🧭 Watch order guide

Lupin III watch order

7 core entries, 22 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 4d 22h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

Lupin III watch order at a glance

1.Lupin III: Pilot Film Movie · 1969
2.Lupin III TV Series · 1971
3.Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty Special · optional · 1989
4.Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery Special · optional · 1990
5.Lupin III: Napoleon Special · optional · 1991
6.Lupin III: Bank of Liberty Special · optional · 1992
7.Lupin III: Dragon of Doom Special · optional · 1994
8.Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus Movie · 1995
9.Lupin III: Dead or Alive Movie · 1996
10.Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar Special · optional · 2000
11.Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection Special · optional · 2001
12.Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact Special · optional · 2002
13.Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics - Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder Special · optional · 2005
14.Lupin the Third x Monkey Majik Music · optional · 2009
15.Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi Special · optional · 2012
16.Lupin Shanshei OVA · optional · 2012
17.Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou Movie · 2014
18.Lupin III: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood Movie · 2017
19.Lupin III: Part II TV Series · 1977
20.Lupin III: Part III TV Series · 1984
21.Lupin Sansei: Part 4 TV Series · 2015
22.Lupin III: Part 4 Specials Special · optional · 2015
23.Lupin III: Italian Game Special · optional · 2016
24.Lupin Sansei: Part 5 TV Series · 2018
25.Lupin III: Prison of the Past Special · optional · 2019
26.Lupin Sansei: The First Movie · 2019
27.Lupin Sansei: Part 6 TV Series · 2021

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

4d 22h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 4d 22h in total · longest: Lupin III: Part II

Show as table

Item	Runtime
Pilot Film	12m
Lupin III	9h 35m
Farewell to Nostradamus	1h 40m
Dead or Alive	1h 37m
Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou	51m
Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood	1m
Part II	2d 16h
Part III	20h
Lupin Sansei: Part 4	10h
Lupin Sansei: Part 5	8h 48m
Lupin Sansei: The First	1h 32m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Lupin Sansei: Part 5 at 7.88 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.81

Numbers follow the watch order; hover a point or use the table for names.

Show as table

#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Lupin III: Pilot Film	6.48
2	Lupin III	7.57
3	Lupin III: Part II	7.79
4	Lupin III: Part III	7.25
5	Lupin Sansei: Part 4	7.87
6	Lupin Sansei: Part 5	7.88
7	Lupin Sansei: Part 6	7.29

Recommended order

1
Main
Lupin III: Pilot Film
Movie · 1969 · 1 ep · 12m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Main
Lupin III
TV Series · 1971 · 23 ep · 9h 35m
Core story – watch in this order.
3
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty
Special · 1989 · 1 ep · 1h 37m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery
Special · 1990 · 1 ep · 1h 32m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
5
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Napoleon
Special · 1991 · 1 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
6
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Bank of Liberty
Special · 1992 · 1 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
7
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Dragon of Doom
Special · 1994 · 1 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
8
Movie
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep · 1h 40m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
9
Movie
Lupin III: Dead or Alive
Movie · 1996 · 1 ep · 1h 37m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
10
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar
Special · 2000 · 1 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
11
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
Special · 2001 · 1 ep · 1h 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
12
Side storyoptional
Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact
Special · 2002 · 1 ep · 1h 32m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
13
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics - Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder
Special · 2005 · 1 ep · 1h 32m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
14
Side storyoptional
Lupin the Third x Monkey Majik
Music · 2009 · 1 ep · 3m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
15
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi
Special · 2012 · 1 ep · 10m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
16
Spin-offoptional
Lupin VIII
Special · 2012 · 1 ep · 22m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
17
Side storyoptional
Lupin Shanshei
OVA · 2012 · 10 ep · 30m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
18
Movie
Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep · 51m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
19
Movie
Lupin III: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
20
Main
Lupin III: Part II
TV Series · 1977 · 155 ep · 2d 16h
Core story – watch in this order.
21
Main
Lupin III: Part III
TV Series · 1984 · 50 ep · 20h
Core story – watch in this order.
22
Main
Lupin Sansei: Part 4
TV Series · 2015 · 24 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
23
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Part 4 Specials
Special · 2015 · 2 ep · 50m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
24
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Italian Game
Special · 2016 · 1 ep · 1h 31m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
25
Main
Lupin Sansei: Part 5
TV Series · 2018 · 24 ep · 8h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
26
Side storyoptional
Lupin III: Prison of the Past
Special · 2019 · 1 ep · 1h 32m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
27
Movie
Lupin Sansei: The First
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep · 1h 32m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
28
Main
Lupin Sansei: Part 6
TV Series · 2021 · 24 ep
Core story – watch in this order.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Lupin III: Secret File

Release order

1Lupin III: Pilot Film1969-01
2Lupin III1971-10
3Lupin III: Part II1977-10
4Lupin III: Secret File1978-12
5Lupin III: Part III1984-03
6Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty1989-04
7Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery1990-07
8Lupin III: Napoleon1991-08
9Lupin III: Bank of Liberty1992-07
10Lupin III: Dragon of Doom1994-07
11Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus1995-04
12Lupin III: Dead or Alive1996-04
13Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar2000-07
14Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection2001-08
15Lupin III Episode 0: The First Contact2002-07
16Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics - Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder2005-07
17Lupin the Third x Monkey Majik2009-08
18Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi2012-03
19Lupin VIII2012-03
20Lupin Shanshei2012-12
21Lupin the IIIrd: Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou2014-06
22Lupin III: Part 4 Specials2015-09
23Lupin Sansei: Part 42015-10
24Lupin III: Italian Game2016-01
25Lupin III: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood2017-02
26Lupin Sansei: Part 52018-04
27Lupin III: Prison of the Past2019-11
28Lupin Sansei: The First2019-12
29Lupin Sansei: Part 62021-10

Lupin III watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Lupin III in?

Follow the recommended order above: Lupin III: Pilot Film → Lupin III → Lupin III: Part II → Lupin III: Part III → Lupin Sansei: Part 4 → Lupin Sansei: Part 5 → Lupin Sansei: Part 6. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Lupin III?

The core story and movies run about 4d 22h. At two hours a day that is roughly 60 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Lupin III: Secret File retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.