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Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd)

edited 2026-05-22

A complete watch and reading order for the Lupin III franchise — Monkey Punch's iconic gentleman-thief anime spanning six main TV series from Part I (1971) through Part 6 (2021), five theatrical films including Hayao Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro, 30+ annual TV specials, the Fujiko Mine spinoff, and the Lupin the IIIrd theatrical short series. Tagged by era and format so you can follow the main series, landmark films, or the full franchise.

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01ANIME
1971The original 23-episode Lupin III anime series, broadcast on Yomiuri TV from October 1971 to March 1972. Gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin III —…
02ANIME
1977The 155-episode second Lupin III series, broadcast on Nippon TV from October 1977 to October 1980 and produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Lupin…
03ANIME
1984The 50-episode third Lupin III series, broadcast on Nippon TV from March 1984 to December 1985. Lupin swaps his jacket for a distinctive pin…
04ANIME
2012A 13-episode spinoff series broadcast on Nippon TV in 2012, retelling the early meetings of Lupin III, Jigen, Goemon, and Zenigata through t…
05ANIME
2015A 26-episode fourth series, produced as an Italian–Japanese co-production between TMS Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film for RAI 2 and…
06ANIME
2018A 24-episode fifth series broadcast on Nippon TV from April to September 2018, produced by TMS Entertainment. Lupin enters the age of smartp…
07ANIME
2021A 24-episode sixth series broadcast on Nippon TV from October 2021 to March 2022, produced by TMS Entertainment to mark the franchise's 50th…
08ANIME
2022A 6-episode prequel streaming series released in December 2022, produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Takeshi Furuta. Set in 1960s J…