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Finally sat down and watched The Last Job and Scooper. My reviews have been posted though there is not much to say about either.

Some of you playing at home may have noticed that the site went walkabout for a bit this evening. Was busy upgrading the software the site runs on. Seems successful so far, but if you notice anything odd, please let me know. This is actually step one of the upgrade process, as I try to catch the software up by a few revisions. I always play it cautious; upgrade and let it run couple of weeks to see if it is stable. If it is, upgrade to next revision. Shame on me for getting so far behind though. Will try to give a bit more advance notice next time, though I suspect it really is not necessary.

Finally sat down and watched the cross-over special; you can read the full review and look at the pretty pictures. Short version is that the word "versus" in the title is very misleading.

Bright spot in an otherwise drab week... The Lupin III Encyclopedia was mentioned in the Episode 78 of the Anime World Order Podcast. I'm a shameless self-promoter, but I love it when others do the work for me. You can here the mention about 10 minutes in but don't skip over their great summary of the three series and some decent discussion about the specials.

Didn't quite get everything I wanted done for the site in 2008; hopefully, 2009 will be slightly more productive. In the meantime, I'll close out 2008 with a synopsis and review of the 1991 OVA Alice along with some screen captures.

Photos are starting to roll in as sites cover the Tokyo International Anime Fair. moe yo! has posted some from the TMS booth where they have the classic Cagliostro Fiat and a modern Fiat for Green VS Red.

I'll be collecting all photos for posterity as I come across them; keep checking the dedicated page for updates.

Entries for the two Lupin games, Cagliostro and Babylon, produced for the NEC PC-8801 system have been added. Thanks to Reed Nelson of LupinTheThird.net and podcast fame for pointing these out on the Japanese language site Typer's Lupin the Third Search Party.

Thought I would start out the new year on a good note and slogged through the rest of the third TV series. Every episode now has a summary and an image; I've also jotted up a review of the series as a whole.

My next task will be to sit through the entire second series and grab images for all the episodes. With Geneon down for the count, I'll be back to watching raw episodes for the latter portion. I plan to watch one episode a day until I make it through them all.

Thank you for your support in 2007! I look forward to keeping you updated on any Lupin information in 2008.

Hot Shot News has posted information and photos of the latest batch of Lupin merchandise. I hope the pistol alarm clock hits eBay soon...

My hosting provider recently moved their NOC from one state to another; no move ever goes smoothly, and they have been fighting various issues for the past week. Unfortunately, there is no way to predict when these downtimes will occur; if you find the site down, try again in an hour or two. Hopefully, they'll have the remaining issues sorted out this week.