Lupin the Trivia - April Edition

[Reed]

Since I'm doing an extra for the Fuma rerelease (and thus have been watching and rewatching the movie), I guess I should know this one.

Papa Panda from Panda Kopanda a.k.a. Panda! Go, Panda!

He's on one of the blankets being hung to dry by Zenigata's female family member (wife?) in the opening credits.

[Robotech_Master]

Mental note for the immediate future: ixnay on the Fuma questions.

Well done! (I thought the character in question was actually Panny given the proportions of the figure, but close enough.) Yasuo Ohtsuka was also an animator on Panda Kopanda, so it's not surprising he'd stick in a reference. I suspect the panda plushie in Goemon's fiancee's room may be another reference to said show.

The next question is yours!

[thnikkaman]

3. Within the next 24hrs, the person who answered the last question correctly is responsible for posting another question or will forfeit the point earned.

Well, it's been more than three days,so does this mean that Reed lost his point? If so then what happens next?

[Robotech_Master]

Since nobody else is stepping forward to do it:

Question VII: When is the first time that the animated Lupin gang was shown driving a Fiat 500?

[thnikkaman]

The first (Green Jacket) TV series.

[Reed]

He might be looking for a more specific answer. Can you perhaps name the number or even title of the episode? Or do you accept his answer as-is, Robotech_Master?

[RedTail]

Okay, this has gone on too long...  Somebody ask another question.

[thnikkaman]

In the TV Special Tokyo Crisis, what is the make and model of the car that Lupin drives?

[Robotech_Master]

I was looking for the specific episode of the TV series, which was never given. (Episode 16, the one with Fujiko's jewel heist.)

[thnikkaman]

In the TV Special Tokyo Crisis, what is the make and model of the car that Lupin drives?

It's an Alpine A110.

[Robotech_Master]

Since nobody answered that question, here's another:

Question #I've Lost Count: A seiyuu from Castle of Cagliostro also appeared, in a different role, in another anime that included several parodies of/references to famous scenes from Cagliostro, in a series of still images.

Name me the seiyuu (or both characters the seiyuu played) and the other anime. (Once you have one, the other should follow.)

[Reed]

I want to say Sumi Shimamoto (Sumire, also Clarisse in Cagliostro) from Here is Greenwood episode 3 (cleverly labelled "Here is Greenwood III" after the Cagliostro parody) but the Cagliostro scene in it wasnt exactly all still frames.

EDIT Heh. I have had the Giant Robo Eye of Vogler box (which includes the Ginrei OAV) for months and have never watched beyond volume 1. This is what I get for it.

[Robotech_Master]

Well, you're half right. Maybe the other half doesn't follow as readily. (I'm glad I added the "still frames" qualifier.)

A hint: the scenes parodied include the "running in wetsuit from spotlights" shot, the "taking off wetsuit to reveal disguise" shot, and the casino flashback—and there's also a shot with someone dressed like the Archbishop in it, though not a direct reference to a specific shot.

[Robotech_Master]

And the answer is: Sumi Shimamoto, Clarice in Cagliostro, Agent GinRei in the Giant Robo GinRei OAV.



All right, an easy one:

Question: In a car chase early in $1 Money War, there is (arguably) a very brief visual reference to the Castle of Cagliostro chase scene. What is it?

(You should only need to pull out your DVD for this one. )

[thnikkaman]

The ashtray full of cigarette ends, I think.