Lupin the 3rd Watch Order

Prequel (6 episodes, 2022): teenage Lupin's first meeting with Jigen. First in story order; release-order viewers can save it for after Part 6.

Optional. The 1969 Pilot Film, a 15-minute pitch reel made to sell the TV series; a curiosity, not a story.

Part 1, 23 episodes (from 24 October 1971). The first TV series. Start here if you want release order.

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Part 2, 155 episodes (from 3 October 1977). The long second series. The tone is lighter than Part 1.

Film The Secret of Mamo (16 December 1978). A main Lupin film. Watch it after Part 2.

Film The Castle of Cagliostro (15 December 1979). Miyazaki's film. Stands on its own, and it follows Mamo here.

Part 3, 50 episodes (from 3 March 1984). The pink-jacket series. Watch it after Cagliostro on this page.

Film The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (13 July 1985). A side film after Part 3.

Film The Fuma Conspiracy (26 December 1987). A side film. The annual specials that follow are optional.

TV special (1989), the first of the yearly specials: Lupin hunts a giant diamond hidden in the Statue of Liberty. Optional.

TV special (1990): a draft of Hemingway's last novel points to a hidden treasure on a war-torn island. Optional.

TV special (1991): Lupin races world powers for Napoleon's dictionary and his grandfather's treasure. Optional.

TV special (1992): Lupin goes after the lost gold of the Romanov dynasty. Optional.

TV special (1993): Lupin helps Zenigata get back on his case by infiltrating an arms-smuggling ring. Optional.

TV special (1994): a dragon statue on the wreck of the Titanic holds the secret of Goemon's sword. Optional.

Film (1995): a stolen doll, a hijacked plane and a book of Nostradamus prophecies.

TV special (1995): Lupin teams up with an aging MI-6 agent to find the bandit Harimao's treasure. Optional.

Film (1996), directed by creator Monkey Punch: Lupin, Jigen and Goemon raid an island guarded by nanomachines.

TV special (1996): Lupin's dying mentor gives him half of the Twilight diamond; the other half is in Morocco. Optional.

TV special (1997): framed for Zenigata's murder, Lupin tracks a killer to an island of assassins. Optional.

TV special (1998): Lupin tries to intercept two old photographic plates in Tokyo. Optional.

TV special (1999): Fujiko memorises the file on Columbus's weather-controlling egg, then loses her memory. Optional.

TV special (2000): a ring from a New York auction leads to a legendary brooch. Optional.

TV special (2001): Lupin crashes a mafia don's casino ship to steal a sunken treasure near Alcatraz. Optional.

OVA Return of Pycal (3 April 2002). A side story from the TV-special years.

TV special (2002), 'Episode 0': an origin story of how the Lupin gang first met in America. Optional.

TV special (2003): a dead rival's challenge forces Lupin to return five stolen treasures within seven days. Optional.

TV special (2004): Lupin is forced to steal the Bull's Eye, a jewel said to kill everyone who takes it. Optional.

TV special (2005): Lupin's loot from Area 51 draws four female terrorists, the Bloody Angels. Optional.

TV special (2006): while waiting out a racetrack heist in New York, Lupin helps a girl named Michelle. Optional.

TV special (2007): a stranger strands Lupin, his gang and Zenigata hundreds of years in the past. Optional.

OVA (2008), made for the 40th anniversary: two Lupins, one in red and one in green, claim to be the real one. Optional.

TV special (2008): a genie's lamp wipes Lupin's memory every evening at 7 p.m. in Singapore. Optional.

Crossover TV special (2009) with Detective Conan: Lupin's royal heist collides with Conan's investigation. Optional.

TV special (2010): Zenigata is gravely wounded and Lupin turns on the villain Morgana and her ninjas. Optional.

TV special (2011): a forged gem from an underground auction leads to a riddle about immortality. Optional.

TV special Lupin Family All-Stars (28 March 2012). A crossover-style special. Optional.

TV special Lupin VIII (28 March 2012). A side special, not one of the numbered series.

A 3DCG promotional special (28 March 2012). Not part of the story. Optional.

The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, 13 episodes (from 5 April 2012). A prequel retelling. Watch it on its own or here.

TV special (2012): suspected of murder, Lupin hunts a missing page of Marco Polo's travel journal. Optional.

Comedy OVA Lupin Shanshei, 10 episodes (from 19 December 2012). A parody. The series does not need it.

TV special (2013): air pirates beat Lupin to the treasures of a floating city-state. Optional.

Crossover film (2013), a sequel to the 2009 special: Lupin and Conan cross paths again. Watch the 2009 special first. Optional.

Film Jigen's Gravestone (21 June 2014). A harder-edged side film. Optional on a first pass.

Short 2015 specials around Part 4. Optional; the 24-episode season stands without them.

Part 4, 24 episodes (from 29 August 2015). The blue-jacket series. A fine later starting point.

TV special Italian Game (8 January 2016). A side story from the Part 4 era. Optional.

Film Goemon's Blood Spray (4 February 2017). A side film paired with Jigen's Gravestone.

Part 5, 24 episodes (from 4 April 2018). Continues the modern series after Part 4.

OVA Is Lupin Still Burning? (25 July 2018). A 50th-anniversary extra. Optional.

TV special (2019): Zenigata is arrested as Lupin's supposed mastermind, and Lupin takes on a week-long challenge. Optional.

Film Fujiko's Lie (31 May 2019). A side film with Jigen's Gravestone and Goemon's Blood Spray.

TV special (2019): Lupin and other thieves break into a kingdom's prison to free a famous gentleman thief. Optional.

CGI film The First (6 December 2019). A retelling of an early caper. Optional; the numbered series does not require it.

Part 6, 25 episodes counting the episode 0 already in the range (from 10 October 2021). The latest TV series.

Crossover film (2023) with Cat's Eye: the Kisugi sisters and Lupin go after the same series of paintings. Optional.

ONA Zenigata and the Two Lupins (20 June 2025), 54 minutes. Came out a week before The Immortal Bloodline. Optional.

Film The Immortal Bloodline (27 June 2025). A sequel to the Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko films.