History Anime / LupinIIIPartII

The first English-language release of "Red Jacket" came from the Creator/StreamlinePictures dub of the two episodes directed by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki (#145 and #155), released under the title of ''Anime/LupinIIITalesOfTheWolf''. Streamline's ''Lupin'' videos were required to censor Lupin's name due to the estate of Maurice Leblanc (the original creator of ''Literature/ArseneLupin'') constantly threatening TMS with legal action.

* CharmPoint: A case of skill, rather than beauty, Jigen's hat. In one episode, Jigen becomes unable to shoot straight after losing his hat. He tends to wear it rather low, and later it's explained that the trademark notch in the brim is how he usually lines up his shots.

* AdaptationalJobChange: This series marks the point where Zenigata changes from working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police to working for Interpol. This was probably done as a result of the series going international so that Zenigata could continue chasing Lupin even in situations where the gang is far outside Zenigata's normal jurisdiction.

* CartwrightCurse: No love interest for any of the main five goes past one episode, with most of them ending in death.

* OffModel: Same issues as the Green Jacket series, especially noticeable in shots depicting the cast off in the distance with blob faces & extra thick outlining. The most glaring example is in episode 3, where for one frame, Jigen's head layer slides behind his neck & shoulder.
** Running for three years nearly nonstop also meant the quality in general wavered between episodes, with a sizable chunk of them farmed to other studios (Telecom, Oh! Pro, and Creator/{{Topcraft}}) and the rest split between several in-house teams that ranged from decent to poor.
** There's inconsistencies about the size of body parts of characters, especially in fast paced action scenes. Frequently this happens to Jigen and Goemon's hair length, ranging anywhere from collar length to mid-back length, Fujiko's breast size, & the guys being inconsistently scrawny or muscular in both the arms and torso.

Instead of being a typical 12-13 or 24-26 episode season, Creator/TMSEntertainment chose to make the series "open-ended", meaning a brand new episode of ''Lupin'' once a week, ''every'' week, for the whole year.[[note]] This no-reruns style had already started to become common on Japanese television, with ''Manga/SazaeSan'' having used it since 1969, and ''Manga/AstroBoy'' using it during its four-year run back in the 60's.[[/note]] The series only missed three weeks (due to preemptions from New Year's programming and coverage of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election,_1980 1980 election]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_general_election,_1980 results]]), airing 155 episodes in a row. That's three years, out of which there were six seasons of between 25 and 27 episodes apiece (they're marked by changes in the opening and ending). This series' longevity, coupled with its popularity, made it into essentially the "baseline" for all future entries into the ''Lupin'' franchise.

** When Lupin steals the burial mask of King Tutankhamen, he starts acting possessed, and abnormal. He can't even escape from handcuffs with his usual grace! The curse affects the eyecatch, too. Instead of the usual quirky "Hai~!" from Lupin, he says in a spooky voice "Tatari ja~!" (I'm cursed!).

* SuicideAsComedy: Done in both episodes 60 and 61. In the first one, there's a Suicide Beam that makes people turn purple & try to kill themselves. While it resulted in the immediate death of any non major characters, Zenigata kept shooting himself in the hat and trying to keep Lupin alive was Loony Tunes level slapstick. In the second one, Goemon is so embarrassed that Fujiko got him drunk and pawned his sword that he tries to hang & shoot himself at the same time. Made extra funny when Zenigata and his men walk in witnessing Goemon dangling from the roof and shooting randomly.

The second ''Lupin III'' series, a {{Revival}} of [[Anime/LupinIIIPartI the televised anime]] after it found greater success in reruns. And much like its predecessor, the series[[note]]as well as the franchise as a whole[[/note]] once again aired on Creator/NipponTelevision.[[note]]Albeit co-produced by its Osaka affiliate, Yomiuri TV.[[/note]] The series begins by [[ContinuityNod acknowledging the gap]] between the two series, as well as reusing the main villain from [[Recap/LupinIIIS1E1 the first episode]], but remains episodic with almost no mention of past episodes. The art style is significantly different from the first series, and undergoes a few shifts of its own. But those take ''much'' longer to happen than the abrupt change in direction that the first series experienced. Another major difference is that while the first series was largely set within Japan, the second series has a [[SequelGoesForeign visibly international focus]] with the characters [[WorldTour travelling all over the world]].

''New Lupin III'',[[note]]''Shin Lupin III''[[/note]] a.k.a ''Lupin III Part II'', a.k.a "Red Jacket" – 1977-1980

The second ''Lupin'' series, a {{Revival}} of the televised anime after the success of ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket'' in reruns. And much like its predecessor, the series [[note]] as well as the franchise as a whole [[/note]] once again aired on Creator/NipponTelevision.[[note]]Albiet co-produced by its Osaka affiliate, Yomiuri TV[[/note]] The series begins by [[ContinuityNod acknowledging the gap]] between the two series, as well as reusing the main villain from [[Recap/LupinIIIS1E1 the first episode]], but remains episodic with almost no mention of past episodes. The art style is significantly different from the first series, and undergoes a few shifts of its own. But those take ''much'' longer to happen than the abrupt change in direction that the first series experienced. Another major difference is that while the first series was largely set within Japan, the second series has a [[SequelGoesForeign visibly international focus]] with the characters [[WorldTour travelling all over the world]].

Nearly a decade later, Creator/{{Geneon}} licensed the series and released it under the title of ''Lupin the 3rd'', dropping "New" from the title.[[note]] It's worth pointing out that the credits at the end of every Geneon ''Lupin'' DVD explicitly refer to the series as "Lupin III Part II".[[/note]] Creator/AdultSwim picked it up, but only aired 26 episodes out of the first 30. In all, Geneon managed to dub 79 episodes – a little over half – and get them out on DVD before dropping the series. Episodes 80-144 and 146-154 would not see wide release in North America until Crunchyroll began streaming the episodes with subtitles in December of 2015, which was followed up by an announcement that Creator/DiscotekMedia would begin releasing [=DVDs=] of the entire series starting in 2016, using any English dub available and better subtitles for episodes 80-155 (as Crunchyroll's subtitles are emblematic of the general low quality of official internet-produced subs).

Some years after this series ended, TMS tried to revive ''Lupin'' again. The result was ''Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket''.

* BadActorGoodLiar: In "What Do You Think of Ukiyoe Blues?", Fujiko tries to trick Lupin into helping her and a friend steal some valuable Japanese portraits and replace them with forged copies. The "friend" is actually an actor playing a descendent of the man who painted the pictures, but Lupin picks up on it fairly quickly and turns the tables on them both. At the end of the episode, Lupin posits on this trope.
-->'''Lupin (dressed in theater paint):''' A con man is a better actor than an actor is a con man.

The second ''Lupin'' series, a {{Revival}} of the televised anime after the success of ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket'' in reruns. And much like its predecessor, the series [[note]] as well as the franchise as a whole [[/note]] once again aired on Creator/NipponTelevision [[note]] albiet co-produced by its Osaka affiliate, Yomiuri TV [[/note]]. The series begins by [[ContinuityNod acknowledging the gap]] between the two series, as well as reusing the main villain from [[Recap/LupinIIIS1E1 the first episode]], but remains episodic with almost no mention of past episodes. The art style is significantly different from the first series, and undergoes a few shifts of its own. But those take ''much'' longer to happen than the abrupt change in direction that the first series experienced. Another major difference is that while the first series was largely set within Japan, the second series has a [[SequelGoesForeign visibly international focus]] with the characters [[WorldTour travelling all over the world]].

Instead of being a typical 12-13 or 24-26 episode season, Creator/TMSEntertainment chose to make the series "open-ended", meaning a brand new episode of ''Lupin'' once a week, ''every'' week, for the whole year.[[note]] This no-reruns style had already started to become common on Japanese television, with ''Manga/SazaeSan'' having used it since 1969, and ''Manga/AstroBoy'' using it during its four-year run back in the 60's.[[/note]] The series only missed three weeks (due to preemptions from New Year's programming and coverage of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election,_1980 1980 election]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_general_election,_1980 results]]) , airing 155 episodes in a row. That's three years, out of which there were six seasons of between 25 and 27 episodes apiece (they're marked by changes in the opening and ending). This series' longevity, coupled with its popularity, made it into essentially the "baseline" for all future entries into the ''Lupin'' franchise.

The second ''Lupin'' series, a {{Revival}} of the televised anime after the success of ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket'' in reruns. It is also the first series to be broadcast by Creator/NipponTelevision. The series begins by [[ContinuityNod acknowledging the gap]] between the two series, as well as reusing the main villain from [[Recap/LupinIIIS1E1 the first episode]], but remains episodic with almost no mention of past episodes. The art style is significantly different from the first series, and undergoes a few shifts of its own. But those take ''much'' longer to happen than the abrupt change in direction that the first series experienced. Another major difference is that while the first series was largely set within Japan, the second series has a [[SequelGoesForeign visibly international focus]] with the characters [[WorldTour travelling all over the world]].