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Format
Special
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
1 hr 32 min
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
2002-07-26 to ?
Source
Manga
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Mystery
Seinen
Adult Cast
Studios
TMS Entertainment
Producers
VAP
Licensors
Discotek Media
Lupin III: Episode 0 "First Contact" (ルパン三世EPISODE:0(ゼロ) 『ファーストコンタクト』)
Jigen tells the story of the gang's first meeting. Jigen, still a member of the Mafia, is hired to protect an ancient artifact - one that Lupin and Fujiko are both trying to steal. Meanwhile, Inspector Zenigata, then of the Japanese police force, has come to the U.S. on Fujiko's trail, and Ishikawa Goemon is searching for the lost treasure of his clan. (Source: ANN)