Rupan Sansei: Episode 0 - Faasuto kontakuto

This is on of the better origin stories that if watched not because like any lupin movies after trhe original series does it provid a form of nostalgia but it isnt afraid to diverge in style and tone from it's source material similar to the superior Catle of Cagliostro made by the great Miyazaki. But i really had to say i was delightfully suprised by how much i enjoyed this not so film, film.

Like Detective Conan, Naruto or even One Piece. The Lupin series have become almost iconic. But with these long lasting series comes the inevitable affect of inconsistency through-out the series. That's why the movies all something to look forward to. You might not have the strongest storyline but you ccan almost certainly bet that atleast the animation wont be sloppy and this movie really impressed me with it's animation. The action sequences were pretty cool and refrained from too much of the slapstick tropes that Lupin the Third series was somewhat known for (and in my opinion plagued with. It took much more of a film noir type of feel which i really appritated especially given that this is about a hip group of self-made these and given in the perspective of the gunwielding smoking Jigen (lol). The animation's only flaws came in the scenes with Goema which speaking as a big fan of swordfights and swordplay, he always lets me down with that bs of sword that cuts thru anything

It felt really cool seeing these characters in a more gritty down to earth type of way. And should give it a definite watch if your a fan of the series. I personally think the show and characters are alright but i doubt we would've ever had Spike Spiegel if not for Lupin the Third

7.42/10.