Lupin IIIFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lupin the Third" and "Lupin the 3rd" redirect here. For the title character, see Arsène Lupin III.

Lupin III
First English-language volume of Lupin III released byTokyopop.
ルパン三世 (Rupan Sansei)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy-drama,Crime, Kaitō
Manga
Written by	Monkey Punch
Published by	Futabasha, Chuokoron-Shinsha
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action
Original run	August 10, 1967 –May 22, 1969
Volumes	14 (List of volumes)
Manga
Lupin III – World's Most Wanted
Written by	Monkey Punch
Published by	Futabasha
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action
Original run	June 23, 1977 – May 28, 1981
Volumes	21 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Lupin III Part I
Directed by	Masaaki Ōsumi Hayao Miyazaki Isao Takahata
Written by	Sōji Yoshikawa
Music by	Takeo Yamashita
Studio	TMS
Licensed by	NA Discotek Media
Network	YTV, NNS, Animax
English network	US UTBHollywood
Original run	October 24, 1971 –March 26, 1972
Episodes	23 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Lupin III Part II
Directed by	Hideo Nishimaki Hideo Takayashiki Ichinori Tanahashi Kyosuke Mikuriya Noburo Ishiguro Shigetsugu Yoshida Yagi Ishikura Yasumi Mikamoto Hayao Miyazaki
Music by	Yuji Ohno
Studio	TMS
Licensed by	NA Geneon
Network	NTV, NNS, Animax
English network	US UTBHollywood, Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
Original run	October 3, 1977 –October 6, 1980
Episodes	155 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Lupin III Part III
Directed by	Yuzo Aoki Osamu Nabeshima Shigetsugu Yoshida
Produced by	Tadahito Matsumoto
Written by	Jiku Omiya Yasushi Hirano Seijun Suzuki
Music by	Yuji Ohno
Studio	TMS
Network	YTV, NNS, Animax
Original run	March 3, 1984 –December 25, 1985
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Directed by	Sayo Yamamoto
Produced by	Naoki Iwasa Toshio Nakatani Yu Kiyozono
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Naruyoshi Kikuchi
Studio	TMS Entertainment Po10tial
Licensed by	NA Funimation Entertainment UK Manga Entertainment
Network	NTV
Original run	April 4, 2012 – June 27, 2012
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Theatrical films
Pilot Film Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (live-action) Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro Legend of the Gold of Babylon Die! Nostradamus Dead or Alive Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie
Original video animations
The Plot of the Fuma Clan Return of the Magician Green Vs. Red Lupin Family Lineup Lupin Shanshei
Related media
Lupin III television specials Lupin III video games Lupin III soundtrakcs
Anime and Manga portal

Lupin III (ルパン三世 Rupan Sansei^?), also written as Lupin the Third or Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated byMonkey Punch. It follows the escapades of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.
The Lupin III manga, which first appeared in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967, spawned a media franchise that includes numerous manga, four anime television series, five animated feature films, a live-action film, three OVAs, yearly television specials since 1989, music CDs, video games, and a musical. Many different companies have owned the English-language distribution rights to various Lupin III properties at various times, with just the first two movies having been released by over 10 companies alone. Tokyopop acquired the license to the original manga in 2002, and later the second series in 2004. Funimation Entertainment purchased the rights to several of the television specials and films in 2002, and the fourth television series in 2012. Geneon licensed and dubbed 79 episodes of the second television series, 26 of which were broadcast on Cartoon Network'sAdult Swim during 2003. Discotek Media licensed the entire first television series and the live-action film, they also own the rights to several other Lupin titles, including some previously released by other companies.
Over forty years after its creation, Lupin III remains popular, with several different manga series currently being published, yearly television specials and a fourth anime series airing in 2012. For several years, issues relating to the copyright of Maurice Leblanc's intellectual property meant that the Lupin name was removed from its releases outside of Japan, usually changed to "Rupan". However, the copyright has now expired, allowing foreign releases to use the Lupin name.