Lupin III

Lupin III
First English-language volume of Lupin III released by Tokyopop.
ルパン三世 (Rupan Sansei)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy-drama, Kaitō
Manga
Lupin III
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 Lupin III Part II The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Lupin III Part IV
Anime television series
Lupin III Part III
Directed by	Yuzo Aoki
Produced by	Masato Matsumoto
Written by	Jiku Omiya Yasushi Hirano
Music by	Yuji Ohno
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	Yomiuri TV
Original run	March 3, 1984 – September 28, 1985
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)
Theatrical films
Pilot Film Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (live-action) The Mystery of Mamo The Castle of Cagliostro Legend of the Gold of Babylon Farewell to Nostradamus Dead or Alive Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Jigen's Gravestone Lupin III (live-action) Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood
Original video animations
The Plot of the Fuma Clan Return of the Magician Green vs. Red Lupin Family Lineup Lupin Shanshei
Related media
Lupin the Third manga Lupin III television specials Lupin III video games Lupin III soundtracks

Lupin III (Japanese: ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei^?), also written as Lupin the Third or Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey 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, two versions of an animated pilot film, five animated television series, eight theatrically-released animated films, two live-action films, five OVA works, twenty-six animated television specials, two musicals, many music CDs, and several video games. Many different companies have owned the English-language distribution rights to various Lupin III properties at various times, with just the first two animated films 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's Adult Swim during 2003. Discotek Media licensed the entire first, second and fifth television series and the first live-action film; they also own the rights to several other Lupin titles, including some previously released by other companies.