Series synopsis
LUPIN ZERO is a Japanese animation mystery crime action & adventure comedy television series that premiered on DMM TV on December 16, 2022. It ended on January 13, 2023. It stars Tasuku Hatanaka, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Yoshito Yasuhara and Toshio Furukawa.
Lupin III, a bored junior high schooler in Tokyo, takes an interest in a young Daisuke Jigen, a mysterious and impressive marksman. After striking up a conversation with Jigen at a nightclub, the latter concludes that Lupin is simply a privileged and naïve boy from a well-to-do family and doesn’t want anything to do with him. However, while helping the nightclub singer Yoko, who is being pursued by the yakuza, Jigen learns that Lupin is the grandson of a legendary thief…
Premise
Lupin III, a bored junior high schooler in Tokyo, takes an interest in a young Daisuke Jigen, a mysterious and impressive marksman. After striking up a conversation with Jigen at a nightclub, the latter concludes that Lupin is simply a privileged and naïve boy from a well-to-do family and doesn’t want anything to do with him. However, while helping the nightclub singer Yoko, who is being pursued by the yakuza, Jigen learns that Lupin is the grandson of a legendary thief…
Premise: Before he became the Master Thief, before he reached global infamy, there was a boy whose decision changed everything...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Arsène Lupin III (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Daisuke Jigen (voice)
- Yoshito Yasuhara as Lupin I (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Lupin II (voice)
- Toa Yukinari as Shinobu (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Youko (voice)
- Yu Kobayashi as Albert (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 16, 2022 | January 13, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Young Lupin Meets a Wolf Teenage Arsène Lupin III meets Jigen for the first time in an epic encounter. However, the boys aren’t fast friends when they’re caught in a caper with a lady twice their age! |
December 16, 2022 |
| 2 |
Hang Tight to the Treasure of the Train While aboard a train, Lupin challenges Jigen in more ways than one. Lupin plots to take a necklace off Jigen’s hands, but will the heist be derailed by The Eleventh Daughter? |
December 16, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Grandson of the First Vies for Succession Two mysterious figures approach Lupin with a threatening invitation. It turns out that they’re messengers of Arsène Lupin I, Lupin’s grandfather! But what game is afoot? |
December 23, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | DMM TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 16, 2022 |
| Last aired | January 13, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |