Third Lupin television series, as well as the second in terms of number of episodes, fifty.
This time our protagonist shows up with a flashy pink jacket and a style of drawings that is very different from the previous series.
After Lupin in the red jacket, the producers decided to make an attempt to renew the character, which although appreciable, did not end in the best way.
The third series of Lupin is remembered by fans as one of the least loved and best of the franchise and personally I am of the same opinion, for various reasons.
The series starts well, the new designs are interesting, the pink jacket is very beautiful and Lupin's adventures have a new and fresh spirit.
Nude scenes are often present and this adds a more adult and sexy touch to the series.
With a start like this, the premises were excellent and I was starting to believe that all the criticisms about this third series were unfounded, but I was wrong...
Almost all the positive sides listed above disappear after less than ten episodes. The series begins to seem "affected by a degenerative disease", which episode after episode gradually worsens the drawings, characters and plot.
In my opinion, the drawings, for 80% of the series, are really ugly, crooked and poorly detailed. They almost seem more like caricatures of the various characters.
The characters are completely distorted and ruined. Lupin will almost become more "Robin Hood" rather than a thief. And we will practically never see him do anything bad.
The episodes will become increasingly childish and less engaging, with silly plots more suitable for children. We will almost never see anyone die and the nude scenes disappear completely.
All the good work done in the first ten episodes is completely destroyed to offer a product of poor quality, uninspired and in contradiction with the character of Lupin himself.
If you want, watch it and judge by yourself, but I doubt you will be too satisfied. Except for the first episodes, it doesn't have many positive sides and the flop of this series meant that no others were produced until 2012.
Last two things: the Japanese theme song is really very catchy and I personally find the pink jacket very beautiful (aesthetically).
Good vision.
