Monkey Punch
is a Japanese anime television series created by studio TMS Entertainment, based on the "CR Ginroku Gijinden Roman" pachinko game, with original character designs by "Lupin III" creator Monkey Punch. In the fantasy historical story, the main character is a "helper" named Manjirou by day and a phantom thief "retriever" named Roman by night. Roman steals back people's precious items that were unfairly taken from them.