Goodbye Partner is the 26th Lupin the 3rd television special. It originally aired on January 25, 2019.
Synopsis[]
Inspector Zenigata gets arrested on conspiracy charges for helping Lupin. Lupin however is after a special diamond called the Time Crystal that is also the key to control a quantum supercomputer that can be used to rule the world. While Lupin successfully steals the diamond, he gets betrayed by Jigen. Meanwhile at a Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Alisa who is the most likely to win gets kidnapped. A betrayal, a kidnapped pianist and Zenigata's arrest...
Lupin and Goemon must face Jigen in an intense battle for the fate of the Time Crystal.
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Kanichi Kurita |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Fujiko Mine | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Kōichi Yamadera |
| Roy Forest | Junichi Suwabe |
| Alisa Cartwright | Minako Kotobuki |
| Norman | Tsuyoshi Koyama |
| Katō | Yōji Ueda |
| Emilka | Risa Uchida |
| Riley | Eriko Uchino |
| President | Tomoko Shiota |
| Frédéric Chopin | Yūya Uchida |
| Camille | Shōzō Sasaki |
Additional voices:[1]
- Jirō Saitō as Police Commander
- Yūko Kasahara as Swimsuit Female Customer
- Akio Hirose as Commentator
- Yukimi Takeuchi as Newscaster
- Eriko Yanase as Swimsuit Beauty
- Kenji Kitamura as Hotel Manager
- Yumiko Matsūra as Police Officer
- Yū Seki as Jailer
- Masayuki Omoro as Aide
- Tsuguo Mogami as Correspondent
- Akira Koga as Pilot A
- Akihiro Tajima as Pilot B
- Hayato Watanabe as Copai
- Masaaki Ihara as Special Forces Captain
- Yoshihisa Yamamoto as Soldier A
- Shūei Ikawa as Driver
- English
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Tony Oliver |
| Daisuke Jigen | Richard Epcar |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Lex Lang |
| Fujiko Mine | Michelle Ruff |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Doug Erholtz |
| Roy Forest | Armen Taylor |
| Alisa Cartwright | Ryan Bartley |
| Norman | Chris Tergeliafera |
| Katō | Mark Whitten |
| Emilka | Lizzie Freeman |
| Riley | Katelyn Gault |
| Madame President | Dorah Fine |
| Frédéric Chopin | Chris Hackney |
| Camille | Douglas Highlen |
Additional voices:
- Chris Smith as Aide
- Chris Hackney as A.I.
- Brook Chalmers as Chief
- Bill Millsap as Communications Officer
- DW McCann as Newscaster A
- Laura Stahl as Newscaster B
- Matt Greenbaum as Subordinate
- Italian ("Addio, Amico Mio")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Stefano Onofri |
| Daisuke Jigen | Alessandro D'Errico |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Antonio Palumbo |
| Fujiko Mine | Alessandra Korompay |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Rodolfo Bianchi |
| Roy Forest | Francisco Prando |
| Alisa Cartwright | Agnese Marteddu |
| Norman | Alessandro Budroni |
| Katō | Francesco Venditti |
| Emilka | Myriam Catania |
| Riley | Unknown |
| President | Antonella Giannini |
| Frédéric Chopin | Alberto Franco |
| Camille | Guido Sagliocca (as Camill) |
Additional voices:[2]
- Daniele Valenti as Secretary President (Aide)
- Martina Felli as Newscaster
- Enrico Pallini as FBI Agent
- Davide Marzi as Conductor
Releases[]
Japan[]
- DVD March 20, 2019 (VPBY-14810, VAP)
- Blu-ray March 20, 2019 (VPXY-71694, VAP)
USA[]
- Amazon Prime November 18, 2019 (TMS, dubbed and subtitled)
- Blu-ray June 30, 2020 (Discotek)
United Kingdom[]
- Amazon Prime 18th November 2019 (TMS, dubbed and subtitled)
Notes[]
- Currently this is the only special and animation where Lupin wears a black jacket, even though he also wears his red jacket. He previously also wore a black jacket in the 2014 live-action movie.
- It is also the only TV special where Lupin wears his red jacket with a lavender tie like Part 2 rather than a yellow tie like most specials. Prison of the Past reverts back to the yellow tie.
- Concept art of the characters lists the TV Special as "Lupin the IIIrd TVSP 2018". Lupin, Jigen and Goemon had their designs finalized in 2019 while Lupin's caped suit, Alisa Cartwright, Roy Forest and a black haired Fujiko were in 2018.
- The Frédéric Chopin songs that are played are "Tristesse" and "Revolutionary Etude" (Op 10, No. 12).
- Emilka plays a role similar to the Red Queen from the Resident Evil movies.
- Around the 11 minute mark, Lupin talks to Jigen about "Edward Znoden", a reference to the infamous whistleblower and former CIA and NSA agent Edward Snowden, who in 2013 leaked numerous secret government files revealing global surveillance systems controlled by the National Security Agency. The story Lupin recounts to Jigen is mostly the same as to what publicly happened to Snowden, wherein he moved to Russia after leaking the classified information, however it is changed in the TV special where he was eventually extradited back to the US after being used as a political tool in Russia and he later revealed that the US, continuing Japan's research, had made a quantum supercomputer.
- Even though the US Blu-ray release of Goodbye Partner was meant to be June 30, people received copies as early as May 26. [1]
- It is the only known dub where an English dub was produced before the Italian dub as the release date of the English dub of The Mystery of Mamo is unknown as they were both in 1979.
- The President featured in the movie is based on former First Lady Hillary Clinton, who was also the Democratic Presidential Candidated for the 2016 Election.
- This would mark the second appearance of a member of the Clinton administration, following the vocal appearance of former US President Bill Clinton in the Streamline and MangaUK dubs of The Mystery of Mamo.
Video[]
『ルパン三世 グッバイ・パートナー』2019.03.20 RELEASE -"LUPIN THE 3RD GOODBYE PARTNER" Blu-ray＆DVD
Trailer
References[]
- ↑ ルパン三世 グッバイ・パートナー. www.mau2.com (in Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/lupin3-addioamicomio.htm AntonioGenna.net (in Italiano)
- ↑ “is this real”, Edward Snowden (Twitter)
- ↑ Edward Snowden Reacts to His Surprise Cameo in Lupin III, comicbook.com
- ↑ “@MichaelToole It's like a lifetime achievement award. Lupin is one of my favorite series.”, Edward Snowden (Twitter)