#Monkey punch

[l6sadi]

What does Hayao Miyazaki, director of the second half of “Lupin III Part 1” and the movie “The Castle of Cagliostro” really think about the original Lupin III manga, the character and its creator, Monkey Punch?

“I liked the energy of this manga. Beyond his drawing sense, I felt the overwhelming energy and hungry spirit from the author.”

What do you think about The Castle of Cagliostro as an continuation of the manga?

Link to the full translated interview:

[mine-fujiko]

Mankatsu

[dangerously-happy-world]

MORE LUPIN ON THE WAY ???

In a recent tweet by vioce actor Richard Epcar that they are working on something for lupin the third, what the project is has yet to be announced.

Either a new English dub from the folks at diskotek or a new lupin the third project is on the way !

We'll just have to wait and see 👀

Stay tuned for more info !!!

[curleyclown]

took a screenshot of a discord VC with friends and saw the colors around our pfps and went "i could draw a jigen" with these colors

[evilottoo]

Thanks for checking out my comic, I wanted to write a proper chapter with an interaction between Jr. And Lupin.

One of the themes I was fascinated by in the Lupin manga was youth and crime and I wanted to write about that.

This retcons some known stuff about Jr. but I kind of wanted to rewrite him a little.

Basically, Jr. can't help but sort of fantasize about the freedom of being a criminal because he's never directly seen how horrible the criminal world actually is.

Jr. has never met his father and has only heard stories of him so he idolizes him as a fledgling criminal, and seeks him out to prove he can handle the Lupin name.

Lupin knows how destructive the criminal world is and refuses to teach Jr. anything about the Lupin family out of fear he could become just like him.

Lupin gives false leads to Jr. about his whereabouts as a means to keep him distracted, but it only inspires Jr more. To me, Lupin is also doing this as a way to fix his own past, and not put Jr. through the same things he went through as a child, and as another way to bring down the last pieces of his grandfather's Lupin Empire he despises.

Jr. is obviously aware about the game of cat and mouse he's in, but continues to believe if he continues on his father will finally trust him, thus bringing us to the events of this chapter where Jr. manages to track down the real location of Lupin, mid-heist.

Also double thanks for taking the time to read this too :smill:

[lupincentral]

The original voice actress for Fujiko Mine, Eiko Masuyama, has passed away at the age of 89 due to pneumonia. Since passing, her close relatives have held a private service to honour her life.

Eiko Masuyama began her work on the Lupin III series at its animated beginnings, starring as Fujiko Mine in the 1969 pilot film. From here, she remained with the franchise for over forty years, with her final appearance as the character being for 2012’s Lupin Family Line-up OVA. In 2011, she was succeeded by current voice talent for the character, Miyuki Sawashiro.

While Eiko Masuyama has been in retirement for a small while, her passing remains a huge blow to fans of the franchise and anime as a whole. Aside from Lupin, Masuyama also starred in many other shows, including Astro Boy, Cutie Honey, and Case Closed. She even took the role of Winifred Banks in the original Japanese television dub of classic Disney film, Mary Poppins.

Now, the final surviving member of the original Lupin III cast has gone. This is no doubt going to be a difficult thing to process for those of you who have been following the show for some time - as it is for me. For myself, I hope to take a moment to think about the countless hours I have spent enjoying Eiko Masuyama’s work over the years - from that time in Part 2 where she ran from Inspector Zenigata chasing her with a frog, to her double-crossing goodness in Operation Return the Treasure.

Eiko Masuyama is legendary, and her work will continue to be enjoyed by so many for years to come. May she rest in peace, and our thoughts go out to her family and friends.

[mariikono]

[omercifulheaves]

Artwork for Lupin the Third's first chapter, published today in 1967 Art by Monkey Punch

[peaterookie]

the new monkey punch cover drawing inspired me to make one of my own + experimentation

it's rare for me to do drawings on a whim without any ideas established but this was one of them, the initial wants was that it should be in a chapter cover style and i wanted to draw lupin doing something badass!!! i had lupin change poses like 3 times during sketching

[retroanimejapan2]

Illustration by Monkey Punch

[cattyfabz]

sexy gang

[l6sadi]

Kazuhiko Katō (Monkey Punch) cosplaying Lupin III.

[mine-fujiko]

One of my favourite chapters in the original manga “The dream sequence” in which Lupin keeps having nightmares. Beautiful women who turn into skeletons and the idea of Jigen dying or betraying him.

I know the manga is not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ but consider that 90% of it is just a mad gag after another and right because Lupin IS a real bastard in it (albeit the parody of a real bastard ;) is very endearing to see that the thing that horrifies him the most is losing his best friend.

And Lupin ‘interacting’ with Monkey Punch is a lot of… things 🤣

[dangerously-happy-world]

It comes with a heavy heart to announce that voice actress Eiko Masuyama passed away on May 20th.

Guest stared in lupin part 1 and then become the greatest femme fatale in anime history, in 1977 voicing Fujiko Mine for 30 plus years until she retired from the role in 2010.

May she rest in peace.

The whole gang must have had a big reunion up there seeing fujiko-chan.

[curleyclown]

pilot goemon screencap redraw 💜

[evilottoo]

My little wall creature