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FilmPG-131997

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

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Directed by Hiroyuki Yano

Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins inside the Devil’s Triangle. After joining the spider-tattooed army against their will, Lupin and his gang make both new friends and enemies as they not only plan to take home… From TMDB

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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins is a 1997 action adventure animation film, directed by Hiroyuki Yano, starring Kanichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Eiko Masuyama.

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  • kViN @yuyucow.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    Shout out to the genius who came up with the idea of selling gold figures of Lupin the Third with the tagline "they look like he'd steal them" to promote the new film. Expensive as hell, and they can rob the customers then claim that funny thief man did it

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  • Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.comBluesky · May 13, 2026

    I was privileged to work on subtitles and closed captions for the the movie Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past, which heavily featured Yuji Ohno's music. Man, iconic. Crazy to have had his work at any point in my lifetime.

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  • Eric - Chalk Art and Cartooning @pepperink.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    Another chalk art flashback as we approach Anime Central 2026, this one from 2013, I made a Lupin the Third mural for the film “A Woman called Fujiko Mine”. I was honored to make this recreation. If you saw it in person, what did you think? #LUPINTHETHIRD #fujikomine #chalkart #anime

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2026

    There once was a serious attempt at making an American Lupin III movie with Jim Carrey. We never got to see it, for better or worse. Perchance to dream. #lupiniii #lupinthethird #manga #anime #myart #art

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  • Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    DAMMIT, that's right. Val Kilmer was also Simon fricking Templar in The Saint movie. Master of disguise, crackerjack thief, an antihero with a slight conscience. Basically, an English version of Arsène Lupin and Lupin the Third. That movie was so great. So damn fun.

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  • Silk!! ♣️ @silkwater.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2024

    So excited about the new Lupin the Third movie they announced today!! My favorite gay thieves! ( Jigen / Lupin / Goemon) #lupinIII #lupinthethird

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  • Mom @milph.momBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    Imagine if in the Lupin the Third vs Cat's Eye movie, instead of Lupin's crew looking more like normally proportioned Tsukasa Hojo humans, the sisters looked more like Part 3 or Lupin the IIIrd Universe characters.

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    French distributor Eurozoom has finally disclosed the new release date for Lupin the IIIrd - the movie - The Immortal Bloodline; February 25th. Apparently it will also get a French dub! More details coming soon, hopefully #lupinthethird #lupiniii #japanimation www.eurozoom.fr/lupinthemovie

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  • Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    Bad Guys 2 and Lupin the IIIrd next year, so that's two Lupin the Third movies for 2025. youtu.be/KopjWLIz59k?...

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  • E.G. Simmons 🍰 @ganglemanva.comBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    okay but genuinely zenigata and the two lupins is kinda nuts. Like just a really good film that impressed me greatly. Lupin the Third as a political thriller is such a bold choice but oh it WORKS. OHHH IT WORKS SO GOOD

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  • Josh Adams @joshadams.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    Forgot to mention this, but last week my cousin invited me to see the latest Lupin the Third film. It definitely wasn't what I was expecting, but it was still quite enjoyable.and the mystery to it calls back to some of my favorite entertainment from the early 2000's. Worth a watch.

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  • Pep @pepverbsnouns.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2026

    Anime needs to look cartoony again. Fun character designs, fun facial expressions, fun animations. The new Lupin the Third movie, while really good, is sorely lacking this.

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  • Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    This Star Trek clip was a clue for Lupin the Third. First was the episode title... But if you looked up the onscreen actors, you'd find someone important to the Lupin movie.

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  • Busiris @busiris.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2026

    Rarely is there a musician that is as singular as Yuji Ohno. I can always spot when he did music for a movie (although it was somewhat rare for a non-Lupin the Third production). His music always made those movies better. R.I.P. to one of the greats.

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  • Kyle Marquis @moochava.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    the clock tower reminds me of the castle in (so loud your speakers fuzz out) ♫ ♬ LUPIN THE THIRD ♫ ♬

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  • alphacyberranger @[email protected]Lemmy · May 16, 2025

    Lupin The Third Movie Key Visual.

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    I’ve had receipts from Japan in my wallet for months now, which I finally moved to…not the trash, but the memories bin. How else can I prove I had a Lupin the Third cocktail at a movie bar?

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    Now every cast member from the current non-Koike movie cast of Lupin the Third has a copy of the Between Heists book!

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 11, 2026

    I realized many of my Lupin variants were innacurate, mainly in the belt area. So here's the Pilot film version corrected! #myart #lupinthethird #lupiniii #anime #artistonbluesky #bskyartist

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  • Julie the Cranky Crone @juliethecranky.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2025

    Kid sent me this, the characters are from kid’s favorite anime, Lupin the Third. I’ve watched one of the movies and it was a ham sandwich. But this is pretty funny, in one movie they steal the Mona Lisa.

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Jun 30, 2025

    So, now that the Koike movie series has ended, what comes next for Lupin the Third? More TV specials? A Part 7 for the 50th anniversary of Part 2 (which is the 60th of the comic, too) in a couple years?

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  • MyAnimeList @myanimelist.netBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    News: Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku (Lupin the Third the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline) unveils teaser visual, June 27 opening; Takeshi Koike (Redline) directs movie at Telecom Animation Film #ルパン三世 listani.me/lupiniii-mov...

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    Still proud of my Pilot Film and Part 6 Lupin III variants. Should I make some more with other designs from the franchise? 😉 #art #lupiniii #lupinthethird #anime #manga #myart

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  • RTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro: on the opposite side of the coin as Mamo, Lupin as a romantic adventurer. Hayao Miyazaki does the unthinkable and depicts a sentimental Lupin at the end of an arc. Often meekly imitated and rehashed but never close to matched. A classic through and through.

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  • RTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo: the franchise's first animated movie, represents Lupin at his most feral. A movie powered by pure id, absolutely peak cartoon. The 70s was a period of Lupin of all colors and they'll never go this big or weird again. Essential viewing.

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Oct 22, 2024

    If you'd like to see a thread that's more thorough than the blu-ray's Liner Notes, check out my watch-through of Lupin the Third Vs. Detective Conan: The Movie! #lupiniii #ルパン三世 #moviewatchthrough

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  • Bennett The Sage @bennettthesage.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2023

    Went digging, and found a Lupin The Third Fuma Conspiracy DVD for an alright price. This is probably the rarest Lupin film that got a US release.

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2026

    And we're back to the beginning, with the Pilot film!! This time I am done , at least for a while. #lupiniii #lupinthethird #anime #manga #art #myart

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2025

    I featured the movie in an article for @lupincentral.com and for good reason. Writer Atsushi Yamatoya and director Seijun Suzuki would later work for the Lupin the Third franchise, respectively on Mystery of Mamo and Legend of the Gold of Babylon. www.lupincentral.com/home/lupinti...

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  • David Sack @davidsack.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    #NowWatching #FirstWatch Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) 🎬 #filmsky #brosephmovieclub #anime

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  • Rosie | Comms Open (0/3) @maestrorosievt.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2026

    My 10 Favorite Films, off the top of my head. Lisa Frankenstein Hocus Pocus Elvira: Mistress of the Dark The Craft Black Butler: Book of Atlantic Promare Kiki's Delivery Service The Spongebob SquarePants Movie 2004 Thumbelina Lupin the Third: The First

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  • e0qdk @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 21, 2023

    Blast from the Past! (Lupin the Third: Pilot Film, 1969?).

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    Rewatched Missed by a Dollar and it was much better than I remembered! Bankers trying to start WW3 by deregulating access to oil, the original girlboss, and 90's anime goodness!! letterboxd.com/reddear/film... #lupinthethird #lupiniii #lupinthe3rd #anime #letterboxd

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  • ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.comBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    on the topic of studio ghibli, i really want people to watch this youtube video about "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro"

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  • Marc マルク🗼 @shiftyweb.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2024

    The trailer for Takeshi Koike's 4th Lupin the Third feature film appeared! Coming 2025! #LupinThe3rd #LupinIII #ルパン三世 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUxQ...

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  • chiK @goedriven.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2024

    Howdy Bluesky friends! I'm someone who's been in ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 with this weird, silly, yet super cool & loyal samurai for nearly half a century ever since pt.2 of Lupin the Third went on air. My name "chiK" comes from the film "Goemon's Blood Spray" which reads "𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗸emuri no Goemon" in my language Japanese.

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  • 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚜 🖊️ 🎥 #𝕎𝔾𝔸𝕨 @thepeterbriggs.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 10, 2026

    Sad to see that Lupin The Third "Goemon" voice actor Mike McFarland has died. When I was involved in a Jim Carrey Lupin live-action movie back in the '90s, his calm voice for the character was always in my head when penning that role. RIP, Sensei. bsky.app/profile/thep...

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  • Filbi (they/them) @filbi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2026

    I love how in the Japanese dub of The Muppet Movie, Kermit was voiced by the same actor as Lupin the Third here he is singing "Rainbow Connection" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcSY...

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  • JazzyTyfighter @jazzytyfighter.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2025

    Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva: Best video game movie and it’s actually canon. The music is really good. Lupin the Third: The First: This is how you do a 3D anime while still being visually close to the source material. Wonka: A fun feel-good movie with catchy musical numbers. #Filmsky

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Sep 7, 2023

    I do not recommend Lupin the Third (2014), the live action movie, as a whole. It's not a good movie. I DO recommend watching the 7 good minutes where the main three actors really embody the characters they were playing.

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  • JazzyTyfighter @jazzytyfighter.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 2, 2026

    I saw this at a rerelease with a friend. I didn’t think I would have so much fun. It’s a great place to start to get into Lupin the Third. This made me try Part 5 when it dropped on Toonami. It even references this movie by basically doing a “It was Tuesday.”

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  • JazzyTyfighter @jazzytyfighter.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2026

    QTP with a gif of the show/movie you watched Lupin the Third: The First is the gold standard on how anime can be translated into modern CGI.

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  • Omoly @omoly.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    I watched "Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline" without knowing much about the Lupin the Third franchise and after seeing this film I now understand the world of Lupin the Third significantly less, but man what a ride. I gotta say, I recommend it.

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    Watching something in Japanese that isn’t Lupin the Third reminds me how inhumanly fast the cast of Lupin III talks. I can actually understand a bit of the movie. Not a lot, but a bit

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  • Daniel 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 @rogonandi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2024

    I got all the item icon graphics created for my game. I think there were over 100 of them to do. The project has been backed up as well. We watched another Lupin the Third movie. This one had some kind of nazi cross dressing villain in it. That’s the main thing that I remember about it. 😝

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  • EldLynch @eldlynch.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2024

    For a good example of pure CG anime done right, I recommend the Lupin the Third CG film, Lupin III: The First.

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  • hermanos. @iamdavidbrothers.comBluesky · Oct 18, 2023

    With Jigen Daisuke (2023), we're one step closer to a live action Jigen/Detective Conan film, you realize. It's a good time to be a fan of Lupin the Third

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  • Lucas T. Falkner @lucastfalkner.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2026

    I'm bored so why not!~ - Age: 24 - Gender: Non-binary (Lvl 24 Penis Wielder) - Sexuality: Gay - Height: 6'0" - Eyes: Blue/Green - Fav food: Cottage Pie - Fav Drink: Monster™ Ultra Strawberry Dreams - Fav Game: Hades - Fav Film: Iron Man - Fav Show: Lupin the Third PRT4 - Fav Animal: The Seal (EGG!)

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  • TabbieWolf @tabbiewolf.bluestripedboxers.comBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    Let's see if Bluesky will let me upload arguably one of the finest pieces of animation in the entirety of Lupin the Third Caution: This part is why the movie is called "Goemon's Blood Spray"

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  • Pumpkinated-Jem @carbonated-jem.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    Lupin the Third - Strange Psychokinetic Strategy I'm at a loss for words. Because on realistic terms that movie for all its faults was not the worst thing ever. But also that might be the worst most absurd film i've ever watched. Simultaneously paced like a bullet and a geriatric snail. Fuck dude

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  • Raddy Billy (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    I've rewatched Return of Pycal so you don't have to... but you have to anyway because this is a very special kind of bad that needs to be seen to be believed!! #anime #lupinthethird #OVA letterboxd.com/reddear/film...

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  • Freddy @fredzillla.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    my local theater is playing the Lupin The Third movie next month lfgggggg

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  • Strict Algorithm LLC @wsstalkback.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Key art of Takeshi Koike’s new Lupin 3rd film has been revealed! The title of the movie is Lupin the Third: The immortal bloodline. It will open in Japan June 27th. B’z’s song “The IIIrd Eye” will serve as the theme song. The band is known for their contributions to the Detective Conan anime.

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  • Lebe || Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter 🎮 @lebestuff.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Day 4: Currently playing and Fav movie Octopath Traveler 2 and Lupin the Third the Mystery of Mamo. It was kinda hard to choose because I dont watch that many movies but I did watched all Lupin movies and this one was very special 😅

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  • BobGnarley @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 26, 2024

    Was lucky enough to get a VHS copy of Lupin the Third and the Castle of Cagliostro when I was like 7 or 8. Man I must have watched that tape over 100 times easily.

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  • Daniel 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦 @rogonandi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2024

    I’m watching Lupin The Third: The Secret of The Twilight Gemini. It’s not a bad Lupin movie, but there are a lot of gratuitous titty shots in it. 😝

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  • With the Will Digimon Forums, News, Podcast @withthewill.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2023

    Her list of credits for well known things she wrote the lyrics for is too high to list more than a small portion, but she worked on songs for: Fatal Fury the movie, Lucky Star, Cat's Eye, Lupin the Third, Megazone 23, Sherlock Hound, Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer

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  • The Anime Corner Store @animecornerstore.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2026

    NEW ANIME BLURAY NOW IN STOCK! - Lupin the Third The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline BLURAY www.animecornerstore.com/luthmobimbl.... #bluray #newarrivals

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  • Handlebar-Orion X.🟦ᴺᵉʳᵈʸ ᵖʳᵒᵍʳᵉˢˢᶦᵛᵉ ᵠᵘᵃᵈʳᵒᵒⁿ ʲᵉʷ @handlebarorionx.bsky.socialBluesky · May 26, 2026

    TMS dropped the Lupin The Third Detective Conan crossover movie! It's dumb and fun in all the right ways #LupinIII #DetectiveConan #LupinTheThird youtube.com/watch?v=5Eqy...

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  • The Ugly Monster (Oscar) @theuglymonster.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    "This movie is a pretty good summary of what Lupin the Third is about with all the classic features like a crazy heist, nifty gadgets to get the job done, action, and the occasional middle finger to physics." #anime medium.com/theuglymonst...

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Kanichi Kurita
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Gorō Naya
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Masane Tsukayama
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