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Lupin III Watch Order
The Lupin III franchise runs to 53 entries — seven TV series, twelve films and 34 OVAs and specials — spanning 1969 to 2025, 366 episodes in all. The order below is a recommended viewing order rather than broadcast order — the reasoning is set out directly beneath. Filler turns up in two of them, the heaviest being Lupin the 3rd at 8.7%.
- Entries53
- Episodes321
- TV series7
- Films12
Why this order
Lupin III is the rare long franchise where the order barely matters. It has run since 1971 as episodic heist stories with a fixed cast and no continuity to speak of — nobody grows, nothing carries over, and a special from 1995 assumes exactly as much as one from 2019. You can start almost anywhere, and the honest advice is to start with something good rather than something early.
The Castle of Cagliostro is the usual answer. It is Miyazaki's first film, it is self-contained, and it is the best-liked thing in the franchise by a wide margin. Part 2 is the definitive television Lupin and the one the character's reputation rests on, but it is 155 episodes and you are meant to dip into it rather than march through. Part IV, the Italian one, is the best modern entry and the easiest recommendation for someone starting today.
Two departures worth knowing about. The Woman Called Fujiko Mine is a stylistic outlier — darker, stranger, arguably the most interesting thing here — and it works as a standalone. The Lupin the IIIrd films (Jigen's Gravestone and after) are a separate, much more violent line with their own tone, and Fujiko Mine is their starting point.
The rest is decades of annual television specials of varying quality. They are listed below as side entries because that is what they are: any of them is a fine evening, none of them is required.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro Start here Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro Watch on Netflix Max | MOVIE | 1979 | 1 |
| 2 |  | Lupin the 3rd Part IV Best modern entry Lupin III: PART IV Watch on Crunchyroll HIDIVE +1 | TV | 2015 | 24 |
| 3 |  | Lupin the 3rd Part 2 The definitive TV run Lupin III: Part II Watch on Crunchyroll Hulu +4 | TV | 1977 | 155 |
| 4 |  | Lupin the 3rd Where it began Lupin III 8.7% filler — see what to skip Watch on Hulu Crunchyroll +4 | TV | 1971 | 23 |
| 5 |  | Lupin the Third Part 3 Lupin III: Part III Watch on Hulu Crunchyroll +1 | TV | 1984 | 50 |
| 6 |  | Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Stylistic outlier LUPIN the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna Watch on Crunchyroll Crackle +1 | TV | 2012 | 13 |
| 7 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen's Gravestone Start of the darker films LUPIN THE IIIRD: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou Watch on Hulu | MOVIE | 2014 | 1 |
| 8 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray LUPIN THE IIIRD: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon Watch on Amazon Prime Video | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 9 |  | Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie LUPIN THE IIIRD: Mine Fujiko no Uso | MOVIE | 2019 | 1 |
| 10 |  | LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline LUPIN THE IIIRD THE MOVIE: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku | MOVIE | 2025 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo Lupin III: Lupin vs Clone Watch on Hulu | MOVIE | 1978 | 1 |
| 12 |  | Lupin III: The First Lupin III: THE FIRST Watch on Hulu Max | MOVIE | 2019 | 1 |
| 13 |  | Lupin ZERO LUPIN ZERO Watch on HIDIVE Crunchyroll | ONA | 2022 | 6 |
| 14 |  | Lupin III: Pilot Film Side story | MOVIE | 1969 | 1 |
| 15 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon Side story Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu Watch on RetroCrush Tubi TV | MOVIE | 1985 | 1 |
| 16 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Fuma Conspiracy Side story Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no Inbou | MOVIE | 1987 | 1 |
| 17 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty Side story Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu! Watch on Tubi TV | SPECIAL | 1989 | 1 |
| 18 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers Side story Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo | SPECIAL | 1990 | 1 |
| 19 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary Side story Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae | SPECIAL | 1991 | 1 |
| 20 |  | Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love Side story Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete | SPECIAL | 1992 | 1 |
| 21 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger Side story Lupin III: Lupin Ansatsu Shirei | SPECIAL | 1993 | 1 |
| 22 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom Side story Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken Watch on Tubi TV | SPECIAL | 1994 | 1 |
| 23 |  | Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus Side story Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus | MOVIE | 1995 | 1 |
| 24 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure Side story Lupin III: Harimao no Zaiho wo oe!! | SPECIAL | 1995 | 1 |
| 25 |  | Lupin III: Dead or Alive Side story Lupin III: DEAD OR ALIVE | MOVIE | 1996 | 1 |
| 26 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Secret of Twilight Gemini Side story Lupin III: "Twilight☆Gemini no Himitsu" | SPECIAL | 1996 | 1 |
| 27 |  | Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins Side story Lupin III: Walther P-38 Watch on Tubi TV | SPECIAL | 1997 | 1 |
| 28 |  | Lupin The 3rd: Tokyo Crisis Side story Lupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis Watch on Tubi TV | SPECIAL | 1998 | 1 |
| 29 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Columbus Files Side story Lupin III: Ai no Da Capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days Watch on Tubi TV | SPECIAL | 1999 | 1 |
| 30 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Missed By A Dollar Side story Lupin III: $1 Money Wars | SPECIAL | 2000 | 1 |
| 31 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Alcatraz Connection Side story Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection Watch on RetroCrush | SPECIAL | 2001 | 1 |
| 32 |  | Lupin III: Return of Pycal Side story Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi | OVA | 2002 | 1 |
| 33 |  | Lupin the 3rd Episode 0: The First Contact Side story Lupin III: EPISODE:0 "First Contact" | SPECIAL | 2002 | 1 |
| 34 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Operation Return the Treasure Side story Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!! Watch on RetroCrush | SPECIAL | 2003 | 1 |
| 35 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Swallowtail Tattoo Side story Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou | SPECIAL | 2004 | 1 |
| 36 |  | Lupin III: Angel Tactics Side story Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics - Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori | SPECIAL | 2005 | 1 |
| 37 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Seven Days Rhapsody Side story Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody | SPECIAL | 2006 | 1 |
| 38 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog Side story Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive Watch on RetroCrush | SPECIAL | 2007 | 1 |
| 39 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Green vs Red Side story Lupin III: GREEN vs RED Watch on Hulu | OVA | 2008 | 1 |
| 40 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Sweet Lost Night Side story Lupin III: sweet lost night - Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan | SPECIAL | 2008 | 1 |
| 41 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Last Job Side story Lupin III: The Last Job Watch on RetroCrush | SPECIAL | 2010 | 1 |
| 42 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid Side story Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid | SPECIAL | 2011 | 1 |
| 43 |  | Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi Side story | SPECIAL | 2012 | 1 |
| 44 |  | Lupin the 3rd: The Secret Page of Marco Polo Side story Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page | SPECIAL | 2012 | 1 |
| 45 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Princess of the Breeze! Side story Lupin III: princess of the breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi | SPECIAL | 2013 | 1 |
| 46 |  | Lupin III: PART IV Specials | SPECIAL | 2015 | 2 |
| 47 |  | Lupin the 3rd - Italian Game Lupin III: Italian Game | SPECIAL | 2016 | 1 |
| 48 |  | Lupin the 3rd Part V Lupin III: PART 5 4.2% filler — see what to skip Watch on Crunchyroll Amazon Prime Video +2 | TV | 2018 | 24 |
| 49 |  | Is Lupin Still Burning? Lupin wa Ima mo Moete Iru ka? | OVA | 2018 | 1 |
| 50 |  | Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner Side story Lupin III: Goodbye Partner | SPECIAL | 2019 | 1 |
| 51 |  | Lupin III: Prison of the Past Side story Watch on Amazon Prime Video | SPECIAL | 2019 | 1 |
| 52 |  | LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6 Lupin III: PART 6 Watch on HIDIVE Crunchyroll | TV | 2021 | 25 |
| 53 |  | LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins Side story LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata to Futari no Lupin | ONA | 2025 | 1 |
Where to watch Lupin III
No single service carries all of it — the most any one has is 8 of the 53 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Filler in Lupin III
2 series in this franchise have their own filler list.
Where to start
Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) is the earliest entry. In the twilight of his career, master thief Lupin the Third's latest and greatest caper has hit a snag. What should've been bags of cash from a national casino turns out to be expert counterfeits! Together with his partner-in-crime Jigen, Lupin heads to the remote European nation of Cagliostro to exact revenge. Not…
What to watch after Lupin III
256 people who watched Lupin III recommend Great Pretender as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
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Frequently asked
How many episodes of Lupin III are there?
Lupin III has 321 episodes across 7 TV series, plus 12 films, which are counted separately.
How many Lupin III entries are there?
53 in total: 7 TV series, 12 films, and 34 OVAs and specials.
What order should I watch Lupin III in?
Follow the recommended order on this page, which is not the same as broadcast order. The reasoning for it is set out above the table, and you can switch the table to release order if you would rather see air dates.
Do I need to watch the Lupin III films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
Last refreshed August 15, 2026