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Apr 19, 2010
Rather than reviewing this series as a prelude to the whole franchise (like reviewers before), I'd prefer to review the series and just the series.
Lupin III is a master thief, a unsuccessful womaniser, a mad genius capable of stealing anything and escaping from anywhere, companied by his gang, and chased by Zenigata like Bugs Bunny by Elmer Fudd.
In overall, very enjoyable comedy series.
STORY: 8/10
There's no overall spanning story, each episode can by watched separately. After first three episodes, which have a weird feel, next twenty are typical thievish things. Lupin either tries to steal something, tries to escape from jail, or tries to escape from
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people who are after his life. To achieve this, he makes a plan involving disguise, misdirection, violence, explosives and a lot of awesomeness. Yes, violence - this anime is not for kids, thankfully, so it doesn't turn into a kiddy cartoon show. Coz kids shouldn't watch series where the main character is, well, a thief.
The episodes can be from lighthearted to dark and violent, but they're all funny (well, the third ep was the most serious one).
If you wish, you can skip first 3 eps, I think they're not Lupinish enough.
ART: 7/10
Well, it was the seventies, so the art is not great, but it has its cartoonish feel. For the first glance, it looks nowhere like modern Japanese animation. Despite its drawbacks, the art suits the show.
SOUND: 9/10
Apart from the OP for the first few episodes ("Lupin Lupin Lupin the third" all over), we get lot of awesome music. The music can be compared to music in European animation. On the other hand, dubbing quality and sound effects suffer from being from the 70s, so they can be considered one of the weak points of the series. But all classic things are like this, ain't they?
CHARACTER: 10/10
First, we've got Lupin.
A madman, who'd do anything to achieve his goal, but never turns his back on the damsel in distress. Unpredictable, eager to act, with unusually accurate intuition. He's being the main source of humour in the series - you'll never know, what trick he will pull out.
Secondly, we've got Fujiko. You never know, on which side is she. Her main hobby is stealing things Lupin has just stolen, but she often gives him a helpful hand.
Then, we've got Zenigata. A man with a precise aim in his life: to catch Lupin.
And last but not least, Jigen and Goemon. Those two are Lupin's straight men, more rational and less impulsive (but Goemon's honour can be easily offended), masters of gun and katana respectively.
Due to series' episodic nature, there's little character development, but the characters are themselves original enough to keep you entertained.
ENJOYMENT: 9/10
First three episodes were kinda weak, but the rest of them were relaxing and funny. Larger amount of Lupin can feel repetitive, so my advise is to limit yourself to 5 episodes per day.
Lupin is great to watch, either alone, or simultanously with other, probably serious series (I watched Lupin to cheer myself up while watching NGE and Hellsing, and man it helped a lot.)
OVERALL: 9/10
If you want some comedy, you enjoyed The Olsen Gang, or you want to relax with something less moe-moe-kyun, Lupin is just for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Nov 13, 2008
I don't quite understand why everyone advertises Azumanga as a comedy anime. Yes, it is a comedy, but that's not the show's primary value. I enjoyed it very much, mostly due to fact that I had graduated from high school one year before watching. Azumanga lets you to forget about your problems and go back to the happy school days. So, if you are a highschooler, you've got some kind of Azumanga in your real life and you might find it boring. But it's simply NOSTALGIC. Funny and cute, too. Ideal for relaxing.
Who should watch it?
Anyone who wants to relax with slowly paced story and
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silly jokes. Anyone who'd like to get back to high school, just to do crazy stuff with his friends. Anyone who has enough of magic, sci-fi, violence and romance in other anime.
Who shouldn't watch it?
Those who love action - there's very little. Those who are impatient - the show goes really slowly. Those who watched first episode and didn't like it at all - all eps are like that, so stop now, watch something else.
Now I'll deal with detailed review:
Story: (5/10)
Meh. Nearly none. But, because of randomness of the show, it's no issue. It's all about classmates, as they spend their time during high school education. The story covers 3 years, during which there's many things happening, but it cannot be considered enough for anything higher than 5/10.
Art: (7/10)
Not bad, although the creators love to use super-deformed forms, and the art isn't detailed. Nothing unusual, nothing original, but also nothing lame.
Sound: (8/10)
The opening and ending song are representing two main properties of this show - funniness and nostalgia, respectively. The voice actors do their job well. In the show, you can hear many catchy tunes. Nothing bad. (Yeah, I wrote some nonsense here, but I don't care about either art or sound. It's the story that matters.)
Characters: (9/10)
Well, after you see Osaka/Chiyo/Tomo/Sakaki, you'll have to agree. Each character is original, and many of them change during high school. It's all about the last period of the childhood and entering the adulthood. And about craziness and silliness, too.
Enjoyment: (9/10)
It was simply nice. Not as much funny as nice. It is one of those shows you watch totally relaxed, knowing there's nothing to destroy the happy atmosphere of the show.. It's just random craziness but in low speed. Pretty nice for the evenings, when you have no energy for following a fast paced story.
Overall: 9/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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