Rupan Sansei vs Meitantei Conan (2009) (TV)

Director:

Hajime Kamegaki

Writers:

Monkey Punch (characters) and
Gôshô Aoyama (characters) ...

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Cop | Samurai | Crossover | Japan

Cast

Kanichi Kurita	...	Arsene Lupin III (voice)
Minami Takayama	...	Conan Edogawa (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Jigen Daisuke (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki	...	Ran Mori (voice)
Makio Inoue	...	Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
Akira Kamiya	...	Kogoro Mori (voice)
Eiko Masuyama	...	Fujiko Mine (voice)
Fûrin Cha	...	Inspector Juzo Megure (voice)
Wataru Takagi	...	Detective Wataru Takagi (voice)
Naoko Matsui	...	Sonoko Suzuki (voice)
Gorô Naya	...	Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Shin'ichi Kudo (voice)
Yui Horie	...	Mira Ojo (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Keith (voice)
Taiten Kusunoki	...	Kyle (voice)

Also Known As:

Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Japan: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Trivia:

A special feature to commemorate the 55th anniversary of NTV and the 50th anniversary of Yomiuri TV.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Meitantei Conan" (1996)

Very cool TV special.

Lupin III vs Detective Conan is a very cool TV special.

This crossover between the two long running series is done quite well. There's a story involving a princess in danger, who looks just like Ran. Conan is on the case, and meanwhile Lupin wants to take a crown, which he attempted to steal long ago. This involves a nice flashback to Lupin wearing his classic green jacket, so we get both red and green action in this.

The plot is a Detective Conan style murder mystery, and the Lupin gang is added to the mix, bringing their brand of fun. It's a fairly complex plot, but it's goes down smooth.

Fujiko kicks ass in this one, she's on the run with the princess, showing her how to have a good time and protecting her. Very cool, fun stuff.

Jigen is enlisted as a bodyguard and ends up working with Conan, and there are some very hilarious scenes with these two. Lots of snappy dialogue.

Lupin and Conan, they're both doing their thing, they have some action scenes, some fun dialogue moments, and are in fine form here. They have some memorable interactions, very fun stuff.

The other regulars like Goemon, Zenigata, and Kogoro all have some fun moments too, mostly just a good gag here and there. The two casts gelled very well together.

The animation is smooth, and it's pretty interesting how we have two very different kinds of character designs used for Conan and Lupin characters. It could blend together better, but it's still fun to see. The soundtrack is also done by Lupin's usual Yuji Ohno and also the Conan guy, and it's a fun mix of energetic tunes and smooth jazz.

All in all, if you're a fan of Lupin or Conan I'd say you'll enjoy this. It's a fun, very good anime adventure. Check it out.