Monkey Punch
"Lupin III" made its debut on August 10, 1967, in the first issue of the magazine "Weekly Manga Action"; the cover was also drawn by Monkey Punch. It went on to become an extremely popular and successful media franchise, spawning numerous manga, six animated television series, seven animated feature films, two live-action films, three OVAs, near-yearly television specials since 1989, music CDs, video games, and a musical. Monkey Punch himself even directed the 1996 film, "".