![]() As per usual, Lupin and Jigen also count.He takes looking good while working seriously. Badass in a Nice Suit: Yael has a wardrobe of identical two-piece suits, and while on the job, carries a spare set in his briefcase."Ass" in Ambassador: The Marandan Ambassador is a textbook example.Jigen wins by having a larger-caliber bullet and hitting Yael's firing arm hard enough to crack bone, ruining his ability to work as a marksman. In their duels, Lupin takes his cue from Jigen and stays on the side to watch the two duke it out. Assassin Outclassin': Naturally, we have Jigen out-doing Yael, but the how is quite interesting, as Jigen technically loses both Quick Draw contests.Art-Shifted Sequel: The shading style and thick outlines used in Fujiko Mine are entirely absent, and the art budget is clearly improved, although the designs are nearly identical due to Takeshi Koike being character designer and animation director for both.Lupin: No one's escaped his cross-hairs before, right? Aristocrats Are Evil: And like to put thieves in oil then have them be chased by leather clad robots in glass boxes.Always Save the Girl: Once Fujiko is in trouble, Lupin of course makes it a priority to save her.A Day in the Limelight: Despite being here from the start, this is the first time Jigen has headlined a movie.Adaptational Attractiveness: Jigen and Lupin are drawn more realistic than they usually are and look more handsome because of it.Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: The graveyard scene where Lupin and Jigen talk.Accidental Hero: At the beginning of Part 2, Fujiko saves Lupin from his beatdown by The Piano Man by ramming into him with her bike.Since then, with an assist from TMS, they have made exceptions with Lupin in a few cases (mostly newer entries). Discotek's policy up until this film had been to use preexisting dubs but not commission new ones. This release has the distinction of being Discotek's first self-produced English dub, courtesy of BangZoom. It was licensed by Discotek Media for North American release (as were its sequels when they came out). The decent performance of this film led to two sequels in the same continuity (using the same format): Goemon's Blood Spray in 2017 and Fujiko's Lie in 2019. Unfortunately, that results in the pair getting cornered by the sniper, who shoots Jigen in the head! Jigen decides to face his would-be killer, and with Lupin tagging along, goes to find Yael. The sniper, Yael Okuzaki, is known to make gravestones before his targets are killed, and there's not yet anyone who has survived being his target. What they didn't foresee was the involvement of an assassin who shoots them several times and as a result they barely escape with their lives. The caper goes wrong, and while the duo manages to escape with their prize, the police seem exceptionally good at chasing the two. Relations between East and West Doroa have been tense, especially since the previous week's assassination of Queen Malta, the star singer from East Doroa who had hired Jigen to bodyguard her. Lupin wears a Teal Jacket here – not quite Green, not quite Blue Jigen also wears slightly more colorful clothing than usual.Īrsène Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen have teamed up to steal the Little Comet, a priceless gemstone, from East Doroa by disguising themselves as ambassadors. Unusually for a Lupin film, it originally ran in Japanese cinemas in two parts of about 25 minutes each, making it the shortest film in the franchise (its followups are a few minutes longer). Like Fujiko, this series features character designs and animation direction by Takeshi Koike, but this time he also serves as Chief Director. Produced at Telecom Animation Film – the same studio that animated The Castle of Cagliostro along with a few other Lupin projects – it is a Spiritual Sequel of sorts to the 2012 spin-off TV series The Woman Called Fujiko Mine. Rest In Peace.ĭaisuke Jigen's Gravestone * 次元大介の墓標 (Jigen Daisuke no Bohyō), released in June 2014, is the seventh animated theatrical film in the long-running Lupin III franchise.
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