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| | Absolute-0.com: Lupin III, Vol. 1 - To Catch a Thief? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | The descendent of Maurice LeBlanc's fictional, gentleman thief, Arséne Lupin, Lupin III subscribes to a variation of Robin Hood theme: He steals from the wealthy and corrupt to give to himself. |
 | | Lupin's methods are varied, from simple cons to murder in the line of duty, and he is aided and abetted by characters already familiar to anime audiences: Jigen, his loyal aide-de-camp, and the beautiful, but devious, Fujiko, his sometime rival and occasional collaborator. |
 | | The wild behaviors and frequently bawdy attitudes represented by the characters of Lupin III are as much part of their time as early James Bond, the rivalry between the Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau, go-go dancers, Laugh-In and their modern-day counterpart, Austin Powers. |
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