Forum - View topicEP. REVIEW: Lupin the Third (TV 2015)
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VampireNaomi
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Episode 21 is easily my favourite Blue Jacket episode so far. It was tons of fun, but in addition to great action and comedy I loved how it gave Fujiko time in the spotlight. The ending was one of the most genuine moments between Lupin and Fujiko I can recall in the entire franchise. I also liked the short scene with Fujiko and Jigen because it's pretty rare for those two characters to interact without anyone else there.
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HaruhiToy
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One of the things I like about this series is how Zenigata is not played just as a buffoon and fool. Lesser authors would do that. For sure he takes a lot of pratfalls but he is still a respectable antagonist and you get some sense that Lupin respects him at some level. A worthy opponent. |
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John Thacker
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The Crunchyroll translation, especially for the earlier episodes, is a bit off. It seems to clearly be a case where someone was presented with a written script and translated it without anyone checking against the audio.
This generally results in problems like the wrong pronoun being used, but the worst is in episodes 11 and 12 where there's a character whose name is consistently said as "Kou" but the subtitles have it as Wataru. The person's name in the credits is 航, which can indeed be read as either コウ (on'yomi) or わたる (kun'yomi), and the translator just had to guess. |
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penguintruth
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Well, Discotek will probably fix this for the disc release. |
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Lord Dcast
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Another week, another 'A' rating. Lupin III can do no wrong ATM.
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HaruhiToy
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Not the same without Zenigata though. Not that I'd complain about looking at Rebecca all day. For Christmas I want her and Fujiko and chocolate syrup. I'll have to say that the cops that did show up were the most ineffectual crowd of clowns I've seen in a long time. The vault doors open, Lupin and Rebecca just trot out with no resistance whatever. In spite of her flashy outfit Rebecca is able to hide her identity with a lousy bank note. They get away on foot. And why do they have to have contest for cleaning duty anyway? Cleaning services aren't that expensive and they have all the money they want. |
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John Thacker
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I hope so. I also hope that they fix all the wrong pronouns, which need to be checked by watching the episode (not just listening, as I first said.) There's a lot of "That car is great" which should be "This car is great," etc. |
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Spastic Minnow
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I'm only 4 episodes in but I'm a little disappointed. The show is a little clumsy. A bit too much of the gang making their own problems. Then we have the proper introduction of the MI6/Bond character... and he's just a mess. murderous or overconfident? Roguish or a slave to orders? And why exactly should a British agent cross borders to protect a French artifact held by Italy? There's the influence of the Prince but the most he wants to do is maybe look at it, not that he cares much...
Maybe that comes up later, but I'm behind and felt like expressing my slight disappointment. I'll probably continue on anyway. I'm no superfan, but I've watched my share of previous incarnations. |
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penguintruth
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I'm pretty ambivalent towards the Italian Dream storyline morphing into "clone of Leonardo da Vinci is now the antagonist" plot in the back half of the series, but I do like that Lupin has a challenge that emphasizes a battle of wits over anything else. Yeah, Goemon and Jigen do the physicality thing in their bouts with da Vinci, but Lupin proves his meddle with his brains, his powers of observation. I just wish they gave Nix a bit more to do in this finale, because he's clearly the best new character. The show's been great, though, especially the past few episodes.
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Ovan~the~Rebirth
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Episode 23 has some QC issues, Lupin's opening line and the episode title are not subbed, MI:6 is referred to as "6 took that research and used it," @ 8:41. And to top it off the episode title is listed as World Dissection part 2 when that's the title of the next episode. Episode 23 should be part 1. Really hope Discotek does a pass on the subs and cleans them up. |
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HaruhiToy
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Believe it or not but the electrical, electromagnetic (radio), and computer technology Leonardo uses also wasn't invented to just a little bit after his death. So I don't see why anyone would have a problem with the above. Also, I thought LDV nixed Nix's auditory superpower a while ago so why would Nix think to use it in his contest? |
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BadNewsBlues
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He might've nixed it  in the real world but with it being a dream he'd not necessarily be shackled by real world limitations.
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Gina Szanboti
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^I still don't think he affected his hearing, just his balance. He made it sound temporary.
I would probably have enjoyed this episode a whole lot more if I hadn't just come off of more than 6 months of Shippuden's Infinite Tsukuyomi. At least this dream will only last one more episode. I did appreciate that Fujiko cheated in her dream. |
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Angel M Cazares
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I agree that the series' finale (episodes 23-24) was not that strong, but I am cool with it.
To me this Lupin show is easily the best Lupin anime I have ever watched. The visuals were fantastic and most of the episodes were a blast to watch. I rate it Very good (A-). |
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BadNewsBlues
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Even if this season finale wasn't very strong still a better finale than either the second or third series. Would've been nice though if they hadn't plucked out those two episodes though.
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