The Dashing Entrance of Lupin III
Episodes
After a long time, invitations come from Lupin III, and Jigen Daisuke, Ishikawa Goemon, and Mine Fujiko are reunited aboard the luxury liner Sirloin. But when Lupin appears afterward, he tells them that he was himself invited by Fujiko. Why have they received false invitations? Trapped aboard the ship together with their eternal rival, Inspector Zenigata, the moment of confrontation with their bitter rival Mister X (the commissioner of Scorpion) is fast approaching!
Note:
This episode, the new series pilot, is a direct sequel to the old series pilot, and includes flashback footage from same. The same scriptwriter, Yamazaki Noriaki, wrote both stories, and the same voice actor, Takiguchi Jumpei, played the Commissioner/Mister X in both episodes as well. Scorpion are one of only two villains to appear more than once in Lupin III, and the only one to appear three times.
The above summary is ©1995 by Michael House and Toon Magazine.