughter keeps her company. The action takes to Brazil, where Fujiko hones in on the treasure, but it seems like there’s more (and less) to it than she thought. What is the secret of the Jet-Black Diamond? It’s a hunt peppered with mystery!
Lupin III Part VI Episode 08 Review
Episode 08, “Last Bullet”
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Synopsis: Three years ago, Lupin and Jigen got mixed up in a mess involving Lily Watson and an assassin. With Sherlock Holmes temporarily infirm, Jigen is tasked to escort Lily Watson safely from her school to London. But a former rival, Brad Roark, interrupts, planning on taking Lily out for witnessing something she shouldn’t have. It’s a ride to remember as Jigen has to outrace and outgun his pursuers with a gun that’s about to give out.
Lupin III Part VI Episode 07 Review
Episode 07, “An Untold Tale”
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Synopsis: Lupin and Jigen are back in London, looking to piece together the mystery of the Raven group. But while spying on Sherlock Holmes, Lupin encounters Inspector Zenigata. The man from the ICPO wants to know what happened to Holmes’ partner, Watson, and what Lily witnessed. But suddenly the two are on the run from an assassin, ducking for cover in a cemetary. How can the duo take down this threat? It looks like Lupin and Pops are in grave danger!