History YMMV / LupinIII

*** ChaoticEvil: (''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'', ''[[Anime/GoemonIshikawasSprayOfBlood Goemon's Bloodspray]]'') Just straight up commits murder; [[TruerToTheText Shockingly true to the source material]]; "[[HotterAndSexier What if the ''Lupin'' characters '''FUCKED''']]."

*** ChaoticEvil: (''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'', ''[[Anime/GoemonIshikawasSprayOfBlood Goemon's Bloodspray]]'') Just straight up commits murder; [[TruerToText Shockingly true to the source material]]; "[[HotterAndSexier What if the ''Lupin'' characters '''FUCKED''']]."

* HotterAndSexier: A LOT of fans pointed out how, of all the classic ''Lupin'' characters in ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst'', [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/36/c1/ed36c1353a3014544380ed15a9390fb5.png Jigen got this]] but '''good'''. He's much [[{{Hunk}} hunkier]] and with some [[PermaStubble perma-stubble]] added to his [[BadassBeard cool beard]], turning him into a dreamboat.

* MST3KMantra:
** Having been in the hands of so many directors and writers throughout its fifty-plus year history, any real continuity between the films, TV episodes, and TV specials is pretty much nil, other than the most basic aspects of the characters and plot.
** Even the original manga has this issue; Monkey Punch was known to set up stories in one chapter, only to abandon them completely by the next one, with not even a reference in the new story to what had happened before. Hell, his original plan was to have "Fujiko Mine"[[note]] (loose translation: "Twin Peaks")[[/note]] be the name of ''every woman in the series''. This resulted in Fujiko having no fewer than four origin stories within the first few volumes. Monkey Punch eventually got just as confused as everyone else and decided to just make Fujiko a single character, albeit still one with a MultipleChoicePast.

* HotterAndSexier: A LOT of fans pointed out how, of all the classic ''Lupin'' characters in ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst''. [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/36/c1/ed36c1353a3014544380ed15a9390fb5.png Jigen got this]] but '''good'''. He's much [[{{Hunk}} hunkier]] and with some [[PermaStubble perma-stubble]] added to his [[BadassBeard cool beard]], turning him into a dreamboat.

* HotterAndSexier: A LOT of fans pointed out how, of all the classic ''Lupin'' characters in ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst''. [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ed/36/c1/ed36c1353a3014544380ed15a9390fb5.png Jigen got this]] but '''good'''. He's much [[{{Hunk}} hunkier]] and with some [[PermaStubble perma-stubble]] added to his [[CoolBeard cool beard]], turning him into a dreamboat.

* CrazyAwesome:

** Most people are also far more familiar with the LighterAndSofter anime adaptation known as Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket (Or ''Lupin III, Part II'') than the original DarkerAndEdgier manga. ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' (which was closer in tone to the manga) was somewhat controversial largely because many people weren't expecting that level of violence or sexual content in a ''Lupin'' cartoon.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: It's quite popular in Italy. In fact, it's so beloved there the Italians have forgotten he's [[ButNotTooForeign French/Japanese]]. He's got localized comics, a live-action film, clothes with him and his gang on are considered "cool" to wear, and smoking a cigarette downward is called "Jigen-style". Italy was also one of the very few countries outside of Japan to get a localization and dub of the 1971 TV series (the "Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket" series). You can find some Facebook pages made as a tribute to the series. Even the main characters have pages mostly or solely dedicated to them. It got to the point that the new 2015 Lupin the 3rd cartoon series not only will take place in Italy and San Marino, but will also first premiere there as well!

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: It's quite popular in Italy. In fact, it's so beloved there the Italians have forgotten he's [[ButNotTooForeign French/Japanese]]. He's got localized comics, a live-action film, clothes with him and his gang on are considered "cool" to wear, and smoking a cigarette downward is called "Jigen-style". Italy was also the ''only'' country outside of Japan to get a localization and dub of the 1971 TV series (the "Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket" series). You can find some Facebook pages made as a tribute to the series. Even the main characters have pages mostly or solely dedicated to them. It got to the point that the new 2015 Lupin the 3rd cartoon series not only will take place in Italy and San Marino, but will also first premiere there as well!

* EscapistCharacter: Lupin, to a degree. Monkey Punch has stated in an interview with Anime News Network that "what [he] really likes about Lupin is his freedom, his boundless freedom that allows him to do whatever he wants whenever he wants and never really be tied down to anything or anyone in particular."

* MagnificentBastard:
** Lupin III, the eponymous thief, is a debonair rogue always ready with a plan for a brand new caper, whether he is its hero or its villain. A thief who savors the rush and thrill of the theft far more than any monetary value, Lupin also delights in paying karmic justice to deserving victims. Often cloaking himself behind a facade of stupidity, Lupin is almost always capable of convincing his opponents he's a mere fool to disguise his true intellect, when not using a disguise outright. Throughout multiple anime incarnations, Lupin is characterized by choosing seemingly impossible ventures or being thrust into inescapable situations, only to execute a cunning plan--be they pre-arranged or adapted [[IndyPloy on the fly]]--and escape completely free, whether [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro defeating a wicked count and stealing a Princess's heart]], [[Anime/TheSecretOfMamo outwitting a giant brain beyond human capacity]], or even [[Anime/LupinIIITheFirst preventing a Nazi world-conquering scheme]]. Rarely ever losing his playful grin, and always ready with witty repartee, Lupin remains one of anime's most successful examples of a GentlemanThief who is constantly capable of twisting a situation to his advantage, whether it's for the good of others or the thrills he lives for.
** [[FemmeFatale Fujiko Mine]], Lupin's occasional lover, constant rival, and frequent ally, is his equal in brilliance and audaciousness. A skilled thief who lives for the rush of the theft, Fujiko is able to perform as many complex schemes as Lupin while constantly outwitting him and everyone around her to get her next big score, no matter what it is. Never afraid to weaponize her sexuality yet also a capable fighter when put in a corner, Fujiko proves capable of ruthlessness and kindness alike. Fujiko always gets her way in the end, whether by [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro stealing counterfeit plates under Lupin's nose]], [[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine seducing a guard and subsituting him to evade her own execution]], [[Anime/LupinIIIPart5 using her own capture to force Lupin's true feelings for her out of him]], or [[Anime/LupinIIITheFirst making off with a boatload of Nazi gold]]. In the end, Fujiko allows nobody but her to define herself and stops at nothing to achieve her goals, no matter who she has to manipulate or fool, while always maintaining the same charismatic style as Lupin himself.

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/LupinIIIS2E75 William Huffner]] from the "[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]" series; [[YMMV/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers Crazy Mash]]; [[YMMV/GreenVsRed Mike Logan]]; [[YMMV/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine Count Luis Yu Almeida]]. See those pages for details.

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/LupinIIIS2E75 William Huffner]] from the "[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]" series; [[YMMV/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers Crazy Mash]]; [[YMMV/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine Count Luis Yu Almeida]]; [[YMMV/GreenVsRed Mike Logan]]. See those pages for details.

* CompleteMonster: [[YMMV/LupinIIIS2E75 William Huffner]] from the "[[Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket Red Jacket]]" series; [[YMMV/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers Crazy Mash]]; [[YMMV/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine Count Luis Yu Almeida]]. See those pages for details.

** Lupin III, the titular thief, is a debonair rogue always ready with a plan for a brand new caper. A thief who savors the rush and thrill of the theft far more than any monetary value, Lupin also delights in paying karmic justice to deserving victims. Throughout multiple anime incarnations, Lupin is characterized by choosing seemingly impossible ventures or being thrust into inescapable situations, only to execute a cunning plan (arranged in advance or [[IndyPloy on the fly]]) and escaping completely free, in one instance even outsmarting an ancient brain supposedly beyond any human being's. Rarely ever losing his playful grin, and always ready with witty repartee, Lupin remains one of anime's most successful examples of a GentlemanThief who is constantly capable of twisting a situation to his advantage.
** Lupin's occasional lover, constant rival and ally, Fujiko Mine, is his equal in brilliance and audaciousness. A skilled thief who lives for the rush of the theft, Fujiko is able to perform as many complex schemes as Lupin while constantly outwitting him and everyone around her to get her next big score. In one instance in ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'', she poses as a tutor at an all girls' school, allows one girl to seduce her, only to reveal she knew the girl was a cop in disguise, and let it happen just to fool him and steal the codes she needed. Equally capable of ruthlessness, Fujiko once escaped prison by seducing a guard and sending him to execution in her place, never hesitating to weaponize her sexuality. At the end, Fujiko allows nobody but her to define herself and stops at nothing to achieve her goals, no matter who she has to manipulate or fool, while always maintaining the same charismatic style as Lupin himself.

* LesYay: It ''is'' [[GirlOnGirlIsHot a seinen, after all]]. A fairly light amount but it is there such as in the Columbus Files where Fujiko woke up in a bed belonging to a young woman by the name of Rosaria. After Rosaria explained to Fujiko that Rosaria brought her here after she found Fujiko's unconscious body nearby but jokingly reassured her that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot "I didn't do anything to you."]] The episodes where they contain cults of [[MsFanservice scantly clad curvy women]] can occasionally give that vibe as well. Especially when [[{{Tomboy}} one of them]] tries to seduce Fujiko... [[spoiler: only to punch her in the stomach and point a gun at her when she refuses.]]

* DieForOurShip: For the above-stated reason, Fujiko's gotten hit with this more often compared to her cohorts, though with her more proactive role later in the franchise and [[VindicatedByHistory the rise in popularity for morally ambiguous female characters]], the fandom's warmed up to her considerably, though het pairings with her are still in the relative minority.

* CultClassic: One of several that aired on Creator/AdultSwim.
* DamselScrappy: Fujiko, Fujiko, Fujiko... When it's not stealing a cursed ruby, it's getting locked in a prison full of DNA-seeking homing missiles, and when it's not that, it's realizing only just a bit too late that working for the evil psychic dwarf with a god complex was ''maybe'' not such a good idea, and when it's not that, it's being kidnapped by a mad scientist, or put into a coma by a castle full of lesbians, and when it's not that... you get the idea. She gets enough moments of competence (and clearly the love between her and Lupin is genuine enough, if plagued by mutual CommitmentIssues) to avoid this trope... but it's not hard to see why some might disagree.
* DieForOurShip: For the above-stated reason, Fujiko's gotten hit with this more often compared to her cohorts, though with her more proactive role later in the franchise and the rise in popularity for morally ambiguous female characters, the fandom's warmed up to her considerably, though het pairings with her are still in the relative minority.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Lupin has been shipped with all of his team members and Zenigata,

* DieForOurShip: The franchise fandom is small enough -- and the EstrogenBrigade portion of it especially so -- that people don't actively flame one another, for the most part. The Lupin/Jigen, Jigen/Goemon, Lupin/Goemon and Lupin/Zenigata shippers can often hold quite civil and mature conversations with one another. What they ''will not'' tolerate is Lupin/Fujiko. Or ''Anyone''/Fujiko, for that matter. Granted, she's devious as a cat and twice as manipulative, but you'd be hard pressed to find any named character on the show who ''isn't''. The Lupin fangirls hate her because she's "mean" to their cute little thief (who harasses every attractive woman he meets, including her); the Goemon fangirls don't care for her 'cause she seduced then dumped their man in the first season (the only really justified complaint on this list); the Jigen fangirls agree with their adorably scruffy gunman, that she's "trouble" (again, [[WeirdnessMagnet take a look at the]] [[CartwrightCurse others' track records]]); and the Zenigata fangirls (yep, they exist) just think she's a [[RealWomenDontWearDresses vapid bimbo]] ([[ActionGirl who is capable of building an explosive device powerful enough to destroy a solid oak door]] [[TheSmartGuy but small enough to fit inside a high heel).]] This isn't even taking into account the number of times she's saved her male compatriots' necks by charming her way into serving as TheMole when needed. Or the number of times she's [[IWasJustPassingThrough freaked out at the thought of Lupin being in peril]].

** In "Goodbye Lady Liberty", the scene where Fujiko is forced into a possession ritual by the Three Masons sect might make your skin crawl.
** In another episode, Lupin has an encounter with ''Mephistopheles''. Who then [[AndShowItToYou brags]] about having [[BeatStillMyHeart the former's heart in his hand]]. And then {{squ|ick}}eezes it, making Lupin writhe in pain on the floor, while surrounded by creepy marionettes laughing at him in unison. It's soon revealed to be {{All Just a|Dream}} NightmareSequence, but ''still''.

* AnimationAgeGhetto: On Amazon.com, if you do a search under the genre "Anime" and go under the subcategory "Kids & Family", you'll find ''Lupin III'' [=DVDs=]. Because stuff like ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' [[SarcasmMode are perfect for children]]!

* ArchivePanic: The franchise was created in 1969 and has effectively '''never stopped.''' There are over 40 movies, ''six'' TV shows (when added together, has '''''291''''' episodes, and two live action movies. And then there's the manga series and its spin-offs.