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Below is the list of each special to air since 1989. They are listed by their official English release name, if they had one, or the main title translated from Japanese, with the full title listed in parentheses for those with subtitles.[[note]] The wicks to some of the specials are truncated to avoid long URL's due to ColonCancer. Very few of these have been officially released outside of Japan, so they have no official shortened English title.[[/note]]
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Below is the list of each special to air since 1989. They are listed by their official English release name, if they had one, or the main title translated from Japanese, with the full title listed in parentheses for those with subtitles.[[note]] The wicks to some of the specials are truncated to avoid long URL's due to ColonCancer. Very few Not all of these have been officially released outside of Japan, so they have no official shortened English title.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one re-using footage from ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''The Italian Adventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10% (This finally happened with ''Goodbye Partner'' in 2019).[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one re-using footage from ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''The Italian Adventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10% (This finally happened with ''Goodbye Partner'' in 2019).[[/note]]
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The unexpected flop of 1987's ''[[Anime/TheFumaConspiracy Fuma Conspiracy]]'' was a blow to [[Creator/TMSEntertainment TMS's]] efforts to revive the ''Franchise/LupinIII'' franchise after the poor receptions of the [[Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket Pink Jacket]] series and its related movie ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''. Yet the strong passions ''Fuma'' aroused proved that Japan had not yet given up on ''Lupin''; TMS just needed to take a new (or old) tack...
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The unexpected flop of 1987's ''[[Anime/TheFumaConspiracy Fuma Conspiracy]]'' was a blow to [[Creator/TMSEntertainment TMS's]] efforts to revive the ''Franchise/LupinIII'' franchise after the poor receptions of the [[Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket [[Anime/LupinIIIPartIII Pink Jacket]] series and its related movie ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''. Yet the strong passions ''Fuma'' aroused proved that Japan had not yet given up on ''Lupin''; TMS just needed to take a new (or old) tack...
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In terms of content, these specials largely tread a middle ground – although they are certainly more kid-friendly than Monkey Punch's extremely violent and raunchy manga, they are nonetheless a fair bit darker than [[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]], or especially Pink Jacket. Still, because ''Lupin'' remains a beloved franchise in Japan, and these specials air in Japanese prime time, they usually stay at least nominally {{Shonen}} for families rather than going for a more true-to-source {{Seinen}}.
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In terms of content, these specials largely tread a middle ground – although they are certainly more kid-friendly than Monkey Punch's extremely violent and raunchy manga, they are nonetheless a fair bit darker than [[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]], or especially Pink Jacket. Still, because ''Lupin'' remains a beloved franchise in Japan, and these specials air in Japanese prime time, they usually stay at least nominally {{Shonen}} for families rather than going for a more true-to-source {{Seinen}}.
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One fan observation is that if Lupin's shirt is Black, character deaths will involve {{Gorn}}. But if his shirt is Blue, a DisneyVillainDeath is most likely.
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One fan observation is that if Lupin's shirt is Black, black, character deaths will involve {{Gorn}}. But if his shirt is Blue, blue, a DisneyVillainDeath is most likely.
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one re-using footage from ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''The Italian Adventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one re-using footage from ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''The Italian Adventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.10% (This finally happened with ''Goodbye Partner'' in 2019).[[/note]]
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house[[note]]With the lone exception of ''Seven Days Rhapsody'', which had a handful of scenes animated in-house[[/note]]. Animation is typically handled by other studios (including sister company Telecom Animation Film) or freelanced animation teams, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio or team is currently using, with TMS usually supplying [[ProductionPosse their usual support studios]] to help with minor tasks like inbetweening and photography. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house[[note]]With the lone exception of ''Seven Days Rhapsody'', which had a handful of scenes animated in-house[[/note]]. Animation is typically handled by other studios (including sister company Telecom Animation Film) or freelanced animation teams, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio or team is currently using, with TMS usually supplying [[ProductionPosse their usual support studios]] to help with minor tasks like inbetweening and photography.photography most of the time. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: In the 2001 specials onward, CGI has been used in various ways. In some of those earlier specials, it stands out hard against ''Lupin III'''s retro style. Later specials have blended it in with the more traditional Lupin look to varying degrees of success. On a couple of occasions, it's used on purpose to make something, usually the [=MacGuffin=], stand out.
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* ConspicuousCGI: In the 2001 specials onward, CGI has been used in various ways. In some of those earlier specials, it stands out hard against ''Lupin III'''s retro style. Later specials have blended it in with the more traditional Lupin look to varying degrees of success. On a couple of occasions, it's used on purpose to make something, usually the [=MacGuffin=], stand out.
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house[[note]]With the lone exception of ''Seven Days Rhapsody'', which had a handful of scenes animated in-house[[/note]]. Animation is typically handled by other studios, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio is currently using. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house[[note]]With the lone exception of ''Seven Days Rhapsody'', which had a handful of scenes animated in-house[[/note]]. Animation is typically handled by other studios, studios (including sister company Telecom Animation Film) or freelanced animation teams, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio or team is currently using.using, with TMS usually supplying [[ProductionPosse their usual support studios]] to help with minor tasks like inbetweening and photography. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMS uses different directors for each special, and will farm out them out to different studios to animate. Some designs are reused from special to special, however, or are actually modeled on earlier versions of ''Lupin''.
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* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMS uses different directors for each special, and will farm out them out to different studios to animate.animate on occasion. Some designs are reused from special to special, however, or are actually modeled on earlier versions of ''Lupin''.
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There's no need to italicize, since these are nicknames and not the official titles.
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The unexpected flop of 1987's ''[[Anime/TheFumaConspiracy Fuma Conspiracy]]'' was a blow to [[Creator/TMSEntertainment TMS's]] efforts to revive the ''Franchise/LupinIII'' franchise after the poor receptions of ''Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket'' and its movie ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''. Yet the strong passions ''Fuma'' aroused proved that Japan had not yet given up on ''Lupin''; TMS just needed to take a new (or old) tack...
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The unexpected flop of 1987's ''[[Anime/TheFumaConspiracy Fuma Conspiracy]]'' was a blow to [[Creator/TMSEntertainment TMS's]] efforts to revive the ''Franchise/LupinIII'' franchise after the poor receptions of ''Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket'' the [[Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket Pink Jacket]] series and its related movie ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''. Yet the strong passions ''Fuma'' aroused proved that Japan had not yet given up on ''Lupin''; TMS just needed to take a new (or old) tack...
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In terms of content, these specials largely tread a middle ground – although they are certainly more kid-friendly than Monkey Punch's extremely violent and raunchy manga, they are nonetheless a fair bit darker than ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket "Red Jacket"]]'', or especially ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket "Pink Jacket"]]''. Still, because ''Lupin'' remains a beloved franchise in Japan, and these specials air in Japanese prime time, they usually stay at least nominally {{Shonen}} for families rather than going for a more true-to-source {{Seinen}}.
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In terms of content, these specials largely tread a middle ground – although they are certainly more kid-friendly than Monkey Punch's extremely violent and raunchy manga, they are nonetheless a fair bit darker than ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket "Red Jacket"]]'', [[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]], or especially ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket "Pink Jacket"]]''.Pink Jacket. Still, because ''Lupin'' remains a beloved franchise in Japan, and these specials air in Japanese prime time, they usually stay at least nominally {{Shonen}} for families rather than going for a more true-to-source {{Seinen}}.
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one using footage of ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials and the 2016 one using re-using footage of from ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' ''The Italian Adventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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* 2009: ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}}) [[note]]This is not considered in an official yearly special by TMS since it involves its own continuity, but is included here for completeness' sake.[[/note]]
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* 2009: ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}}) [[note]]This is not considered in an official yearly special by TMS since it involves its own continuity, but is included here for completeness' sake.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the focus on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, specials and the 2016 one using footage of ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', but this was likely due to the focus on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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* 1992: ''Anime/LupinIIIFromSiberiaWithLove''
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* 1992: ''Anime/LupinIIIFromSiberiaWithLove''''Anime/LupinIIIFromSiberiaWithLove'' (''From Russia With Love'')
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* 2009: ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}})
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* 2009: ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}})Creator/{{Xebec}}) [[note]]This is not considered in an official yearly special by TMS since it involves its own continuity, but is included here for completeness' sake.[[/note]]
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I can't count, apparently.
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* LongRunners: This series alone is one of the longest-lasting parts of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, with twenty-eight specials released across thirty years and counting.
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* LongRunners: This series alone is one of the longest-lasting parts of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, with twenty-eight twenty-seven specials released across thirty years and counting.
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Below is the list of each special to air since 1989. The Funimation-released specials often changed the title, sometimes completely. In those cases, the (translation of the) Japanese title is listed in parentheses.[[note]] Also, the wicks to some more recent specials are truncated to avoid long URL's due to ColonCancer. Very few of these have been officially released outside of Japan.[[/note]]
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Below is the list of each special to air since 1989. The Funimation-released specials often changed They are listed by their official English release name, if they had one, or the title, sometimes completely. In those cases, the (translation of the) Japanese main title is translated from Japanese, with the full title listed in parentheses.parentheses for those with subtitles.[[note]] Also, the The wicks to some more recent of the specials are truncated to avoid long URL's due to ColonCancer. Very few of these have been officially released outside of Japan.Japan, so they have no official shortened English title.[[/note]]
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* 1993: ''Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger'' (Orders to Assassinate Lupin)
* 1994: ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom'' (Burn, Zantetsuken!)
* 1994: ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom'' (Burn, Zantetsuken!)
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* 1993: ''Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger'' (Orders (''Orders to Assassinate Lupin)
Lupin'')
* 1994: ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom''(Burn, Zantetsuken!) (''Burn, Zantetsuken!'')
* 1994: ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom''
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* 1997: ''Anime/LupinIIIIslandOfAssassins'' (Walther P-38 ~In Memory of the Walther P38~)
* 1998: ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo'' (Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~)
* 1999: ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles'' (Da Capo of Love ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~)
* 2000: ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar'' ($1 Money Wars)
* 1998: ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo'' (Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~)
* 1999: ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles'' (Da Capo of Love ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~)
* 2000: ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar'' ($1 Money Wars)
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* 1997: ''Anime/LupinIIIIslandOfAssassins'' (Walther P-38 ~In (''In Memory of the Walther P38~)
Walther-P38'')
* 1998: ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo''(Memories (''Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~)
Crisis~'')
* 1999: ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles''(Da (''Da Capo of Love ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~)
Days~'')
* 2000: ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar''($1 (''$1 Money Wars) Wars'')
* 1998: ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo''
* 1999: ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles''
* 2000: ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar''
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* 2004: ''Anime/LupinIIIStolenLupin'' (Stolen Lupin ~The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~; with Creator/ALine)
* 2005: ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics'' (An Angel's Tactics ~Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder~)
* 2005: ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics'' (An Angel's Tactics ~Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder~)
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* 2004: ''Anime/LupinIIIStolenLupin'' (Stolen (''Stolen Lupin ~The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~; Butterfly~''; with Creator/ALine)
* 2005: ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics''(An (''An Angel's Tactics ~Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder~) Murder~'')
* 2005: ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics''
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* 2008: ''Anime/LupinIIISweetLostNight'' (Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~)
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* 2008: ''Anime/LupinIIISweetLostNight'' (Sweet (''Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~) Premonition~'')
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* 2012: ''Anime/LupinIIITravelsOfMarcoPoloAnotherPage'' (Record of Observations of the East ~Another Page~)
* 2013: ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze'' (Princess of the Breeze ~Hidden City in the Sky~)
* 2013: ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze'' (Princess of the Breeze ~Hidden City in the Sky~)
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* 2012: ''Anime/LupinIIITravelsOfMarcoPoloAnotherPage'' (Record (''Record of Observations of the East ~Another Page~)
Page~'')
* 2013: ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze''(Princess (''Princess of the Breeze ~Hidden City in the Sky~)Sky~'')
* 2013: ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze''
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* CerebusRollercoaster: The specials can shift from tone to tone.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Than ''Anime/TheFumaConspiracy'', at least.
* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMS would use different directors and farm out different specials to different studios.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Sometimes, characterization would be different from special to special.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of course; usually provided by Fujiko, but both males and females have been objectified from time to time.
* GirlOfTheWeek: Don't count on any females introduced in one special to appear in anything futher, and that's if they're lucky enough to not get KilledOffForReal.
* LighterAndSofter: Like many adaptations, they're still not as dark as [[Manga/LupinIII the original manga]].
* LongRunners: The franchise as a whole qualifies, but this series alone is one of the longest lasting parts of it, with 25 specials across 27 years.
* MonumentalTheft: Of course.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Than ''Anime/TheFumaConspiracy'', at least.
* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMS would use different directors and farm out different specials to different studios.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Sometimes, characterization would be different from special to special.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of course; usually provided by Fujiko, but both males and females have been objectified from time to time.
* GirlOfTheWeek: Don't count on any females introduced in one special to appear in anything futher, and that's if they're lucky enough to not get KilledOffForReal.
* LighterAndSofter: Like many adaptations, they're still not as dark as [[Manga/LupinIII the original manga]].
* LongRunners: The franchise as a whole qualifies, but this series alone is one of the longest lasting parts of it, with 25 specials across 27 years.
* MonumentalTheft: Of course.
to:
* CerebusRollercoaster: The As detailed below, the specials can shift greatly from tone light to tone.
dark across year to year, especially since most of them have had different directors who each placed their own quirks and tones on the stories and characters.
* ConspicuousCGI: In the 2001 specials onward, CGI has been used in various ways. In some of those earlier specials, it stands out hard against ''Lupin III'''s retro style. Later specials have blended it in with the more traditional Lupin look to varying degrees of success. On a couple of occasions, it's used on purpose to make something, usually the [=MacGuffin=], stand out.
* DarkerAndEdgier:Than ''Anime/TheFumaConspiracy'', at least.
A handful of specials have pushed ''Lupin'' to a darker tone than the TV series with more violence and bloodshed than seen in a standard episode. ''Island of Assassins'' is the front-runner for darkest of all of them. None of them, however, are as dark in tone as ''A Woman Named Fujiko Mine'' or its tie-in specials.
* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMSwould use uses different directors for each special, and will farm out different specials them out to different studios.
studios to animate. Some designs are reused from special to special, however, or are actually modeled on earlier versions of ''Lupin''.
* DependingOnTheWriter:Sometimes, characterization would Characterization tends to vary the most here in the ''Lupin'' canon, more so than any of the TV series.
** Minor character traits, details of their past, or other features tend to bedifferent created, ignored, or exaggerated for the sake of the plot, and then forgotten or altered in the next go around. Most fans consider each ''Lupin'' special to be something of its own canon and to not sweat the small changes in-between.
** One place it tends to be constantly changed is in how it affects Jigen's ImprobableAimingSkills and Goemon's ImplausibleFencingPowers, with them more limited in their skills in one special and then having near superhuman abilities in the next.
** Zenigata tends to get the most actual character change from special tospecial.
special. In some, he's a competent ICPO officer just a step behind Lupin, sometimes he's near-inept and just there for comic relief, and sometimes he's a badass in his own right that can hold his own with the gang.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of course; usually provided byFujiko, Fujiko and/or the Girl of the Week, but both males and females later specials have been objectified from time to time.
put less emphasis on female-only fan service and begun focusing on the male characters as well.
* GirlOfTheWeek:Don't They come in all forms: old flames or friends, rival thieves, reluctant allies, turned enemies, having a past with the [=MacGuffin=] or villain, etc. Whoever they are, don't count on any females introduced in one special of them to appear in anything futher, and that's if they're lucky enough to not get past their one special.[[note]]The lone exception in the series history is Diana from ''Harimao's Treasure'', who makes a very brief cameo in the last episode of ''Part 5''.[[/note]] The really unfortunate ones end up KilledOffForReal.
* LatexPerfection: Rare is the special where Lupin and/or his gang do not make use of disguises. Rarer is the special where are least one of those disguises [[RunningGag is]] ''[[RunningGag not]]'' [[RunningGag Inspector Zenigata]].
* LighterAndSofter:Like many adaptations, they're They're still not as dark as [[Manga/LupinIII the original manga]].
manga]] or the ''Woman Named Fujiko Mine'' continuity, and often have a healthy dose of humor and gags.
* LongRunners:The franchise as a whole qualifies, but this This series alone is one of the longest lasting longest-lasting parts of it, the ''Lupin III'' franchise, with 25 twenty-eight specials released across 27 years.
thirty years and counting.
* MacGuffin: The most common way to get the plot going in these; Lupin either steals or wants to steal a great treasure that is not what it appears to be or leads to a bigger treasure and/or a huge threat that he and the gang have to find and solve before the end of the film.
* MonumentalTheft:Of course.On occasion; ''Bye Bye Liberty Crisis'' is the most famous example, but heists involving other landmarks around the world have happened.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: If there's any place in the franchise that consistently shows Zenigata's willingness to work with Lupin to stop a bigger problem, it's in the specials. As the stakes are usually bigger than they are in the TV series and often entire countries or even the ''world'' will be at stake, Zenigata will throw in with Lupin just long enough to stop the bigger threat. At the end of the special, it's back to business as usual and Zenigata will be found chasing Lupin and company into the sunset.
* ConspicuousCGI: In the 2001 specials onward, CGI has been used in various ways. In some of those earlier specials, it stands out hard against ''Lupin III'''s retro style. Later specials have blended it in with the more traditional Lupin look to varying degrees of success. On a couple of occasions, it's used on purpose to make something, usually the [=MacGuffin=], stand out.
* DarkerAndEdgier:
* DependingOnTheArtist: As mentioned above, this is the rule rather than the exception since TMS
* DependingOnTheWriter:
** Minor character traits, details of their past, or other features tend to be
** One place it tends to be constantly changed is in how it affects Jigen's ImprobableAimingSkills and Goemon's ImplausibleFencingPowers, with them more limited in their skills in one special and then having near superhuman abilities in the next.
** Zenigata tends to get the most actual character change from special to
* {{Fanservice}}: Of course; usually provided by
* GirlOfTheWeek:
* LatexPerfection: Rare is the special where Lupin and/or his gang do not make use of disguises. Rarer is the special where are least one of those disguises [[RunningGag is]] ''[[RunningGag not]]'' [[RunningGag Inspector Zenigata]].
* LighterAndSofter:
* LongRunners:
* MacGuffin: The most common way to get the plot going in these; Lupin either steals or wants to steal a great treasure that is not what it appears to be or leads to a bigger treasure and/or a huge threat that he and the gang have to find and solve before the end of the film.
* MonumentalTheft:
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: If there's any place in the franchise that consistently shows Zenigata's willingness to work with Lupin to stop a bigger problem, it's in the specials. As the stakes are usually bigger than they are in the TV series and often entire countries or even the ''world'' will be at stake, Zenigata will throw in with Lupin just long enough to stop the bigger threat. At the end of the special, it's back to business as usual and Zenigata will be found chasing Lupin and company into the sunset.
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the crews instead working on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the crews instead working focus on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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# ''Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIStealNapoleonsDictionary''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIFromSiberiaWithLove''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger'' (Orders to Assassinate Lupin)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom'' (Burn, Zantetsuken!)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure''
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIIslandOfAssassins'' (Walther P-38 ~In Memory of the Walther P38~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo'' (Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles'' (Da Capo of Love ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar'' ($1 Money Wars)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIAlcatrazConnection''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIEpisode0FirstContact''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIOperationReturnTheTreasure''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIStolenLupin'' (Stolen Lupin ~The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~; with Creator/ALine)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics'' (An Angel's Tactics ~Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIISevenDaysRhapsody''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIElusivenessOfTheFog''
# ''Anime/LupinIIISweetLostNight'' (Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}})
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheLastJob'' (with Creator/TheAnswerStudio)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid'' (with Creator/NipponAnimation)
# ''Anime/LupinIIITravelsOfMarcoPoloAnotherPage'' (Record of Observations of the East ~Another Page~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze'' (Princess of the Breeze ~Hidden City in the Sky~)
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIItalianGame''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
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# ''Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIStealNapoleonsDictionary''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIFromSiberiaWithLove''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIVoyageToDanger'' (Orders to Assassinate Lupin)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom'' (Burn, Zantetsuken!)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure''
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIIslandOfAssassins'' (Walther P-38 ~In Memory of the Walther P38~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIICrisisInTokyo'' (Memories of the Flame ~Tokyo Crisis~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles'' (Da Capo of Love ~Fujiko's Unlucky Days~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIMissedByADollar'' ($1 Money Wars)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIAlcatrazConnection''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIEpisode0FirstContact''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIOperationReturnTheTreasure''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIStolenLupin'' (Stolen Lupin ~The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~; with Creator/ALine)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIAngelTactics'' (An Angel's Tactics ~Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIISevenDaysRhapsody''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIElusivenessOfTheFog''
# ''Anime/LupinIIISweetLostNight'' (Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan'' (with Creator/{{APPP}}, Creator/{{Dogakobo}} and Creator/{{Xebec}})
# ''Anime/LupinIIITheLastJob'' (with Creator/TheAnswerStudio)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid'' (with Creator/NipponAnimation)
# ''Anime/LupinIIITravelsOfMarcoPoloAnotherPage'' (Record of Observations of the East ~Another Page~)
# ''Anime/LupinIIIPrincessOfTheBreeze'' (Princess of the Breeze ~Hidden City in the Sky~)
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIItalianGame''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''[-no special-]''
# ''Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
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** ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house. Animation is typically handled by other studios, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio is currently using. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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Watching these specials is something of a trip through Japan's recent animation history. Unlike the old TV series, TMS does not make these specials in-house.in-house[[note]]With the lone exception of ''Seven Days Rhapsody'', which had a handful of scenes animated in-house[[/note]]. Animation is typically handled by other studios, who often adapt the ''Lupin'' house style to whatever artistic trend that studio is currently using. DependingOnTheArtist is the rule rather than the exception here. As a result, many of these specials look wildly different from each other. This trend has affected Fujiko the most, of course, but none of the cast is immune to its effects. The animation quality, while ''far'' higher than any of the TV series, also varies from special to special.
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2000's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the crews instead working on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. Things slowed down in the mid-2000's mid-2010's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the crews instead working on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials (one at the beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. However, 2014 came and went without any special at all. 2015 has seen a new ''Lupin'' TV series (an Italian co-production, {{fan nickname}}d "Blue Jacket"), with its own special released in January 2016, but as of this writing it is unknown whether the regular specials will continue or if 2013's regular special – the 25th – was the last.[[note]] Quite possibly. Ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. However, 2014 came and went without any special at all. 2015 has seen a new ''Lupin'' TV series (an Italian co-production, {{fan nickname}}d "Blue Jacket"), Things slowed down in the mid-2000's with 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 having no specials, but this was likely due to the crews instead working on ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5'' in the main series, as well as the spin-off ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' and its own special released in January 2016, but as of this writing it is unknown whether the regular three tie-in specials. Since then, 2019 saw two yearly specials will continue or if 2013's regular special – (one at the 25th – beginning and one at the end of the year) and with interest in Lupin rising again, there are probably more on the way. [[note]]There was concern that the last.[[note]] Quite possibly. Ratings yearly specials ending was permanent... ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. However, 2014 came and went without any special at all. 2015 has seen a new ''Lupin'' TV series (an Italian co-production, {{fan nickname}}d "Blue Jacket"), with its own special released in January 2016, but as of this writing it is unknown whether the specials will continue or if 2013's regular special – the 25th – was the last.[[note]] Quite possibly. Ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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On April 1st 1989, twenty years after the ''Anime/LupinIIIPilotFilm'' was released and four years after ''Babylon'' hit cinemas, NTV aired ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'', a 97-minute MadeForTVMovie. Featuring the return of the original music composer and voice cast, it was a big hit. Since then, TMS has made an effort to have a new ''Lupin III'' special produced every year, typically airing either in April or (more recently) in late Fall. However, 2014 came and went without any special at all. 2015 has seen a new ''Lupin'' TV series (an Italian co-production, {{fan nickname}}d "Blue Jacket"), with its own special released in January 2016, but as of this writing it is unknown whether the regular specials will continue or if 2013's regular special – the 25th – was the last.[[note]] Quite possibly. Ratings for the ''Lupin'' specials had been steadily dropping for years; had a special aired in 2014, it might have seen numbers finally fall below 10,000,000.[[/note]]
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