tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825377624121060306.post5300218963087123068..comments2024-02-05T19:43:35.553-05:00Comments on Aaron Long Cartoons - Blog: New Lupin III TV Series Looks GreatAaron Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389783349170248351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825377624121060306.post-23215063220742713302012-04-01T22:38:44.039-04:002012-04-01T22:38:44.039-04:00That will most definitely help, thank you.That will most definitely help, thank you.busterbeamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825377624121060306.post-83093475563759950722012-04-01T17:32:16.861-04:002012-04-01T17:32:16.861-04:00It's hard to pick stand-out volumes of the man...It's hard to pick stand-out volumes of the manga because it's almost purely episodic, and pretty consistent all the way through. I have a lot of gaps in my collection, because I would just randomly buy whichever volumes I could find at lower prices.<br /><br />There were two separate series-- the original, simply titled "Lupin III" which started in 1967, and "Lupin III: World's Most Wanted" which started in 1977. I prefer the WMW series because the art is more consistent. The first series has a rocky start, with uneven art and very dark, confusing stories, but after about Volume 4 it becomes pretty solid.<br /><br />Goemon joins Lupin's gang in Volume 5.<br /><br />Volume 14 is interesting because it's the final volume of the first series, and there's a multi-part 'ending' story along with some of the usual stand-alone ones.<br /><br />Overall my favourite books are the first few volumes of the WMW series. But like I said, it's all pretty similar, and every volume has at least a couple of really good stories. I'd say, just get whichever ones you can find the cheapest!Aaron Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389783349170248351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825377624121060306.post-62959668071718135582012-03-30T21:33:33.302-04:002012-03-30T21:33:33.302-04:00Most of the recent Lupin TV specials have had an e...Most of the recent Lupin TV specials have had an extremely boring look to them; pretty much half the fun of the franchise went away. So it's great to see that they're making this so stylized and fun.<br /><br />Also, I'm sorry for being somewhat offtopic, but I really wanted to ask this: which volumes of the old Lupin manga would you say are the stand-outs in terms of art and fun stories? I haven't really been swimming in money as of late, but I really want to purchase some Lupin manga after reading Anipages' coverage of Alice, watching it and loving it (Ben said it's the closest thing to a real Monkey Punch manga). I figured you'd be a good person to ask for recommendations since I like your animation and tend to agree with your approach to anime (gravitating towards fun, expressive cartoony stuff).busterbeamnoreply@blogger.com