Lupin the 3rd Part 1 (ルパン三世 Rupan Sansei) is the first anime series adaptation of Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga series. The series was originally broadcast as simply Lupin III between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972. Among English-speaking fans, this series is commonly known as the "Green Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit.
In 2021, the series was dubbed into to English for the very first time by Rocket Sound and Discotek Media, 50 years after the series' release in Japan.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsène Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada | Tony Oliver | |
| Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Richard Epcar | |
| Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Chikao Ōtsuka | Lex Lang | |
| Fujiko Mine | Yukiko Nikaido | Michelle Ruff | |
| Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya | Doug Erholtz |
Episodic Characters[]
| Character | Seiyū | Voice Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mister X | Junpei Takiguchi | Derek Stephen Prince | 1 |
| Pycal | Eimei Esumi | Kaiji Tang | 2 |
| Linda | Reiko Mutō | ¿? | 3 |
| Dr. Highline | Kōichi Chiba | Kyle Hebert | |
| Stern | Osamu Kobayashi | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Sandayu Momochi | Masashi Amenomori | Steve Kramer | 5 |
| Kamaitachi | Chikao Ōtsuka | Kyle Hebert | 6 |
| Tatsu Mandala | Kei Tomiyama | ¿? | |
| Gantetsu Hammer | Kōsei Tomita | ¿? | |
| Okosama Lunch | Osamu Katō | ¿? | |
| Jito-Ryu Commander | Ichirō Nagai | ¿? | 7 |
| Ginko Fujinami | Yukiko Nikaido | ¿? | |
| Arsène Lupin II | Yonehiko Kitagawa | ¿? | |
| Mr. Gold | Ushio Shima | Jamieson Price | 8 |
| Joker | Keaton Yamada | ¿? | |
| Poon | Jun Hongō | ¿? | 9 |
| Cap | Kazuo Arai | ¿? | |
| Baron Ukraine | Kōji Nakata | ¿? | 10 |
| Flinch | Shigeyuki Hosoi | ¿? | |
| Ivanov | Eken Mine | ¿? | |
| Volvo | Mahito Tsujimura | Michael Sorich | 11 |
| Lisa | Rihoko Yoshida | ¿? | |
| Hayate | Hidekatsu Shibata | ¿? | 12 |
| Sumito | Michihiro Ikemizu | ¿? | |
| Old Man | Kōji Yada | Steve Kramer | |
| Kumaso | Michihiro Ikemizu | ||
| Kyosuke Mamo | Iemasa Kayumi | Paul St. Peter | 13 |
| Fukurokoji | Masashi Amenomori | ¿? | |
| Catherine Martin | Eiko Masuyama | ¿? | 14 |
| Raymond | Keaton Yamada | ¿? | |
| Kinman | Ryūsuke Shiomi | ¿? | 15 |
| Beaver | Akira Kimura | Jamieson Price | 16 |
| Ginko Hoshikage | Michiko Hirai | ¿? | 17 |
| Smith | Kazuo Arai | ¿? | 18 |
| Ganimard II | Katsumi Itō | Paul St. Peter | 19 |
| Jinbei | Kōji Nakata | ¿? | 20 |
| Jitchama | Junji Chiba | ¿? | |
| Obaba | Haruko Kitahama | ¿? | |
| Maruken | Wahei Iida | ¿? | |
| Rie Makita | Michiko Hirai | ¿? | 21 |
| Ken Makita | Hisashi Katsuta | ¿? | |
| George Takigawa | Kōsei Tomita | ¿? | |
| Gordon | Shingo Kanemoto | ¿? | 22 |
Additional Voices[]
- Jacqueline Epcar
- Todd Haberkorn
- Kyle Hebert
- Xanthe Huynh
- River Kanoff
- Neil Kaplan
- Erik Kimerer
- Steve Kramer
- Lauren Landa
- Christopher Niosi
- Paul St. Peter
- Jamieson Price
- Derek Stephen Prince
- Bill Rogers
- Keith Silverstein
- Christopher Corey Smith
- Michael Sorich
- Ellyn Stern
- Terrence Stone
- Cristina Vee
Notes[]
- The series was allegedly first dubbed into English in 1972 under the title The Viper, and aired in the United States. Little is known about this dub, and a thorough investigation by the Lost Media Wiki was unable to turn up any evidence of its existence.
- Pioneer Entertainment had considered licensing the series back in 2003, but they decided to go with Lupin the 3rd Part 2 instead, likely due to its more lighthearted tone in contrast to Part 1.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2022 | 
|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United States | 
|
| 3 Discs | ||||||
External Links[]
- Lupin the 3rd (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Lupin the 3rd at the Internet Movie Database
