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“Lupin's stolen gem attracts Pycal, a resurrected magician seeking revenge with real magic.”
Lupin III: Return of Pycal
ルパン三世『生きていた魔術師』
5.87
11,371 rank · 7,123 viewers · 2 favorites
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Mystery
Adult Cast
Seinen
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Synopsis
Lupin's stolen gem attracts Pycal, a resurrected magician seeking revenge with real magic.
Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined to take revenge. (Source: ANN)
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3.0
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2
mode 1
σ 2.16
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σ 2.16 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Feb 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 1 “This OVA honestly just felt pointless and a lot of wasted potential. Story doesnt make any sense, the 2D animation was serviceable but the constant use of cgi was awful, along with poor editing....”
- 6 “Return of Pycal is a decent Lupin OVA, but it does have it's drawbacks. It starts off pretty quickly with Lupin doing a flashy robbery, making women's clothing disappear, and doing magic tricks...”
- 2 “Lupin III, Return of Pycal can best be described as a big "Meh". Let us begin the slow, painfull and necisary torture of this movie. First of all, the story was weak, like realy weak. A...”
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Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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- Format 1 × 49′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 49m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2002 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1297 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor