We participated in Anime Secret Santa this year with Lupin the Third Part 1 and close out the year with a full review of The Great Pretender.
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Great Pretender
With a more adult tone than most anime, this felt like Cowboy Bebop meets Matchstick Men in a bright, bold, modern style. Definitely worth checking out.
Great Pretender
By Andrew Osmond. Great Pretender is a crime-caper series, not unlike Lupin III, but less cartoon-zany. This is a hardboiled show, with sex, drugs and real-world grit; it…
Great Pretender
*Note: This review has spoilers.* Great Pretender is an anime composed of four arcs, each centered around a different con a group of conmen are pulling off against…
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AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 24. Lupin pulls one on Tomoe. He then convinces Mattea to move forward with her life.
The history of TMS – Part 6 : Lupin the Third
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 07 (The Unexpected! #Lupin6)
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 05 (Gold Mask, aka 1930s Lupin! #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 05. Lupin finds himself in the mid-1930s Tokyo as Gold Mask, who was also known as Lupin.
The Speakeasy #118: The Great Pretender, Moriarty the Patriot, Yashahime, + More Fall 2020 Anime
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 03 (Ticket Heist) #Lupin6
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 03. Lupin attempts to steal a valuable train ticket from a elderly British Marquess.
Lupin the Third Part 6 – 09 (Meandering Plot #Lupin6)
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Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Lupin the Third: Part 6
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 22 (Confusing Intrigue! #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 22. Lupin and Mattea separately track an orphaned girl who's mother was tied to Tomoe.
Lupin the Third Part 6 – 18 (Tracking Plot #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 18. Lupin follows a hunch to try to get more information about Tomoe.
Lupin the Third Part 6 – 08 (Jigen Love #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 08. Jigen is tasked with protecting Lily after bad folks attempt to kidnap and kill her.
Lupin the Third Part 6 – 16 (Goemon Time #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 16. Goemon is saved during arctic training by a fashion designer, whom he becomes a model for.
Great Pretender – 08
There are certainly plenty of unanswered questions here, and for me a lot of them involve Luis. Read more
Great Pretender – 15
I'll say this for Laurent - he has no qualms when it comes to getting what he wants. Read more
Great Pretender – 09
For Makoto, who on some level is still trying to live a life he can be proud of, working with the likes of Laurent and Cynthia is a…
Great Pretender – 21
This episode represented a resounding return to form for Great Pretender. Read more
Great Pretender – 10
The first two arcs of Great Pretender were as different as chalk and cheese, and the series is the better for it. Read more
Great Pretender – 20
I still think Laurent is the cat. Read more
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Lupin the Third Part 6 – 14 (Expanding the Lore #Lupin6)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Lupin the Third Part 6 - 14. Fujiko gives Lupin a tip to allow him to go hard after the gang of red haired "women".
Lupin the Third Part 6 – 11 (The Plot Continues #Lupin6)
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Great Pretender – 19 – The Interpreter
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The Con of Great Pretender
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[Review] The Great Pretender (Netflix)
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Great Pretender – 06-07
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