Watanabe's main inspiration for Cowboy Bebop was Lupin III, a crime anime series from the late 1970s through the mid -' 80s.

Watanabe, however, made no secret that, in addition to Lupin III, the series paid subtle tribute to his favorite American films and series, which were shown in Japan during the 1970s and ' 80s including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ( the relationship between Spike and Jet ), Bruce Lee films ( Spike's martial-arts practice ), films with blues or jazz soundtracks ( the music of the series ), as well as Blaxploitation films ( the series has a very racially diverse supporting cast ).

He continued to work in various roles in the animation industry over the decade until he was able to direct his first feature film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro which was released in 1979.

Miyazaki left Toei in 1971 for Mushi Production, A Pro, Nippon Animation, and TMS Entertainment where he co-directed six episodes of the first Lupin III series with Isao Takahata.

Miyazaki then left Nippon Animation in 1979 in the middle of the production of Anne of Green Gables to direct his first feature anime The Castle of Cagliostro ( 1979 ), a Lupin III adventure film.

His first directorial credit is for the television version of Lupin III in 1971 ; he was co-director ( with Takahata ) of the second half of the first television series, and director of two episodes of the second series.

* Lupin III ( 1974 )

* Cagliostro from Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

* " Episode 0: First Contact ", the fourteenth television special of the Japanese media franchise Lupin III

* The second Lupin III movie goes by the title of The Castle of Cagliostro, drawing on Maurice Leblanc's Arsene Lupin novels.

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* Arsène Lupin III, from Lupin III ( by Monkey Punch ).

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Examples of this include cartoon characters such as Scooby Doo, series movie characters such as James Bond, anime such as Lupin III, and serial novel characters such as Mack Bolan and Nancy Drew.

* Lupin III: Umi ni Kieta Hihou ( Nintendo GameCube )

Typical shows from this period include Lupin III and Mazinger Z.

It has also played a part in dubbing anime, when it is not sub-licensing a production that has already been licensed by another company ( e. g., Akira, licensed and redubbed by Geneon in 2001, Bounty Dog, and Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis ).

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* Kazuhiko Katō, also known as Monkey Punch, creator of Lupin III began as a dōjinshi artist.

# Arsene Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes ( Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès, 1908 coll., 2 stories ) ( AKA The Blonde Lady )

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Jimmy Kudo has appeared in all of the featured films of the series, both the original video animation series ( Shōnen Sunday Original animations and the Magic Files ), the two-hour cross-over television special Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan, and is the protagonist in all Case Closed-related video games.

However, in 1978's Lupin vs. the Clone ( originally titled simply Lupin III ), he claims that he helps Lupin simply so he can keep his vow to kill him himself.

Breaking Zantetsuken, as he did in a battle with Flinch in Lupin vs. the Clone, is a common cause of shame.

* Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan ( Kyle )

He has dropped hints from his love of US food, his gun preference, and remarks made about " buying US Saving Bonds " ( Lupin vs. the Clone ) that he is a expatriated American residing in Japan.

In the 1978 film Lupin vs. the Clone ( originally titled simply Lupin III ), he says both he and Goemon follow Lupin around because they've both vowed to kill him.

He has also appeared in the 2009 Lupin III / Detective Conan special, Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan.

" 813 " may also refer to a duology of novels by Maurice Leblanc, starring his gentleman thief Arsène Lupin.

Several new characters were added to the series in this sequel: A thief called Paul " Lupin " Toledo, a dog called Whiskey and Wilson, a shot down pilot claiming to be from the Light Brigade.

Character: Being the smallest and fastest of all of the Commandos, Lupin is quiet, soft spoken, and reserved.

This is reflected in his happiness whenever he is a temporary member of the Weasley family throughout the series, and in his treatment of first Rubeus Hagrid and later Remus Lupin and Sirius Black as father-figures.

During the events of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the werewolf Remus Lupin forgets to take his dose of Wolfsbane Potion that Severus Snape prepared for him and ends up turning into a werewolf during the full moon.

* In Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 anime film, The Castle of Cagliostro, Count Cagliostro utilizes an autogyro, notably against Lupin and company when they attempt to escape his castle residence with Clarisse in tow.

Other notable introductions include Sitka Spruce, Sugar Pine, Western White Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Monterey Pine, Grand Fir, Noble Fir and several other conifers that transformed the British landscape and timber industry, as well as numerous garden shrubs and herbs such as the Flowering currant, Salal, Lupin, Penstemon and California poppy.

Raffles ; Professor Challenger ; Richard Hannay ; Bulldog Drummond ; the evil Fu Manchu and his adversary, Sir Denis Nayland Smith ; G-8 ; The Shadow ; Sam Spade ; Doc Savage's cousin Patricia Savage, and one of his five assistants, Monk Mayfair ; The Spider ; Nero Wolfe ; Mr. Moto ; The Avenger ; Philip Marlowe ; James Bond ; Lew Archer ; Travis McGee ; Monsieur Lecoq ; and Arsène Lupin.

In June 1932, MGM production supervisor, Irving Thalberg, offered Browning the opportunity to direct Arsène Lupin with John Barrymore.

It is also home to the elementary schools Chaparral, Round Meadow, Lupin Hill, and Bay Laurel.

By the sequel, Sherlock Holmes versus Arsène Lupin, or Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, there has been no word of any mental recovery or escape attempts by Moriarty.

In the story, gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin rescues Véronique d ' Hergemont from a local superstition requiring the death of thirty women to appease vengeful spirits.

It was planted to conceal a secret passageway through which Professor Remus Lupin roamed every full moon when he began his transformation into a werewolf.

Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief.

But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion.

* In one of the back-story sections of the graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II, Fantômas is described as being a member of " Les Hommes Mysterieux ", the French counterpart of the League, alongside Arsène Lupin, the sky-pirate Robur, and the Nyctalope.

* Josephine Balsamo, a descendent of Joseph Balsamo who calls herself Countess Cagliostro, appears in Maurice Leblanc's Arsene Lupin novels.