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"Lupin vs Superman" is the 94th episode of Lupin the 3rd Part 2.

Synopsis[]

When "Superman" appears in the skies of New York City, a bank robbery took place nearby. Investigating together with Inspector McCleed, Zenigata suspects that it's Lupin's doing, however Lupin himself finds the notion simply ridiculous. Checking the banks which have been robbed, Lupin finds a small supermarket at the center of the ring they make. Who is the guy posing as Superman? And how was he able to fly in the air?

Long Summary[]

Jigen surprised
"This is it? ... but it's an empty ruin!"
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Cast[]

Japanese
Characters Voice Actors
Lupin III Yasuo Yamada
Daisuke Jigen Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Goemon Ishikawa XIII Makio Inoue
Fujiko Mine Eiko Masuyama
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Gorō Naya
Supermarket Manager Kinto Tamura
Inspector Joe Macleed Koichi Kitamura

Additional voices:

  • Kiyonobu Suzuki
  • Juji Matsuda
  • Mariko Akino
  • Shinji Toyota
Italian ("Lupin Contro Superman")
Characters Voice Actors
Lupin III Roberto Del Giudice
Daisuke Jigen Sandro Pellegrini
Goemon Ishikawa XIII Massimo Rossi
Fujiko Mine Piera Vidale
(as Margot Mine)
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Marcello Prando
Supermarket Manager Unknown
Inspector Joe Macleed Unknown

Additional Voices:

  • Valerio Ruggeri
  • Roberto Del Giudice
Spanish ("Lupin contra Superman")
Characters Voice Actors
Telecinco
(1991 dubbing)
Animax
(2008 dubbing)
Lupin III Txema Moscoso Juan Navarro Torello
Daisuke Jigen Juan Pascual
(as Óscar)
Iker Muñoz
Goemon Ishikawa XIII Paul Muniain
(as Francis)
José María Carrero
Fujiko Mine Luz Emparanza
(as Patricia)
Raquel Martín
Inspector Koichi Zenigata Mario Hernández
(as Basilio)
Ángel Rodríguez
Supermarket Manager Unknown Unknown
Inspector Joe Macleed Unknown Unknown

Gallery[]

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Title Card

Translation Notes[]

Inspector Joe Macleed's name is hard to translate due to both the l/r problem as well as transcription errors of his first name. The fan translation had translated this as Joe McReed that the Italian Blu-ray subtitles had also used. The English Discotek translation cannot decide between Gio McCreed and Geo McCreed, this was due to that Japanese Wikipedia (as well as old fan sites) had used ジオ・マクリード (Jio Makurīdo). On Lupin III DVD Collection Vol. 30, his name was officially translated as Inspector Joe Macleed (ジオー・マクリード警部, Jiō Makurīdo Keibu).[1] This name also appeared on the English subtitles that are on streaming sites such as Crunchyroll.

Supermarket Manager was credited as 5th Family Father in the English Discotek translation while it was listed as The owner of the grocery store in English and Super's Father (スーパーのおやじ, with スーパー being both shorthand for Supermarket and a reference to the sons being Superman) in Japanese on Lupin III DVD Collection Vol. 30.

Mistakes[]

The episode was rushed to make it on time. Not just the stiffer than usual and recycled animation but also many mistakes that popped up. Some of these mistakes appeared in the original airings and the remastered Blu-rays but have been fixed in reruns that were used in the Italian TV airings, DVDs and the International masters.

  • While Lupin is shouting at the speeding car, Jigen's suit is colored olive green instead of black. This appears to be fixed in the Italian TV airings and the DVDs but not fixed in the International masters.
  • The sign of the restaurant says "Hotdog & Hambarg", supposed to be "Hotdog & Hamburger" or Hamburg due to a/u in Japanese.
  • While Goemon is talking saying the line "These horrible hamburgers and hotdogs are not suited to my taste", it switches back to Lupin and Jigen munching the burgers and back to Goemon in a sloppy matter. This happens for 5 frames. This was fixed in the Italian TV airings, DVDs and the International masters.
  • Straight afterwards, there is a sign saying "Ham Barger". This was removed in the International masters as the sign appears blank.
  • The supermarket that Goemon goes to says "5th Family Mark" rather than "Market" or "Mart".
  • The flashback of the supermarket has not only a different sign but Goemon returning there has a different sign altogether just saying "5th Family".
  • For one frame during the fight between Lupin and Superman, the "III" emblem on Lupin's costume disappears.

Notes[]

  • This is the third time that Superman is referenced in this series.
  • Inspector Joe Macleed is based on the New York cowboy detective Sam McCloud from the TV Show McCloud known as Inspector McCloud (警部マクロード) in Japan. While it was aired in Japan on NHK, only 39 out of 46 episodes were dubbed.
  • When Zenigata imagines himself as Superman, the S logo on his outfit is flipped. It is unknown whether it was a mistake or intentional due to copyright reasons.
  • The newspaper clipping of "Lupin Change Superman - Attack the Bank" has a line saying "Khomeini Declares Sweeping Amnesty". While the English newspaper is unknown, this would date it July 10, 1979. This was 20 days before the episode was aired.
  • One of the dolls in the supermarket is a blue R2-D2.

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References[]

  1. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B01BVRJ8XK/ Lupin III DVD Collection Vol. 30 Listing (Japanese)
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