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* CastingGag: The English dub casts Creator/KeithSilverstein as Arsene Lupin I, referencing him currently voicing Lupin III in the dubs of the Takeshi Koike-directed film series that began with ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen''.

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* CastingGag: The English dub casts Creator/KeithSilverstein as Arsene Arsène Lupin I, referencing him currently voicing Lupin III in the dubs of the Takeshi Koike-directed film series that began with ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen''.''[[Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen Jigen's Gravestone]]''.



* LateExportForYou: The special didn't get an English dub until 2019, eight years after its Japanese premiere.

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* InMemoriam: The English credits for this special include dedications to Goro Naya, Makio Inoue, and Kazuhiko Kato (a.k.a Monkey Punch). All were alive when this special aired in Japan, though Naya just barely, but had died by the time it hit foreign shores.
* LateExportForYou: The special didn't get an English dub a North American release until 2019, eight years after its Japanese premiere.premiere. Luckily it also got an English dub.



* TheOtherDarrin:
** Everyone but Kanichi Kurita (Lupin) and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021. For example, Creator/DaisukeNamikawa voices Goemon Ishikawa XIII instead of Makio Inoue, Creator/KoichiYamadera plays Inspector Zenigata instead of Creator/GoroNaya and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro voices Fujiko Mine instead of Eiko Masuyama.
** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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* TheOtherDarrin:
TheOtherDarrin: This was the first ''Lupin'' special following the cast overhaul.
** Everyone but Kanichi Kan'ichi Kurita (Lupin) and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021. For example, was already one as he had assumed his role in 1995 following Creator/YasuoYamada's sudden death. Meanwhile, Creator/DaisukeNamikawa voices Goemon Ishikawa XIII instead of Makio Inoue, Creator/MakioInoue; Creator/MiyukiSawashiro voices Fujiko Mine instead of Eiko Masuyama; and Creator/KoichiYamadera plays Inspector Zenigata instead of Creator/GoroNaya – Naya's health problems were well-known by the time this special came out and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro voices Fujiko Mine instead of Eiko Masuyama.
indeed he didn't live too long after it. This left Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) as the only original cast member left, and he managed to keep going for another ''decade'' before finally retiring in October 2021 at age 88, having voiced Jigen for 52 years.
** The English dub qualifies, too; this is – which has the distinction of being the first TV Special Discotek chose to dub – qualifies. This was only the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the block (1993-2000)[[labelnote:*]] The first being was ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. Crisis]]'', which had been dubbed in London back in the mid-90's[[/labelnote]]. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.voice cast they'd already assembled, which itself qualifies due to being identical to the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII "Red Jacket"]]'' cast except with Creator/DougErholtz replacing Dan Lorge as Zenigata.
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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.
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* LateExportForYou: The special didn't get an English dub until 2019, eight years after its Japanese premiere.
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* StudioHop: The English dubs of the fifth through twelfth TV specials were handled by Funimation. For ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'', Discotek Media partnered with Epcar Entertainment, who produced the dub.

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* StudioHop: The English dubs of the fifth through twelfth TV specials were handled by Funimation.Funimation and ''Gravestone of Daisuke Jigen'' was recorded at Creator/BangZoomEntertainment. For ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'', Discotek Media partnered with Epcar Entertainment, who produced the dub.
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** Everyone but Kanichi Kurita (Lupin) and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021.

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** Everyone but Kanichi Kurita (Lupin) and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021. For example, Creator/DaisukeNamikawa voices Goemon Ishikawa XIII instead of Makio Inoue, Creator/KoichiYamadera plays Inspector Zenigata instead of Creator/GoroNaya and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro voices Fujiko Mine instead of Eiko Masuyama.
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* StudioHop: The previous TV specials were dubbed in North America by Funimation. For Discotek's release of ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'', their English dub was produced by Epcar Entertainment.

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* StudioHop: The previous English dubs of the fifth through twelfth TV specials were dubbed in North America handled by Funimation. For Discotek's release of ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'', their English dub was Discotek Media partnered with Epcar Entertainment, who produced by Epcar Entertainment.the dub.
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* CreatorCouple: Creator/RichardEpcar wrote and directed the English dub in addition to voicing Daisuke Jigen, and his wife Ellyn Stern voiced Masae Todo in that dub.
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* DirectedByCastMember: As with the English dubs of ''Part II'' and ''The Italian Adventure'', Creator/RichardEpcar was the ADR director and Daisuke Jigen's voice actor.



** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.dubs.
* StudioHop: The previous TV specials were dubbed in North America by Funimation. For Discotek's release of ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'', their English dub was produced by Epcar Entertainment.
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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' premiered in 1971, the 40th anniversary of the ''Lupin III'' TV series.

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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' premiered in 1971, 2011, the 40th anniversary of the ''Lupin III'' TV series.
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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1971 TV series.

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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' celebrates premiered in 1971, the 40th anniversary of the 1971 ''Lupin III'' TV series.
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** As stated on the main page, everyone but Kanichi Kurita and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021.

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** As stated on the main page, everyone Everyone but Kanichi Kurita (Lupin) and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi (Jigen) got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast until 2021.
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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' celebrates the 40th anniversary of the TV Series.

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* MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1971 TV Series.series.

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* TheOtherDarrin: As stated on the main page, everyone but Kanichi Kurita and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast.

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* TheOtherDarrin: MilestoneCelebration: ''Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~'' celebrates the 40th anniversary of the TV Series.
* TheOtherDarrin:
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As stated on the main page, everyone but Kanichi Kurita and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast.cast until 2021.
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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.
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* CastingGag: The English dub casts Creator/KeithSilverstein as Arsene Lupin I, referencing him currently voicing Lupin III in the dubs of the Takeshi Koike-directed film series that began with ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen''.
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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block (the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''). In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block (the block, the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]'').Crisis]]''. In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.
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* TheOtherDarrin: As stated on the main page, everyone but Kanichi Kurita and Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi got replaced after the other remaining members of the original cast left, the latter being the only remaining member of the original cast.
** The dub qualifies, too; this is the second special to be dubbed outside of Creator/{{Funimation}}'s block (the first being ''[[Anime/LupinIIIByeByeLibertyCrisis Bye Bye Liberty Crisis]]''). In this case, Creator/DiscotekMedia opted to use the voice cast from the ''[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure Part 4]]'' dubs.

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