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(Fan)Account in memory of Kazuhiko Katō (1937-2019) Life and Creation.
NSFW(Sometimes)

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On a day like this but 2 years ago, Kazuhiko Katō (Creator of Lupin The Third) passed away.

His legacy will never be forgotten, thank you Monkey Punch for creating my favorite animated franchise.

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https://t.co/a039qmwgQd

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As you read more and more of the manga, especially Shin, you can notice how the fourth-wall jokes become meta-comments from an author who experiences firsthand how his work is being reinterpreted by very different people, sometimes even moving its original vision to the side.

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In the world of manga it can be interpreted as it existing because Lupin tells his stories to a mangaka aka Monkey Punch OR Lupin is this Billy Bat type character that infiltrates the real world and influences Monkey Punch.
In both cases MP wants him DEAD.

Shin Lupin Chapter 147

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I still think about how Mamoru Oshii proposed a Lupin movie in which he eventually discovers that he is a fictional character (film that later became Angel's Egg ik ik).
Like wtf you mean we could have had this??

[L6 SADI (WOKE EDITION) @L6_man]

Are you telling me that Monkey Punch isn't just some horny guy who draws silly stories about thieves?
Everything we do is a part of ourselves, whether we like it or not, filters of a paper world. That's what art is.

Easily top 3 favorite artists of all time.

[Giovanni (@giovannit.bsky.social) @TiuzaumGiorno]

Você pode agora acompanhar o icônico mangá que deu origem a essa franquia em português! Baseado no original, e não na tradução gringa tenebrosa que tem o mesmo nível de fidelidade de "o futuro é pika"

Melhor parte: pags COLORIDAS!
Foi um trabalho feito com muito carinho, leiam!

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@0orange_bubble Lupin being crushed by a comically large hammer

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As you read more and more of the manga, especially Shin, you can notice how the fourth-wall jokes become meta-comments from an author who experiences firsthand how his work is being reinterpreted by very different people, sometimes even moving its original vision to the side.

[Monkey Punch Art @Daily_MPunch]

In the world of manga it can be interpreted as it existing because Lupin tells his stories to a mangaka aka Monkey Punch OR Lupin is this Billy Bat type character that infiltrates the real world and influences Monkey Punch.
In both cases MP wants him DEAD.

Shin Lupin Chapter 147

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Or you can just take it for what it appears to be: a funny joke about Monkey Punch being tired of having to write and draw Lupin every week without a break while the part 2 anime is becoming more and more popular.

[FUCKILL Fansub @fkillfansub]

‼️LUPIN III (MANGÁ) - VOL. 1‼️
Olha quem está de volta! O ladrão mais amado (e polêmico) do mundo dos mangás! Hoje trazemos uma nova versão do mangá clássico, retrabalhando por completo a tradução e a parte gráfica. Espero que gostem!

https://t.co/YEU4l1fn0G

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Vola alto Indio, pocos la tenian tan clara como vos.

[さいど @side_yb]

上コマを描き直してるのは気づかなかった！

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@WeaselThat the ending of animal man is controversial?

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I still think about how Mamoru Oshii proposed a Lupin movie in which he eventually discovers that he is a fictional character (film that later became Angel's Egg ik ik).
Like wtf you mean we could have had this??

[Chris Dell'Isola @AficionadoChris]

"Life's just fiction, after all. So enjoy it." - Lupin III

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@peaterookie on god?

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Cover Art for the “Weekly Manga Action” Magazine drawn by Monkey Punch (November 10, 1977).

You just have to love the way he draws hands and guns.
#モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世 #manga #漫画

[Dasha KO🕊 @DaryaKO]

Jigen and Reddy

My art for Lupin III fanzine!
(I like Reddy and I wanted to draw a rare character for the zine.

#lupinthethird #lupiniii #jigendaisuke #jigen #fanzine

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Anime and Manga Comparison:

Lupin The Third: Pilot Film // Original Manga

Art from: Chapter 72
Original Title: 「鬼」- “Demon”.
Tokyopop Title: “The Kiss of Death”
#モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世 #漫画 #次元大介

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This Issue of Weekly Manga Action also includes Shin Lupin III Chapter 20

🇯🇵Original Title: 「ヤリキレナイ！！」— “I can't stand it!!”.
🇺🇸Tokyopop Title: "Kite Gallery"

#モンキーパンチ #manga #ルパン三世 #漫画

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On the other hand, in other cases where no new panels were added, MP used that empty space to draw a strange, hairy creature, about which he later remarked in an interview, “I don’t know what that is,” when asked what that thing was.

#モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世 #manga #漫画

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An example of original art made for the volume releases of the original Lupin III manga to use the space that was originally occupied by advertising.

Chapter 5 (September 28, 1967)

🇯🇵Original Title: 「サスペンス・ゾーン」— “Suspense Zone”
🇺🇸Tokyopop Title: “Crime's a Disease”

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In the past, I incorrectly referred to the second man as Ralph Bakshi, a mistake that I have recently seen spread across social media beyond just Twitter.
So I want to use this repost, not only to apologize, but also to talk a little about the real man behind it.
Kōsei Ono!!!

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LUPIN III CONQUERS SAN DIEGO!

Collection of art by Monkey Punch showing us how he spend his time during the San Diego Comicon with his friend Kōsei Ono.

Published on a Special Edition of "Ryu Vol. 3 SF Comics" - "アニメージュ増刊 リュウ Vol.3 SFコミックス" (November 30, 1979).