#island of assassins jigen my beloved

[vaguely-concerned]

putting the rest of my 'island of assassins' reactions in one post to spare people's dashes lol honestly watch this one it rules

- ms. ellen island of assassins my beloved ;_________; best 'girl of the installment' by miles and miles, she's so cool

- the crew: go to a terrifying death island full of remorseless murderers and deadly poisons

jigen, eternally my delight and my joy: brings a fucking umbrella with him fsakdfhasdkjlfh

they're doing such a hilarious thing in this one where in the visual design he's presented at his most actually scary/intimidating, but in everything he's actually doing he's adorable. cooking for goemon! giving good life advice even to people who're trying real hard to stab him! letting bomber down gently but in a very 'believe in yourself man' way! I love him

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such good zenigata content in this one considering he spends most of it cooped up in bed with his lil twink assistant (sadly not like that, no, tho honestly I think that would be good for him at some point actually)

- may we also speak for a moment about the fact that someone shot zenigata and it instantly made lupin go '...welp gotta go to the ends of the earth to fucking end the entire career of whoever did this' aww look he does care about ol' pops

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simultaneously cracking up and going d'aaaw buddy ;___; at bomber's palpable heartbreak in this scene... jigen almost shot him in the head and he instantly fell in love huh fhdsakfhasd sorry bro he's an extremely taken man (I love bomber he's a fun character)

(also I must be imagining this but this special really does feel laden in Subtext in so many ways somehow lmao)

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WELL UH THIS HITS A BIT DIFFERENT CONSIDERING WHAT JIGEN USED TO DO FOR A LIVING HUH (that's all jigen's dialogue btw, the evil henchman's answer is just like 'nah I like killing tbh*shrug*' between frame 1 and 2)

also, listen... I know I am an incorrigible jigenfucker but add this scene with the fact that at the end of the movie he's the one who gets why lupin did this and why it all mattered even when they didn't get anything out of it in the end and the lyrics of the end credits song taken together..... Themes tm in my brain man I want to write a goddamn fic about this haha

GOEMON IN WITH THE RESCUE, MPV of this battle as far as I'm concerned

- goemon and fujiko were kind of just... there and little bit of comic relief in this one but that hug was so cute haha (...I kind of ship it at this point I think they'd be much better for each other than fujiko and lupin are lol)

- bomber noooooo D: the way he smiled when he saw jigen was honestly worried for him tho Y______Y I guess going out on a big fucking boom would be how he'd want to go

- holy shit this one has a genuinely good plot twist!!! good plot? in MY lupin iii media? apparently it sometimes happens hahaha

like I said this one does have some basic bitch 90s anime style problems but if you look past that there's so much excellent stuff here. doesn't feel quite like a normal lupin story but I don't think it's to its detriment really

(there's one incredibly weird gross scene with fujiko near the start but like... isn't there always *sigh*)

- okay this fight scene between lupin and his psycho ex kicks ass actually, I guess this is where half the budget went lol

- again ellen is so good. rest in peace queen you deserved the world :'( (also her interactions with lupin were so sweet and much more geared towards a genuine friendship, which makes lupin so much more likable to watch too)

#lupin iii #island of assassins #an unexpected banger I'd say!

[recentanimenews]

Fans Voted for the Best Lupin the Third Episodes — Watch Them on Crunchyroll!

  After fifty years, there's a lot of Lupin the Third out there. With six (soon to be seven) TV series and dozens of movies and specials, it can be hard to keep track. But when asked to recall their favorites, fans were quick on the buzzer — their picks will be re-broadcast, and you can watch them right here!

  Nippon TV will be airing fans' top five picks — four episodes and a TV movie — during their October 15 and October 22 "Friday Road Show" blocks.

    Topping the polls is "Thieves Love the Peace" (also known as "Farewell, My Beloved Lupin"), the final episode of Part II. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the story features a beautiful inventor, a whole lot of doppelgangers, and (if you've seen Castle in the Sky) a very familiar looking robot.

    In second place is the very first episode, 1971's "Is Lupin Burning...?!" The inaugural episode kicks off Green Jacket era with Lupin vying for top prize on the race track as a gang of criminals threatens to tickle Fujiko to death. The episode was remade into the 2018 OVA Is Lupin Still Burning?, in which Lupin relived the events of the race while facing off against one of his many nemeses, a mad time-traveling sci-fi author.

    In third place is "Viva Lupin III," the final episode of 2018's Part 5. The episode wraps up a season of hijinks across France, as Lupin takes on two of his biggest challenges yet: modern facial recognition technology, and talking to Fujiko about his feelings.

    And in fourth place is "Wings of Death - Albatross." Episode 145 of Part II was also directed by Miyazaki and is also largely airborne. But this time we see Fujiko rope the gang into a battle with a nuclear arms dealer.

    Also airing during the marathon will be 1997's Lupin III: Island of Assassins (also released as In Memory of Walther P-38). The 90-minute TV special, directed by Hiroyuki Yano (who also directed 1996's Dead or Alive), sees Lupin framed for murder using his own iconic gun. Clearing his name — and finding out who would want to frame him — takes the gang to a hidden island, delving into Lupin's life before he met his loyal sidekick Jigen.

  Hulu Japan will launch a special section after the Nippon TV marathon, housing the top ten TV episodes and top five TV specials as voted on by fans. There's no indicated that this feature will go global — but we have other anniversary goodness to look forward to.

  Source: Comic Natalie

    Go back to where it all began — watch Lupin the Third Part 1 on Crunchyroll!

  By: Kara Dennison

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