mae@aplvax.UUCP (Mary Anne Espenshade) (03/08/85)
From Paul S. R. Chisholm: > You want to talk *GOOD* Japanese animation? In a word, LUPIN. > . . . > Outside of SF cons, the only time I've seen Lupin is in the laser > video game "Cliffhanger". This is made of scenes from two Lupin > movies: CASTLE CAGLIOSTRO (which is subtitled), and some other one > (the one with the helicopter in the sewer, which is dubbed). I second the recommendation, a very good show! The second Lupin movie mentioned is "The Mystery of Mamo", the surrealistic one where the villian looks like Paul Williams. The tv show has 3 incarnations - 23 episodes in 1971-72, 155 episodes in 1977-80, and the current show - Lupin III, part 3, that started last March and is still running as far as I know. They changed the character designs for the new show to be more like the appearance of the original comic. > He has a couple of > sidekicks, a Chicago hit man and a Japanese samuri ^^^^^^ samurai You left out Fujiko, ever-present love (well lust anyway) interest and rival for things stolen. Whichever side she's working each episode, she's usually the only one to really come out ahead. And then there is the Inspector, a diligent, if somewhat inept policeman dedicated to catching Lupin, even if he goes crazy in the process. Mary Anne Espenshade ...!{allegra, seismo}!umcp-cs!aplvax!mae