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“Jigen recounts the gang's first encounter during a Mafia-protected artifact heist involving Lupin, Fujiko, Zenigata, and Goemon.”

Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact

ルパン三世ＥＰＩＳＯＤＥ：０（ゼロ）『ファーストコンタクト』

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1,854 rank · 12,742 viewers · 16 favorites

Action Adventure Comedy Mystery Adult Cast Seinen

1 episodes · 1 hr 31 min min · TMS Entertainment · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Synopsis

Jigen recounts the gang's first encounter during a Mafia-protected artifact heist involving Lupin, Fujiko, Zenigata, and Goemon.

Jigen tells the story of the gang's first meeting. Jigen, still a member of the Mafia, is hired to protect an ancient artifact - one that Lupin and Fujiko are both trying to steal. Meanwhile, Inspector Zenigata, then of the Japanese police force, has come to the U.S. on Fujiko's trail, and Ishikawa Goemon is searching for the lost treasure of his clan. (Source: ANN)