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Again to the Vaults: “Lupin the third: Voyage to Hazard” Assessment
Lupin III: Darkish Orders of Assassination
Lupin III: Orders to Assassinate Lupin
Rupan Sansei: Rupan Ansatsu Shirei
ルパン三世『ルパン暗殺指令』

Having not too long ago accomplished the Lupin the Third: Half III collection, I made a decision to provide Lupin the third: Voyage to Hazard one other look, since this TV particular was apparently a remake of episode 50 of the Half 3 collection. Once I reviewed the particular in 2003, I completely despised the episode. So I’m curious to see if 20+ years change my opinion. Man, the place does the time go?

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The Story, in Temporary

A drunk Zenigata involves Lupin’s hideout with a load of booze and new orders, eradicating him from Lupin’s case. In his place, ICPO has positioned reinstated officer Keith Hayden, who has a kill coverage. As a substitute, Zenigata is tasked with taking down an arms group generally known as Shot Shell. Lupin and Jigen determine to assist, making a provide cease at an arms camp within the desert earlier than choosing up Fujiko and Jigen.

Lupin’s gang steal a Russian, nuclear sub named Ivanov. They’re aided by a Russian nuclear scientist named Karen Korosky, whom Fujiko saved from Shot Shell thugs. Nevertheless, she doesn’t like Jigen for some purpose. Finally, Shot Shell contacts them, wanting to purchase the sub. Lupin agrees and takes it to Shot Shell’s secret base. Shot Shell’s founder, Jean Claude, desires Lupin to do one other job for him, which he reluctantly agrees to.

In the meantime, Keith grabs Karen from Lupin’s island hideout, apparently killing Goemon and placing Zenigata out. After Lupin steals one other reactor, he plans to steal all of Jean’s money. Sadly, issues don’t go effectively for Lupin. Kieth manages to apparently kill Jigen. Lupin escapes Jean’s entice and makes it to the island. He and Zenigata uncover Goemon recovering from his accidents.

Fujiko places the strikes on Jean and ultimately escapes with Karen. Lupin and Goemon join with them, killing Kieth, who kills Karen within the course of. Goemon takes the detonator Karen gave him and blows up the sub with Lupin’s approval. After Karen’s funeral, the gang elude Zenigata to steal a US house shuttle to get Shot Shell’s money in a satellite tv for pc.

Issues Occur ‘Trigger “Plot”

I gotta say, the theft of the Ivanov in episode 50 of Lupin the third: Half III made extra sense than it did in Lupin the third: Voyage to Hazard. In that episode, Lupin triggered an occasion to trigger the crew to evacuate. On this TV particular, there’s no crew to talk of, making the theft tremendous straightforward. A minimum of Lupin had a crew of six this time, which continues to be too small to pilot an enormous, nuclear sub like that. Who knew that nuclear scientists are certified sub pilots?

However, the plot requires the theft, so it will get stolen. So as to add some drama, Karen hates Jigen ’trigger ten years earlier, he killed her father, who was Jigen’s accomplice. As such, the plot requires her to be extremely silly in order that occasions can occur to maintain her within the story. In any other case, she serves no actual function past the pressured melodrama, and that doesn’t work.

One other “enjoyable” plot requirement is the ICPO rehiring the mercenary Keith to go after Lupin’s gang. They’re so bloodthirsty now, they don’t even hassle to provide Keith a background verify. In any other case, they may have uncovered that Keith was working for Shot Shell, the group the ICPO needed Zenigata to take down. Good outdated plot contrivances.

On the finish of the day, all the things occurs as a result of the plot requires it to occur. As such, the story is extremely boring. There’s nothing natural on the storytelling. Additional, there’s no restrict to the degrees of nonsense used when the plot wants issues to occur. Lupin III titles typically stretch credibility, however when the story is sweet, the viewers permits it. Right here, the story isn’t good.

Last Ideas and Conclusion

Let me wrap up my evaluation of Lupin the third: Voyage to Hazard with some last ideas.

• I don’t know why FUNimation determined to rename this TV particular. The correct titles would have been Orders to Assassinate Lupin. However as soon as given a brand new title, that’s the Western title eternally since that’s what Discotek used once they briefly license-rescued the title.
• Goemon is simply on this story to do the usual “get out of jail free” maneuvers. Properly, till the plot wanted him eliminated, after which we get the cliched, “He’s useless, Jim!” second.
• Zenigata doesn’t honest a lot better. It is smart for him to not be concerned within the thefts and such. Nevertheless, it could have been good for Zenigata to be extra concerned in taking down Shot Shell.
• Fujiko will get serviced a bit and does her regular, cliched garbage. Meh. There was a pleasant second to point out her affection for Lupin.

In the long run, Lupin the third: Voyage to Hazard is a boring, forgettable story the place plot necessities dictate all the things that occurs in mentioned story.