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Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 1)
Last August, the severe working conditions under Isao Takahata made headlines on many websites after Ghibli producer and long-time colleague Toshio Suzuki openly talked about Takahata’s incredibly demanding…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 2)
I am sorry for the long, long wait, but here’s part 2. A lot of fascinating details about the production of Princess Kaguya. I’ve also started adding tooltips…
Translation: Toshio Suzuki Reminisces About Isao Takahata (Part 3)
I kind of forgot that I was already 65 % done with this translation when I went on my bikepacking trip from Okinawa to Nagasaki. But I’m back…
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Isao Takahata Episodes of Moretsu Ataro
Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
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Isao Takahata: GeGeGe no Kitaro (1971)
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The longest Lupin series - Lupin III Part 2 #lupinthe3rd
Lupin III Part 1 was not initially a sucess. However after reruns it eventually got popular enough to receive a sequel in the form of Lupin III Part…
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Hayao Miyazaki's Eulogy of Isao Takahata (English Subs)
Ghibli Blog is the home for fans of Studio Ghibli, animation and the movies. We feature the latest news, reviews, essays and more.
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Lupin III Part 1 (1971) | Retro Anime Recommendations #animeshorts #retroanime
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Lupin III Part 3 is the worst Lupin series #lupinthe3rd
In more than 50 years, Lupin III has released 6 main part TV series. All has had a fairly unique take on the Lupin formula, with their own…
Lupin III Part 6 #01 — Herlock Sholmes
Conan Doyle's litigious descendants definitely stopped caring. Impressions: Well, better than the 'tribute to Jigen' episode, but still not great. The issue wasn't that it was more…
Lupin III Part 6 #00 — Abusing Octogenarians
What a tribute. Impressions: This is actually a bit of a tribute episode to Jigen's original voice actor finally retiring, but if it's what they're using as…
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Skipping Lupin III Part II…for Now
Skipping Lupin III Part II…for Now Now that I’ve completed Lupin III Part 1, logically, I should go to Lupin III Part II, right? The thing is, I…
Lupin III Part 6 #04 — Flapping Gums
Did the animators take the week off? The internet was not cooperating when it came to this popping up anywhere. I don't know why. Possibly it was…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 08 (#LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 08. A petty thief turned cult priest kidnaps Fujiko to get at Lupin III.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 12 (#LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 12. Lupin discovers an old painting forger acquaintance and his daughter are held captive.
Lupin III.6
By Andrew Osmond. Early in Lupin the Third Part 6, there’s an appearance of a bridge which Londoners will find familiar. Hungerford Bridge is one of the capital’s…
Lupin III.5
By Andrew Osmond. For anyone who needs reminding who is Lupin the Third, he’s a super-thief, a lanky, loony criminal showman, forever off on adventures involving fast cars, lovely women…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 18 (Flashdance #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 18. Lupin gets into a relationship with a girl named Jenny, who helps him on a heist.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 10 (Heirloom! #LupinIII)
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Grave of the Fireflies. Written and directed by Isao Takahata and animated by Studio Ghibli. Grave of the Fireflies [Blu-ray]
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Lupin III: Greatest Heists
Lupin’s pulpy origins manage to impress and leave something to be desired
Lupin III The First
by Jeremy Clarke. A character with a long history in Japan in anime, manga artist Monkey Punch’s celebrated gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III is a descendant of the…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 19 (Pointless Betrayal #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 19. Lupin springs a criminal named Parker from jail to find Parker's hidden treasure.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 16 (Dumb Stupidity #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 16. Lupin sets out to steal Eve's Apple from Prince Adam, under Zenigata's nose.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 14 (Dark Silliness #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 14. Lupin gets hypnotized to do a crime, so he decides to get his revenge and Fujiko.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 11 (Dracula’s Heart #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 11. A crime boss named Mama fails to seduce Lupin as he steals her ring that keeps her young.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 17 (Marriage Tease #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 17. Fujiko promises to marry Lupin if he steals a massive pile of gold bars from Zenigata.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 09 (Athlete’s Foot! #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 09. A doctor needs Lupin to steal some rare seeds to cure Lupin's athlete's foot.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 13 (Pure Nonsense! #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 13. A wealthy woman cons Lupin into a job, where she has other plans for him.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 21 (Paradise City #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 21. Lupin's gang gets involved in a quest to find a legendary gold city before the Chinese do.
Isao Takahata: The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
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Lupin the Third Part 1 Episode 1: The Legendary Thief Lupin
The 1970s was a pretty eventful decade for Japanese animation – with regards to animated features, Cleopatra (an X-rated production directed by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto) debuted…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 15 (A Bad Joke #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 15. Lupin, Goemon, and Jigen train a maiden to go after a legendary treasure.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 22 (Strange but True #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 22. Lupin seeks revenge after a diamond merchant cons him to raise the price of diamonds.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 20 (Makes No Sense #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 20. Fujiko employs Lupin to steal a painting. Lupin decides to find out the reason for this.
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Lupin the 3rd: Part III 23 (War Zone Heist #LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the 3rd: Part III 23. Lupin decides to rob the safest and most secure bank in war torn Beirut.
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Review: Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First not only serves as the swansong for franchise creator, the late great Monkey Punch, but marks the franchise’s first foray into CG animation. To…
Lupin III: The Last Job
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Review: Lupin III: The First
Lupin III: The First not only serves as the swansong for franchise creator, the late great Monkey Punch, but marks the franchise’s first foray into CG animation. To…
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Lupin III The First (2019) | First Full CG Lupin
In 2019, studio Marza Animation Planet released a full CG Lupin III movie, called Lupin III: The First. This marks the first time that Lupin has gone full…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part 6 – Episode 1
Does a bromance await Fiction’s Greatest Detective and Greatest Thief? Is Watson still out there hoping his beau will save him? Is Zenigata going to get, like, supes…
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Lupin the 3rd: Part 1 Review (#LupinIII)
AstroNerdBoy reviews the Lupin the 3rd: Part 1 series, which starts the anime adaptation of Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga.
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Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye ONA
While Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye is a competent enough work in most respects, it is also ultimately far less than the sum of its parts.
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Lupin III: Prison of the Past
I should have gotten this out earlier because this ova was only available for the entire month of February. Though I do have to say, spoilers, this one…
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DITB #313 – Lupin III: Goodbye Partner
Anthony & Brian check in on Jun Kawagoe’s Lupin III TV movie from this very year to find what exactly could have gone down between Lupin and Jigen…
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Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo – The First Lupin Film
Some Cool Production Talk (Woo, excitement) A lot of cool backstory elements are behind this film. For one thing, this is the first movie produced by Tokyo Movie…
Anime of the 2010’s I loved #59: Lupin III – Part 5
Bad plot description: Hairy-palmed man and his fedora-wearing toyboy steal shit from rich assholes.
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TV Talk: Lupin Part 1 & 2 Review Discussion
French Thriller Lupin on Netflix Timestamps (00:00) Intro (15:15) Spoilers begin — Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dadneedstotalkpodcast/support
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Lupin the Third: Part 1 – It Begins Here
It is always a lot of fun to check out the beginning of where a long running anime franchise started. Originally created in manga form by the legendary…