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The Zenigata-Heiji TV series theme always reminded me of Henry Mancini.
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Gosho Aoyama's Detective Picture Book #8:
There is a certain charm in reading detective stories that are as much about the culture and the setting as about the actual detection. The Zenigata Heiji series by Kodo Nomura are set in the turbulent period between the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration, and they follow the hot-headed Captain Zenigata Heiji, a young police detective with a special talent for tossing coins. His coin tosses are so accurate and lethal that it became a way of disarming or catching criminals, alongside his truncheon. He is locally known for this effectiveness in apprehending suspects, and he serves under his wise boss, police sergeant Sasano Shinsaburo, who often remarked in his own affectionate way about Heiji's failures. Competing with Heiji for recognition is his older rival Captain Ichihara Risuke, who, like Kogoro Mori, is often too rash in catching a criminal and ended by locking up the wrong person. Meanwhile, coming to Heiji's assistance is his trusty but bumbling sidekick Hachigoro (nicknamed Garappachi) and his beautiful girlfriend and later wife Shizu who would sometimes become a bait for the criminal for him to catch.
It is quite clear that the character of Shinichi's rival-turn-best-friend Hattori Heiji is based on Zenigata Heiji. Both are hot-headed and traditional but very stubborn in bringing a case to its conclusion; both have their signature lethal weapons, the former with his kendo and the latter with his truncheon; and both are very protective and loyal towards their loved ones. Though most of the short stories that I have read are not heavy on the detecting side, they serve as valuable insights into Japanese history and culture, and for that alone I would recommend checking them out.
Out of all the stories I've read, I like The Shape of a Vengeful Demon and The Case of Osan's Tattoo best.
#gosho aoyama's detective picture book#gosho aoyama's mystery library#zenigata heiji#kodo nomura#hattori heiji#detective conan
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Shinichi and Kaito but they are Jigen and Lupin.
(and Heiji is Goemon of course)
(I kept looking at them and thinking something looked off, and then I realised that Jigen and Lupin always wear their jackets open... but I ain't changing that at this point come on. So let's pretend they are open yeah?)
#dcmk#detective conan#detco#shinichi kudo#heiji hattori#kaito kuroba#heishin#although not really? whatever you want to interpret it as#JUST NOT KAISH*N#PLEASE DO NOT TAG AS KAISH*N#They are cousins to me :)#my art#hakuba as zenigata maybe? hmmm
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my fave hc about hakuba is that he thinks he's all prim and proper. he certainly tries to present himself as one, but the moment he's with hattori he gets sucked into their petty competitiveness where they end up throwing playground insults and basically devolving into grade schoolers; he lets himself be dragged into whatever mess kaito is cooking up, even though he should know better, because he thinks he should act as the voice of reason when in reality he's just really curious and would deny ever joining in the said act if he ever did (he does); and when he's with shinichi you'd think they'd be all fine and dandy because they both love mysteries and sherlock holmes but they quickly realize that their type of mystery books besides sherlock holmes are completely different. they also discover that they love sherlock holmes for vastly different reasons and so every Sherlock Talk turns into a heated Sherlock Debate and according to kaito and hattori, it is seriously one of the nerdiest exchanges they've ever witnessed in their entire lives.
at one point someone finally points it out to him, "hey hakuba i thought you were a really calm and unapproachable dude but you actually have no fucking chill lol"
he brings this up to shinichi and shinichi's like, "yeah you don't, why do you think hattori and kaito still likes hanging out with you even when they claim that, and i quote, "your existence is insufferable and that you have a stick up your ass."
"gee thanks, kudou."
"you're welcome."
#hakuba saguru#kudou shinichi#hattori heiji#kuroba kaito#dcmk#detective conan#gosho boys#dc prattles#the man has no fucking chill like who tf drops everything in his homeland moves into another country#just cos he wants to catch a thief LOL#(he's just another zenigata pretending to be chill LOL)#gosho boys are all gremlins and menaces but theyre on a spectrum#they wreak havoc in different ways#i cannot expand on this i need more braincells to brainrot lol#also i love the idea of shinichi and hakuba being all 'EEEY A SHERLOCKIAN!!!!!' but then immediately going 'no NO YOURE WRONG'#'that is NOT the correct way to appreciate sherlock holmes!!!!!!!'#also their fave SH book differs so thats a whole other mess lmao#but also they both hate bbc sherlock LOL (personally love bbc sherlock but i think it's funny for hakushin to hate it lol)#HAKUSHIN HATE WATCHES BBC SHERLOCK OMG!!!!!!!! But they agree benedict cumberbatch is great because i said so 😤#also shinichi thinks hakuba is a little silly for wearing a deerstalker and basically cosplaying sherlock holmes unironically LMAO#TO HAKUBA'S DISMAY AND KAITO'S JOY LOL#hattori dgaf cos he stans the QUEEN#btw if u squint you'll see how i sneaked a kaishin there LOL#hehehe head empty u already know it
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Some art of Oshizu, Heiji, And Ishikawa from my Handcuffs Over Coins story. A lovely lil’ ghost throuple. :>
#doodle#oc#lupin the third#lupin the third oc#kinda?#Ishikawa the third here is mentioned in the series#this would just be my interpertation of him#same with Heiji Zenigata and by technicallity#Oshizu#but lets not get into that craziness
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Pulp heroes are well known for wielding guns, but are there any that have different signature weapons? Are there any weapons you would love to see a pulp hero wield?
(Green Lama art by edude-makes-comics)
Quite a few, yeah. In general, because there was only so much violence the heroes could get away with, most of the really out-there batshit weapons tended to be the ones created and wielded by the villains, with “guy with a really weird weapon or method of murder that, either presents a mystery too confusing for regular law enforcement to solve, or a threat too dangerous to be allowed to exist” being easily one of the most reocurring kind of monster-of-the-week for most long-running pulp heroes. Guns were popular and ubiquotuous but not the only kind, even the more famous gun-toters like The Shadow or The Spider mixed things on occasion.
Some particular stand-outs among the gun-free pulp heroes, not counting the outright superpowers or non-boolit kinds of guns:
Doc Savage: I mean, kind of, partially included here because he’s a weird example of how gun-toting pulp heroes are so ubiquotous we attribute excessive gun usage even to characters who didn’t actually use them. Doc didn’t particularly have a “signature weapon”, but a lot of modern renditions of Doc Savage based on the James Bama rendition depict him with big bulky guns to the point that Doc’s “signature weapon” nowadays might as well be a Flash Gordon flare gun, but despite the existence of “mercy bullets”, Doc Savage actually hated using guns of any kind as anything other than a last-resort (and even then, that’s what the mercy bullets were for). Doc sometimes invented new forms of weaponry, like miniature grenades, specialized explosives and gas-filled glass balls, to be used on occasion.
Doc is mostly included here because his assistant Ham Brooks actually did have one of the more famous signature weapons of the pulps: a black cane with a concealed sword, coated with a potent anesthetic.
The Green Lama: Who detested guns about as much as Batman. His signature weapon consisted of his long red scarf that he used as a whip and garrote, which makes a pretty funny contrast with the fact that he’s the pacifist American pulp hero, so that means he non-lethally strangles the absolute shit out of criminals instead of shooting them.
Zenigata Heiji: A highly popular detective who appeared in novels, collections and short stories from 1931 to 1958, probably the most direct example of a Japanese Pulp Hero I’ve seen thus far. He’s an Edo-period working class Great Detective who unofficially works for the government in assisting the police without being quite one of them himself. He is most famous for his signature weapons: a jutte he wields, and the heavy coins (called zeni, hence his name) he throws at criminals to catch them.
Zorro: Kinda goes with saying and that goes for all the other Zorro knock-offs / alikes who also largely employed physical bladed weaponry like swords, rapiers, sabers, and etc.
Indiana Jones: Also kinda goes without saying.
(Dossouye art by Paul Davey)
Sword and Sorcery characters in general: Robert E.Howard’s Conan and Conan-alikes (as well as Solomon Kane, whose signature weapon is a staff), figures that veer into an opposite end like Elric and his Stormbringer, and Charles R Saunders’ Dossouye tends to be depicted often with spears and machetes. You rarely see guns brought into sword-and-sorcery kind of pulp heroes, to not diminish the appeal of cutting down armies while going buck-wild naked with swords intrinsic to the genre.
The Avenger: His signature weapons consist of a gun named “Mike”, and a knife named “Ike”. That’s like, half of what you prompted, but still counts.
Occult Detectives: Several Occult Detective characters who follow closer on the Manly Wade Wellman / Carnacki approach tend to ditch guns in favor of classier or more occult-themed stuff, with both Judge Pursuivant and John Thunstone wielding sword canes, and Luna Bartendale’s divining rod.
Lavender Jack: Who has two signature weapons in the form of his clawed gloves that transmit explosive waves via fingersnap, and the canes that he uses for more direct combat.
Bob Larkin, a Black Mask detective created by Erle Stanley Gardner. The character uses a billliard cue as his main weapon and has 15 years worth of practice as a juggler to make the most use of it.
If we count Scrooge McDuck as a pulp hero, which we have to, we definitely gotta include his cane here as well.
Brutus Lloyd, who was created by The Golden Amazon’s creator John Russell Fearn and appeared in 3 stories for Amazing Stories. He’s a four-foot tall, deep-voiced scientist, criminologist and consulting detective who specializes in solving sci-fi crimes via unorthodox methods, and his main weapon consists of an umbrella tipped with acid he uses to defend himself. He debuted about a year before The Penguin did.
I’m sure there’s gotta be others I’m missing either in pulps or pulp-adjacent material, feel free to point out others in the notes. Now, as to the other part of your question, what kind of weapons I’d like to see pulp heroes wield,
Pretty much anything but pistols. Even other kinds of guns are fine, there’s a trillion wacky kinds of guns out there that can be used to mix things up.
Wrenches, Shovels, Fish wrapped in newspaper, Bottles, Russian Fists for Smashing Baybeez, etc: TF2 as a whole has a painfully massive extensive catalogue of just how many kinds of guns and weapons you can give your characters and it’s a huge source of inspiration for design, that’s where I’d be pulling a lot from. The wrench as a dramatic physical weapon in particular I think works really well for a pulp hero aesthetic.
Chainsaws: I have not been the same since Mandy gave me that sick stupid ass chainsaw duel. Nothing has ever tasted the same. I want more of it.
Gadgets that are completely fucking stupid but still work anyway because this is fiction and if anything this is another reason to do it, taking something that shouldn’t work and make it work.
A kitchen sink, because why should Batman get to have all the fun?
And everything in Weird Al’s Hardware Store. For a start. Make it work.
#replies tag#pulp heroes#pulp magazines#pulp fiction#green lama#heiji zenigata#doc savage#dossouye#lavender jack#the avenger#tf2
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if you were curious Kōichi Zenigata is about the 6th generation away from Heiji Zenigata, assuming H lived mid Edo (it's unclear) and basing K vaguely around the 70s (more classic lupin)
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Part 1 Episode 1 - "Is Lupin... Burning?"
It's me, the Lupin Apologist and thanks for clicking on my episode review for P1E1, "Is Lupin... Burning?" The answer to that question and many other burning issues are beneath the cut. Enjoy!
An alternate title to this episode could have been Vroom Vroom, and I think it still would have worked.
It is difficult to jump into Part 1 without establishing some chronological context first. Even though this is the first episode of part one, it is not the pilot of Lupin the Third. In fact, the pilot was a 1969 short film produced two years after Monkey Punch released the first Lupin the Third manga. I didn't know this when I first started watching the series and I think the pilot film is one of the hidden gems of the franchise. More on the pilot film in my next post (come to think of it)!
Also, you can't talk about part one without talking about the intro. For now, suffice to say that the intro is a BOP and whoever says it isn't is mean.
ok now onto the real shit.
The episode opens with a suspicious character trying to pour some magic shit into Lupin's race car. I WILL be calling it nascar for this whole post. I don't care if it's technically indy cars or whatever, I was raised in Appalachia so everything is nascar to me. Respect my culture!
Lupin then calls Jigen and their plot is then discussed. Fujiko Mine is supposed to be infiltrating the offices of the company who is sponsoring the race, the Miracle Hotel. This is an iconic exchange and one of the more light hearted parts of the episode. Some of my favorite lines are delivered in this exchange, one of them being from Jigen. When Lupin asks him how Fujiko is doing on the mission, he says he doesn't know but is "sure she'll be fine." Spoiler alert, but she is anything but fine!
While Fujiko was attempting to plant a bug in the conference room of the Miracle Hotel, the commissioner captures her and straps her to a table. He then reveals that the entire race was a rouse he created as a death trap for Lupin (Death Cab for Cutie reboot?) and raises some interesting points about human nature. Why are humans unable to resist certain things? What is going on in Lupin's schema that makes him a sucker for a good nascar race? Whatever it is, the commissioner is capitalizing on his racing addiction and hoping that this vice will lead to his demise, and eventually the collapse of the crime empire Lupin is cultivating. Fujiko tries to contact Jigen and tell him what she just learned, but a henchman stomps on her walkie-talkie and she goes no-contact with Jigen.
Meanwhile, Lupin becomes aware of Inspector Zenigata's presence in the race. He is right behind Lupin, hot on his trail but he could never quite catch him. This is a sick metaphor for Zenigata's life and role in the franchise. He is capable, strong, and a victim of his own power. Zenigata goes into an interesting monologue where he states "If he wasn't the grandson of Arsene Lupin... and I wasn't a descendent of Heiji Zenigata..." and he never concludes that thought. If you weren't, then what?! Would you be friends? Would you admire him? Do you already admire Lupin and the whole "gentleman thief" thing is just a monkey wrench, Zenigata? Would he be a colleague, or something more? We may never know the answer to this question, but holy shit isn't speculating fun!?
The middle of the episode explores a few sub plots. Jigen and Lupin switch cars on the race track and Jigen drives the car for a little bit (beep beep). Lupin infiltrates the hotel posing as a plumber (whose hat has a wide ass brim, bro why is your hat so damn big?) and Fujiko gets sexually harassed by the commissioner. Yay! Lupin rescues Fujiko, electrocutes a bunch of guys, switches back with Jigen and returns to win the race. Yay! Fujiko bonks Jigen on the head and ties him up. Yay! Lupin blows up the race track! Yay! Fujiko cuts a deal with Zenigata and turns him in for her arrest warrant. Yay! Lupin fools Zenigata and gets off scot free for killing a ton of people! Yay! Lupin and Fujiko ride off into the sunset. Yay. Episode complete.
Fujiko's portrayal in this episode is really interesting. It's much different than what we will see in parts two-five. She's much more subtle about her intentions. She is calm and collected, and while she will always remain competent, there is an air about her that convinces others to trust her. Part of this is Jigen's behavior towards her. Jigen is very trusting of Fujiko in this episode. He gives her a pet name, he turns his back to her. And she takes advantage of that. I think this is before Fujiko enters into the femme fatale reputation of her own choosing, and a demonstration of how she really does know how to protect herself when she has control. For some reason she let herself be captured earlier in the episode, when I fully believe she would have been able to take him. Why would she let herself get captured?
She knew Lupin would drop everything to come rescue her. He would leave the race he was so enticed to participate in (even plan for that possibility with Jigen) because he loves her so. This episode is a great introduction into the intricacies of Lupin and Fujiko's relationship. At this point in time, I think it is one sided on Lupin's part. But I think as time goes on and we see more of their lives, we can be convicted that Fujiko truly loves him, too, and just faces different barriers to the realization of that love than Lupin ever will.
The final thing I would like to talk about is the title of this episode, and how it comes full circle. The commissioner arrives to the scene of the race and finds that it is in flames and rejoices that it is burning, for despite all of the hassle, his plan has come to fruition. Lupin is burning! He's going to burn in Hell! We win!
That couldn't be further from the truth. Lupin capsizes that plan and burns the entire place to the ground. Lupin isn't burning, but he is burning. He is the catalyst, not the variable. He is the perpetrator, not the victim. Thus continues Lupin's full sprint into the beginning of his legacy, as he has been a fugitive for longer than we've known him.
episode stats
Four stars. It's a good opener but the droning nascar noises will hurt your head after a while and some of the character designs are just... meh, they're still figuring things out. It gets better the more you get into part one.
Trigger/content warnings: sexual assault/harassment, death, electrocution in water, explosions, nascar, tickle torture, nudity
Plot is good and easy to follow! I like how the symbolic title comes into play.
Does Fujiko get sexualized? Yes, and you see her nips.
Kill count: AT LEAST an entire hotel staff and some nascar drivers.
Flash warning for the scene where Lupin electrocutes everyone in the tickle chamber (it'll make sense once you watch it)
Thank you for reading! Please like, comment, and reblog. I would love to know what you've thought of this episode and your thoughts on part one in general. I always have thought that is was underrated and under appreciated, so I am very happy to start my blog by shining a spotlight on it.
I'll see you on this channel! ;)
#lupin the third#lupin iii#jigen daisuke#fujiko mine#inspector zenigata#goemon isn't in this episode yet but he is in the pictures#i just like the intro#lupin the third fanblog#is lupin burning#part one episode one#episode review#lupin the third part one
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Anonymous asks: Who are some of Naoto's favorite detectives
Ask me about Naoto | of course this is always open who do you think I a-
There are a lot Naoto likes, but listing them all out would take forever, so I'm only putting a few choice ones here, but my point is, if there's a detective, there's a good chance Naoto knows and likes them. Anyway:
Sherlock Holmes — It would be remiss of me to not mention the deduction king himself. While she does judge a little (a lot) if you say you like mystery and only know him, she admires him a great deal. Sure, you can't actually piece together any of the mysteries before he does, but it's more fun reading him solve it. She even has a legally generic Holmes costume. If you were to ask, her favorite stories are The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Scandal in Bohemia.
(I have to mention Sherlock Hound, or Meitantei Holmes as it's known in Japan. Sherlock Holmes but everyone is a dog.)
Sam Spade — He's actually mentioned in P4 during one of Naoto's night time conversations and she happened to admire him. She says P4-kun reminds her of him, but we know that's a lie and the only correct option during this scene is to say she's more like Sam. The star of The Maltese Falcon.
Father Brown — This guy isn't a detective and Naoto isn't religious (she checked these out of the library rather than finding them in her grandfather's study), but Naoto found the contrast in methods fascinating. Compared to Sherlock, his reasoning falls under intuition, and as the famous quote goes: "You see, I had murdered them all myself... I had planned out each of the crimes very carefully. I had thought out exactly how a thing like that could be done, and in what style or state of mind a man could really do it. And when I was quite sure that I felt exactly like the murderer myself, of course I knew who he was."
Kogoro Akechi — I don't know what to say other than this guy is best described as the Japanese equivalent to Sherlock. The stories even have its own version of Arsène in the form of The Fiend with Twenty Faces. I can't say much about the stories themselves because it's in... Japanese and not much as been translated.
Kosuke Kindaichi — I also do not really have much to say on the actual stories because it's in Japanese and not much as been translated (again). The Wikipedia entry for him in English is laughably short, at least compared to how long it is on Japanese Wikipedia. He first appeared in The Honjin Murders, which is a locked room mystery. But the more interesting part may come from something in P4's Japanese script. In the King's Game, Chie compares Naoto to the Kindaichi family rather than the Kuzunohas. There's a manga/anime series that follows his fictional grandson and I don't think I need to explain any further why she made the comparison. I wonder how many people thought Naoto said corny things like "In my grandfather's name, I'll solve this case" lol.
Kyosuke Kozu — This guy, along with the previous two, are known as Japan's three greatest detectives. Naturally, I can't find shit about him in English, although two of the books related to him have been translated to English. He is fluent in six languages, can play the piano and his main job is assistant professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine, according to what google translate says but yeah. I mention him here, because he's, you know, one of the three greatest detectives.
Conan/Shinichi — Detective Conan is obscenely popular in Japan. It is also very long and still going. I really don't think I need to explain why, do I.....
Zenigata Heiji — He's more of a policeman during the Edo period than a detective, but he counts. He caught criminals by throwing coins, however that works. Of course, the name Zenigata may be familiar to some and indeed, Inspector Zenigata is his fictional descendant. While his competency varies depending on the writer, anyone who can come this close to capturing Lupin earns Naoto's approval. And the Lupin series happens to be a show she grew up watching.
Furuhata Ninzaburō — This guy is best described as the Japanese equivalent to Columbo. She also likes Columbo, but for sanity's sake, I'm combining these two together in one entry.
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Worldbuilding: The Struggles of Peace
Wars are big. Wars are colorful. Wars are Dramatic; at least as Hollywood does them.
War is also pretty much the default state of human beings, as far back as we can check. Yes, humans have instincts to be kind, altruistic, and caring... to others in our in-group. Those outside the group are either ignored, or targets.
Peace, on the other hand, is neither natural nor easy. Peace takes hard work, determination, and the occasional cracking of a non-peaceful skull. And it all has to be done in a way the majority of people involved can live with, or it all frays at the seams.
War and action type stories are interesting in part because you get to show how far characters can go and still be good people. Peacetime stories are interesting because your characters have to work within limits.
It’s like poetry. Free verse can be expressive, rhythmic, and powerful. But I’ve always appreciated the skill involved in expressing yourself in a tanka, sonnet, or ballad. When you have a set of rules, you have to be creative!
You also have to know which set of rules your characters are working under. Often there are several. Written laws? Professional codes of ethics? Social rules? Family customs? A lot of tension can come from a character deciding he’s going to have to break some rules to solve the problem, and he has to decide which rules can be broken, which can’t, and what price he’s willing to pay.
This is a big thing in a lot of works in Regency or Victorian settings. There are people you can talk to, people you must not, and certain subjects that absolutely Cannot Be Discussed Ever.
Except that realistically speaking they have to be discussed at some point. Hopefully before someone dies. And then social fallout ensues.
I used Regency and Victorian because those are familiar to a lot of readers, but honestly, up until fairly modern times, strict social rules about who could freely communicate with whom were common most places. And the unwritten rules you had to follow to avoid a breath of scandal or be ruined - meaning eventually dead, from lack of support or work....
There’s a neat example of “working within the rules to keep peace” in the first episode of Season 2 of Zenigata Heiji (see the Samurai vs. Ninja channel). Long story short, a ring of thieves figured out ways to implicate respectable shops in crimes. Meaning even when the police know who and where they are and could catch them... if the gang goes to trial and any implications come out, the businesses involved will be devastated. Leading to most of the families and employees being condemned to starvation or suicide.
If only, muse Heiji and his boss, there were a legal way to catch the gang without the case going to trial....
(It’s risky, but yes. There is.)
And if you want to see the effort needed to keep as much possible peace in a society at war, I recommend the series Foyle’s War. An inspector trying to solve murders and bring criminals to justice in WWII England has a heck of a job on his hands.
One episode ends with a murderer taunting Foyle, and... well. Here’s from Wikiquote.
Howard Paige: You sound like a sore loser. You know what the French say? "C'est la guerre."
Foyle: Precisely, Mr. Paige. "It's the war." And no war has lasted forever, and neither will this one. A year, maybe ten, but it will end. And when it does, Mr. Paige, you will still be a thief, a liar, and a murderer, and I will not have forgotten. And wherever you are, I will find you. You're not escaping justice, merely postponing it. Au revoir.
Stories with action are good. Stories with justice, even if it can’t be today - those take a skilled touch.
What kind of rules do you want your characters to break? What do you want them to uphold at all costs?
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Ten years ago today, Gorō Naya died at the age of 83.
This is a sketch of Kōichi Zenigata standing next to the memorial of his ancestor, Zenigata-Heiji, which is located near Kanda Shrine in the Akihabara area. The area it stands in is even coin-shaped ("Zenigata" means "coin-shaped").
#lupin iii#koichi zenigata#kōichi zenigata#kôichi zenigata#Kanda Myojin#kanda myojin shrine#zenigata heiji#akihabara#goro naya#gorô naya#Gorō Naya#tamsin parker art
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Lupin III Chapter 64 Review
this cover is a cooler one, but i wish the paint texture didnt look so weird on it...
ok ok so now lupin's in the university since they practically have no choice but to let him inn
he is trying to promote his new club, the Master Thief Club! but he bumps into zenigata along the way
obviously they dont like each other and zeni makes it out VERY CLEAR to him that he isn't going get away with doing anything in here
he also makes a comment about the heiji zenigata family line so yeah thats cool (why is his first name heitaro now)
lupin plasters posters advertising his club all over the university, zenigata and fujiko try to stop him but they get trolled instead.
lupin is such a bastard already...
then we skip some time a bit to see lupin trying to extort someone into paying 50 million yen or else he has to leave this school?? what on earth is he planning???
turns out he ain't only extorting from one person, he has multiples of them hanging around outside the university!
"The Master Thief Donors Club"
Lupin shows a billboard that lists the other debts he forced onto other people- all ranging into the million...
he even goes out of his way to extort fujiko out of 100k yen! zenigata sees this, and clearly doesnt accept what lupin is doing. a professor in the school by the name of jippo also doesn't accept it either... and lupin also extorts him.
"We, the members of the Master Thief Club, hereby demand the resignation of Professor Jippo. The denial of this request will be met with a 10 million yen fine and 42 cases of beer."
what is the meaning of all hes doing...?
lupin and zenigata get into an all-out brawl, and lupin gets called in by the chancellor to have a little meeting...
lupin tells zenigata to wait at the donor wall, and "everything will make perfect sense."
lupin then meets with the chancellor, along with the parents of the kids that got extorted (they are all very rich and snotty, according to lupin.)
lupin then tells the chancellor the reason why he's doing this. after some research, he's found out that the parents had bribed professor jitto to let their kids pass! thus, he fake-extorted the kids back in order to expose the parents
how does he expose them you ask? with some simple steps!
lupin tells the parents to look in this curtain, and goes out to zenigata outside the donor board
he rips out the sign that originally says "The Master Thief Donors Club" to reveal...
"WE BRIBED PROFESSOR JITTO TO PASS OUR STUPID KIDS!"
the curtain was all just a trick for the parents to reveal themselves on the board, and the price was simply to show how much they payed jitto to get their kids to pass...
good on you lupin! it wasnt the best of ways but you did something good.
the end.
#lupin iii#lupin the third#local lupin manga fan screams about the manga as per usual#lupin iii manga#inspector zenigata#koichi zenigata
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A Lupin and Zenigata Fic. Could be shippy or just not. Interpret it as you will. Its a bit angsty fair warning.
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“… I’m exhausted.”
The words were silently uttered, sprinkling in the silence.
Lupin turned to look at Zenigata, well as much as one could in the darkness, and squinted, his eyes barely making out the man slumping in on himself, his body sinking into the spot he was sitting in on the bed, radiating a warmth.
It was getting late. Very late. Let’s stick with that.
“I wouldn’t put it past you, Pops. What with all the work you do and how late it is…” Lupin chuckled softly.
Silence. Then a sigh.
“It’s.. it’s not that… you know it’s not that.”
Lupin could feel the ice in the air, his chest tightened.
“Well.. what is it then pops? If you’d like I could leave ya alone-“
“I don’t know who I am Lupin.” The words were so quiet, but the thief managed to catch them through the wavering silence of the dark bedroom.
He instinctively flinched at the words, as if they were another pair handcuffs catching him off guard. He shook it off. Handcuffs were nothing for a thief like him. They were just handcuffs.
“What, pops! What do you mean! You’re the Koichi Zenigata, top interpol officer, descendant of Heiji Zenigata-“
“Lupin don’t.”
Lupins words tapered, and he obeyed, sitting next the detective in a strange fit of glumness. This whole thing was starting to get to him. His hands itched, and his neck twitched with tension. What was Zenigata getting at? He broke into his apartment after another day of cat and mouse, ready to tease the man once more… but..
“I can’t do it anymore.”
… I suppose he really wasn’t himself today.
Lupin blinked.
“Do what anymore?”
“This! Lupin what else! I.. I let this whole detective thing get to the best of me over the years. Then your case came along- I used you as a distraction, as a way to feel something- anything, but, I, augh, I don’t even know who I am Lupin!”
Zenigata was now facing lupin, grabbing at his shoulders frantically, his breath tickling Lupins face, causing his nose to scrunch. Had Zenigata been drinking?
“I-“ Zenigatas breath caught.
“Lupin I-I don’t know who I am, I-“ Zenigata hiccuped through a sob, now leaning his head against Lupin’s shoulder, grasping at the back of his jacket, shuddering.
“I wished- I just- “ He tried to blubber through his words, but kept coming undone onto the stunned thief—who didn’t know what to do with his hands, floating above Zenigatas shuddering back.
Somewhat loud and vacant wails started to exit the man, pained, of a child who’s held in their tears for far too long. Vulnerable.
Lupin felt frozen, stunned.
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last sherlock for today can't promise later might think of more [i'm sorry] zenigata heiji! this could be categorized as a stretch but as far as my research shows he was made as japan's response to sherlock back in 1931. he is listed as a consulting detective and also has a watson of sorts in hachi who keeps him grounded. he isn't a drug addict as far as i can tell but he does have addiction problems. it was kinda hard to find information on him honestly but he did seem to be made as a response to sherlock at the very least
While in some ways a response he sends to share very few traits with the character. A tentative no, but if there's details people feel qualify him, please do let me know!
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