"We're both strays. Free... the only difference is crime or justice, the line is thin." Following The Woman Called Fujiko Mine storyline, we’re once again blessed with a dark, stylish, and gritty Lupin adaptation. It carries forward that same bold visual flair that made the previous entries from the Koikeverse so memorable. The direction, the color palette, the heavy shadows; it’s all signature Koike, and it works. I genuinely have to give props to TMS and Takeshi Koike for continuing to craft this distinct corner of the Lupin universe. Watching it was an absolute treat, this is the kind of tone I’ve been missing, it wasa perfect concoction of absurdity and gravitas, it manages to feel both unhinged, silly and emotionally grounded. Lupin in particular was in his element here; sly, cunning, unpredictable, my man was spitting banger lines left and right like he's some wise philosopher.
Although Zenigata was too op, dude needs a nerf fr.

Since this is a prequel to the new movie, I look forward to watching it and maybe Goemon will finally have some actual screentime.

Peak cinema.