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Arsène Lupin III (ルパン三世) (Pronounced or ) is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch as the protagonist for his manga series Lupin III, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. According to his creator, Lupin is the grandson of Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin.

Creation and Conception
Monkey Punch combined elements of Arsène Lupin with James Bond to develop the character of Lupin III and made him a "carefree fellow". Lupin was given a red color jacket which Monkey Punch believes is a flashy, sexy color.

Of all the Lupin III characters, Monkey Punch relates to Lupin and his "boundless freedom" the most.

Anime
When Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata took over direction of the first anime adaptation they made changes to the series including the characters. Luoin became "happy-go-lucky" and "upbeat", poor and surviving on his abilities and wit. Lupin's car was changed from a Mercedes-Benz SSK to the cheaper mass produced Fiat 500. Lupin is more chivalrous compared to his manga appearances.

Reception
Lupin was voted the eighth most iconic anime hero by Mania.com. IGN ranked Lupin as the fifteenth best anime character of all time in 2009, placing him on the 16th spot in 2014.

After completing his involvement with the Lupin III franchise in 1980 Hayao Miyazaki wrote an article in Animage where he discussed his view of the series and the character. He stated that Lupin was "truly a character of his era" but that as the franchise progressed he had been overtaken by the real world. However Miyazaki still thought fondly of Lupin's early days despite this. For the video game Persona 5, the team in charge of making originally asked in that regard was how a character like Arsène Lupin III might win appeal in modern society.

Mike Crandol of ANN summarises Lupin as part James bond and part Jerry Lee Lewis who is both "debonair and dappy'" while remaining consistent. He contrasts this with the "schizophrenic" Saeba Ryo from City Hunter.