To commemorate the 55th anniversary of the start of broadcasting for the popular anime "Lupin the Third," based on the manga by the late Monkey Punch, it has been announced that a "Lupin the Third Best Episodes Selection" will be broadcast on Nippon Television and other networks in October. In preparation for the broadcast, the largest-ever popularity poll for the most popular episodes has been launched. The episodes selected by the votes will be broadcast in the best episodes selection.
The voting project covers a total of 316 episodes, including "Part 1" through "Part 6" of the "Lupin the Third" television series, plus the spin-off television series "LUPIN the Third ~The Woman Called Fujiko Mine~". Voting is being accepted on the official website for "Lupin the Third Masterpiece Collection".
"Lupin the Third" is a TV anime series that aired in four parts: "PART 1" from 1971-72, "PART 2" from 1977-80, "PART 3" from 1984-85, "PART 4" from 2015-16, "PART 5" from 2018, and "PART 6" from 2021-22.
In 2019, "Lupin the Third THE FIRST," the first 3DCG animated film in the series and the first theatrical release in approximately 23 years, was released. In 2022, "LUPIN ZERO," a new animated series depicting Lupin the Third the Third's childhood, was released. In 2023, " Lupin the Third VS Cat's Eye," an anime collaboration between " Lupin the Third " and "Cat's Eye," an anime based on the manga by Tsukasa Hojo, was released. The release of "LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE: The Immortal Bloodline," the first 2D animated film in approximately 30 years, in 2025 also generated buzz. In 2014, a live-action film starring actor Shun Oguri was released.
