# Where to Watch Lupin III

**The original Lupin III streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, HIDIVE, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi — an embarrassment of legal options for the 1971 series that launched one of anime's longest-running and most beloved franchises. This is where the world's greatest gentleman thief first swaggered onto screen.**

## Where to Watch

- [Amazon Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07SW1P4G9)
- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/lupin-the-third-part-1)
- [HIDIVE](https://www.hidive.com/tv/lupin-the-3rd-part-1)
- [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/lupin-the-third-part-1)
- [Tubi TV](https://tubitv.com/series/3872/lupin_the_3rd_part_1)

You're spoiled for choice: Crunchyroll, Hulu, HIDIVE, Prime Video, and Tubi all carry the original Lupin III — and Tubi means you can watch it free and legal. Any of them works; pick whatever you already have.

## Synopsis

Hard-boiled, cocky, classy, and gleefully silly, Arsène Lupin III is the master thief the whole world can't catch. With his crack-shot partner Jigen at his side, he pulls off elaborate heists, tears through legendary car chases, and leaves spectacular chaos in his wake. Complicating every job: the buxom, treacherous Fujiko, who's as likely to rob Lupin as kiss him; the stoic samurai Goemon, whose blade cuts anything; and the relentless Inspector Zenigata, whose entire life is the pursuit of Lupin. Episodic, freewheeling, and effortlessly cool, the original series established the DNA — capers, chemistry, and charm — that's kept this crew running for half a century.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 23
- **Premiered:** 1971
- **Studio:** tms entertainment co., ltd., tokyo movie shinsha
- **Score:** 7.4

## Watch Order

This 1971 series is the origin of the entire Lupin III franchise — the ideal starting point. The films and later series (Cagliostro, Part IV, Part V) all build on the crew introduced here.

- Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection — side\_story
- Lupin III: Tenshi no Tactics - Yume no Kakera wa Koroshi no Kaori — side\_story
- Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty - Kiki Ippatsu! — side\_story
- Lupin III: Dead or Alive — side\_story
- Lupin III: Moeyo Zantetsuken! — side\_story
- Lupin III: Episode 0 "First Contact" — side\_story
- Lupin III: Kutabare! Nostradamus — side\_story
- Lupin III: Russia yori Ai wo Komete — side\_story
- Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo — side\_story
- Lupin III: $1 Money Wars — side\_story
- Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae — side\_story
- Lupin III: Otakara Henkyaku Daisakusen!! — side\_story
- Lupin III: Part II — sequel
- Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi — side\_story
- Lupin III: Nusumareta Lupin - Copycat wa Manatsu no Chou — side\_story
- [Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-castle-of-cagliostro) — side\_story
- Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no Inbou — side\_story
- Lupin III: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu — side\_story
- Lupin III: Harimao no Zaihou wo Oe!! — side\_story
- Lupin III: Twilight Gemini no Himitsu — side\_story
- Lupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis — side\_story
- Lupin III: Lupin Ansatsu Shirei — side\_story
- Lupin III: Walther P38 — side\_story
- Lupin III: Kiri no Elusive — side\_story
- Lupin III: Green vs. Red — side\_story
- Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody — side\_story
- Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night - Mahou no Lamp wa Akumu no Yokan — side\_story
- Lupin III: Pilot Film — side\_story
- Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan — side\_story
- Lupin III: The Last Job — side\_story
- Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid — side\_story
- Lupin III: Lupin Ikka Seizoroi — side\_story
- Lupin III: Touhou Kenbunroku - Another Page — side\_story
- Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan: The Movie — side\_story
- Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Kakusareta Kuuchuu Toshi — side\_story
- Lupin III: Ai no Da Capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days — side\_story
- Lupin III: Goodbye Partner — side\_story
- Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso — side\_story
- Lupin III: Prison of the Past — side\_story
- Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye — side\_story
- Lupin Zero — prequel
- Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku — side\_story

## If You Liked This

- **[The Castle of Cagliostro](https://hozuna.com/anime/the-castle-of-cagliostro)** — The crown jewel of the franchise — Miyazaki's The Castle of Cagliostro takes this crew and delivers one of the greatest adventure films ever made.
- **[Cowboy Bebop](https://hozuna.com/anime/cowboy-bebop)** — Cowboy Bebop inherited Lupin's cool — episodic capers, jazz-soaked style, and a ragtag crew of lovable rogues chasing the next score.
- **[Outlaw Star](https://hozuna.com/anime/outlaw-star)** — Outlaw Star channels the same rogue-adventurer spirit in a space-western key: bounties, banter, and a crew always one job away from trouble.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Hunter x Hunter](https://hozuna.com/anime/hunter-x-hunter)** — 
- **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - Ultra Romantic](https://hozuna.com/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-ultra-romantic)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch the original Lupin III?

The 1971 series streams legally on Crunchyroll, Hulu, HIDIVE, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi (free with ads).

### How many episodes is the original Lupin III?

The first series runs 23 episodes. It's the foundation of a franchise that has since grown across dozens of films and multiple TV series.

### Is the 1971 Lupin the best place to start?

It's the true origin, but the franchise is famously drop-in friendly. If you'd rather begin with a single film, The Castle of Cagliostro is a perfect, self-contained starting point.