Mantan has the report.
The man who drew the most charismatic, affable thief and his ragtag band of femme fatale, gunslinger and samurai passed away last Thursday.
I haven't watch a lot of the franchise. Maybe some Part I/Part II back in the 90's, but I adored The Woman Named Mine Fujiko (ASIDE FROM THE FANSERVICE) and its sequel movies.
Perhaps in honor of Mr. Kato, a new Lupin III movie involving Fujiko will come out this coming May 31st.
Repose en paix, legendaire artiste.
Monkey Punch/Kazuhiko Kato, creator of Lupin III, passed away 4/11 due to pneumonia. He was 81.
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Monkey Punch/Kazuhiko Kato, creator of Lupin III, passed away 4/11 due to pneumonia. He was 81.
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Re: Monkey Punch/Kazuhiko Kato, creator of Lupin III, passed away 4/11 due to pneumonia. He was 81.
Uhhh, have you read the manga? It is vastly different from the anime, and not in a good way. Anime!Lupin is a charming rougue but Manga!Lupin is a degenerate, dirty pervert.The man who drew the most charismatic, affable thief
Not to speak ill of the dead but the most you can attribute to Monkey Punch is the concept of Lupin III, not the execution or the popularity.
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Re: Monkey Punch/Kazuhiko Kato, creator of Lupin III, passed away 4/11 due to pneumonia. He was 81.
Often the case with those older mangas that were adapted to TV (Getter comes to mind).