AniWorthLupin VIII
Introduction
Pilot of Lupin sequel included with the Lupin 40th anniversary Bluray set.
Five generations after Lupin the 3rd, Lupin the 8th plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.67/10 · 1527
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Audience reviews
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Hypn0s_X
Lupin VIII (2012) – A Cool Concept That Never Got Its Chance
As a longtime Lupin fan, I was really curious to finally sit down and check out Lupin VIII. The name alone is enough to raise eyebrows, a sci-fi spin-off with the descendant of the original Lupin? Set in the future? With laser guns? Sounds wild, right?
And honestly, the concept is really fun. You can tell this was meant to be something ambitious, a Franco-Japanese co-production that wanted to take the Lupin legacy in a completely new direction. The designs have that retro-futuristic 80s vibe, the characters are recognizable but tweaked for a space-age setting, and there's this weird charm to the whole thing, like watching a parallel universe where Lupin became a sci-fi franchise instead of a globetrotting heist series.
That said…
Read at the sourceYamiRyusei
Now that I saw everything related to lupine, I can say that I became a fan of the series (although the term fan I don't like to use it) let's just say that if something new comes out, be sure that I would see it without hesitation
I preferred to see everything about lupine for a reason to understand what this series was about (at that time I only knew about the extent of this verse from what I read in MAL but I did not go into detail until today that I saw it.
I do not want to get into technicalities since that is not good for me and I am of the idea that if I do not know a certain issue, why do I comment so I will only say my point of view on this version
At first glance it is a totally different change to what is seen in the original lupine now we have our protagonist as a detective t…
Read at the sourceZorroGuevara
TL;DR: this anime show exactly what you should do if you want to fail.
Lupin VIII is the adventure of the 8th generation of Lupin. Because this pilot was juste a pilot, there aren't voices. But that's not a real problem.
You need first to know that this anime was a collobaration between the Japanese studio and... a French studio.
First error: going on the Land of Arsène Lupin where copyrights would not let you do whatever you want.
The history is a total change of Lupin. All the characters were "Westerned" for fitting the "Western Audience". For an anime which already was quite "good" in that regard.
Lupin isn't a thief, but now a detective. Why not? Arsène Lupin in one of his story actually played the detective, and even in Lupin III you've a bunch of detective stories.
Jigen is totall…
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