Lupin the iii part 6 ep 1

by Serg · Published December 1, 2021 · Updated December 1, 2021

Indeed, apart from the old Lupin gang continuing straight off their Part 5 adventures, it\’s the World\’s Greatest Detective who provides the cleanest entry point into the story starting with this episode.

We purposely assigned this review to me instead of Vrai to see how Part 6 would click for non-superfans. And while this premiere didn’t exactly blow me away, it’s solidly entertaining and loaded with potential for future storylines. Barring nods to a few new characters added in Part 5, it’s also easy to follow. I’m not sure it’s the

It’s worth noting that Part 6 technically begins with an Episode 0, but it’s a standalone story intended as a send-off for Kobayashi Kiyoshi, Jigen’s voice actor and the last of the original cast, who has officially retired from the role. Episode 0 is—and I say this with nothing but affection—pure, unadulterated fanservice, packed with meta-commentary and enough

That said, the story proper begins with Episode 1, a fast-paced dash through London that’s one-part car chases and one-part table-setting for an extended arc involving Lupin’s crew, a treasure belonging to a mysterious organization known as “The Raven,” and Sherlock Holmes himself. The focus on set-up makes the episode difficult to appraise on its own, although we can talk general tone and foreshadowing to some extent.

So where does Part 6 fall? Somewhere in the middle, I’d say. There are a few deliciously silly moments in the early going (Lupin’s car doing a cartoony barrel roll had me clapping with glee) as well as some warmhearted scenes between Sherlock and his

Lily’s cleverness and spunk offer a promising start, though she could slide into “danger-magnet waif” if not careful. Meanwhile, Fujiko is forever toeing the line between “sexy respected rival” and “sexualized two-faced harpy.” At its best, the franchise depicts Fujiko as Lupin’s equal instead of his enemy, confident in her sexuality without being reduced to

Watson, for his part, is either dead or missing, an incident that is almost certainly tied to Lupin’s previous run-in with Holmes. It’s a reworking of the character that positions Sherlock as more of the hero than Lupin—though with secret organizations in the mix, I suspect it’s a lot more complicated than just “Lupin is the bad guy this time.”

Does a bromance await Fiction’s Greatest Detective and Greatest Thief? Is Watson still out there somewhere hoping his beau will save him? Will Lupin adopt Sherlock and Lily into his happy crime family? Is Zenigata going to get, like, supes jealous about this new inspector honing in on his man? The answers to these questions and more await us in the season’s most stylish fanfic!

And while there are still a lot of “maybes” and “wait-and-sees” in Part 6’s premiere, you can bet I’ll be sticking around for a couple more to see where this crossover goes. The potential is just too potent not to at least test it out.

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Together with Daisuke Jigen, an expert marksman, and Goemon Ishikawa, a master swordsman, and Fujiko Mine, the cunning temptress, Lupin travels across the globe to rob the world of its most valued treasures whilst always staying one step ahead of Inspector Zenigata and his Interpol agents. The teaser visual and trailer for the PART 6 have been released to the public upon the announcement of the series.