Lupin III: Part 6 Episode 13 Discussion

anime-prime said:
This episode started a new arc, called "Woman", and it's well named since there are TONS of women in this episode. Granted, many of them are likely identical costumes similar to what Lupin did in the first season episode 19, where he handed out a bunch of Lupin costumes to people, which makes this method old school, which is what Lupin said he was going for in this current heist, so it's neat to see that he was outdone in that regard.

But besides for those identical women, there are more than a handful of "random" women who pop up throughout the episode who may very well be part of the overall plot. The red headed women turns out likely isn't Lupin's mother, who we find out is named Tomoe, who was also a master thief, which makes sense, considering she is part of the Lupin family.

I also really like the new girl of the arc, Mattea. She is very sweet, though a little suspicious, so she might very well be working for whoever that red headed women is who knows Lupin's mother.

All in all, every part of this episode was fantastic, from the in depth look to how Lupin set up the heist, to the mystery of the "women", and the even more tantalizing mystery of how Lupin's mother will play into the overall narrative. Hopefully the story doesn't disappoint.

The new ED, Bitter Rain by Sakura Fujiwara is a sharp contrast from the previous ED, and I think I might like this one a bit more, though it will need a few more listens for me to be sure. The full song comes out in a couple of weeks, so I highly anticipate that. The song is a lot more somber than the majority of Yuji Ohno's songs, and it might be the most somber song in the Lupin franchise. It fits so well with the visuals too.

I really love the premise so far, and if it keeps up the quality, it could easily be better than the previous storyline with Sherlock (who did in fact have a cameo in the newspaper).