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3 components of worldbuilding:

1. The author’s kinks

2. The author’s power fantasy

3. The author’s political agenda

Plot and logic optional

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I bet octopuses think bones are horrific. I bet all their cosmic horror stories involve rigid-limbs and hinged joints.

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my phone corrected “transgender flag” to “transgender fiat”

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Ultra rare jigen

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My god i would post jigens everyday 😭

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Idk if this has been done before but I’d be delighted to see gay depictions of Jigen absolutely APPALLED by straight depictions of Jigen

All jigens are gay to me. Some are more closeted gay than others

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Today on "Dagmar puts way too much effort into a silly little shitpost animation"

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Ah, hooey

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Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire

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aaaa long messily drawn lil comic about Barney and Gordon’s relationship following a 20 year distance just cuz i have many thoughts

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Thank you for drawing Jigen I love you so much!! (And him)!!!

Thank you so much for liking my Jigen arts!🥰🥰

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It's been 1 month of daily Jigen!🎉

(I updated every 5 days on twitter)

Suggestions are welcomed! Either reply here or on twitter

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Heist 1 - Shanghai

Lupin takes a tumble. Fujiko turns over a new leaf. Zenigata teams up.  

"Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Fujiko Mine for NHK World-Japan coming at you live from Shanghai, China."

In Shanghai’s premiere landmark, the "Oriental Pearl" TV tower, a priceless piece of moon rock is changing hands between the Chinese National Space Agency and Lockwood Enterprises, the business of a reclusive billionaire owner.

Overview of the Tower

Inspector Zenigata is on the case: Lupin has sent a calling card and is planning to steal the expensive piece.

Mr. Zhou tells Zenigata that security is top-notch at the event. All guests and staff have been screened preemptively. And besides: The Elevators are monitored and the only way in and out.

Zenigata isn't so sure.

"If no-one gets in, that means he's already here!"

Because a famous Chinese Astronaut is at the Event to give the piece of moon rock to the representative of Lockheart Enterprises, Zenigata gets taken for a ride as Mr. Zhou reveals that all waiters are dressed head-to-toe in Astronaut Suits! Panicking, Zenigata starts searching through all the waiters.

However, Lupin has planned ahead for this: 

Jigen infiltrates the staff as an elevator operator and cuts the wires in the elevator, basically trapping everyone up in the TV tower. Goemon has infiltrated the staff as a sushi chef and has a bit where the sushi chef doesn't care that he is a thief- he wants him to stay because he's never seen anyone work so precisely with a knife.

Left: First concept of Bellhop Jigen; Right: "Chef" Goemon transports precious cargo.

Zenigata spots Fujiko and tries to make her talk: Where is Lupin? What's he planning? Fujiko says that she doesn't know. She explains to have changed her ways and now works as a reporter. While Zenigata interrogates Fujiko, her assistant reporter, Mariya Isshiki, slips away from the conversation.

Key Art: Mariya Isshiki, originally from Tokyo Crisis

Maria seems to have psychic powers and foresees that the CEO of Lockwood Enterprises, a mysterious man that no-one has any photos of, will be there. Fujiko is interested in the identity of this man as well. Using her powers to sneak past the guards and up the Elevator to the Spaceflight exhibit, she witnesses money exchange hands- but Mr. Lockwood seems to have changed his mind and is not present. The tall man in a well-fitting suit that's come as a representative instead triggers a flash of strange memories in her- and she is caught and thrown out.

Meanwhile-

Lupin is hiding out in a meal-cart and rigged some of the astronauts suits to dispense tear gas when opened- he jumps out when Zenigata is busy interrogating Fujiko, steals the moon rock and escapes with his gang, running off the balcony of the TV tower- revealing a wingsuits underneath their disguises, they land on the ferry the goes across the river from the TV tower's side and the city center. 

Zenigata and his men want to follow- but of course, Jigen had cut the power to the elevator. When the police arrive to capture the criminals trapped on the ferry, Lupin and gang manage to slip out because they already hid disguises under some seats on the ferry in preparation for the heist. 

They lose the police officers in the subway system. 

An overhead view of the place. The ferry is marked red, and Lupin's escape is marked in blue.

After Zenigata fails to catch Lupin- again- and embarrasses himself in front of the world’s richest, he is assigned Maria to improve his PR. Maria has no choice but to take the job too since she almost got fired for leaving the party to look for the mysterious CEO. 

In their hideout somewhere in a small apartment, Lupin reveals that he was challenged by an anonymous source to steal a list of objects to be crowned King of Thieves, going head-to-head with other "wannabe thieves".

Jigen and Goemon are skeptical and want out, but the anonymous source comes through and pays them handsomely. The huge man in the doorframe introduces himself as Mr. Flinch. Goemon and Jigen have a sneaking suspicion that they have seen this guy before somewhere. Flinch warns them that now that they’ve entered the challenge to become king of thieves, they will face the other contestants. Their next target: Chicago, USA.

In the Epilogue, we see what this iteration's Lupin III is like (at least at the start of the series.): a scumbag.

He pickpockets tens of IDs from unsuspecting travelers to let Goemon and Jigen "take a pic" from the pile to use as a fake ID. He flirts with the booking agent to get upgraded to First Class. Only him, of course. Goemon and Jigen are stuck in Economy. While enjoying the company of Stewards and Stewardesses that hand on his every word and a glass of champagne, the plane leaves for America. Little does he know that this attitude isn't going to be enough to survive- let alone become king.

Also, I know I said this series would've been a comic- if it were an animated show, here's this episode's licensed credits music TM.

Key Art: Koichi Zenigata

In this first Episode, we also learn about Zenigata's unique qualifications:

"Like, imagine being the detective in his situation. 

Lupin is such an expert thief that there are literal hundreds of possible plans that he could execute for every target. All you know is that at the beginning, the treasure is there and in the end is gone. 

Especially in a public space like the TV tower. Lupin could be a member of staff. He could be a guest. He could be the manager, or one of the detectives. He could make a grand entrance, poison the food or fill the room with sleeping gas. He could come through the vents, he could already have swapped the treasure for a fake, he could have planned this for months and have married the host’s daughter. Hell, for all you know he could crash a car into the venue and drive right back out. 

All these options must be so overwhelming. 

But then you have Zenigata, who, after years of hunting Lupin, can be more precise in predicting which path Lupin is more likely to take. I personally also think that, despite being in his 50s in this iteration, pops is physically in better shape than Lupin and could take him in a 1-on-1."

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regrettable drawings from this weekend PART 1; i watched green vs. red saturday night and while i have a fundamental thematic disagreement with that movie it does make me think that a darker woman called fujiko mine-esque take on an attempted impostor after one of lupin’s disappearances and/or faked deaths would be phenomenal, consider in particular: what relentlessly unpublicized thing about lupin would no man who’d want to impersonate him based on what makes it into the newsreels ever think to guess,

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cuddly drunk

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Jigen: I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I guess this is just who I am now