Lupin the 3rd Part I

Lupin the 3rd Part I
North American DVD set released by Discotek Media
ルパン三世
(Rupan Sansei)
Anime television series
Directed byMasaaki Ōsumi
Hayao Miyazaki
Isao Takahata
Written byTadaaki Yamazaki
Atsushi Yamatoya
Kiyoshi Miyata
Tōru Sawaki
Seiji Matsuoka
Kazuichi Tsurumi
Mon Shichijō
Shunichirō Koyama
Tatsuo Tamura
Music byCharlie Kosei
Takeo Yamashita
StudioTokyo Movie
Licensed by
Original networkYomiuri TV
Original run October 24, 1971 March 26, 1972
Episodes23 (List of episodes)
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Lupin the 3rd Part I is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tokyo Movie. Part of the Lupin III franchise, it is the first anime television adaptation of the Lupin III manga series created by Monkey Punch. The series was originally broadcast as simply Lupin III (Japanese: ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei) on Yomiuri TV between October 24, 1971 and March 26, 1972. Among English-speaking fans, this series was commonly known as the "Green Jacket" series in reference to Lupin's outfit, but more recently it is now known as "the first Green Jacket" series because of the outfit's return in Part 6.