Last movie/episode you watched?

[aalong64]

Yeah, I felt that way too. I might even say it's one of my least favourites, of all the episodes I've seen so far, although that's probably more just because of the expectations one has going into it. It's definitely pretty disappointing as a series finale.

Miyazaki's other red jacket episode was great-- I'd almost rather that it were switched so that "Albatross Wings of Death" was the final episode, and "Aloha Lupin" was #145. The Albatross one doesn't really feel any more like a 'final' episode, but at least it's really fun, which is more than I can say for "Aloha Lupin".

[Gozar]

Miyazaki's other red jacket episode was great-- I'd almost rather that it were switched so that "Albatross Wings of Death" was the final episode, and "Aloha Lupin" was #145. The Albatross one doesn't really feel any more like a 'final' episode, but at least it's really fun, which is more than I can say for "Aloha Lupin".

I have to agree with you. I'd prefer 145 be the finale too. Hell, it's not like Aloha, Lupin had any feel of a finale either. The only thing that felt like a finale was the actual final scene with Lupin & co. driving off by the sunset, lol.

[Dots Salchow]

3rd Series Episode 13: "Play a Joke on the Variation" Unsubbed

This is probably the only episode of the 3rd series i've managed to watch all the way through. And boy was it weird!
The episode starts with Lupin joining Fujiko on a diamond heist, only to find out that

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the Fujiko he was working together with wasn't the real Fujiko but some woman called Madame Laser who wants revenge on him.

(Bear with me, i'm not very good at explaining the plot of an untranslated episode)
What really puzzled me was the ending. Sure, the whole story gets wrapped up near the end but

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at the final half-minute, that crow from before shows up and hypnotizes Lupin for some reason before the episode ends.

And i was like... WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?Was it supposed to be a plot device for a later episode or did the creators just randomly throw that in?

[Sad cactus]

Thank you for sharing the synopsis of that episode--I have the entire third series and it's all raw. ^^;

Ahhh, so that's what was happening at the end----the crow has the last word? oO

For some reason, the third series is very bird-heavy. Who knows why?

Am I the only one who gets weirded out when Lupin:

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eats the bird raw after fighting with  him?

[Gozar]

@Sad Cactus- Ewww. That's pretty gross. And very un-Lupin-like IMO.

[desperate4loopin]

i found the Return of Pycal dvd at a little japanese owned book and movie shop in nyc and it turned out to have english subtitles.
i really liked the art style in this film and the story despite some parts looking a little silly at times.

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like when pycal was utilizing the crystals to try to destroy lupin and it just looked like he was playing guitar hero   

but green jacket lupin has grown on me and i think it's pretty cool that he's a little more intense and serious than in red jacket. pycal was a favorite villain of mine from the first series and i found him to be a sympathetic character. i missed zenigata in this one though.

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was lupin intending to drown pycal after shooting him off his hang glider at the end? lol.  he didn't really make an effort to pull him up after netting him. i guess the other character endings would insinuate that pycal is still alive but it still seemed kind of funny.

[gothichyppie]

'Lupin Vs. the Mystery Man with Two Faces' (ep.130), an ode to my favorite painter, Salvador Dali!

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Plus Lupin gets to kiss Fujiko! Yey!

A very silly episode but hey, I got these two reasons to enjoy it! 

[Sad cactus]

@Gozar: I guess it was showing Lupin and his tough survival instincts--and he has butted heads with several animals before but you're right, that seemed kind of out of character.

Last one I saw was "Days Without the Old Man" episode 98. I watched it on Blu-Ray and it was very shiny. I love this episode because of the intrigue within Interpol, and how Lupin and co. save

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Zengiata's body from getting cremated

It's also very touching when Lupin. Jigen, and Goemon escape, and then Zenigata at first gets angry in his usual way but then salutes them, yet more evidence of Zenigata's admiration for Lupin.

Next is "The Combat Magnum Scattered in the Wasteland"..: )

[Jing]

Last one I saw was "Days Without the Old Man" episode 98. I watched it on Blu-Ray and it was very shiny.

How exactly were you able to watch it on Blu-Ray?

[Sad cactus]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VPXY-71031

Eps 97-102 on Blu-Ray. It's not subtitled and it's over $50, so I assume it's legit.

[Dots Salchow]

I've had another go at Moe yo Zantetsuken/Dragon of Doom and, after carefully following the plot, i realized this TV-special has a recurring theme: Irony! There are many scenes in the special that point towards certain cases of irony: The mentioning of the Titanic (a ship thought to be unsinkable, only to be stuck by an iceberg and sink),

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Lupin's grandfather announcing he would steal the golden dragon statue, only to fail at it due to the Titanic's sinking,

and finally

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Chin Chin Chou's giant bomber plane made of an indestructible metal stronger than Goemon's zantetsuken gets cut in half by said zantetsuken, after wich it explodes and crashes into the sea on the exact same spot where the Titanic sank.

[Jing]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VPXY-71031

Eps 97-102 on Blu-Ray. It's not subtitled and it's over $50, so I assume it's legit.

Yeah, I've been around CDJapan quite a lot these days. It's where Kaitou Fansubs bought the Part I BD box from.

It is legit, but I was actually hoping you'd bought some of the Part II BDs--I'm looking for people to provide those videos for subbing right now, heh.

Oh well~

[Murasaki]

I saw The Legend of Twilight Gemini yesterday...Again.

[Gozar]

Watched "The Secret of Mamo" last night with Michelle. I've gotta say...It's been a while since I've seen it and I forgot how absolutely funny it is...I watched it (Geneon) Dubbed and I think my opinion on Tony Oliver's Lupin has changed. When I first watched the Movie I felt he didn't pull off the serious moments well. But now I actually really enjoyed his performance.

[Jing]

Watched "The Secret of Mamo" last night with Michelle. I've gotta say...It's been a while since I've seen it and I forgot how absolutely funny it is...I watched it (Geneon) Dubbed and I think my opinion on Tony Oliver's Lupin has changed. When I first watched the Movie I felt he didn't pull off the serious moments well. But now I actually really enjoyed his performance.

Wait, which movie did Tony Oliver play Lupin in other than Mamo?!