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| Well, this was easily the strangest episode of the season so far. So many layers to delve into, and I look forward to seeing the dub of this episode when it comes out. A lot of the episode is exposition, and there is very little besides that. There is a nice exploration about conspiracy theories regarding archeology, which I don't want to get too much into, but it was interesting to see. The weird part though was the ending and what that meant for the entire episode. Jigen was right to leave it alone, and Fujiko eventually saw reason and did the same at the end, but there is still a lot to unpack. Like how much of the religious aspect of the end reveal was literal and how much was figurative. All I can say is that I will need to watch it again to come to better conclusions and that I could easily have seen this episode being adapted into one of the yearly specials for a longer runtime. It was quite a trip. Next week we are back in London/Sherlock plotline for what will probably be a two episode finale of that arc. The track list for the soundtrack of the second arc of this season has been revealed, and it seems that aside from the new ED, Bitter Rain by Sakura Fujiwara, there doesn't appear to be any other vocal songs, which is a shame. |
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| this episode went from "well, that's the most low budget thing I've seen in lupin" to "WAIT WHAT" the execution was amazing. who was the director this time? somehow I feel fujiko only refused because she couldn't fit it through the door. |
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nyugvo6 said: this episode went from "well, that's the most low budget thing I've seen in lupin" to "WAIT WHAT" the execution was amazing. who was the director this time? somehow I feel fujiko only refused because she couldn't fit it through the door. Yet another piece of art from the signature style of Mamoru Oshii (also known for directing Ghost in the Shell (1995). Together with episode 4 of this season (Hemingway references), Oshii had brought in a unique touch to the Lupin III merchandise. Side note: Oshii had been invited to direct the 3rd movie eventually became "The Castle of Cagliostro", the debuting movie directed by Miyazaki. How would Oshii handle Lupin II merchandiseI? The answer eventually came more than 40 years later. |
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| holy... WHAT!? Wow, that was incredible. Might be one of my favorite Lupin episodes to date. Never thought I'd want something like this but give me more please. |
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HopbeeK said: Yet another piece of art from the signature style of Mamoru Oshii (also known for directing Ghost in the Shell (1995). Together with episode 4 of this season (Hemingway references), Oshii had brought in a unique touch to the Lupin III merchandise. had a feeling it was him, because it was pointed out to me previously that the assassin bar episode was his work. my fav work by him was the 2nd patlabor movie btw. |
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| What did i just watch,for most the episode it made me thought that it was a mundane steal possibly leading to a second arc part then this ending came,i'm so confused but it was strangely really really cool definitely need to rewatch this one for more clarity |
| Deep dark fantasies |
| So the central storyline feels like Lupin III: Part 5, the rest of the episodes like Lupin III: Part II but this one here reminded me more of Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna. |
| This might be my favorite episode yet. Loved the overall tone of this episode throughout, and when we got to the reveal, it was just so well done. Oshii and the rest of the staff hit it out of the park with the storytelling. Though I hope they tone down on the exposition in the future. |
TheBreadDaneDec 19, 2021 1:14 PM
| I love weird Lupin episodes |
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| I'm very glad Mamoru Oshii finally got the chance to do his Lupin meets angel fossil conspiracy storyline. Unfortunately, it was in a shorter format and it turned out less weird than I expected given what he had planned for the cancelled movie and what he ended up with in Angel's Egg. |
Jose_prs said: I'm very glad Mamoru Oshii finally got the chance to do his Lupin meets angel fossil conspiracy storyline. Unfortunately, it was in a shorter format and it turned out less weird than I expected given what he had planned for the cancelled movie and what he ended up with in Angel's Egg. I swear this should've been a movie. Maybe they can do what they did with Cagliostro and Elusiveness of the Fog an rework an episode into a movie. The sequence where Fujiko hacks the surveillance and we get the crazy glitch sequence would look amazing with a cinematic budget, and I think Oshii is having issues with how his style doesn't really lend well to TV durations. Both this and episode 4 was exposition heavy which works great in film but really stifles the pacing of the episode. Both his episodes would be crazy Lupin movies, but with digital compositing and coloring I feel like something would get lost in translation making it today vs when the original idea got pitched when anime used cel based. But who knows. One can only hope. I feel like Oshii still gots it but not within TV. |
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| Looks like we are getting back to back episodes of Lupin III Part 6 on Christmas weekend. https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/12/21-1/lupin-the-3rd-part-6-plans-double-episode-broadcast-for-christmas |
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AddaeAkono said: Great to know. Thanks for the heads up. What did you think about this episode?Looks like we are getting back to back episodes of Lupin III Part 6 on Christmas weekend. https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/12/21-1/lupin-the-3rd-part-6-plans-double-episode-broadcast-for-christmas |
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anime-prime said: AddaeAkono said: Great to know. Thanks for the heads up. What did you think about this episode?Looks like we are getting back to back episodes of Lupin III Part 6 on Christmas weekend. https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/12/21-1/lupin-the-3rd-part-6-plans-double-episode-broadcast-for-christmas It was a strange episode filled with a lot of exposition that I was not prepared for and it almost put me to sleep. No doubt that this was a Lupin and Fujiko episode that could have been its own separate movie. |
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| Mamoru Oshii actually did it, this is basically his Angel Fossil Lupin movie that got killed in the preproduction, though a tone downed version. Lmao, that mad man. BTW, the info in this episode consider Archaeopteryx is actually wrong, there are over all 12 specimens discovered, the latest one was found in 2014. Also, this felt like the first episode of the season that actually utilized the Britain setting. |
garyborkenDec 22, 2021 12:22 PM
| Hope they turn this episode into a movie honestly. Hell they took a random pink jacket episode and made a movie out of it (Alcatraz Connection). |
| Anime episode of the year, no debate. If you only watch one ep from this series, check out this one! The master! XD |
| Man, what a slow burn leading to an incredible payoff. Really good atmosphere and tone throughout the episode. The scene inside the mansion only had 3 or 4 shots, but still felt so unique. One of the best-looking episodes too. This would be amazing in a full-feature length. |
Kaidu-Jan 9, 2022 12:45 AM
| Didn't expect that kind of ending, that was definitely great |
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| What a great, uncanny feeling, weird episode! Absolutely love it (except for the wrong fossil info :P ) and the sound design, especially during the reveal at the end, is so well done. I actually went and paused the episode for a bit after Fujiko's conversation with "Mihael" because I started fantasizing about how a Lupin episode with angels would work because I got some archangel vibes during that scene. Never actually considered them actually rolling with that though, so the payoff was two times as good for me in the end. ^^ |
| So Archaeopteryx is the fossilized remains of Lucifer? lmao never change, anime |
| Not gonna lie that I had the dub of this in the background as I was doing other stuff, but Mikhail (or Micheal) gave me this weird vibe. And then boom! That ending hit me like a ton of bricks. I could have known better and prepared myself Lupin seemed more serious than normal for a one-off episode. |
“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Things more important then what your hunting for, could be right there on the side of the road.”  |
| I didn't like the episode as it depended too much on the surprise ending. In fact, this episode was a perfect example of what is wrong with this season: too much exposition. Almost half of the episode was spent on one character explaining past events. It could have been straight out of a book, no need for any animation, and thus the potential of the medium was wasted. Just watching someone tell a story instead of seeing things actually happening. It's a bit strange that the exposition overdose or infodumps are so common this season with different directors and scriptwriters. |
| I did not like that, plain and simple. Way too much of this went over my head. |
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| One of the weirdest Lupin episodes I've seen, but also one of the most memorable (in a good way). This one and the Hemmingway episode have been my highlights of the part so far. |
  「 𝕂𝕖𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕞𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞 」 |
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