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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- What a totally awesome end to this part of Lupin. At first I thought Laputa made it in, but this actually was 6 years before Miyazaki did that movie. After a little more research, knowing that this was Miyazaki's last Lupin work made in even sweeter as you can totally see it. I loved when Lupin jumped on the robot, his hair blowing in the wind while speaking calmly to the heroine. |
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| Couldn't agree more! I was also a bit surprised about seeing the characteristic robot at first. Great episode and ending to the second series! |
| Nausicaa pilots a Laputa Robot in Lupin anime. What a great collaboration. |
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| I thought this was quite poor as a finale to this series. The whole fantastical anti-war thing doesn't really feel like a Lupin story. It's also a little incoherent. I assume Mika had only met the imposter Lupin, but when the real one shows up, they act like they know each other. Having an imposter Lupin and company and having the real ones swoop in at the end sounds like a neat idea for the last episode, but since this way it just feels like the episode wanted to tell a completely different kind of story. |
| Yup, despite never watched Nausicaa, I immediately recognized it just by Ghibli art + flying machine. Nice closure to the second series and a good reminder that I should probably get around to watching The Castle of Cagliostro sometime. |
| I was underwhelmed too. 145 was so much better. |
| The theme song "I'm a superhero" tells you what appeal this part two has and goes for. Lupin is cool, smart and popular and you can revel in it if you also want to feel cool, smart, popular and euphoric by watching him inevitably break all the obstacles in his path with such grand style and pose. :/ |
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| In which the series ends, with an episode directed by Hayao Miyazaki which sees "Zenigata" come to the aid of a young woman named Maki and her robot Lamda after Lupin's crew uses her for evil. First, garbage subtitles Crunchyroll. Worse than usual. Second, HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! So glad I was able to complete this before midnight to end 2016. Anyway, a somewhat strange episode for a finale considering the real Fujiko, Jigen and Goemon were barely in it and the real Lupin was disguised as Zenigata for most of it. I realized it when he remarked how cute Maki looked early on, but enough time passed before the official reveal that I forgot again. :D The episode itself was...fine. Unlike in 145, which I'd say was better than this, the characters didn't really look much different than how they usually have in recent episodes. Fujiko in particular looked nothing like her 145 version. To the extent that I wouldn't have been able to tell Miyazaki directed this if it weren't for Maki and Lamda. Maki herself looks like a Nausicaa prototype, and I know I've seen a robot very similar to Lamda in a Miyazaki film, but I can't recall which off-hand. I wanna say Nausicaa or Castle in the Sky, though it's been about 10 years since I've seen them. So that's it, the longest of the 5 Lupin series(including Fujiko Mine) by far complete. It's been a long and largely enjoyable journey. I won't act like there weren't plenty of stinkers along the way, or plots and plot points recycled ad nauseam, especially in the final third or so of the series, but I had fun. The good outweighed the bad overall I'd say. This being the fourth Lupin series I've finished I don't really feel like I have anything to say about the characters or much else that I haven't already said before though honestly. That nearly every episode was standalone doesn't really help that either. I gave enough thoughts for nearly every individual episode already anyway. :D I dunno that I could pick a favorite episode off hand, but that Nessie one from near the beginning still stands out in my mind as one I loved. Jigen helping the ice skater, Fujiko helping the twins, Lupin vs. the evil conductor, 145, Goemon aiding the little girl, etc...there's plenty to choose from. I'm not sure this deserves the 8/10 overall score I intended to give it for awhile now after that final third batch of episodes, it probably doesn't, but I'll be nice and keep it there. So now all that remains of Lupin for me are most of the movies/ovas, and the 50 episode Part III, which from what little I've seen looks to be a black sheep of sorts for the franchise. I kinda wanna start it right away because of that, but I'm so burnt out on Lupin I'd probably put it on hold a couple episodes in so...we'll see. :D |
| Nausicca anyone? Anything Miyazaki does looks great, this was a decent way to end the series. 6/10 overall. |
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| The animation quality.. oh wow, seems like they're having big budget xD I recognize the Ghibli studios' art Doesn't feel like the usual Lupin with that kind of artstyle Still it's good, really good I'm guessing they need help to make last episode memorable, so they hire more animators & staffs The quality is just way different than usual |
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| Another Miyazaki episode, certainly amongst the best ones, and it was a great way to end Part II. I love that some of his ideas, like the robot and Maki's design, ended up being used on Nausicaä and Laputa later on. The moment when the real Lupin team showed up, with Fujiko recording it all as evidence, was amazing. I'm glad Lupin could help Maki, and her father's invention won't be used to kill. |
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| That was certainly a great way to end this part. Also kinda crazy that Nausicaa made it into this episode before the movie (and even before the manga started getting published) And well, all good things come to an end. I actually expected to watch this within a year or so, but Lupins adventure were quite addicting and it was hard to hold back. Lots of different approaches and settings with a very endearing cast of characters made this a fun ride through and through. Some patterns were noticeable, but it was never a chore and despite the episodic nature it mostly felt fresh. Better than the original series for me. Already looking forward to part 3 and the countless movies. |
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| I disliked this episode immensely. Sure, I could see the big budget, more detailed animation and especially backgrounds. But this was even less like a Lupin episode than 145. I mean Lupin and the gang hardly even make an appearance and when they finally do, the behaviour is off, probably because the plot itself is very different. Miyazaki has Lupin be a good guy who's just helping to make the world a better place. It's strange because I didn't think Miyazaki was a big name at this point, and yet when he gets to direct he's given free rein. It doesn't matter if it's not Lupin III at all, he just does whatever he wants, flying robots and this MC with a red jacket saving the world, though of course Maki is the real hero. I think it's a really poor way to end the series when the main characters are sidelined because Miyazaki had an unrelated story in mind and just added the gang in as an afterthought. I have a feeling I won't like The Castle of Cagliostro... Anyway, I'm happy to have watched the whole series. The quality stayed pretty consistent throughout the series. Of course there were stinkers every now and then, but those were scattered throughout the series, not sequential episodes. I was more bothered by certain plot points being repeated over and over again, but taking my time to watch this helped with that. The enjoyment largely wasn't in the plot, as 24 minutes often isn't enough to feel involved, but in the characters themselves. And this is probably why this last episode was such a disappointment too: it took away most of what made the series great, the characters and their elaborate plans or sometimes silly antics, without really having enough space to develop a plot that would have been satisfying instead. |
FeorgJan 28, 2021 5:08 AM
| The moment I saw that giant robot I knew Miyazaki’s fingerprints were all over this episode , even the animation quality itself was clearly better than anything from regular 70sh anime, also Nausicaa foreshadowing technically taken place here too |
| New, like it came out in 1980. |
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