Lupin the Third Part 1 — 1971-1972 · 1 season · 23 eps

★ 7.8

Lupin the Third Part 1

Name: Lupin the Third Part 1
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Released: 1971
Rating: 7.8

1971-1972 1 season 23 episodes

★ 7.8 (2,693 votes) Top 36%

IMDb

Follow the exciting adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the grandson of the world's greatest thief, Arsene Lupin. Together with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he carries out the greatest robberies of all time, all the while evading the control of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.

Episode Ratings Grid

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7.0

7.2

6.4

7.6

7.2

6.7

7.1

7.3

7.6

E10

6.7

E11

7.0

E12

6.7

E13

6.8

E14

6.5

E15

7.4

E16

6.8

E17

7.4

E18

6.9

E19

7.1

E20

6.8

E21

7.0

E22

6.9

E23

7.1

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7.0

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 7.6

S1E4 One Chance to Breakout

Lupin is caught, imprisoned and sentenced to death... but is remarkably unperturbed about his predicament.

S1E9 7.6

Killer Sings the Blues

The hitman Poon, a former partner of Fujiko, lethally wounds her and now Lupin goes all out to save her.

S1E15 7.4

Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe

If Zenigata can catch Lupin in three days, then he'll go to Europe.

4. S1E17 "Lupin Caught in a Trap" 7.4
5. S1E8 "The All-Together Playing-Card Operation" 7.3
6. S1E2 "The Man They Called a Magician" 7.2
7. S1E5 "The Coming of Goemon the Thirteenth" 7.2
8. S1E7 "A Wolf Calls a Wolf" 7.1
9. S1E19 "Which of the Third Generation Will Win!" 7.1
10. S1E23 "The Great Gold Showdown!" 7.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#23

S1E3 6.4

Farewell My Beloved Witch

While at sea, Lupin encounters a mysterious woman and discovers she is connected with pirates.

22. S1E14 "The Emerald's Secret" 6.5
21. S1E12 "Who Had the Last Laugh?" 6.7
20. S1E10 "Hunt Down the Counterfeiter!" 6.7
19. S1E6 "Rainy Afternoons Are Bad" 6.7

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2 Standouts

10 Infamous

0 Hidden Gems

11 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E4 One Chance to Breakout

Most Infamous: S1E3 Farewell My Beloved Witch

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