Lupin videos are back! Hope you like this somewhat new format; I wanted to spruce these videos up a bit while keeping more or less the same structure. Oh and I'm sorry for pronouncing Funimation wrong; I already know about it so you don't have to make a comment about it. (Seriously. Don't be an ass.) What are your thoughts on Voyage to Danger? What about the Funimation cast? Let me know!

Ah Voyage To Danger. The one where Jigen became my favorite Lupin III charater for the 100th time.

Small moment I loved: when Lupins retreating the villain mocks his lack of loyalty. Lupin snarks back that he'll return but is told Jigen died. Lupin's reaction shows he's hit hard by the realization. Doesn't really go anywhere but it's an appropriate critique of Lupin, seeing how he seems to take Jigen and Goemon for granted (Part 5 later went hard into this concept). Everything about VTD is well done, got a warm poppy and dark color pallette, nice Jigen focus, faithful teammate Fujiko, and side characters with a presence, all good stuff. Nothing about it stands out much to me, but it's good moments are great. Bringing back Osumi was my favorite aspect. I loved his pacing and stylish direction, especially for Lupin. I kinda love early Part 1 and this feels like his work for sure.

Voyage to danger is so good. I don't think that it does anything too special but at this point of the franchise I think this is the special that it needed (also I enjoy this new style to the videos. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this series goes for the future!)

I like the new setup. It feels like you’re upgrading the screen tech as the show moves through new tech as well

Drunk-as-shit Zenigata is my favorite Zenigata. This really is a solid special.

I haven't seen a whole lot of the Lupin specials, but this one is definitely my favorite out of what I've watched, for all the reasons you mentioned. Excellent review!

I love this Special - mostly because it was the first Lupin Media I ever saw back in 2001, when it premiered in Germany on MTV. It together with the following 3 Specials were edited into 4 Parts and aired as a 16-Part-TV Series with a new Intro-Theme. It helped establish the Lupin III Franchise in Germany back then and helped to convince german Anime-Publishers aquire more Lupin III Licences over the Years. Thanks to it we got a faithful new Dub of Castle of Cagliostro as well as a Dub of Farewell to Nostradamus in 2006. And then later on thanks to reruns of the Specials over the last few Years on German TV again a Lupin III Renaissance happened starting in 2018 with the Release of the Detective Conan Crossovers, followed by the 3 Takeshi Koike Specials as well as the CG Movie The First in 2021. And now? We recently got a Dub of the "Woman called Fujico Mine" Series, as well as a Dub for Part 6 in the Making. They also announced that by the end of 2023 there will be a Dub of Part 1 in Germany. It's just amazing! All thanks to MTV and the german Dub of Voyage to Danger (titled "Der Höllentrip" or in English "One Hell of a Trip") in 2001 :) Thanks for this Retrospective!

FINALLY, a movie that actually is one of the 4 Lupin Elite movies. It's one the four movies that actually are the pinnacle of the series alongside Castle of Cagliostro Fuma Conspiracy Tokyo Crisis Farewell of Nostradaemus is close but a part of the middle section narratively is completely unfocused and feels like it's a detour.

This is one of my favourite Lupin specials.

Hey cloud, love this series. Well done for actually documenting such a large and old franchise in these well edited and informative videos!

This is one of my favorite Lupin specials, so I'm really happy to see you cover it. It's right up there with 1997's Island of Assassins for me. I love the animation, characters (both new and returning), designs, soundtrack, plot, and overall darker tone. Considering that this was supposed to be the last TV special, in addition to this being one of the last times Mr. Yamada voiced Lupin, it feels somber at times, but with a good feeling of closure. A must-watch in my book!

Another great Lupin III review, keep up the good work!

A personal favourite, of these specials. It has some fun action, a cool setpiece, all of the characters get to have some good moments, and it shows once again why Jigen is simply a delight. It's just a fantastic all a-rounder of a special and one I tend to put on every once and awhile to enjoy the thrills. Not the best special, but a wonderful little package of Lupin joy.

Voyage to Danger was one of the first Lupin DVDs that I owned. Watched Lupin when it first started on Adult Swim, and picked up the movie DVDs when I could. Pretty good movie.

This special is definitely one of my favorites! The atmosphere can be so moody but i loved it. As a part 1 fan i really like seeing this kind of stuff Wish that the majority of interpretations werent just silly goofy stuff

I got to say that ending really surprise and thrill me without having any expectation at that part of movie

While certainly fine on their own and clearly successful, the first four specials really do feel more like status quo than anything, more like extended Part 2 and 3 episodes. With Voyage to Danger, they really did a lot to shake things up, first by ditching the more Mamo-type scarecrow body Lupin for a sleeker, modern, more 90s design by Hisashi Eguchi, who - fun fact! - initially pitched a yellow jacket for this special!! I’m also glad that they tried to experiment with Zenigata majorly in this film, in my opinion it paid off. He was sort off shoehorned into the last 4 specials and it grew tired. Having him lose his position and turn to Lupin was very touching - as he kind of has nobody else lol. It shows how his and Lupin’s relationship would be if they weren’t on opposite sides of the law, which you don’t see often!! The next two specials sort of immediately pivots back to formula, featuring a more Part 1 style design, but this one movie set the tone for the rest up till 2004!! Can’t wait to see the next reviews, Cloud! EDIT: ALSO!! Hottest Fujiko, don’t @ me

Was very excited to see this video come up Cloud! Love this series and these videos!

I love the new intro , as it uses my favorite version of the Lupin theme

This is still my Favorite entry in the Lupin franchise. I might be a Bit biased Herr, because it Was my entry point into the Series. In Germany we didn't get much Lupin. Part I Just Release läßt year. So when we got it in Germany a Channel Just bought a couple of specials,cut Thema apart to have Sort of a Series. IT was this one, the dragon of doom, one in the dessert and the other with a girl that Was hier to a huge Company i think. This was the most memorable By far. I loved the grittiness. It fehlt like a Bond movie and i was there for it. Also i really love the German dub. It oozes character. Like how senigata stumbles over his tounge when ever he's excited. "I'm Inspektor Zenipol from Intergata eeeeeer Zenigata from Interpol!" or "Stop! I'm on your sie! Don't shit eeeer don't shoot!" and Lupin and his Gang are Professionalität but they are All a Bit awkward. Like Lupin has a nickname for everyone. He calls Jigen grumpy bear. They think they are cool but miss the Mark. Like Ash from Evil Dead. Lupin as a franchise Reliefs heavily on Exposition. And that annoys me to no end. If something is clear from context or picture i don't need Thema to explain it to me. The German translator Was appearantly of the same opinion. Some of the Exposition was scratched and turned into some Light Banater among the character fleshing their relationship out so much more. Also Germany had a unique Opening Song for Lupin. It's no comparison to the original, but still an interesting Listen with it's own feel.

Love how Jigen’s Funimation dub voice is Piccolo from DBZ.

I just seen this movie on my Prime Video the other day! 😂. What an amazing film!❤🔥💎 Anything thats Lupin is amazing to me! 🌟

Let’s go!!!!! One of my all time favorite Lupin projects!

Voyage to danger caught me by such surpise with how much I liked it

Love the new intro format

Would be cool if Lupin III: Part 7 was 3D animated like the First, just in TV form.

It seems that the Funimation dub has something in common with the Italian dub. Here in Italy for many years and in many special they called Fujiko as Fujiko Main instead of Mine. It's only in recent years that they started using the correct pronunciation. And even with Main it was still better than the dub of the Part 2 of the anime where for some adaption reason (presumably to make it look more French like the original Lupin) Fujiko was called Margot. But they still don't get Goemon right, calling him Ghe-mon after all these years.

I don't agree that is the most violent special. Walter P-38 can at least compete. P.S. I've heard that voice of Yamada is different because Osumi asked him about that, not becuase illness

This one was pretty good. Personally, I think Sonny Strait ended up being a lot better in Farwell to Nostradamus than in this.

I like this one. I like Funimation's dubs, even if they mispronounce names, but I prefer the Part 2 cast every time. After watching One Piece, and then checking out these FUNimation dubbed specials for the first time, Chris Sabat's Jigen just sounds almost too much like Zoro, so I keep hearing this early 20-something voice coming out of this 30-something guy and it was weird at first. But, I've come around on it, and here he gives it a deeper voice, which is nice. BTW, The Secret of Twilight Gemini is the first special FUNimation dubbed. Why they chose that one, I'll never know, as it's pretty mediocre.

"Fuh-nimation", not "Foo-nimation". American company.

The main issue I personally have with the special is the villain is pretty mid but everything else I like about it

is Call Funimation

Foonimation?!

I don't mean to be rude but I am going to ask why you're pronouncing it foonimation? Do they say it that way in the Japanese dubs?

I found this feature fairly middling. The same worn out Lupin tropes and cliches, weighed down by forgettable villains (Keith had potential, but they wasted time with Karen), uneven action, and lame comedy. Goemon is completely wasted (as usual). There were a few good bits, like Lupin being launched in a missile from the sub and Lupin stealing the nuclear reactors, and I like the generally concept of the movie, but the execution is pretty forgettable. I have to shake my head when people talk about how good this one is. Also, Funimation's cast is horrid. Strait tries, but fails. Sabat and McFarland sleepwalk. McCoy is too masculine-sounding. Zenigata's is terrible. The closest thing Funimation gets to good with dubbing Lupin is The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, and that's just because they brought in Michelle Ruff and Richard Epcar, and Josh Grelle's Oscar was great.