tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post2910424080249921334..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Anime Archive – Lupin IIIRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-32448379052860515762015-02-18T20:56:49.082-08:002015-02-18T20:56:49.082-08:00Yeah I actually appreciated "Castle of Caglio...Yeah I actually appreciated "Castle of Cagliostro" a bit more during my most recent viewing because I did some digging about this franchise. I also checked out the first few episodes of the 1971 series. Hulu has all the classic Lupin episodes as well as several of the movies and the new series that centers of Fujiko. So if someone wants to start delving into this series, Hulu has you covered.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-41247659393228202712015-02-18T20:54:51.340-08:002015-02-18T20:54:51.340-08:00Thanks sir!
When I first watched "Castle of...Thanks sir! <br /><br />When I first watched "Castle of Cagliostro" back in the later 90s I had no idea who Lupin was or much of anything else. I was there because Miyazaki directed it and a couple of anime fans gave it a strong recommendation. These days Lupin is much better known, but the series really never seemed to make much headway here. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-65858958662159232552015-02-18T20:52:58.265-08:002015-02-18T20:52:58.265-08:00Hopefully it makes my review for "Castle of C...Hopefully it makes my review for "Castle of Cagliostro" easier to read and follow. Obviously all this background information needed its own post. <br /><br />As far as I know the anime series for Lupin got its first reboot in 2012, with the new series that focused on Fujiko and how she first met Lupin. Even in the first episode of the 1971 series it starts with Lupin and Fujiko already having a history that the viewer doesn't know anything about. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-32490491989639659602015-02-18T10:50:08.889-08:002015-02-18T10:50:08.889-08:00Good review. I actually have The Castle of Caglios...Good review. I actually have The Castle of Cagliostro, but didn't know it tied into this whole mythology. It does put things into perspective. I agree it's reminiscent of Jame Bond, and also something like Doc Savage with a few tweaks, with maybe something like Ocean's Eleven thrown in the mix. Either way you dice it though it sounds interesting. <br /><br />I've been going back through some of my anime that I've taped over the years, and definitely need to revisit this one. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-69743784937642160212015-02-18T07:35:30.767-08:002015-02-18T07:35:30.767-08:00Hi Roman
I enjoyed your Lupin coverage here. I kne...Hi Roman<br />I enjoyed your Lupin coverage here. I knew of the Miyazaki take on the character but never a lot about him in general. So that was interesting.<br /><br />Funny how many of the anime titles you have been covering seem to be ones that I have missed or never invested time into. Anyway, some nice observations I'm sure with real merit.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-3109903980409192142015-02-18T07:33:54.755-08:002015-02-18T07:33:54.755-08:00Whenever a fictional character or universe lasts l...Whenever a fictional character or universe lasts long enough, storywriters have to absorb a vast amount of quasi-historical information to avoid contradictions with what has gone before. They rarely succeed completely. DC famously lost its grip on the Green Lantern universe by the 1980s and called in Larry Niven. Niven wrote the Green Lantern Bible to put all the characters and backstories straight. If all else fails, of course, one always can reboot.<br /><br />Your character lists and backstories are surely helpful to any newbie. I imagine they are just the start for anyone planning to write a spec script for the series.<br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com