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Arsène Lupin — where to start and is it worth it? NOT JUST BOOKS! Also includes other media.

#1 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 09:23 PM

So, Arsène Lupin.

Where should I start? And is it worth it?

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 09:30 PM

Oh dear, I haven't heard that name in so long! Last time I read a Lupin story was in High School - I enjoyed it!

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 11:55 PM

Is he or she related to Remus?

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#4 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 16 January 2014 - 01:40 AM

QuickTidal, on 15 January 2014 - 11:55 PM, said:

Is he or she related to Remus?

No.

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Posted 16 January 2014 - 08:12 AM

It's Lupin III's grandpa.

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Posted 16 January 2014 - 04:38 PM

Never read any of the original texts but Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro with Lupin III is very good.

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#7 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 16 January 2014 - 06:16 PM

D, on 16 January 2014 - 04:38 PM, said:

Never read any of the original texts but Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro with Lupin III is very good.

I didn't even know Miyazaki did a Lupin thing! Is Lupin III supposed to be like Arsene Lupin?

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#8 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:32 AM

Took all day to ~~download~~ rip my legally owned blu-ray and 10 minutes to extract...
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#9 worry

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 07:24 AM

I don't mean to be a party pooper but you're not supposed to post here about stuff like that.

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#10 D'iversify

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 09:15 AM

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 16 January 2014 - 06:16 PM, said:

D, on 16 January 2014 - 04:38 PM, said:

Never read any of the original texts but Miyazaki's Castle of Cagliostro with Lupin III is very good.

I didn't even know Miyazaki did a Lupin thing! Is Lupin III supposed to be like Arsene Lupin?

From what I've just read, Lupin III is like Lupin I in the same way that Sherlock Holmes III would be like Sherlock Holmes I if a Japanese guy decided to develop a popular manga centred around the grandson of a beloved Arthur Conan Doyle character. So like, but n ot like at the same time. As I said, never read any of the original Lupin stories.

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#11 Whisperzzzzzzz

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:40 PM

worry, on 17 January 2014 - 07:24 AM, said:

I don't mean to be a party pooper but you're not supposed to post here about stuff like that.

Erm, by 'download' I totally meant 'ripping my own blu-ray legally because I live in a country where it is legal to do so'! Or something...

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#12 polishgenius

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Posted 18 January 2014 - 01:42 PM

By pure coincidence, I just started reading the Arsene Lupin stories the other day...

Yes, it's worth it. A great deal of fun, even where the actual surprise or mystery is obvious (probably largely because the character and his adventures has influenced probably every thief caper you've ever read or watched).

Where to start... the first collection is Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (sometimes with The Extraordinary Adventures of... tagged on to the start). For sureness' sake, the first story within is The Arrest of Arsene Lupin.

The books are in the public domain, so if you've got an e-reader (or fancy reading on the computer), you can download it for free here.

I can see why this is a Sherlock Holmes-esque timeless classic in France. I suspect I'm going to be recommending this series a lot.

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