Near the 50th anniversary of Lupin III's animation, "Castle of Cario Strozero", directed for the first time by Japanese national treasure animator Hayao Miyazaki, will be re-screened again on October 1.
It is worth mentioning that Kajo was introduced as a special episode of Lupin III and broadcast on CCTV6, and there are not many Japanese anime with this treatment in CCTV6.
The poster will be re-released on May 5
2009 Theatrical Version of Lupin III VS Detective Conan
Lupin III, this name may not be familiar to everyone here, most of the domestic Conan fans are through the 2009 and 13 years of theatrical version of "Lupin III VS Detective Conan" to recognize this age-old character. However, detective Conan's author, Tsuyoshi Aoyama, is also a loyal Lupin fan, and in an interview he also mentioned that he wanted to see the Lupin Empire. But in fact, in Japan, Lupin III's popularity has always been on par with Conan's.
Lupin III Season 4 poster
Speaking of the reasons for his tepidness in China, there are the following points:
1. The machine is not timely In that era when the media was not yet popular, children's childhood could only rely on cartoons played on the TV, such as Digimon, dunk masters, Dragon Ball and other works emerging in an endless stream. When the first season of Lupin III's comic and TV version was broadcast, the country was still in the Cultural Revolution period. In fact, not only Lupin III, in fact, there are still many classic animations that have been lost to the public because they have not been introduced.
2. The update efficiency of the series of animation is too inefficient The first three seasons of Lupin III were broadcast in the 1980s and 1990s, during which a theatrical version was released every year, but there was no news of the TV version. Thirty years apart, it was not until 2015 that the fourth season began, and the time span was so large that it lost many loyal fans who liked Lupin.
3． As a work of the last century, many elements of Lupin III have been borrowed from various later animations, such as the process of exploration, puzzle solving, and mystery around Lupin's team, which can be seen in several theatrical versions of Detective Conan. It is precisely because there are many animations with similar structures that make it difficult for Lupin III to stand out in this series.
Lupin III, a character who combines romance and charm
"Lupin III" from Showa to Heisei to the current Reiwa, the image of Lupin in front of the screen has never aged, and like all the strange thief characters, he is superior in intelligence, weapons, actions, etc. are first-class, and the treasures he wants can be obtained, in addition to these, his confidence and dashing are also the focus of attracting many fans.
He calls himself a thief but shows a heroic and righteous side, targeting all kinds of valuable treasures, but always returning empty-handed at the end of the story.
This cynical and free attitude, as well as his romantic and uninhibited image, makes Lupin able to receive the heart of female characters at the end, and this strange thief spirit is also deeply loved by the young people of the world.
The female protagonist feng is not the second son
In reality, he may be a not very good thief character, but in the anime, he is a person who can surprise others all the time.
As the line in 1979's "City of Cario Strozero" shows:
"But he didn't steal anything."
"No, he stole your heart."
Unfortunately, kazuhiko Kato, the author of "Lupin III", died in 2019, leaving the excellent IP of Lupin III to the descendants of the Japanese animation industry for continuation.
Author Kazuhiko Kato
Conclusion: "Lupin III" is a Japanese national work, spanning three generations, during which he has been adapted into TV animation, theatrical animation, games, live-action movies, the popularity in Japan is still enduring, and it is really because of this, it has become a legend in the Japanese animation industry.