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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. Monkey Punch said the appeal of drawing Lupin comes from the character being able to go anywhere without obstacles and being able to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. However, this is contrasted by the appeal of Zenigata's strict personality.

Monkey Punch has said that he believes the story can never end but that if he had to, both Zenigata and Lupin would have to end as equals. They would either both fail, both win or both get very old.

Manga
The Lupin III manga originally appeared in Weekly Manga Action in the issue dated August 10, 1967. The first chapter Dashing Appearance of Lupin III introduces Lupin as a master thief with an expertise in disguises. He is known for sending warning to his future victim of the date and time he will attempt the crime. He is pursued by Inspecter Zenigata, a member of the ICPO.

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.