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'', were released in theaters during the original broadcast run of the series. 26 episodes of

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's English adaptation of the anime (the first 27 episodes, excluding the third) aired on

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by Geneon Entertainment.

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, the voice of Jigen, revealed via Twitter that Geneon lost the license to the series before they could dub the rest of the episodes in English. In December 2015, Discotek Media announced it had licensed the show and would be releasing the Second Series in four DVD sets, with the first one coming in 2016. The series, based on the ''Lupin III'' manga written by

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, the grandson of

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's series of novels. He is joined by

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, crack-shot and Lupin's closest ally;

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'' and Lupin's love interest who works against Lupin more often than with him; and

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, a master swordsman and the descendant of

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, the legendary Japanese bandit. Lupin is often chased by Inspector

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, the rather cynical detective who has made it his life mission to catch Lupin.

Series overview

Episode list

Season 1 (1977–78)

Season 2 (1978)

Season 3 (1978–79)

Season 4 (1979–80)

Notes

References

;Specific * Original Japanese titles were obtained from: (Official Japanese website with episode listings) * Original airdates were obtained from: (Unofficial English website with episode listings translated into English) * English translations and information about episodes broadcast in stereo and produced by Studio Telecom were obtained from: * American DVD release titles were obtained from the Region 1 DVDs released by Geneon ;General {{Lupin III

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