Heartwarming / Lupin III: Island of Assassins

• Because all she'd ever known was betrayal and life as an assassin, Ellen was withdrawn and felt she had no one she could trust. So it was pretty cool to see Lupin dial back his usual perviness, once he started to learn more about her.
  • One of the most poignant scenes, was the brief moment they shared off the island, sitting atop the hill taking in the landscape. For the first time in her life, Ellen knew what it was like to be free.
  • Later, when she'd been about to commit suicide to keep from being captured again, Lupin reminds her of her brother's sacrifice by playing the musicbox in her pendant, to give her a reason to go on living.
  • In her final moments, she thanks Lupin for the moment they shared atop the hill and said she'd treasure it always... before going limp in his arms, with a faint smile.