WHAT A RIDE!
In the 50 years of Lupin Sansei, he has only gotten better and better. This Special was brilliant and an amazing callback to lupin of old. Now I'm currently writing this having watched Part 5 and I can tell that this was definitely a precursor to the new groove that Lupin has flowed in recent times. Even if this special falls under part 4 it feels like 5's fresh take. Now don't get me wrong Lupin III is an amazing series with a great cat and mouse dynamic(ala Zenigata and Lupin) and brimming ideas of many people who have contributed to the series
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Dec 13, 2018
As an upcoming Gundam fan, I decided to go back to where it began but was given the choice of the television run or the 3 summary films. I bought the film trilogy off of rightstuf and started my journey. Keep in mind I am familiar with anime on the older side especially the 70s such as Versailles no bara/Lupin the third. The 1st movie was condensed admirably from the show and did not have too much of a jarring plot progression and pace. Coming to the second film though I was surprised how packed and frankly divided it was. The first half of the
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Aug 28, 2018
Lupin III: Part 5
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"The world is always changing and for anime to survive it must evolve"
This quote is from the book "Starting Point: 1979-1996" penned by the immensely talented Hayao Miyazaki. Who incidentally started his theatrical career with none other than Lupin. Part 5 exemplifies everything Good about Lupin and Gang and intertwines our modern society(even if parodied partially) into the World of Monkey Punch. After Part 4's less than favorable story and inclusion of less than interesting new characters...The stage was set for IMPROVEMENT and TMS showed they were up to the task. Without talking about the genius structure of the show, I can contently say that ... 
Aug 26, 2018
Torikaekko Please
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A fun but small music video with a sketchy art style
Torikaekko Please is a good 4 minites to spend. As for the aforementioned Song its a catchy early 2000s anime ost. Review length extend starts now: Jugemu Jugemu Goko no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Ku Neru Tokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yabura Koji no Bura Koji Paipo-paipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Ponpokopi no Ponpokona no Chokyumei no Chosuke and Jugemu Jugemu Goko no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Ku Neru Tokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yabura Koji no Bura Koji Paipo-paipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Ponpokopi no Ponpokona no ... |
