Jigen VS. Goemon Who would win?

🧵Threat of every reference to Monkey Punch's work in the opening of the OVA “The Italian Game”🧵(1/4) Shin Lupin III: Chapter 1 “Lupin Family Reunion” Original Manga: Chapter 45/29 “Behind Every Bad Man” #モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世

I love the persective in the first panel. "This sounds like a job for my Sword... And my gun" Page from Lupin III Chapter 73 (Original Manga) #モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世

Lupin the Third and his fantastic Mr.Puppet.

"Lupin Suck" - Chapter 97 Lupin and his friends have stopped to sleep in Count Dracula's old mansion, and now Lupin has turned into a vampire. It is Goemon and Jigen's job to do everything to make their old friend go back to normal. But... How? https://t.co/LcBGfso2RA

The gang is planning a robbery but they need to practice their teamwork. This chapter was later adapted and expanded in Part 2 Episode 137 "The Magnificent Team-Play Operation". #LupinIII #ルパン三世 https://t.co/gJMM5tYnJj

This sequence looks so fun to draw. Art from Shin Lupin III Chapter 26 - “Pop-Up Lupin” (1977). #ルパン三世 #モンキーパンチ

Then this recurring gag of Jigen and Goemon playing Chess and Shōgi at the same time (also from the "I Am Kage" story) was later recreated in a chapter of Lupin III Y. #manga #次元大介 #石川五右衛門 https://t.co/isdDZetb0Z

Art from Shin Lupin III Chapter 142 “Sherdock” - 「シャードック」 Portrait of Monkey Punch in the process of drawing and writing Lupin for another week.

Art from Chapter 68 of the original Lupin III manga (1968) Original Title 🇯🇵: 「第一人称」- “First Person” Tokyopop Title 🇺🇸: “First Person, Last Laugh” #モンキーパンチ #ルパン三世