Lupin the third: Half II 18
Lupin III Half 2 18
ルパン三世 – 新シリーズ Ep. 18
Lupin Sansei Shin Collection
Lupin III New Collection
SPOILER Abstract/Synopsis
Lupin steals The Black Panther emerald from an artwork gallery, which has a picture of a black panther in it when lit a sure method. Lupin places it within the hand of a statue. Then he and Jigen, in disguise, go an X-ray and are capable of go away. The police chief welcomes Inspector Conaiseau to seek out the perpetrator and arrest them. Zenigata exhibits up and a rivalry begins.
Conaiseau and his aide Hageitoh horse round and break the top off Lupin’s statue. As such, Conaiseau calls for Hageitoh repair it. Later when Lupin and Jigen arrive to retrieve the gem, they discover it lacking. Jigen investigates and discovers Hageitoh will need to have switched statues for unknown causes. In the meantime, Conaiseau confronts Hageitoh in regards to the swap for the reason that substitute is a faux.
Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon tail Conaiseau and Hageitoh to an island resort known as Aegean Sea Membership. Seems it’s a nudist place. Lupin has difficulties holding his thoughts on the job. Finally, he does steal the statue solely to get trapped between Zenigata and Conaiseau. Goemon cuts the statue’s arm away, revealing the emerald. Nevertheless, within the scuffle with Zenigata, the gem flies out of his hand and into the ladies’s pool.
That night time, they can not discover the gem within the pool. Conaiseau exhibits up with the gem, solely to disclose the black panther inside is gone. Dejected, Lupin, Goemon, and Jigen return dwelling. They throw Fujiko a party. Nevertheless, she can’t keep as a result of she has a date with Conaiseau, who gave her the true Black Panther. Nevertheless, Hageitoh “assaults”, inflicting the gem to once more get away.
Ideas/Assessment
One factor I by no means anticipated was for there to be a parody of The Pink Panther franchise. Nonetheless, that’s what we acquired with Lupin the third: Half II 18. Inspector Conaiseau is a parody of Inspector Clouseau, and his companion Hageitoh is a parody of Cato. As such, this episode is considerably completely different in nature.
For a begin, there’s the parody makes an attempt on the comedy of The Pink Panther motion pictures. None of it made me snigger, however then once more, I’ve by no means been a fan of The Pink Panther motion pictures. Then there’s the rivalry between Conaiseau and Zenigata, which fits nowhere. Sadly, as soon as once more, Zenigata is there ’trigger “causes” and doesn’t actually serve a goal apart from “Zenigata.”
Nonetheless, I’ll admit to discovering amusement within the absurd actions of Conaiseau and Hageitoh complicated Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon. In fact this result in the nudist resort, so there was a boatload of flippantly drawn breasts and comedy fig leafs.
Whereas the ending of the episode was fully predictable, I kinda appreciated it. The bumbling Conaiseau pulling one over on Lupin and scoring a date with Fujiko by giving her the true Black Panther emerald. There was simply one thing enjoyable about that.
After which there’s Lupin’s final want.
Closing Ideas and Conclusion
Ultimately, Lupin the third: Half II 18 is a parody of The Pink Panther motion pictures. As such, it’s completely different and foolish, however I’m okay with that.
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