History Anime / LupinIIIMissedByADollar

* EvilIsSexy: Invoked by Lupin.
-->'''Lupin''': And the boss is a babe!

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Sundie, the singer Lupin keeps running into.

This special is also the last one, chronologically, to be released in the West by Creator/{{Funimation}}.[[note]] They published the specials out of order; the last one they dubbed was ''The Columbus Files'', which they put out just after ''Dead Or Alive'' in 2006 and wouldn't dub a Lupin-related thing again until 2012's [[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMina The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]].[[/note]] It wouldn't be until 2018 that [[Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid another special would be dubbed]], and even then, Funimation has nothing to do with it.

This special is also the last one, chronologically, to be released in the West by Creator/{{Funimation}}.[[note]] They published the specials out of order; the last one they dubbed was ''The Columbus Files'', which they put out just after ''Dead Or Alive'' in 2006.[[/note]] It wouldn't be until 2018 that [[Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid another special would be dubbed]], and even then, Funimation has nothing to do with it.

* BookEnd:
** The movie starts off with Lupin losing the auction for the [[MacGuffin ring]] he wanted by the BigBad due to being out-bid by $1. [[spoiler:Lupin at the end of the film pulls this off twice. First he beats her on a bet where her one dollar coin causes the water to overflow in the glass and then when he flick said dollar at just the right time to stop the hammer from hitting the bullet she was about to fire at Lupin.]]

* FoeYay: Invoked very hard by Cynthia. She seems to have a very clear feelings for Lupin throughout the film after he kissed her on the lips as she repeatedly rubs her lips after the incident when deep in thought. Fujiko even tells Lupin its pretty clear she feels this way.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never proven for a fact if the broach everyone is after actually brings luck or not. True, it did apparently pass in and out of the hands of various world leaders, including Napoleon, Stalin, and Hitler, before their deaths. However, the cases of success that take place during the film prove that the broach isn't actually needed for that. The greatest example is revealed at the end of the film. Sundie, Lupin's love interest for the film, ends up as a successful singer at the end, and Lupin has given her the broach. But, as Lupin points out, she didn't need the broach in order to reach the top. Pieces of the film detail her rise to stardom, in fact, as she moves from singing in bars, to clubs, and a small scene sees Lupin running into a man who is revealed to be a talent scout who has come to see her perform. Then again, Lupin makes an impossible coin toss, leading to his coin causing Cynthia's gun to misfire, towards the end of the film when he has the broach...

* AntagonistInMourning: Zenigata is hit with this hard when he believes Lupin was killed. Instantly resigning from
the [=ICPO=]. When he sees Lupin is still alive he is overjoyed and immediately tries to arrest him again.

* AntagonistInMourning: Zenigata is hit with this hard when he believes Lupin was killed. Instantly resigning from the [=ICPO=]. When he sees Lupin is still alive he is overjoyed and immediately tries to arrest him again.

''Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar'' (also known as ''$1 Money Wars'') is the 12th entry in the Anime/LupinIIIYearlySpecials, first airing in Japan on July 28, 2000.

This special is the last one, chronologically, to be released in the West by Creator/{{Funimation}}.[[note]] They published the specials out of order; the last one they dubbed was ''The Columbus Files'', which they put out just after ''Dead Or Alive'' in 2006.[[/note]] It wouldn't be until 2018 that [[Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid another special would be dubbed]], and even then, Funimation has nothing to do with it.

Incidentally, this is the final ''Lupin'' special to be animated traditionally, with paint on cels. The series switched to digital production starting with the next year's special, ''The Alcatraz Connection''.

* [[spoiler:AntagonistInMourning: Zenigata is hit with this hard when he believes Lupin was killed. Instantly resigning from the [=ICPO=]. When he sees Lupin is still alive he is overjoyed and immediately tries to arrest him again.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Lupin disguised as a priest pulls this off to save the gang after they were ambushed.]]

** Also a young singer named Sandie that Lupin promised the ring too at the beginning of the movie. At first it seems like she was simply a GirlOfTheWeek Lupin was chasing. But she appears several times later in the film shown to have been working her way up in her career. [[spoiler:By the end she is a national sensation with her image all over the city. Lupin even gives her the broach as a congratulation present. He admits that even though the broach is supposed to grant power to its owner, she didn't need it due to her talent.]]
* ComplexityAddiction: Played with. When Lupin was trying to crack the code he got [[spoiler:from the ring]], he is looking through every form of code breaking he can think of. At last he gets fed up with it and just tries a simple replace program on his computer. He is shocked that it worked.

* ChurchOfHappyology: The group (or just a single woman, as that is all we see of this church) that Goemon is working with at the beginning of the film. [[spoiler:By the end the woman steals Goemon's share of the take and runs off.]]

* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Lupin pulls this off halfway through the film.]]

* GenreBlindness: [[spoiler:Cynthia seems to think it's a good idea to buy a oil company owned by Lupin, a known ConMan. Though this could be due to a mix of her plan almost being complete and her clear attraction to Lupin that caused this. She does realize she has suffered this but by that time it's too late.]]

* MacGuffin: The ring and [[spoiler:the broach. Heck, by the time Lupin gets the broach, he all but loses interest in it and gives it away.]]

* MortonsFork: Cynthia's mercenary puts Goemon, Jigen, and Fujiko in one. When they break into a warehouse he takes their weapons and sets motion activated blast charges around them that will kill them if they move. He then leaves telling them that the whole warehouse is going to blow up in a few minutes anyway. [[spoiler:Lupin saves the gang by cutting the power supply to the motion sensors, then driving through the place in a getaway vehicle.]]

This special is the last one, chronologically, to be released in the West by Creator/{{Funimation}}.[[note]] They published the specials out of order; the last one they dubbed was ''The Columbus Files'', which they put out just after ''Dead Or Alive'' in 2006.[[/note]] It wouldn't be until 2018 that [[Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid another special would be dubbed]].

This special is the last one, chronologically, to be released in the West by Creator/{{Funimation}}.[[note]] They published the specials out of order; the last one they dubbed was ''The Columbus Files'', which they put out just after ''Dead Or Alive'' in 2006.[[/note]] This means it is the most recent special to have an English dub; later specials released in the West are all Japanese-only.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Probably the only film, book, or episode in the entire Lupin franchise where Fujiko isn't one. Though this maybe because [[ItsPersonal Bank of the World scammed her out of all her money]].

* GenreBlindness: [[spoiler:Cynthia, despite being DangerouslyGenreSavvy, seems to think it's a good idea to buy a oil company owned by Lupin, a known ConMan. Though this could be due to a mix of her plan almost being complete and her clear attraction to Lupin that caused this. She does realize she has suffered this but by that time it's too late.]]

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Cynthia knows full well, despite her mercenaries assumption that Lupin is no threat and has no clue the real value of the ring, that he wouldn't have gone after it with so much energy if it was just to woo a girl. She then confirms her suspicion when she sees a flash of light from the reflection of Lupin's binoculars on the building across the way.
** Zenigata as well. He was able to figure out Lupin's next heist location (even though he was wrong on what Lupin aimed to steal) and even instantly recognized Lupin despite being disguised. The only reason Lupin was able to escape then was because Lupin created so much chaos and slipped out during the mayhem.