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So in 1981, DIC (a French television company) partnered with TMS Entertainment (a Japanese entertainment company), and they went on to work together on many projects. One of the first was Lupin VIII.
The idea was to make a new Lupin the 3rd series set in the future, featuring descendants of the Lupin the 3rd characters (who are of course very much like their ancestors).
This fell through after completely animating the first episode, because the estate of Maurice Leblanc (who created the character of Arsène Lupin) demanded royalties too large for the series to justify.
So the show fell through. Lots of work had been put into the show, scripts had been finished, many characters designed... And DIC decided to not let it go. They removed the Lupin the 3rd elements and refocused the show on the character who had been the descendant of Zenigata, the policeman. This character was a bumbling policeman with lots of gadgets wearing a trenchcoat...
So they named him Inspector Gadget.
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did a little lupin VIII art trade with @jeypawlik since i've never drawn this funky little guy before and i think he looks cute with a pompadour sometimes
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cutie patootie space guy
#lupin the eighth#lupin VIII#lupin the 8th#lupin the third#lupin III#lupin the 3rd#lupin fanart#lupin III fanart#lupin#my art
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We're Gay
Sketchpage inspired by a gifset on tumblr that I cannot for the life of me find now but it seemed so in character I couldn't help myself. And some Lupin VIII soft boys! [Image ID: Sketch page with three drawings done in blue ballpoint pen. The first is Lupin and Jigen in a small bathtub together, they're not wearing clothes but you can only see them from the waist up and their knees above the water of the tub, Lupin looks at Jigen concerned and says "This is gay." Jigen has an indifferent expression on. The next drawing is similar to the first, except Jigen responds "We're gay." The last drawing is Lupin and Jigen from Lupin VIII, the space alternate reality. The two of them are in a huddle together looking at one another with concerned expressions. A handwritten note above them reads "Some soft boys". /end ID]
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Fun fact
Inspector Gadget wouldn't exist without the failed Lupin the 8th pilot. They even had their own proto-Penny called Alice who Goemon babysits for most of the pilot.
Since the Leblanc estate forced to pull the plug on Lupin VIII, the animators and staff were moved to create Inspector Gadget instead!
#She has come such a long way. All the respect!#lupin III#lupin the third#lupin sansei#lupin the 3rd#lupin VIII#inspector gadget#80s anime#80s cartoons
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Zenigata VI is a short king!!
#kats skribbles#lupin iii#lupin the third#lupin the 3rd#lupin viii#lupin the 8th#zenigata#inspector zenigata#zenigata keibu#Koichi Zenigata#zenigata Koichi#short king
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Best of Lupin III Poll
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this motherfucker is in one full anime episode and 8 manga chapters bro I'm cooked
#lupin iii#lupin viii#self ship#how the hell do I tag this#um#daisuke jigen v#can't exactly call this oc x canon#WAIT#sona x canon#THERE IT IS#my art#yes I made him a wolfboy 😋 shhh#can I tag normal jigen? I'm tagging normal jigen#daisuke jigen#sorry <3#these tags are a mess
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okay, nice, I didn't know the pilot for this had ever been released! Doesn't have voice acting lol, but from what I've read on another post this is what eventually became Inspector Gadget.....? don't quote me on that lol.
Lupin VIII / Lupin the Seventh / Arsene et Cie / Arsene & Co.
He's a detective instead of a thief, like the plot of The Barnett & Co. Agency / l"Agence Barnett et Cie
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my own take on Lupi VIII! this boy is surrounded by sapphics...
#my art#lupin iii#lupin viii#lupin iii oc#arsene lupin the eighth#arsene lupin viii#fujiyume mine#goemon ishikawa xviii#kosuke zenigata#junko jigen#oc tag#au tag
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This is Inspector Zenigata from the over-50-year-old Lupin III franchise (1967–present); these stills/subs are from the blu-ray release of The Mystery of Mamo (1978). However, you're not entirely wrong! Inspector Gadget came about because of a scrapped Lupin III spinoff show: Lupin VIII, a futuristic, five-generations-later, decidedly more kid-friendly version of the franchise proper. The studios involved (TMS and DiC) ran into copyright issues with Maurice LeBlanc's original Arsène Lupin character (this frequently happened with overseas dubs of Lupin III as well), but they wanted to recoup their investment and created Inspector Gadget (1983) to fill the timeslot instead.
This is the part where I admit I'm not terribly familiar with Gadget outside of this deep lore; other than the space setting and visual resemblance to Zenigata (and to another inspector, The Pink Panther (1963)’s Clouseau), I'm not sure how far the similarities go.
Gadget aside, I need you all to know that Zenigata and the titular Lupin III (the man he's yelling after above) are this batshit insane/homoerotic about each other in all the best installments and have been since the beginning.
INTRICATE RITUALS
#please watch#lupin iii#though uh. maybe don't start with mamo. unless you want to. but mamo is a fucking Ride. start with part 2/cagliostro/the first/fuma/part 1#not in that order just generally#mamo IS great it's just. Whew. there's a lot going on there#trial by fire way to begin the franchise but on the flipside if you start with it and LIKE it you'll do just fine with Everything Else#the mystery of mamo#inspector gadget#lupin viii#edit: the blu-ray looks way better than this btw these are literal photos of my tv bc i don't have a way to screencap BRs 😔
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yo wtf that was epic
#i like to imagine this is what lupin VIII wouldve been like if it wasnt cancelled#although watching cowboy bebop has also reminded me that i need to finish lupin iii#theyre both just so good#everything is so good#peace and love on gods green earth
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Lupin VIII Art Trade
A Lupin VIII related art trade that I did with my good bud Amiel (go follow him)! Here’s the one he did too~
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At this point there's should be no doubt Inspector Gadget has its origin on a scrapped Lupin project.
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DID A FULLBODY JUMP WHEN THE FUCKING TAX GUY IN THIS STORY IS ZENIGATA
#HEIJI COME HERE. COME BACK. I MISS YOU.#also i think they're ripping the fucking lupin viii design sheets for this segment which is REALLY funny#movies#napoleon
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