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Lupin III and Jigen Daisuke were childhood friends!?

Original article was translated from Japanese.

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Jigen Daisuke is Lupin the Third's partner. He participates in most operations and often works with Lupin, right? How did the two of them meet in the original manga?

Jigen's roles are listed in the order in which they were published in the original work in the magazine "Manga Action" (Futabasha).

“To catch a killer” (October 12, 1967 issue) "Detective Jigen" role

“Hail to the King” (October 26, 1967 issue) Lupin's childhood friend

"Damned if you do" (November 2, 1967 issue) Lupin's partner

“The hand is quicker than the spy” (November 9, 1967 issue) Lupin's partner

According to Monkey Punch, the role is different for each episode. “At that time, it had just been serialized and I was drawing it in Gamushara. I thought it would be a one-episode series, so other than the main character, Lupin III, the roles changed every episode.”   The role in which Jigen first appears in the Lupin the Third manga is as “Detective Jigen'' (chapter "To catch a killer") However, this "Lupin Killer" or “Detective Jigen” is actually Lupin the Third in disguise!! In this episode, Lupin the Third disguises himself as a "detective Jigen” and defeats the fake Lupin.   I don't know if Jigen actually existed as a detective at this time, but I don't think Lupin III would disguise himself as a non-existent person to carry a plan (also to deceive his opponent). It is believed that Jigen Daisuke was a detective at this time.   Jigen Daisuke and Lupin the Third were childhood friends! ? The real Jigen Daisuke appears in “Hail to the King" (October 26, 1967 issue) ! It is here that Jigen is revealed to be Lupin the Third's childhood friend. Mr. Monkey Punch seems to have said at the time that it was a one-story series and that he wasn't conscious of the connections between the episodes, but when he forced himself to think about the connections, in “To catch a killer’’ (October 12, 1967 issue) , the real Lupin the Third disguised himself as his childhood friend Jigen Daisuke and carried out the operation in order to exterminate his opponents the Rat Clan.   After that, Jigen Daisuke will be portrayed as Lupin the Third's partner. By placing Jigen in a position where they knew each other as childhood friends, he probably decided to keep him as his partner. Originally, Monkey Punch also felt that Lupin III needed a partner. “Most of the time, I can say that I drew things with great momentum, so back then I would have never imagined that Jigen Daisuke would play an important role and become a character loved by fans, up until the current hugely popular Lupin the Third!”   You can also try reading it. Hikari TV Book.

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I hope the translation is ok. It's a confirmation that the Jigen who tries to kill Lupin in chapter "To catch a killer" isn't in fact the real Jigen but Lupin disguised as Jigen and the Lupin who dies in the end is fake Lupin. It's the only way that chapter makes sense.

In future chapters we meet other fake Jigens, like the one who gets killed in “Remember to forget” (reprised in ep 6 part 1) or the fake Jigen in the chapter with the "Death virus" or again the one who causes troubles and ultimately tries to infiltrate the gang in the Bulletproof Rose chapter.

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How to Help Palestine

This post is intended to guide those who have no idea on how to help Palestine. I am making this as quick as possible, so please inform me if there is another source you would like me to add, or if any of these sources are inaccurate.

According to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, what we, the average person, can do to help Palestine is:

Educate ourselves (reading and learning Palestine's history)

Advocate for change (writing to representatives, voting, protesting, and petitions)

Staying informed and engaged (reading reputable news sources, don't stop talking about Palestine!)

Supporting Palestinian businesses (and boycotting those businesses which do not support Palestine)

Donating to reputable organizations (the PCRF is a great one, however there is also gazaesims.com, Doctors without Borders, UNWRA, and these)

Notice how many of these are free and easily available.

Education

Decolonizepalestine.com, and more specifically its reading list, is a great start. I highly recommend this Palestine Masterlist Google Doc, it provides free resources and just about everything you need to be informed and educated. This Carrd is also informative and easy to understand. Pluto Books is having a sale on books about Palestine, and Verso Books even provides ebooks for free. Words without Borders provides free stories from Palestinian writers. This website also links to free resources. It is also worth checking out your local library to see if they have any available books about Palestine.

Advocate for Change

Email script; send the message as often as you can, and keep track of possible responses from your representatives. If they're advocating for Is---l (such as my representative is, however I do not want to doxx myself; however, they are Republican) vote them out.

Ceasefiretoday.com provides a master list of advocacy resources.

Staying Informed and Engaged

Aljazeera.com is a great resource for current news regarding Gaza, the U.S. government, and the victims of this violence.

As for staying engaged, don't stop talking about Palestine! Talk with your friends, family, anyone about what is happening, and use your newfound education to educate others! Make a stand and cut Z---ists out of your life!

Support Palestinian Businesses

This is a good beginning list, but feel free to branch out to other Palestinian brands.

However, make sure to boycott these companies, and remember to check any produce you buy (especially dates for Ramadan) to see if it is produced by Is---l.

Donating to Reputable Organizations

Here is this charity list again. Make sure that your charity of choice:

Is going to Gaza/Palestine and

Advocates for a ceasefire

Be on the lookout for scams, and if you want to help Palestinians directly without running the risk of a scam, eSims for Gaza is a great source; and, you're making history! You get to tell your ancestors how you fought for Palestinians!

What Now?

As a final note, every little bit counts. Please do not remain silent even if you run a fan account or have a particular "aesthetic," please do not allow your fandom to remain silent, please do not fall for the fallacy that there's no way you can fight against an entire government. There is strength in numbers, and every little action you make contributes, whether for better or worse. Please do not support Z-----t actors or media, please do not drink Starbucks or buy McDonalds because that is what is convenient for you, please do not choose ignorance and silence to what is happening. I am not asking you to sacrifice or put your life on hold, but you do need to care. Thank you.

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I feel like the fandom is sleeping on the 2023 live-action Jigen Daisuke movie.

Do you want to see Jigen very confidently state "I can't stand kids, they irritate me", then proceed to lay his entire life down for a traumatized little girl?

Do you want to watch him wreck a bunch of assassin's shits with only his hands and a table?

Do you want to see some actual real-life badass fight scenes that we never see in the anime because it would cost a fortune to animate?

Do you want to watch Jigen actually get his time to shine and show off not only badass gun fighting skills but also brilliant strategy?

Do you want to see a very gay florist who for some reason isn't in fact Lupin in disguise?

Do you want to see a kickass old lady gunsmith who for all intents and purposes has basically adopted Jigen?

Do you want to watch him fight back actual tears on TWO (2) separate occasions?

Do you want to see him fully adopt a child like seriously I cannot stress enough how wholesome his relationship with Oto is I actually melted into a puddle of feels several times

Then WATCH THE MOVIE PLEASE I promise it's really good!

Also Tetsuji Tamayama is very very handsome

Bonus: adorable gay-ass florist whom I am 100% convinced is Lupin in disguise

"...what just happened??"

Anyway. Movie good. You want to watch it. Reblog. (pssst I have a link 👀)

[itayaki]

I recently found out that March 4th is jiglup day

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Hi

I just want to take this moment to express my support for Palestine, a country whose people must be heard right now. Everyone knows what is going on in Palestine, keep talking about Palestine 🙏🏻🇵🇸

Here is a link if you want more information or if you want to help and not just the Palestinian people!

https://twitter.com/bioloveds/status/1761884207431995750

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Huge fan of them forever and always

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i have discovered capcut templates

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never good enough

[itayaki]

Do you remember that short film "In a Heartbeat"? So wholesome 🥺

Now with Lupin Zero

[itayaki]

I'm still thinking about that scene

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Who would believe that I'm still crying for Lupin Zero? It was the first entry announced in 2022 which was the same year I was introduced to this franchise. But this ONA in particular just made me explode and now I'm stuck here jahkdgfa

HAPPY JIGLUP ANNIVERSARY!!🎉

[itayaki]

who's best at lying?

actually you probably know all these answers already. anyway,

the spot for worst is kind of tied between goemon and zenigata, because they’re both bad at it in different ways. goemon can manage enough of a pokerface and just nod, but when you ask for details, he flusters and struggles to keep up the bit. zenigata gives TOO many madeup details, and his face locks into this obviously tight serious expression before he cracks and just gives up the truth. but being honest both of them are still not actually HORRIBLE liars. if you really needed them to come in clutch for some cause they deemed “worthy” or whatever they’d still hold up pretty well. just… maybe fall on the other ones first

lupin comes in at 3rd place (haha) because he will keep that shit locked down. as we’ve discussed, he has more emotional maturity than you might initially expect of him, and he’s smart enough to now how to direct a lie believably. however, he will still get a bit over exaggerated with it, and he might actually REVEAL the truth if it would benefit the situation somehow, so if its a govt secret, yeah, tell him, but if its like, gossiping about friends, yeah do NOT fucking tell him

2nd place is jigen. because he just does not care. you will tell him and he’ll immediately forget. even if he cares about where the secret is coming from, he just always forgets stuff like this. unless it’s numbers. if it’s numbers, he remembers, but honestly, how often to people expect you to lie about a bank pin number? so through selective memory, yes, jigen is an INCREDIBLE liar. he doesn’t even KNOW whatever bullshit truth is stressing everyone else out!

LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE FOR OUR HARDLY SHOCKING NUMBER ONE SPOT FOR FUJIKOOO!! it does not matter how large or small, how meaningful or petty, fujiko can lie and will lie FOR you just because it’s so easy for her. and she can keep up with lying too! forget the betrayal thats. thats unrelated. lying almost ALWAYS benefits her more than the truth so she’ll keep up the bit for fucking anything as long as there’s enough in it for her <3

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Lupin III Part 1 Episode 5: The Coming of Goemon Ishikawa XIII

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I love when Lupin is self aware to a fault.

He knows he's got a reputation as a Use 'em And Lose 'em playboy, and it's rightfully earned, so he understands people keeping their distance and maintaing a purely business related relationship with him.

But then there's Jigen, who keeps sticking around and getting closer until he starts calling Lupin "Partner" and "Friend", and of course Lupin's response is to laugh and say "You think of me that way?"

And of course that makes Jigen back off, thinking he's overstepped his bounds and misinterpreted the situation, and he has, but in the sense that Lupin is DESPERATE for what Jigen is offering. He craves that closeness, not because he's lacked it for so long, but because he's only met a select few people in his life he trusts and truly wants to be close with, and Jigen is the reason he ever made such a list in the first place. Losing Jigen would be to lose everything, but being with him would be to love in the only way he knows how and hope Jigen would know he means it this time.

Its not a risk he's willing to make.

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Posting my Fujiko Mine IT GIRL edit from twitter onto here.

[itayaki]

Posting my Fujiko Mine IT GIRL edit from twitter onto here.