Lupin III (character)

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Arsene Lupin III
Lupin III character
Lupin drawn by Monkey Punch
First appearance	Lupin III chapter 1: "The Dashing Entrance of Lupin III", August 10, 1967 (Weekly Manga Action)
Created by	Monkey Punch
Portrayed by	Yūki Meguro (1974)[nb 1] Shun Oguri (2014)[nb 2]
Voiced by (Japanese)	Yasuo Yamada (1971–94) Kanichi Kurita (1995–present) Other: Nachi Nozawa (1969)[nb 3] Taichirō Hirokawa (1970)[nb 4] Toshio Furukawa (1987)[nb 5] Keiichi Nanba (1998)[nb 6] Tasuku Hatanaka (2022)[nb 7]
Voiced by (English)	Tony Oliver (2003–present) Other: Tom Clark (Frontier Enterprises/Toho International: 1979)[nb 8] Bob Bergen (Streamline Pictures: 1992–95)[nb 9] Robin Robertson (AnimEigo: 1995)[nb 10] William Dufris (Manga Entertainment: 1996)[nb 11] David Hayter (Animaze/Manga Entertainment: 2000)[nb 12] Sonny Strait (Funimation: 2002–13)[nb 13] Keith Silverstein (Bang Zoom! Entertainment/Discotek Media: 2014–19)[nb 14]
In-universe information
Alias	Cliff[nb 15] The Wolf[nb 16] Rupan III[nb 17] Wolf III[nb 18]
Nickname	Boss[nb 19]
Occupation	Gentleman thief Spy Vigilante
Weapon	Walther P38
Spouse	Rebecca Rossellini[nb 20]
Significant other	Fujiko Mine
Relatives	Arsène Lupin I (grandfather) Lupin II (father) Lupin Jr. (son)[1]
Nationality	French-Japanese

Lupin III (Japanese: ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei), referred to in some English adaptations as Arsène Lupin III,^{[nb 21]} is a fictional character created by Kazuhiko Kato aka Monkey Punch as the protagonist for his manga series Lupin the Third, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967.

Lupin is the grandson of fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, created by Maurice Leblanc. Acknowledged across the globe as the world's number one thief, Lupin is a master of disguise and deduction, marksmanship, and inventor of numerous handy gadgets. His fun-loving, foolhardy incongruity covers a brilliant mind always extemporizing and re-evaluating. As such, he has been responsible for heists no right-minded individual would believe possible. While occasionally arrested and jailed, typically by his ICPO nemesis Inspector Koichi Zenigata, he always succeeds in escaping unharmed. The original manga differs significantly compared to the family-friendly anime incarnations through its explicit depictions of sex and violence, with Lupin's character also differing as a result. As one example, he and his famous gang, beautiful Fujiko Mine, cool triggerman Daisuke Jigen and incomparable samurai Goemon Ishikawa XIII, occasionally try to kill each other in the manga version, but are depicted as more of a team in various anime productions.

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