JAPANESE ANIME SPOT

As you might know, Mr. Hayao Miyazaki's works have been broadcasted on TV.
Regarding Lupin III (ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei), it was broadcasted from 24 Oct., 1971 to 26 Mar., 1972 by YTV with 23 episodes.

Lupin III (ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei) is the first anime made after the manga series of the same name, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. A pilot film was made in 1969, but a full series was not made until 2 years later. Footage from the pilot film is used in the opening sequence for this series. Each Lupin series is easily identifiable by the color of Lupin's Jacket, In this series Arsène Lupin III wears a green jacket.

Opening Theme of Lupin III TV Anime


The series, based on the Lupin III manga written by Monkey Punch beginning in 1967, centers on the adventures of Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels. He is joined by Daisuke Jigen, Lupin's closest ally; Fujiko Mine, the femme fatale and Lupin's love interest who works against Lupin more often than with him; and Goemon Ishikawa XIII, a master swordsman and the descendant of Ishikawa Goemon, the legendary Japanese bandit. Lupin is often chased by Inspector Koichi Zenigata of the ICPO, the descendant of Zenigata Heiji. A rather cynical detective, Zenigata has made it his life's mission to chase Lupin across the globe in hopes of arresting him.

Ending Theme of Lupin III TV Anime


The series originaly did poor in the ratings and was cancelled after 23 episodes. However it did well in reruns leading to a new series in 1979.

Lupin III
ルパン三世 (Rupan Sansei)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Kaitō
TV anime
Director	Masaaki Osumi (Ep. 1-6,9,12) Hayao Miyazaki & Isao Takahata (Ep. 7,8,10,11,13-23)
Studio	TMS
Network	YTV
[show]Other networks: GMA 7, Tooniverse, Mediaset
Original run	24 October 1971 – 26 March 1972
Episodes	23

By A.S. on 14 Sept., 2008