Lupin III

For other uses, see [Lupin](/wiki/Lupin "Lupin").
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| **Arsène Lupin III** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | Lupin III (*Rupan Sansei*) |
| English name: | Arsène Lupin III |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | [Arsène Lupin](/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin "Arsène Lupin") (paternal grandfather, deceased)   Lupin II (father, deceased) |
| Occupation: | Phantom thief |
| Nicknames: | Lupin |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | [Movie 11](/wiki/Jolly_Roger_in_the_Deep_Azure "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure") (cameo)   [TV Special 3](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Lupin_III_Appearances "Lupin III Appearances") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Kanichi Kurita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanichi_Kurita "wikipedia:Kanichi Kurita") (Lupin III vs Detective Conan) |
| English voice: | [Tony Oliver](/wiki/index.php?title=Tony_Oliver&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tony Oliver (page does not exist)") (Lupin III vs Detective Conan) |
***Lupin III*** (ルパン三世 ,*Rupan Sansei*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), also known as ***Lupin the 3rd***, is the main protagonist and titular character of a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of "Monkey Punch".
## Contents
* [1 Character profile](#Character_profile)
* [2 Lupin III in *Detective Conan*](#Lupin_III_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Allusions](#Allusions)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
## Character profile[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Lupin_III&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Character profile")]
Main articles: [Wikipedia: Lupin III](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_III "wikipedia:Lupin III") and [Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin III](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin_III "wikipedia:Arsène Lupin III")
Lupin III is the grandson of [Arsène Lupin](/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin "Arsène Lupin"), the gentleman thief of [Maurice Leblanc](/wiki/Maurice_Leblanc "Maurice Leblanc")'s series of novels. Lupin and his gang, sharpshooter [Daisuke Jigen](/wiki/Daisuke_Jigen "Daisuke Jigen") and swordmaster [Goemon Ishikawa](/wiki/Goemon_Ishikawa "Goemon Ishikawa"), spend their time travelling throughout the world to steal treasures and escape from the law. As a result of his activities and usual success, he is considered the world's Number One master thief, and even has a dedicated international police force unit, the ICPO, headed by [Koichi Zenigata](/wiki/Koichi_Zenigata "Koichi Zenigata"), with whom Lupin entertains a fierce, yet mutually respectful, archrivalry, on his heels.
Lupin brandishing his gun
In the original mangas, Lupin III is far less scrupulous than his more popularized anime version, who is a goofy but highly mischievous, cocky trickster using every trick in the book, and beyond, to get what he wants. He is incredibly skilled in the art of disguise, able to impersonate a large variety of persons using rubber masks and some natural acting talent. Cunning and resourceful, he usually manages to snatch the prize, only to lose it due to unfortituous circumstances, sometimes by the hands of his love interest, [Fujiko Mine](/wiki/Fujiko_Mine "Fujiko Mine"). But beneath his thief's skin, Lupin does possess a heart of gold; as circumstances dictate, he will aid people in need and work for higher aims than money, not demanding a reward afterwards.
Lupin has a passion for sporty vintage cars, and he uses a Walther P38 automatic pistol as his weapon of choice. His one major weakness is his infatuation with pretty women, especially Fujiko, even though she regularly ends up competing with him for the same treasures as he and his gang.
## Lupin III in *Detective Conan*[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Lupin_III&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Lupin III in Detective Conan")]
Lupin III was one of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s sources of inspiration when writing *Detective Conan*, so there are many similarities between the two series. Lupin has featured in two crossovers with *Detective Conan*:
* A TV Special was released in 2009 titled ***[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan")***. Lupin III encounters [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") in the country of Vespania as he attempts to steal the crown jewels, but ends up supporting Conan, [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") and the crown princess of Vespania against a traitor in the palace. It is revealed that he had done so once before, but returned the crown to remind then-Princess Sakura, the now deceased ruler of the country, of her duties when she wanted to run away from them. At the end of the episode, he and his associates profess a suprisingly depthful knowledge about Conan's [true identity](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo"), although the exact origin of their information remains undisclosed.
* A movie also titled ***[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan:_The_Movie "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie")*** was released December 7, 2013. The story envolves another clash between Conan and Lupin, which gradually turns into grudging cooperation as they strive to prevent a valuable mineral from falling into the wrong hands.
### Allusions[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Lupin_III&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Allusions")]
* In [Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure](/wiki/Jolly_Roger_in_the_Deep_Azure "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure"), where two thieves mask themselves as Lupin and Fujiko, [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") calling Lupin "her first love".
* "Ran Mouri" is also the name of a writer of the anime *Lupin III: Part II*.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Lupin_III&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Lupin | What Lupin calls them |
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|  | [Fujiko Mine](/wiki/Fujiko_Mine "Fujiko Mine") | Lupin | Fujiko-chan   Fujiko |
|  | [Daisuke Jigen](/wiki/Daisuke_Jigen "Daisuke Jigen") | Lupin | Jigen   Papa (talking to [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa")) |
|  | [Goemon Ishikawa XIII](/wiki/Goemon_Ishikawa "Goemon Ishikawa") | Lupin | Goemon |
|  | [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") | - | Kid-sama   Brat (*Gakincho*)   Kid |
| Picture | Name | What they call Lupin | What Lupin calls them |
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|  | [Koichi Zenigata](/wiki/Koichi_Zenigata "Koichi Zenigata") | Lupin   Lupin III (*Lupin Sansei*) | *Tottsan*   Inspector Zenigata (*Zenigata-keibu*) |
|  | [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") | Lupin   Lupin III (*Lupin Sansei*)   My First Love (*Watashi no Hatsu Koi*) | Girl (*Onēchan*) |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | Lupin   Lupin III (*Lupin Sansei*) | - |
|  | [Jodie Starling](/wiki/Jodie_Starling "Jodie Starling") | Lupin | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Lupin | What Lupin calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Lupin III (*Lupin Sansei*)   Lupin | Edogawa Conan   Saucy Great Detective (*Konamaiki na Meitantei*)   Brat (*Gakincho* or *Gaki*)   Detective Otaku (*Tantei Otaku*) |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Lupin | - |
|  | [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima") | Lupin | - |
|  | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") | Lupin III (*Lupin Sansei*) | - |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | Lupin | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Lupin | What Lupin calls them |
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|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | - | Kudo Shinichi |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | - | Mouri Ran   Ran |
|  | [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino") | - | Okino Yoko |
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## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Lupin_III&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Lupin III's voice actor from 1970, [Nachi Nozawa](/wiki/index.php?title=Nachi_Nozawa&action=edit&redlink=1 "Nachi Nozawa (page does not exist)"), voiced a background character in [episode 440 of "Detective Conan"](/wiki/The_Car_Stunt%27s_Utmost_Limit "The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit"), while his voice actor from 1987 is [Toshio Furukawa](/wiki/Toshio_Furukawa "Toshio Furukawa"), who voices [Misao Yamamura](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura") in "Detective Conan".