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Lupin the 3rd S1E1 — Is Lupin Burning...?!

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Lupin the 3rd•Season 1•Episode 1

Is Lupin Burning...?!

7.1/10 · 220 votesOct 24, 197125 min

Ranked #8 of 23 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

The Hida Speedway has been completed and Lupin is looking to take top prize at the first race. The race is actually a trap designed by the Scorpion Gang who are intent on killing Lupin and eliminating all criminal competition.

Directed byMasaaki Osumi

Written byTadaaki Yamazaki

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Cast5

Yasuo Yamada

Yasuo Yamada

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen (voice)

Y

Yukiko Nikaido

Fujiko Mine (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)

Crew8

M

Masaaki Osumi

Director

Soji Yoshikawa

Soji Yoshikawa

Storyboard Artist

T

Tadaaki Yamazaki

Writer

O

Osamu Kobayashi

Key Animation

T

Tetsuo Imazawa

Key Animation

H

Hideo Kawauchi

Key Animation

Nobuhiro Okaseko

Nobuhiro Okaseko

Key Animation

Shigetsugu Yoshida

Shigetsugu Yoshida

Assistant Director

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Episode Summary

"Is Lupin Burning...?!" is episode 1 of Lupin the 3rd season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 220 votes, ranking #8 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Masaaki Osumi and written by Tadaaki Yamazaki, it aired on October 24, 1971.

Next: E2 · The Man They Called a Magician Best of Season 1