First conceived by the manga artist Monkey Punch (aka Katō Kazuhiko) in 1967, the impish and uncatchable gentleman thief Lupin the Third has since been the subject of six animated television series, ...

Master thief Lupin takes on a 3DCG heist in "Lupin III: The First." (© Monkey Punch / Lupin the 3rd Film Partners) During an early scene in “Lupin III: The First,” the titular master thief declares ...

If there’s one thing we need at the end of the horrible and interminable year that is 2020, it’s a rip-snorting, globetrotting adventure. Obviously we can’t really do that at the moment, so it’s up to ...

Chances are, if you are a casual anime fan, you still probably know Lupin III. The character initially appeared in the late 1960s in a series of comic books by Kazuhiko Katō, who created Lupin under ...

Thursday, April 3, 2025 saw the official website for the new Lupin III anime film officially reveal its Japanese theatrical release date of Friday, June 27, 2025 alongside a trailer and more. The new ...

Monkey Punch, a Japanese cartoonist who was best known as the creator of the internationally popular Japanese anime and manga crime spoof Lupin III, died April 11 in Sakura, Japan. He was 81. The ...

The Japanese manga artist and scholar known as Monkey Punch has died at age 81, according to Japanese press reports and confirmed by stateside friends and associates within the art and academic ...

Lupin's first computer-generated adventures loses some of his franchise's romantic aura, but it would take more than that to steal his mojo. First conceived by the manga artist Monkey Punch (aka Katō ...

During an early scene in “Lupin III: The First,” the titular master thief declares thieving isn’t something you do half-heartedly. That Lupin relishes being who he is and doing what he does is part of ...