Lupin III Watch Order
All 49 entries in the Lupin III franchise, in the order to watch them — 1969–2025.
- Entries49
- Episodes327
- TV series 5
- Films 12
This list is in release order — the order these were broadcast. For most franchises that is also the best viewing order, but prequels are the common exception.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lupin III: Pilot Film | MOVIE | 1969 | 1 |
| 2 |  | Lupin the 3rd Part 2 Lupin III: Part II | TV | 1977 | 155 |
| 3 |  | Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo Lupin III: Lupin vs Clone | MOVIE | 1978 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro | MOVIE | 1979 | 1 |
| 5 |  | Cat's Eye Cat's♥Eye | TV | 1983 | 36 |
| 6 |  | Lupin the Third Part 3 Lupin III: Part III | TV | 1984 | 50 |
| 7 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu | MOVIE | 1985 | 1 |
| 8 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Fuma Conspiracy Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no Inbou | MOVIE | 1987 | 1 |
| 9 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu! | SPECIAL | 1989 | 1 |
| 10 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo | SPECIAL | 1990 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae | SPECIAL | 1991 | 1 |
| 12 |  | Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete | SPECIAL | 1992 | 1 |
| 13 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger Lupin III: Lupin Ansatsu Shirei | SPECIAL | 1993 | 1 |
| 14 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken | SPECIAL | 1994 | 1 |
| 15 |  | Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus | MOVIE | 1995 | 1 |
| 16 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure Lupin III: Harimao no Zaiho wo oe!! | SPECIAL | 1995 | 1 |
| 17 |  | Lupin III: Dead or Alive Lupin III: DEAD OR ALIVE | MOVIE | 1996 | 1 |
| 18 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Secret of Twilight Gemini Lupin III: "Twilight☆Gemini no Himitsu" | SPECIAL | 1996 | 1 |
| 19 |  | Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins Lupin III: Walther P-38 | SPECIAL | 1997 | 1 |
| 20 |  | Lupin The 3rd: Tokyo Crisis Lupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis | SPECIAL | 1998 | 1 |
| 21 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Columbus Files Lupin III: Ai no Da Capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days | SPECIAL | 1999 | 1 |
| 22 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Missed By A Dollar Lupin III: $1 Money Wars | SPECIAL | 2000 | 1 |
| 23 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Alcatraz Connection Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection | SPECIAL | 2001 | 1 |
| 24 |  | Lupin III: Return of Pycal Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi | OVA | 2002 | 1 |
| 25 |  | Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: The First Contact Lupin III: EPISODE:0 "First Contact" | SPECIAL | 2002 | 1 |
| 26 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!! | SPECIAL | 2003 | 1 |
| 27 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Swallowtail Tattoo Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou | SPECIAL | 2004 | 1 |
| 28 |  | Lupin III: Angel Tactics Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics - Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori | SPECIAL | 2005 | 1 |
| 29 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Seven Days Rhapsody Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody | SPECIAL | 2006 | 1 |
| 30 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive | SPECIAL | 2007 | 1 |
| 31 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Green vs Red Lupin III: GREEN vs RED | OVA | 2008 | 1 |
| 32 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Sweet Lost Night Lupin III: sweet lost night - Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan | SPECIAL | 2008 | 1 |
| 33 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Last Job Lupin III: The Last Job | SPECIAL | 2010 | 1 |
| 34 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid | SPECIAL | 2011 | 1 |
| 35 |  | Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi | SPECIAL | 2012 | 1 |
| 36 |  | Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine LUPIN the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna | TV | 2012 | 13 |
| 37 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Secret Page of Marco Polo Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page | SPECIAL | 2012 | 1 |
| 38 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Princess of the Breeze! Lupin III: princess of the breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi | SPECIAL | 2013 | 1 |
| 39 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone LUPIN THE IIIRD: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou | MOVIE | 2014 | 1 |
| 40 |  | Lupin the 3rd Part IV Lupin III: PART IV | TV | 2015 | 24 |
| 41 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray LUPIN THE IIIRD: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 42 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner Lupin III: Goodbye Partner | SPECIAL | 2019 | 1 |
| 43 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie LUPIN THE IIIRD: Mine Fujiko no Uso | MOVIE | 2019 | 1 |
| 44 |  | Lupin III: Prison of the Past | SPECIAL | 2019 | 1 |
| 45 |  | Lupin III: The First Lupin III: THE FIRST | MOVIE | 2019 | 1 |
| 46 |  | Lupin ZERO LUPIN ZERO | ONA | 2022 | 6 |
| 47 |  | LUPIN THE 3rd vs. CAT’S EYE Lupin III VS Cat's Eye | ONA | 2023 | 1 |
| 48 |  | LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata to Futari no Lupin | ONA | 2025 | 1 |
| 49 |  | LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku | MOVIE | 2025 | 1 |
Where to start
Lupin III: Pilot Film (1969) is the earliest entry. Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was realized. It was a brief film of only 15 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone. A remastered version was realised in…
Frequently asked
How many Lupin III entries are there?
49 in total: 5 TV series, 12 films, and 32 OVAs and specials.
Do I need to watch the films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.