Some thoughts on Lupin III: Part III
Sep. 18th, 2015 11:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
healygRecently, as part of my anticipation for the official release of the new Lupin III series, I've been watching some scattered episodes of the third series, AKA the "pink jacket" series. Honestly? They're not that bad. A bit on the slow side, compared to the somewhat manic second series, and I've noticed a dip in quality in the second half, but still, not bad.
I even think that if this had been the series to make it to America first, instead of the second, things might have been better for the franchise over here; the animation, while still dated, is yards better than the second series, and the character designs are a little more to American anime fans' tastes. Sure, everything gets a little uglier after episode 25 or thereabouts, but then it's not like Adult Swim ever showed more than 25 episodes of the second series either.
I even think that if this had been the series to make it to America first, instead of the second, things might have been better for the franchise over here; the animation, while still dated, is yards better than the second series, and the character designs are a little more to American anime fans' tastes. Sure, everything gets a little uglier after episode 25 or thereabouts, but then it's not like Adult Swim ever showed more than 25 episodes of the second series either.
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