"The Dashing Entrance of Lupin III" is the 1st episode of Lupin the 3rd Part 2.
Synopsis[]
After a long time, invitations come from Lupin III, and Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko are reunited aboard the luxury liner Sirloin. But when Lupin appears afterward, he tells them that he was himself invited by Fujiko. Why have they received false invitations together with Inspector Zenigata? The moment of confrontation with Lupin's bitter enemy Mister X is approaching.
Transcript[]
- Part 2 Episode 1/Subtitle transcript
- Part 2 Episode 1/Geneon transcript
- Part 2 Episode 1/Our translation
Long Summary[]
The first episode of the second series opens with an invitation to Fujiko (who just came from stealing a wedding ring from two guys on a Hawaiian beach trying to propose to her), Jigen (who's living in Sydney, Australia and showing up a group of skeet shooters with his sharpshooting skills), and Goemon (who was last seen in Hong Kong, kicking the asses of several Chinese thugs) from Lupin to reunite with him on board a luxury cruise ship five years after the gang's previous adventure. Lupin, of course makes a grand (slightly failed) entrance via parachute. Later, as the gang dines together, Lupin presents the fact that he did not send the others their invitations, and that his own was sent in Fujiko's name. Zenigata, tipped off to the gang's reunion and recently promoted to the ICPO, also makes his presence known. Shortly thereafter, dinner is interrupted by a booby trap that crushes the table. The gang decides to investigate further.
Shipboard activities thereafter are laced with hazards. Jigen goes to the ship's dentist to have a sore tooth looked at, only for another patient to interrupt his exam and accidentally take the venomous snake meant for him. Goemon's massage is given by a burly thug who seems only interested in killing him, and Fujiko's swim in the ship's pool takes a deadly turn, with Lupin pulling her out of the jaws of a shark only just in time. The gang discusses the death traps, and Lupin finally puts two and two together: their foe is the Scorpion Gang, wanting revenge for their defeat in the first episode of the first series.
As the group attends a fancy dinner, their table is spirited away to a hidden hold. There, the leader of the Scorpion Gang, now healed and rebuilt into an invincible superman, promises revenge and challenges the gang to defeat him, providing them with weapons, guns, cars, and other implements of death. Jigen and Goemon are quickly defeated, but Lupin takes advantage of their distraction to think up a plan with Fujiko; Lupin uses one car to knock down a set of electric lights, while Fujiko uses another to start a fire, triggering the ship's sprinkler system. The hold fills with water, and Lupin shoots the damaged lights down to zap the Scorpion leader with electricity. The gang escapes while the wounded Scorpion decides to take out the whole ship, and hopefully Lupin's gang with it. The ship self-destructs.
Lupin and his friends are not so easily taken out, however, escaping on a raft made of various scraps from the ship's ruins. As they sail away, Zenigata, who managed to escape the explosion via sea turtle, finds them in the ocean, and the chase begins anew...
Cast[]
- Japanese
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Makio Inoue |
| Fujiko Mine | Eiko Masuyama |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya |
| Mister X | Junpei Takiguchi |
Additional voices:[1]
- Toshiko Sawada
- Kenichi Ogata
- Shunji Yamada
- Kiyoshi Suzuki
- Takashi Tanaka
- Italian ("Il Ritorno di Lupin III")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Roberto Del Giudice |
| Daisuke Jigen | Sandro Pellegrini |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Massimo Rossi |
| Fujiko Mine | Piera Vidale (as Margot Mine) |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Marcello Prando |
| Mister X | Valerio Ruggeri |
Additional Voices:
- Valerio Ruggeri
- Spanish (Unknown / "El impresionante regreso de Lupin III")
| Characters | Voice Actors | |
|---|---|---|
| Telecinco (1991 dubbing) |
Animax (2008 dubbing) | |
| Lupin III | Txema Moscoso | Juan Navarro Torello |
| Daisuke Jigen | Juan Pascual (as Óscar) |
Iker Muñoz |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Paul Muniain (as Francis) |
José María Carrero |
| Fujiko Mine | Luz Emparanza (as Patricia) |
Raquel Martín |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Mario Hernández (as Basilio) |
Ángel Rodríguez |
| Mister X | Unknown | Unknown |
- English ("The Return of Lupin the 3rd")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Tony Oliver |
| Daisuke Jigen | Richard Epcar |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Lex Lang |
| Fujiko Mine | Michelle Ruff |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Dan Lorge |
| Mister X | Derek Stephen Prince |
Additional Voices:
- Richard Cansino
- Steve Kramer
- Bob Papenbrook
- Dave Wittenberg
- Lia Sargent
- Peter Doyle
- Ellyn Stern
- French ("Quelle croisière!" / Nouveau venu" / "Une Bonne Mine")
| Characters | Voice Actors |
|---|---|
| Lupin III | Philippe Ogouz (as Edgar de la Cambriole) |
| Daisuke Jigen | Francis Lax (nameless) |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Jacques Ferrière (as Yokitori Goémon) |
| Fujiko Mine | Catherine Lafond (as Magali Mine) |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Jacques Ferrière (as Inspecteur Gaston Lacogne) |
| Mister X | Jean-Claude Balard |
Gallery[]
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Censorship[]
- On the Youtube version uploaded by TMS as part of their anniversary, the scene where Fujiko is in the shower has been darkened. This is due to their filters as the episode was originally on there but then got removed so this is a change for the reupload. No other version has been affected.
French[]
The French dub masters have removed all the Japanese text but unlike the Italian Mediaset TV airings where freeze frames or the title card cut off the text, it was completely removed.
- The intro of the episode was cut out due to Japanese text of the locations, "Lupin's" letter and Fujiko being in the shower. The French dub starts where the Sirloin departs from Lisbon.
- A small cut where Lupin gets introduced after parachuting his way to the cruise ship.
- Due to copyright reasons regarding the song that Goemon listens to on the radio, the original song is replaced with Sunset Flight. [2]
Mistakes[]
- On the English masters used for the Pioneer/Geneon dub and streaming sites, Sydney is spelt as Sidney. This does not affect any other master as the Japanese is not translated and is baked in, the translation error was fixed on the Discotek DVD release. The Sidney error was retained on the Italian subtitles on the Blu-ray due to using the English Pioneer translation as a base.
- When Jigen looks at the information about the ship, Hull is Holl, Restaurant is Restraunt. Also as he presses the button, a section called "Listni" appears that wasn't there before.
Translation Notes[]
- The English dub adds a line from Lupin about how Zenigata has no choice but to "take a load off" on the Sirloin as he removes his hand from the cuff.
Notes[]
- This episode is a direct sequel to Part 1 Episode 1 and includes flashback footage from said episode. The footage had the soundtrack redone by having the engine noise, removing the voices and Afro "Lupin '68". The episode is also set five years after the events of Lupin the 3rd Part 1, there was also a real life gap of five years between Part 1 and Part 2.
- The idea of a reunion was based on New Lupin III Chapter 1 and the name came from the volume release of Lupin III Chapter 1.
- This episode ranked #8 in the Lupin III Best Selection rerun of favorite episodes, as chosen by Japanese fans.
- Unlike future episodes of the English Geneon dub where the episode name was changed to have a reference, the title came from the Italian dub and may have came from TMS in the 1980s. There was also no Japanese title on the Pioneer DVD release due to no preview and listing the original title started from Part 2 Episode 8 however on the Discotek release, it was given the title "Lupin the Third's Gallant Appearance".
- On some versions of the International masters, there is a red filter during the flashback with Mister X. It is unknown why.
- The preview for this episode was aired on the final episode of "Ganso Tensai Bakabon" on September 26, 1977. It starts off with Yasuo Yamada imitating Bakabon's Papa before Lupin explains what happens. Currently it has not been featured on any known home media releases of Lupin the 3rd Part 2.
- The attempt on Jigen's life in this episode led to his crippling fear of dentists.
- The episode marks Makio Inoue's debut as Goemon.
- The episode takes artistic liberties for comedy's sake. Sharks neither eat people, nor are able to survive in chlorine.
- This episode marks the first time in animation that Lupin and Zenigata work together to defeat a common enemy, something later shown to much grander effect in the theatrical films and TV specials as well as later TV series installments.
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| Lupin the 3rd Part 2 |
| Anime Episodes | ||||||||||
| Season 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||||
| Season 2 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |
| 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | ||||||
| Season 3 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
| 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | |
| 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | |
| 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | |
| 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | |
| 102 | 103 | |||||||||
| Season 4 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 |
| 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | |
| 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | |
| 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | |
| 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | |
| 154 | 155 | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ 第1話 ルパン三世 颯爽登場. www.mau2.com (in Japanese)
- ↑ Analysis of the episode by Veggie11 on Indianagilles' blog.