Lupin the 3rd Part 2 (新 ルパン三世 Shin Rupan Sansei) is the second anime series adaptation of Monkey Punch's Lupin III manga series. Simply known as Lupin the 3rd in the American market since the first series wasn't dubbed.
The show was created after the success of the first series (1971-1972) in reruns. In contrast to the dark tone and violence of the serious Part I, this series made use of a lighter tone and more exaggerated animation to create a crime caper.
Dubbing History[]
The series was first dubbed by Streamline Pictures in 1993, dubbing Episodes 145 and 155 and releasing them as Tales of the Wolf and later as Lupin III's Greatest Capers on VHS. The reason these episodes were specifically chosen is due to the fact that they were directed by legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki, who also directed Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro. The voice actors used for Cagliostro reprised their roles for this dub. Although there was interest in dubbing the rest of the series by Streamline, the inability to get a TV deal prevented it from happening.
The series was licensed by Pioneer Entertainment in 2003, preferring to go with the more light-hearted series rather than Part 1. An English dub was produced by Phuuz Entertainment Inc. and directed by Richard Epcar. Bob Bergen was originally to reprise the role of Lupin from the Streamline dub, but due to the non-union status of the project he opted out and was replaced with Tony Oliver.
The Pioneer/Phuuz dub is often criticized for opting to modernize the script with pop culture references dreadfully out of place for a series from the '70s (e.g. references to Shaquille O'Neil, The Simpsons, and The War on Terror). These were likely attempts to make the series more appropriate for Adult Swim's comedic nature, as once the series stopped airing there after 26 episodes, these references disappear on the further episodes released to DVD. Only 79 episodes were produced of the dub as, according to Richard Epcar, Pioneer (by then Geneon) had lost the license before they could complete dubbing.
Cast[]
Episodes 145 & 155 (1993)[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsène Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada | Bob Bergen | 145, 155 |
|
Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Steve Bulen | |
|
Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Makio Inoue | Steve Kramer | |
|
Fujiko Mine | Eiko Masuyama | Edie Mirman | |
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Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya | David Povall | |
| Lonebach | Yoshiya Nemoto | Michael Sorich | 145 | |
| Schmidt | ¿? | Kirk Thornton | ||
| Maki Oyamada | Sumi Shimamoto | Iona Morris | 155 | |
| Negata | Teiji Ōmiya | Jeff Winkless | ||
| Interpol Chief | Toshiya Ueda | Steve Kramer |
Episodes 1-79 (2003)[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Arséne Lupin III | Yasuo Yamada | Tony Oliver |
|
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Daisuke Jigen | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Richard Epcar |
|
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Goemon Ishikawa XIII | Makio Inoue | Lex Lang |
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Fujiko Mine | Eiko Masuyama | Michelle Ruff |
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Inspector Koichi Zenigata | Gorō Naya | Dan Lorge |
Episodic Characters[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. X | Junpei Takiguchi | Derek Stephen Prince | 1, 65 |
| Olivera Net | Kōsei Tomita | Michael Sorich | 2 |
| Kräusen Genhart | Ichirō Nagai | 3 | |
| Dr. Oz | Tetsuya Kaji | Simon Prescott | 4 |
| Man in Wheelchair | Tamio Ōki | Dan Lorge (disguise) | 5 |
| Lex Lang (true face) | |||
| Dr. Paolo | Seizō Katō | Joey D'Auria | 6 |
| Anti-Earthquake Chief | Yūji Mikimoto | Michael Forest | |
| Don Martino | Ushio Shima | Tom Wyner | 8 |
| Martino's Henchmen | Ritsuo Sawa Hiroya Ishimaru |
Tony OliverBarry Stigler | |
| Alan Budonsone | Kōichi Chiba | Barry Stigler | 9 |
| Marcel Dulane | Isao Sasaki | Lex Lang | 10 |
| Socrates Nexus | Masashi Amenomori | Simon Prescott | 11 |
| Nexus' Henchman | Kan Tokumaru | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Bordeaux Police Chief | Kiyoshi Kawakubo | Simon Prescott | 12 |
| Fujiko's Thug | Kōji Yada | Richard Cansino | 13 |
| Psychiatrist | Jōji Yanami | Simon Prescott | |
| Howard Heath | Hisayoshi Yoshizawa | Tony Oliver | 14 |
| Witch Doctor | Mahito Tsujimura | Joey D'Auria | |
| Gabriel XIII | Tamio Ōki | Michael Forest | 15 |
| Sherlock Holmes III | Toshiya Ueda | Tony Oliver | |
| Philip Archer | Tesshō Genda | Richard Epcar | |
| Kosuke Kidani | Rokurō Naya | Lex Lang | |
| Fake Lupin | Ben Hiura | Michael McConnohie | 16 |
| Dr. Nomil | Hiroshi Ōtake | Joey D'Auria | |
| Mr. Beaucoup | Osamu Katō | Peter Spellos | |
| Lawrence III | Katsunosuke Hori | Peter Doyle | 17 |
| Inspector Conaiseau | Kōsei Tomita | Steve Kramer | 18 |
| Hageito | Masashi Hirose | Derek Stephen Prince | |
| Shakil | Osamu Saka | Daran Norris | |
| Jotaro | Ryūsei Nakao | Dave Wittenberg | 19 |
| Marukin | Hirō Oikawa | Daran Norris | |
| Rich Man | Michihiro Ikemizu | Derek Stephen Prince | |
| Rich Lady | Gara Takashima | Ellyn Stern | |
| Hutler | Mahito Tsujimura | Derek Stephen Prince | 20 |
| Hess | Junpei Takiguchi | Simon Prescott | |
| Jinen | Junji Chiba | Tom Wyner | 21 |
| Jinkuro | Takeshi Watabe | Kirk Thornton | |
| Judge | Minoru Midorikawa | Simon Prescott | |
| Prosecutors | Yasuo Muramatsu Osamu Ichikawa |
Richard Cansino Tom Wyner | |
| Counsel | Hiroshi Masuoka | Richard Cansino | |
| Older Mistress | Aiko Konoshima | Kari Wahlgren | 22 |
| Woman | Kikuyo Suzuki | Melodee Spevack | |
| Drunk | Sanji Hase | Tom Wyner | |
| Aunt Bujiko | Kyōmi Sakura | Melodee Spevack | 23 |
| Henchmen | Shigezō Sasaoka Toshio Kanō |
Bob Papenbrook Michael Sorich | |
| Ratboy Jirokichi IV | Ben Hiura | Dave Wittenberg | 24 |
| Warden | Kenji Utsumi | Daniel Woren | 25 |
| Herbert von Myer | Shigeyuki Hosoi | Daran Norris | 26 |
| Linda | Hiroko Suzuki | Elisa Gabrielli | |
| Madrid Officer | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Richard Cansino | |
| Alice Henderson | Minori Matsushima | Rebecca Forstadt | 27 |
| Melon Ganimard | Michiko Hirai | Jessica Gee | 28 |
| X No. 8 | Masatō Ibu | Daran Norris | 29 |
| Baron | Ryūsuke Shiomi | Peter Lurie | |
| The Professor | Ryūji Saikachi | Joey D'Auria | |
| Foreign Legion Commander | Masashi Amenomori | Bob Papenbrook | 30 |
| Latika | Kazuko Yanaga | Jessica Gee | 31 |
| Anita | Gara Takashima | Mari Devon | |
| Shirage | Tadao Futami | Joey D'Auria | |
| Georg | Kinpei Azusa | Michael Sorich | |
| Puma | Tesshō Genda | Neil Kaplan | 32 |
| Tiger | Osamu Katō | Richard Cansino | |
| Mortician | Setsuo Wakui | Dan Lorge | |
| Chief | Minoru Midorikawa | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Doctor | Ritsuo Sawa | Richard Cansino | |
| Jaguar | Mikio Terashima | Joey D'Auria | 33 |
| Tatsumaki | Ryūsuke Shiomi | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Black Cat | Takashi Yasuda | Richard Cansino | |
| Black Cloud | Kan Tokumaru | Dan Lorge | |
| Camilla | Michiko Koyano | Melodee Spevack | 34 |
| Archaeologist | Hisayoshi Yoshizawa | Richard Epcar | |
| Doctor | Reizō Nomoto | ||
| Shinobu | Haruko Kitahama | Bridget Hoffman | 36 |
| Genghis Khan | Tarō Sagami | Richard Cansino | 37 |
| Chief Priest | Takuzō Kamiyama | Paul St. Peter | |
| Director | Akira Kimura | 38 | |
| Kochinko | Masao Imanishi | Peter Spellos | 39 |
| Daimangan | Jūji Matsuda | Richard Cansino | |
| Toronbo | Kenichi Ogata | Joey D'Auria | 40 |
| Chief | Minoru Midorikawa | Richard Epcar | |
| Kaguya | Toshiko Fujita | Lara Cody | 41 |
| Rafura | Reiko Suzuki | Kari Wahlgren | |
| Driver | Masashi Hirose | Michael Sorich | |
| Yeti | Tetsuo Mizutori | Lex Lang | |
| Aristotle Onabes | Tōru Ōhira | Simon Prescott | 42 |
| Tonnan Chin | Kōichi Kitamura | Michael Sorich | 43 |
| Assistant | Rokurō Naya | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Shunran | Yoneko Matsukane | Lara Cody | |
| Inspector Penguin | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Dan Lorge | 44 |
| Hangman | Shōzō Iizuka | Richard Epcar | 45 |
| Murigan | Ryūsuke Shiomi | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Miss Killer | Kazuko Yanaga | Ellyn Stern | 46 |
| Dr. Derange | Masanobu Ōkubo | Paul St. Peter | |
| DX | Jūji Matsuda | Richard Epcar | |
| Inspector Pepper | Ichirō Nagai | Tom Fahn | 47 |
| Wilfred Dover | Masashi Amenomori | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Bank Manager | Teiji Ōmiya | Jay Lerner | 48 |
| Zacquelin Onabes | Noriko Ohara | Kari Wahlgren | 49 |
| Cobra Agent | Shigezō Sasaoka | Richard Cansino | |
| Cornelia | Miyuki Ueda | Ellyn Stern | 50-51 |
| Dr. Zel | Kyōsuke Maki | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Sergio | Takashi Taguchi | Dan Lorge | |
| Emmanuelle Poirot | Noriko Ohara | Joan Carol O'Connell | 52 |
| Major Smith | Tatsuyuki Jinnai | Terrence Stone | |
| Fantômas Mark III | Junpei Takiguchi | Tom Wyner | 53, 73 |
| Hanshichi Mikawa | Hiroo Oikawa | Steve Kramer | 54 |
| Chief | Kōji Yada | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Underling | Osamu Ichikawa | Terrence Stone | |
| Purse Snatcher | Reizō Nomoto | Richard Cansino | |
| Damemon Nippon | Hidekatsu Shibata | Peter Spellos | 55-56 |
| Kikuko Benten | Junko Hori | Barbara Goodson (female) | |
| David Lodge (male) | |||
| Rihei Tadanori | Tetsuo Mizutori | Richard Cansino | |
| Jusho Akahaji | Kenichi Ogata | David Lodge | |
| Manmaru Nangou | Gorō Hidaka | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Professor Hunter | Mahito Tsujimura | Robert Axelrod | 57 |
| Monica | Masako Ikeda | Joan Carol O'Connell | 58 |
| KGB Chief | Mikio Terashima | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Madame X | Hiroko Suzuki | Barbara Goodson | 59 |
| Doctor | Jōji Yanami | Lex Lang | |
| Basara Raban | Tamio Ōki | Bob Papenbrook | 60 |
| Al Camone | Osamu Katō | David Lodge | 61 |
| Sherlock | Kōichi Kitamura | Michael McConnohie | |
| Lavina | Ikuko Tani | Melodee Spevack | 62 |
| Don Kecchi | Seizō Katō | Mike Reynolds | 63 |
| Marguerite Tiffany | Taeko Sahara | Ellyn Stern | 64 |
| Gebobi | Kōhei Miyauchi | Mike Reynolds | |
| Princess Yasmin | Seiko Nakano | Ellyn Stern | 65 |
| Prime Minister Kasim | Minoru Midorikawa | Richard Cansino | |
| King | Kōichi Kitamura | Paul St. Peter | |
| Inspector Beauty | Mitsuyoshi Hoshina | Gregory Snegoff | 66 |
| Kinkaku | Takeshi Watabe | Tom Wyner | 67 |
| Ginkaku | Shōzō Iizuka | Paul St. Peter | |
| Joe | Takashi Yasuda | David Lodge | |
| Dom | Masaaki Tsukada | Gregory Snegoff | |
| Nina | Mami Koyama | Philece Sampler | 68 |
| Domino | Hisayoshi Yoshizawa | Gregory Snegoff | |
| Robert | Jun Hazumi | Richard Cansino | |
| Laura Jaws | Yuri Kimura | Ellyn Stern | 69 |
| Pomade Jaws | Michio Maezawa | Simon Prescott | |
| Al Cabane | Osamu Katō | Gregory Snegoff | |
| Clyde Barrow | Ryūji Saikachi | Eddie Frierson | 70 |
| Bonnie Parker | Kyōmi Sakura | Catherine Battistone | |
| Isami Kondo III | Masao Imanishi | Tom Wyner | 71 |
| Soshi Okita III | Yoshito Yasuhara | Richard Cansino | |
| John | Tesshō Genda | Joe Cappelletti | |
| Bolumco Columbo | Noriko Ohara | Mona Marshall | 72 |
| Police Chief | Hisashi Katsuta | Steve Kramer | |
| Mr. Queen | Toshiya Ueda | Mike Reynolds | |
| Mrs. Queen | Seiko Tomoe | Ellyn Stern | |
| Margaret Queen | Rihoko Yoshida | Stephanie Sheh | |
| George | Keaton Yamada | Richard Cansino | |
| Kazuo Takumitsu | Kazuo Takumitsu | Simon Prescott | 73 |
| Guinness | Jōji Yanami | David Lodge | 74 |
| De Pairs | Mikio Terashima | Michael Forest | |
| Professor Mumba | Yuzuru Fujimoto | David Lodge | |
| William Hafner | Iemasa Kayumi | Terrence Stone | 75 |
| Butler | Ritsuo Sawa | Paul St. Peter | |
| Angelica | Minori Matsushima | Stephanie Sheh | 76 |
| Dr. Othello | Shōzō Hirabayashi | Paul St. Peter | |
| President | Tamio Ōki | Michael McConnohie | |
| Marianne | Sumie Ozawa | Melissa Fahn | 77 |
| Gabriel | Yoshiya Nemoto | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Gavott | Ben Hiura | Jonathan Fahn | 78 |
| Baby | Mariko Mukai | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
| One-Ear Joe | Kenichi Ogata | Richard Cansino | |
| Dr. Pot | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Joey D'Auria | |
| Taxi Driver | Kōji Yada | Bob Papenbrook | |
| Kyoransky | Osamu Ichikawa | Richard Cansino | 79 |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- The third and fourth DVD sets of the series by Discotek Media were delayed due to serious considerations from them on dubbing the series to completion. However, cost measures led to these plans being aborted.
- Gregory Snegoff’s only dubbing role outside of the Streamline Pictures and Harmony Gold era, and his final anime dubbing role overall, with him since having occasionally working as an ADR script writer and and a voice actor in live action dubs.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamline Pictures | 1993 | 
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Tales of the Wolf | NTSC | United States |
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| 1994 | Tales of the Wolf 2 | |||||
| 1995 | Lupin III's Greatest Capers | |||||
| Pioneer Entertainment | 2003-2006 | 
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Episodes 1-79 | 1 NTSC | ||
| 15 Volumes | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2017-2019 | The Complete Series* | ||||
| 4 Volumes | ||||||
*including the undubbed episodes with subtitles
External Links[]
- Lupin the Third Part 2 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Lupin the 3rd at the Internet Movie Database
